Adaface Pricing in 2026: What It Costs Per Candidate

The short answer

Adaface publishes annual credit plans on adaface.com/pricing: Individual $180/yr (12 credits), Starter $500 (50), Pro $900 (100), Scale $3,000 (500), Growth $5,500 (1,000), Enterprise $20,000 (5,000) and Unlimited $50,000 (unlimited). Unlocking a ready-made test costs 5 credits once, a custom test 10 credits once, and each candidate invite is 1 credit (refunded if the candidate never attempts). Because an invite is 1 credit, the per-candidate cost is the plan’s per-credit rate, from $15 down to $4. Adaface’s published pricing page, checked October 2026.

Adaface pricing (2026).

Adaface sells credits on annual plans and the per-credit rate falls as the plan grows. Since a candidate invite is 1 credit, the per-credit rate is the effective per-candidate cost. Pricing tracked through adaface.com/pricing.

Individual
Annual price: $180
Credits / yr: 12
Per credit: $15.00
Per candidate: $15

Starter
Annual price: $500
Credits / yr: 50
Per credit: $10.00
Per candidate: $10

Pro
Annual price: $900
Credits / yr: 100
Per credit: $9.00
Per candidate: $9

Scale
Annual price: $3,000
Credits / yr: 500
Per credit: $6.00
Per candidate: $6

Growth
Annual price: $5,500
Credits / yr: 1,000
Per credit: $5.50
Per candidate: $5.50

Enterprise
Annual price: $20,000
Credits / yr: 5,000
Per credit: $4.00
Per candidate: $4

Unlimited
Annual price: $50,000
Credits / yr: Unlimited
Per credit: n/a
Per candidate: Falls with volume

Plan	Annual price	Credits / yr	Per credit	Per candidate
Individual	$180	12	$15.00	$15
Starter	$500	50	$10.00	$10
Pro	$900	100	$9.00	$9
Scale	$3,000	500	$6.00	$6
Growth	$5,500	1,000	$5.50	$5.50
Enterprise	$20,000	5,000	$4.00	$4
Unlimited	$50,000	Unlimited	n/a	Falls with volume

Two charges draw down the balance: a one-time unlock per test (5 credits for a ready-made test from the 500-plus library, 10 for a custom build) and 1 credit for each candidate you invite. An invite is refunded if the candidate never attempts the test, so you pay for candidates who actually take an assessment plus the small one-time unlock per test used.

Per-candidate amortisation math.

Because an invite is 1 credit, the per-candidate cost is the plan’s per-credit rate. The one-time 5-credit unlock per ready-made test amortises across the candidates who sit it, so the effective unit cost is the per-credit rate plus a small, shrinking unlock share. Size the plan to your realistic annual candidate volume.

Up to ~10
Best-fit plan: Individual (12 credits)
Plan cost: $180
Per candidate: $15

Around 45
Best-fit plan: Starter (50 credits)
Plan cost: $500
Per candidate: $10

Around 95
Best-fit plan: Pro (100 credits)
Plan cost: $900
Per candidate: $9

Around 490
Best-fit plan: Scale (500 credits)
Plan cost: $3,000
Per candidate: $6

Around 990
Best-fit plan: Growth (1,000 credits)
Plan cost: $5,500
Per candidate: $5.50

Around 4,900
Best-fit plan: Enterprise (5,000 credits)
Plan cost: $20,000
Per candidate: $4

Annual candidates	Best-fit plan	Plan cost	Per candidate
Up to ~10	Individual (12 credits)	$180	$15
Around 45	Starter (50 credits)	$500	$10
Around 95	Pro (100 credits)	$900	$9
Around 490	Scale (500 credits)	$3,000	$6
Around 990	Growth (1,000 credits)	$5,500	$5.50
Around 4,900	Enterprise (5,000 credits)	$20,000	$4

The candidate counts above leave a few credits for test unlocks: on Pro, unlocking one ready-made test (5 credits) leaves 95 for candidates, so the unlock adds about 50 cents a head across those 95. At $4 to $9 per candidate on the mid and upper plans, Adaface is one of the cheaper per-candidate options among named assessment platforms. The cost case, as with any auto-graded test, rests on reviewer time saved: an automatically scored assessment replaces the 20 to 40 minutes a reviewer would spend on an unstructured screen, and at a loaded reviewer rate of about $60 to $120 an hour that saving dwarfs the per-candidate cost once you run real volume.

How the model differs from the other platforms.

Adaface is an annual credit plan with a broad, general skills library (coding, data, IT, finance, aptitude and more). HackerRank, CodeSignal and Codility bill annual plans too but are coding-first with larger coding libraries, heavier proctoring and more enterprise integrations, and they price higher per attempt (about $14 to $20 at their mid tiers) than Adaface’s $4 to $9 per candidate at comparable tiers. TestGorilla runs a similar credit model across a broad skills library. TestDome takes the opposite approach with pay-per-candidate packs that never expire and no annual commitment, which suits bursty hiring. For steady year-round screening across mixed roles, Adaface’s per-candidate unit is among the cheapest; for coding-heavy, integration-dependent hiring the dedicated coding platforms add depth that the unit price does not capture.

Cross-references.

For the closest comparable credit-based skills platform, see TestGorilla cost. For coding-first subscription platforms, see the HackerRank cost page and the CodeSignal cost page. For pay-per-candidate with no subscription, see TestDome cost. For the broader tooling cost framework, see the tools page.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Adaface actually cost in 2026?

Adaface prices on annual credit plans. Individual is $180 a year for 12 credits, Starter $500 for 50, Pro $900 for 100, Scale $3,000 for 500, Growth $5,500 for 1,000, Enterprise $20,000 for 5,000, and Unlimited $50,000 a year for unlimited credits. Credits are spent as you use the platform: unlocking a ready-made test costs 5 credits once, a custom test 10 credits once, and each candidate you invite costs 1 credit. Because an invite is 1 credit, the per-candidate cost is the plan's per-credit rate, which runs from $15 on Individual down to $4 on Enterprise. Adaface pricing page, checked October 2026.

How does the Adaface credit system work?

You buy an annual credit balance and spend against it. There are two kinds of charge. First, a one-time unlock per test: 5 credits to use a ready-made test from the 500-plus library, or 10 credits to build a custom one. Second, 1 credit for every candidate you invite to that test. An invite is refunded if the candidate never attempts the assessment, so you effectively pay only for candidates who take a test plus the small one-time unlock per test you use. Unused credits sit on your annual plan.

What is the effective cost per candidate on Adaface?

Because a candidate invite costs 1 credit, the per-candidate cost is simply the plan's per-credit rate: $15 on Individual ($180 for 12), $10 on Starter ($500 for 50), $9 on Pro ($900 for 100), $6 on Scale ($3,000 for 500), $5.50 on Growth ($5,500 for 1,000) and $4 on Enterprise ($20,000 for 5,000). On top of that sits a one-time 5-credit unlock per ready-made test you use, which amortises away across candidates: run one test across 95 candidates on Pro and the unlock adds about 50 cents a head. So plan the pack around your realistic annual candidate volume and the per-credit rate is your unit cost.

How does Adaface compare to HackerRank, CodeSignal and TestGorilla on cost?

All four are credit or attempt based, but the unit prices differ. Adaface runs $9 per candidate on Pro ($900 a year for 100 credits) and $6 on Scale ($3,000 for 500). HackerRank Pro is $5,028 a year billed annually for 360 attempts (about $14 each) and CodeSignal Grow is $5,748 for 420 credits (about $14 each). TestGorilla is credit-based like Adaface. On raw unit cost Adaface is cheaper per candidate at comparable tiers, and its 500-plus library spans coding, data, IT, finance and aptitude rather than coding alone. The trade-off is depth of coding-specific tooling: HackerRank and CodeSignal carry larger coding libraries, heavier proctoring and more enterprise integrations. For broad skills screening Adaface is the cheaper unit; for coding-heavy, integration-dependent hiring the dedicated platforms add features.

Is Adaface billed monthly or annually?

Annually. Adaface publishes only annual plans, from $180 a year on Individual to $50,000 a year on Unlimited, each carrying a fixed credit allowance you draw down over the year. There is no monthly self-service tier, so the sizing decision is choosing the credit allowance that matches your expected annual candidate volume rather than paying month to month. That makes Adaface a better fit for steady year-round hiring than for a single short burst, where a pay-per-candidate tool with no expiry can be cheaper.

What happens to unused Adaface credits or invites?

A candidate invite is 1 credit, and that credit is refunded to your balance if the invited candidate never attempts the test, so you are not charged for no-shows. The one-time 5-credit unlock for a ready-made test and the 10-credit unlock for a custom test are spent when you create the test. Beyond that, unused credits stay on your annual plan for the plan term. Because the plans are annual allowances rather than pay-as-you-go, sizing the plan to real volume matters: buying Growth's 1,000 credits and using 200 wastes the difference.

Where does Adaface fit in a cost-per-hire budget?

It sits in the assessment-tooling line alongside an ATS and any live-coding platform, and at $4 to $15 per candidate it is one of the cheaper entries there. On the 2025 SHRM benchmark, direct cost per hire averages $5,475, so per-candidate screening is a small fraction of that next to interviewer time. The value case, as with any auto-graded assessment, is reviewer time saved: an automatically scored test replaces the 20 to 40 minutes a reviewer spends judging an unstructured screen, and at a loaded reviewer rate of about $60 to $120 an hour that saving exceeds the per-candidate cost as soon as you run real volume.

What Adaface costs in 2026: real per-candidate math.