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The open-source CodeSubmit alternative

CoderScreen is the open-source alternative to CodeSubmit, combining take-home coding projects with live collaborative interviews for a complete hiring workflow.

Why teams choose CoderScreen over CodeSubmit

Discover why engineering teams are making the switch to CoderScreen for their technical interviews.

Live Interviews + Take-Homes

CodeSubmit focuses on async take-home tests. CoderScreen gives you both take-homes and live collaborative interviews in one platform.

Real-Time Collaboration

Pair program with candidates in real time. See how they think, communicate, and solve problems live — not just the final result.

System Design Whiteboard

Evaluate architecture skills with a collaborative whiteboard. CodeSubmit has no whiteboard or system design capabilities.

Open Source Platform

Full transparency into how CoderScreen works. Self-host, contribute, or audit the code. CodeSubmit is closed source.

AI-Assisted Interviews

Built-in AI assistant helps evaluate candidate judgment and ability to work with modern development tools.

Interview Playback

Record and replay every interview session. Share with team members for better hiring decisions and interviewer training.

Assess Candidates the Way They Actually Work

From automated screening to live pair programming, evaluate real skills instead of interview performance.

Screening

Screen Smarter, Not Harder

Stop wasting weeks on phone screens. Send candidates a real coding challenge, get back scored results, and know exactly who to move forward with.

  • Automated scoringGet instant, structured results for every submission
  • Real-world tasksTest practical skills instead of whiteboard trivia
  • Candidate-friendlyA clean experience that respects their time
  • Anti-cheatingBuilt-in activity monitoring and integrity checks
Junior Backend Developer5 candidates
Candidate
Score
Time
Status
Linus TorvaldsLinus Torvalds
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96
28m
Pass
Sam AltmanSam Altman
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71
47m
Fail
Andrej KarpathyAndrej Karpathy
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92
31m
Pass
Steve JobsSteve Jobs
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89
35m
Pass
Elon MuskElon Musk
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64
52m
Fail
Live Interview

Interview Like You Pair Program

Forget awkward screen-shares and clunky setups. Run live coding sessions where you and the candidate collaborate in the same editor, run code together, and actually see how they think.

  • Multiplayer editorWrite code together with shared cursors
  • 20+ languagesTypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, and more
  • Live outputRun code and see results in real time
  • Session recordingReplay any interview and share it with your team
JavaScript2 participants
Live
1// Two Sum - find indices that add up to target
2function twoSum(nums, target) {
3const map = new Map();You
4for (let i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {{}
5const complement = target - nums[i];
6if (map.has(complement))Candidate
7return [map.get(complement), i];
8map.set(nums[i], i);
9}
10return [];
11}

Compare CoderScreen to CodeSubmit

See how CoderScreen compares to CodeSubmit across key features and capabilities.

Features

CoderScreen

CodeSubmit

Open Source
Take-Home Projects
Code Execution
Live Collaboration
Collaborative Whiteboard
Interview Recording
AI Assistant
GitHub Integration
ATS Integrations

Flat monthly pricing vs. per-candidate costs

Predictable pricing that scales with your team, not your candidate volume.

CoderScreen

$50/month
20 interviews/month
Live collaboration
Take-home projects
Interview playback
AI assistant
Whiteboard
API access

CodeSubmit

$299/month
10 assessments/month
Take-home projects only
GitHub integration
Candidate tracking
Code review tools
No live interviews
No whiteboard

Built for Technical Depth

Every tool your team needs to run rigorous, candidate-friendly technical interviews.

JavaScript2 participants
Live
1// Two Sum - find indices that add up to target
2function twoSum(nums, target) {
3const map = new Map();You
4for (let i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {{}
5const complement = target - nums[i];
6if (map.has(complement))Candidate
7return [map.get(complement), i];
8map.set(nums[i], i);
9}
10return [];
11}

Real-Time Collaborative Editor

Code together with multiplayer cursors, live execution, and 20+ language support.

You
How do I handle the edge case when the input array is empty?
AI
Add an early return guard at the top of the function:
if (!nums || nums.length < 2) {
return [];
}

Built-in AI Assistant

Evaluate how candidates prompt, iterate, and integrate AI into real workflows.

System Design

System Design Canvas

Sketch architecture diagrams, data flows, and system components together in real time.

Frequently asked questions about CodeSubmit

Common questions when comparing CoderScreen to CodeSubmit

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