TestDome Pricing in 2026: What It Costs Per Candidate

The short answer

TestDome publishes flat pay-per-candidate packs on testdome.com/pricing with no subscription. You buy invites and spend one per candidate tested: 5 for $100 ($20 each), 25 for $400 ($16 each), 100 for $1,000 ($10 each), 300 for $2,400 ($8 each) and 600 for $4,200 ($7 each). Larger volumes are a custom plan. Packs never expire, and an unused invite is refunded after six days if the candidate does not take the test. TestDome’s published pricing page, checked October 2026.

Pack prices above confirmed and corrected directly with TestDome on 24 September 2026 (their customer success team confirmed the pack figures and corrected our description of the billing model: packs are paid up front, with invites deducted only when a candidate takes a test). The note covers exactly those points and is TestDome’s to withdraw at any time.

TestDome pricing (2026).

TestDome sells invites in packs and discounts the per-candidate rate as the pack grows. There is no monthly fee, no per-seat charge and no expiry, so the only cost driver is how many candidates you assess. Pricing tracked through testdome.com/pricing.

Starter
Candidates: 5
Total price: $100
Per candidate: $20
Discount: None

Small
Candidates: 25
Total price: $400
Per candidate: $16
Discount: 20% off

Medium
Candidates: 100
Total price: $1,000
Per candidate: $10
Discount: 50% off

Large
Candidates: 300
Total price: $2,400
Per candidate: $8
Discount: 60% off

Extra Large
Candidates: 600
Total price: $4,200
Per candidate: $7
Discount: 65% off

Custom
Candidates: 600+
Total price: Contact sales
Per candidate: Negotiated
Discount: Volume

Pack	Candidates	Total price	Per candidate	Discount
Starter	5	$100	$20	None
Small	25	$400	$16	20% off
Medium	100	$1,000	$10	50% off
Large	300	$2,400	$8	60% off
Extra Large	600	$4,200	$7	65% off
Custom	600+	Contact sales	Negotiated	Volume

One invite covers a candidate through a full test regardless of how many questions it includes. Invites do not expire, so a pack bought for one hiring push can be spent across later ones, and an invite is returned to your balance after six days if the candidate never starts. Automatic top-ups can be enabled so the balance refills as it runs low.

Per-candidate amortisation math.

Because TestDome bills per candidate, the per-candidate cost is the published pack rate rather than an allowance you have to estimate. The effective unit cost drops as you buy larger packs, so the sensible move is to size the pack to your realistic annual candidate volume.

Up to 5
Best-fit pack: Starter (5)
Total cost: $100
Per candidate: $20

Around 25
Best-fit pack: Small (25)
Total cost: $400
Per candidate: $16

Around 100
Best-fit pack: Medium (100)
Total cost: $1,000
Per candidate: $10

Around 300
Best-fit pack: Large (300)
Total cost: $2,400
Per candidate: $8

Around 600
Best-fit pack: Extra Large (600)
Total cost: $4,200
Per candidate: $7

Annual candidates	Best-fit pack	Total cost	Per candidate
Up to 5	Starter (5)	$100	$20
Around 25	Small (25)	$400	$16
Around 100	Medium (100)	$1,000	$10
Around 300	Large (300)	$2,400	$8
Around 600	Extra Large (600)	$4,200	$7

At $7 to $10 per candidate for the larger packs, TestDome is one of the cheapest per-candidate options among named assessment platforms. The cost case, as with any assessment tool, rests on reviewer time saved: an auto-graded test 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 subscription platforms.

The structural difference is subscription versus pay-as-you-go. HackerRank, CodeSignal and Codility bill an annual plan with an included allowance of attempts or credits; you pay through the quiet months and the per-attempt cost only makes sense at steady volume. TestDome packs are paid up front, but invites are only deducted when a candidate actually takes a test, and they never expire, so it fits bursty or seasonal hiring where a subscription would bill dead time. The counterweight is depth: the subscription coding platforms carry larger curated libraries, heavier proctoring and anti-cheating, and broader enterprise integrations, which is what higher-volume, integration-dependent technical hiring pays for.

Cross-references.

For subscription coding-assessment platforms, see the HackerRank cost page and the CodeSignal cost page. For invite-based coding assessment, see Codility cost, and for a broad credit-based skills-assessment platform see TestGorilla cost. For the broader tooling cost framework, see the tools page.

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Frequently asked questions

What does TestDome actually cost in 2026?

TestDome charges per candidate with no subscription. You buy a pack of invites and spend one invite per candidate tested. The published packs are 5 candidates for $100 ($20 each), 25 for $400 ($16 each, 20 percent off), 100 for $1,000 ($10 each, 50 percent off), 300 for $2,400 ($8 each, 60 percent off) and 600 for $4,200 ($7 each, 65 percent off). Larger volumes are a custom plan. Packs never expire, and an unused invite is refunded after six days if the candidate does not take the test. TestDome pricing page, checked October 2026.

How does TestDome pay-per-candidate pricing work?

One invite covers one candidate through an entire test, however many questions it contains. You top up a balance by buying a pack, and each candidate who takes a test consumes one invite. Because there is no monthly fee and no seat charge, your cost is simply the per-candidate rate of the pack you bought multiplied by the candidates you actually assess. Unused invites do not expire, and if an invited candidate never takes the test the invite is returned to your balance after six days.

What is the effective cost per candidate on TestDome?

It is the published pack rate, because TestDome bills per candidate directly rather than bundling credits into a subscription. The rate falls with pack size: $20 per candidate on the 5-pack, $16 on 25, $10 on 100, $8 on 300 and $7 on 600. A team screening 100 candidates a year pays $1,000 ($10 each); at 300 candidates it is $2,400 ($8 each). There is no allowance to guess at and no seat cost layered on top, so the per-candidate figure is the whole cost.

How does TestDome compare to HackerRank and CodeSignal on cost?

TestDome is materially cheaper per candidate at the self-service tiers. HackerRank Pro is $5,028 per year billed annually for 360 candidate attempts (about $14 per attempt) and CodeSignal Grow is $5,748 per year for 420 credits (about $14 each); both are annual subscriptions. TestDome's 300-pack is $2,400 ($8 per candidate) with no subscription and no expiry. The trade-off is scope and depth: HackerRank and CodeSignal are dedicated coding-assessment platforms with large curated libraries, proctoring and enterprise integrations, while TestDome is a lower-cost pre-employment testing tool spanning programming and other job skills. For high-volume, integration-heavy technical hiring the subscription platforms add features; for straightforward per-candidate screening TestDome is the cheaper unit.

Does TestDome charge a monthly or annual subscription?

No. TestDome states plainly that there are no subscriptions: you pay only when you test or interview someone. That makes it well suited to bursty or seasonal hiring, where a subscription platform would bill through the quiet months. You buy invites when you need them, they never expire, and there is no per-seat or per-user charge, so several team members can review results without adding cost.

What happens to unused TestDome invites?

They stay on your balance indefinitely. Packs have no expiration date, so invites you buy this quarter can be spent next year. If you invite a candidate who never takes the test, that invite is refunded to your balance after six days, so you are only charged for candidates who actually complete an assessment. Teams can also enable automatic top-ups when a balance runs low.

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

It sits in the assessment-tooling line alongside an ATS and any live-coding platform, and it is one of the cheaper entries there. On the 2025 SHRM benchmark, direct cost per hire averages $5,475, and per-candidate screening at $7 to $20 is a small fraction of that next to interviewer time. As with any assessment tool, the value case is reviewer time: an auto-graded 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 TestDome costs in 2026: real per-candidate math.