HackerRank vs Lever

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Lever is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 22.2 versus 0.7 for HackerRank, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose HackerRank if…

You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or GDPR coverage
Automated sending of coding tests
Automatic score push to candidate dashboard

Choose Lever if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 0.7)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 0% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
Combines applicant tracking with candidate relationship management (CRM)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	HackerRank	Lever
Visibility score	0.7%	22.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#54	#3
Share of voice	0.4%	6.3%
Mentions this run	2	34
Positive in AI answers	0%	44%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

HackerRank 0pp · Lever 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Lever leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

0.9%

25%

AI Mode

1.1%

17.4%

Perplexity

24.3%

HackerRankLever

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1HackerRank ranked higher

0Lever ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	HackerRank	Lever
What should a recruiting platform integrate with?	ChatGPT	#10	#15

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	HackerRank	Lever
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	$79 / mo	—
Free plan	No	—
Deployment	Cloud-hosted on Amazon Web Services	—
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001
Support	Standard support on Starter and Pro, premium support on Enterprise, Dedicated account manager on Enterprise, White-glove onboarding on Enterprise	Customer Support, Phone (888) 885-5299
Founded	2012	2012
Headquarters	Santa Clara, California, United States	San Francisco, CA
Employees	201–500	—
Funding	Series D · $118M raised	Series D
Best for	Companies hiring developers, from two-founder startups to Fortune 500 enterprises	Small, mid-sized and enterprise talent acquisition teams that need to scale hiring efficiently across departments or locations.