I am just starting and have no budget
Try: Grind 75 with LeetCode's free questions, plus Tech Interview Handbook
A plan, the problems and a guide to the rest of the process, all free.
Checked November 6, 2026
12 LeetCode alternatives, free and paid, compared honestly
LeetCode has the biggest problem bank here, with 4,101 problems on its list. But a big list is not always what you need. Here are 12 other sites like LeetCode, free and paid, with who each one is for, what you get, what it costs and where it falls short.
OphyAI makes one of the options on this list, OphyAI Coding Practice. We checked every other product on its own website on November 6, 2026 and left out anything we could not confirm there. The list is by goal, not a ranking.
At a glance
LeetCode alternatives compared
Prices are in US dollars, as each site listed them on November 6, 2026. Several sites showed sale prices that day, marked "sale". Prices change often, so check before you buy.
| Option | Best for | Free | Paid | AI help | Mock interviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeetCode (for reference) | The biggest problem bank (4,101 problems) | Free questions and articles | Premium $35 a month or $159 a year (sale) | Ask Leet; Premium adds 500 credits a month | Timed Interview Simulations (Premium) |
| NeetCode | A free roadmap with a video for every problem | Blind 75, NeetCode 150 and 250, videos | $119 a year or $297 lifetime (sale) | NeetBot, AI hints and debug (Pro) | Not listed |
| Grind 75 | A free study plan that fits your schedule | Yes | None | No | No |
| HackerRank | Getting used to the HackerRank test format | Interview Preparation Kit | Not listed | AI mock interviews | AI (price not shown) |
| CodeSignal Learn | Free guided paths with an AI tutor | Free to start | Cosmo+ $24.99 a month | Cosmo AI tutor | Not listed |
| AlgoExpert | A smaller, curated set with long video walkthroughs | Not listed | $119 a year, All Access (sale) | Not listed | With other users |
| OphyAI Coding Practice | Practicing out loud, with an AI coach and voice mock rounds | 4 sample problems | In Pro ($29 a month) or Premium | AI coach, 30 requests a day | Voice AI rounds, 20 credits |
| Educative (Grokking the Coding Interview Patterns) | Learning patterns by reading, with AI mock interviews | Not verified | $59 to $129 a month, or $149 to $249 a year (sale) | AI mock interviews (Premium plans) | 3 or 7 AI mocks a month |
| interviewing.io | Mock interviews with senior engineers, plus a free AI interviewer | AI Interviewer | Human mocks from $179 | Free AI Interviewer | Human, voice only |
| Aced (formerly Exponent) and Aced Practice (formerly Pramp) | Free peer mock interviews | 5 peer mocks a month | $79 or $99 a month, or $12 to $20 a month yearly | Expert plan | Peer (free), AI (Expert) |
| Tech Interview Handbook | A free guide to the whole interview process | Yes | None | No | No |
| Exercism | Learning a new language, with free human mentors | Yes, with free mentoring | Insiders with a $10+ monthly donation | AI assistant (Insiders) | No |
| Codewars | Short daily drills in many languages | Base account (Red is an upgrade) | Red $5 a month or $40 a year | Not listed | No |
“Not listed” means we did not see it on the product's own pages. It may still exist.
The 12 options
Sites like LeetCode, and who each one is for
For each one: who it suits, what you get, the price we saw and the downsides.
01NeetCode
Best for: A free roadmap with a video for every problem
People who learn by watching someone solve a problem, then trying it on their own.
What you get
- Free study plans (Blind 75, NeetCode 150 and NeetCode 250) with a video explanation for every problem, and a public Discord.
- Pro lists 200+ videos, 300+ problems, solutions in 8 languages (Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, C#, Go, Swift and Kotlin), the NeetBot assistant with AI hints and debugging, and problems tagged for 100+ companies.
Price
Pro is $119 for one year or $297 for lifetime access, shown as marked down from $199 and $599. There is no monthly plan.
Downsides
- No monthly plan, so you pay for a year or for life up front.
- Its FAQ says there is no student discount, and refunds are generally not offered.
- We did not see mock interviews on its Pro page.
Visit NeetCodeChecked November 6, 2026: neetcode.io, neetcode.io/pro02Grind 75
Best for: A free study plan that fits your schedule
People who want a clear list of what to solve each week, and who will practice on LeetCode.
What you get
- A default plan of 75 questions over 8 weeks at 8 hours a week: 24 easy, 42 medium and 9 hard.
- Change the hours per week, the difficulty and the topics, and the plan is rebuilt from a pool of 169 questions.
- Its FAQ says the first 75 include no premium questions, so a free LeetCode account is enough.
- Made by Yangshun Tay, the author of Blind 75.
Price
No price or paywall is shown. It lives on Tech Interview Handbook, which says "It's free!"
Downsides
- It is a list, not a practice tool. Every question links to LeetCode.
- No hints, coach or mock interviews of its own.
Visit Grind 75Checked November 6, 2026: techinterviewhandbook.org/grind75, techinterviewhandbook.org/grind75/faq03HackerRank
Best for: Getting used to the HackerRank test format
People with a HackerRank test coming up, or anyone who wants free practice sorted by topic.
What you get
- A free developer account.
- The Interview Preparation Kit: challenges in 14 sections, from warm-up to miscellaneous, plus timed kits for 1 week (21 challenges), 1 month (54) and 3 months (104).
- AI mock interviews for rounds such as a technical screen, coding, system design and behavioral.
Price
Free developer sign-up. The AI mock interview page did not show a price.
Downsides
- The Prep Kit is a set of challenges, not a course, so you need your own way to learn the ideas.
- We could not confirm what the AI mock interviews cost.
04CodeSignal Learn
Best for: Free guided paths with an AI tutor
Beginners and career changers who want short lessons, with a tutor on hand.
What you get
- Free to start, with Cosmo, a built-in AI tutor that gives feedback on your work.
- Skill paths, including "Four-Week Coding Interview Prep in Python" and "Behavioral Interview Practice for CS Students".
- AI-driven conversation simulations and a built-in coding environment.
Price
Free to start. Cosmo+ (unlimited Cosmo) is $24.99 a month.
Downsides
- We could not see exactly where the free tier stops.
- It teaches broad skills, so pick the interview prep paths on purpose.
Visit CodeSignal LearnCodeSignal practice testChecked November 6, 2026: codesignal.com/pricing, codesignal.com/learn-app05AlgoExpert
Best for: A smaller, curated set with long video walkthroughs
People who want a fixed set of questions with a full video for each one.
What you get
- 200 questions in 15 categories, with 100+ hours of video explanations.
- Solutions in 9 languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Swift, Kotlin, C++, Java, C# and Go.
- 4 curated assessments, mock coding interviews with other users on a shared workspace, and bonus behavioral content.
Price
All Access (all 7 products) for one year: $119 in a flash sale, with a list price of $693. No price for a single product was shown.
Downsides
- Only a bundle price was shown, so you pay for 7 products even if you want one.
- Mock interviews are with other users, not with an expert or an AI.
- 200 questions is a much smaller set than LeetCode's.
Visit AlgoExpertChecked November 6, 2026: algoexpert.io/purchase, algoexpert.io/product06OphyAI Coding Practice
Made by usBest for: Practicing out loud, with an AI coach and voice mock rounds
People who know some patterns but freeze when they have to explain and code at the same time, and DevOps engineers who need Terraform practice.
What you get
- 153 algorithm problems across 18 patterns, plus 25 Terraform tasks (AWS provider 5.x). Every problem is written in our own words; "Also known as" shows the classic name.
- An AI coach that checks your plan before you code, explains why a test fails and reviews your code, without handing over the answer.
- 3 hints per problem, opened one at a time, and solutions with the target Big O and follow-up questions.
- Mock coding rounds: 45 or 60 minutes, two problems for your level, a voice AI interviewer (typing works too) and a scorecard with six skill scores and three fixes.
Price
4 sample problems are free. The full library and the coach are included on Pro ($29 a month) and Premium ($59 a month). A mock round uses 20 credits.
Downsides
- 153 algorithm problems against LeetCode's 4,101. It is a focused set, not a giant bank.
- Python and JavaScript only.
- Terraform tasks are checked against their written requirements, not with a real terraform plan or apply.
- Past the 4 free samples, you need Pro or Premium.
- Coach requests are capped at 30 a day.
07Educative (Grokking the Coding Interview Patterns)
Best for: Learning patterns by reading, with AI mock interviews
People who learn better from text and diagrams than from videos.
What you get
- Grokking the Coding Interview Patterns: 28 coding patterns, 1,125 lessons across 31 modules, 579 quizzes and 500+ challenges, in Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, C++ and C#.
- The course lists 17 AI mock interviews with scoring rubrics. The plans include 3 AI mock interviews a month on Premium and 7 on Premium Plus.
- The Grokking courses appear in all three plans.
Price
Monthly: Standard $59, Premium $99, Premium Plus $129. Yearly: $149, $199 or $249, shown as an "Early Bird 50% off" sale from $298, $398 and $498.
Downsides
- The monthly plans cost more than most options here.
- AI mock interviews are not in the Standard plan.
- Lessons are mostly reading, so it suits people who like text more than people who want to code right away.
Visit EducativeChecked November 6, 2026: educative.io/unlimited, educative.io/courses/grokking-coding-interview08interviewing.io
Best for: Mock interviews with senior engineers, plus a free AI interviewer
People close to a big interview who want feedback from an experienced interviewer.
What you get
- Human mock interviews with Senior, Staff or Principal-level engineers. Interviews have voice but no video.
- A free AI Interviewer for coding and system design, and 200+ problems from Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview to work for free.
- Dedicated coaching for Amazon, Google and Meta in 3, 5 or 10 sessions.
Price
Human interviews start at $179. The price depends on the topic and on whether you want an interviewer from a specific company. Its FAQ offers a full refund if you are unhappy.
Downsides
- Human mocks cost the most per session of anything on this list.
- Prices for the coaching packages were not on the pages we checked.
Visit interviewing.iointerviewing.io alternativeChecked November 6, 2026: interviewing.io, interviewing.io/faq09Aced (formerly Exponent) and Aced Practice (formerly Pramp)
Best for: Free peer mock interviews
People who want to practice with another person, for free, before paying for anything.
What you get
- Pramp's site says that as of July 2024, all new Pramp sessions are hosted on Aced Practice, and "It's still free".
- The free Basic plan includes sample lessons and 5 peer mocks a month.
- Pro adds all courses, video and written solutions, company-specific guides, unlimited peer mocks and the full question database. Expert adds AI mock interviews, AI interview feedback and an AI coach chat.
Price
Basic is $0. Pro is $79 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. Expert is $99 a month, or $20 a month billed yearly.
Downsides
- A peer mock is only as good as your partner that day.
- AI mock interviews are only on the top plan.
- Coaching with a person is sold separately.
Visit AcedChecked November 6, 2026: aced.io/upgrade, pramp.com10Tech Interview Handbook
Best for: A free guide to the whole interview process
Anyone who wants a plan for the full process, not just the coding questions.
What you get
- Free, open source guides (MIT license) on resumes, coding interview prep, an algorithms deep dive, behavioral interviews, negotiation and choosing between companies.
- Made by Yangshun Tay, the author of Blind 75 and Grind 75.
- It says it is used by over 1,000,000 engineers.
Price
Free.
Downsides
- It is a guide, not a practice tool.
- Its own README says the system design content is still being worked on.
- The site carries sponsored and affiliate links.
Visit Tech Interview HandbookChecked November 6, 2026: techinterviewhandbook.org, github.com/yangshun/tech-interview-handbook11Exercism
Best for: Learning a new language, with free human mentors
People who need to get fluent in a language before they interview in it.
What you get
- 85 language tracks and over 8,763 coding exercises.
- Free human mentoring, plus automatic analysis of your solutions.
- An in-browser editor, or a command-line tool if you prefer your own editor.
Price
Free. Insiders (extras such as dark mode, no ads and an AI assistant) comes with a monthly donation of $10 or more.
Downsides
- It is built for learning languages, not for interview patterns.
- We did not see mock interviews or company tags.
Visit ExercismChecked November 6, 2026: exercism.org, exercism.org/insiders12Codewars
Best for: Short daily drills in many languages
People who want a quick puzzle a day to stay sharp.
What you get
- Small coding exercises called kata, written by the community and ranked from beginner to expert.
- 55+ programming languages.
- Codewars Red adds enhanced stats, no ads, a way to compare your progress with peers, and beta features.
Price
Codewars Red is $5 a month, $24 every 6 months or $40 a year.
Downsides
- Kata are made by the community and are not grouped into interview study plans.
- We did not see hints, a coach or mock interviews.
Visit CodewarsChecked November 6, 2026: codewars.com, codewars.com/subscription
Free
Free LeetCode alternatives
You can get far without paying. Here is what each option gives you for free.
- Grind 75The whole study plan. Questions link to LeetCode, and the first 75 include no premium questions.
- Tech Interview HandbookFree, open source guides for resumes, coding prep, behavioral interviews and negotiation.
- NeetCodeBlind 75, NeetCode 150 and NeetCode 250, with a video explanation for every problem.
- HackerRankThe Interview Preparation Kit, with a free developer account.
- CodeSignal LearnFree to start, with the Cosmo AI tutor.
- interviewing.ioA free AI Interviewer for coding and system design, and 200+ problems from Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview.
- Aced Practice (formerly Pramp)The free Basic plan lists 5 peer mock interviews a month.
- Exercism85 language tracks with free human mentoring.
- OphyAI Coding Practice4 sample problems, with 3 AI coach requests a day on them.
Pick by goal
Which LeetCode alternative should you use?
Start from what is actually in your way, then pick the tool that fixes it. Most people use two: one for problems and one for practicing out loud.
I learn best from videos
Try: NeetCode, or AlgoExpert
NeetCode has a free video for every problem in its plans. AlgoExpert has 100+ hours of video on a smaller, fixed set.
I want to learn the patterns by reading
Try: Educative's Grokking the Coding Interview Patterns
Text lessons built around 28 patterns, with quizzes and challenges.
Or start with our free patterns guideI freeze when I have to talk and code at once
Try: OphyAI Coding Practice, the interviewing.io AI Interviewer, or Aced Practice
Each one makes you explain your thinking out loud: a voice AI interviewer with a scorecard, a free AI interviewer, or a peer.
I want feedback on my code, not just pass or fail
Try: OphyAI Coding Practice, NeetCode Pro or CodeSignal Learn
OphyAI's coach reviews your code and your Big O. NeetCode Pro lists AI hints and debugging. CodeSignal has the Cosmo tutor.
I have a target company
Try: LeetCode Premium or NeetCode Pro
Both list company-tagged questions. OphyAI has "Often asked at" tags too, but they are our judgment, not company question lists.
I have a HackerRank or CodeSignal test soon
Try: Practice on that platform
Try a few challenges in the same editor first, so the format feels familiar on the day.
HackerRank practice questionsI want a real person to interview me
Try: interviewing.io, or Aced Practice
interviewing.io uses senior engineers, from $179 a session. Aced Practice pairs you with a peer for free.
I am a DevOps or cloud engineer
Try: OphyAI Coding Practice
25 Terraform tasks with the AWS provider 5.x, each checked against its written requirements.
Terraform interview questionsI need to learn a new language first
Try: Exercism, or Codewars
Exercism has 85 language tracks with free mentors. Codewars has short kata in 55+ languages.
What changed
Recent changes to know about
Older lists still recommend some of these as they used to be.
Exponent is now Aced
tryexponent.com now sends you to aced.io, which calls itself "Aced (formerly Exponent)".
Pramp moved to Aced Practice
Pramp's site says that as of July 2024, all new Pramp sessions are hosted on Aced Practice, and that it is still free.
Hello Interview ended its mock interviews
Hello Interview says it wound down mock interviews and mentorship on May 31, 2026. Premium, Guided Practice and its free content continue, and its Premium page lists practice interviews with an AI interviewer.
How we checked
We read each product's own website on November 6, 2026: its pricing page, its main product page and, where it had one, its FAQ. We did not use review sites or forums for facts. Where a site did not show something, such as a price or a free tier, we say so instead of guessing. OphyAI makes Coding Practice, so read our entry with that in mind: it has far fewer problems than LeetCode and supports Python and JavaScript only. It is included on Pro ($29 a month). See how it works.
LeetCode alternatives: questions
What is the best LeetCode alternative?
It depends on what you need. For a free study plan, use Grind 75 or the free NeetCode 150 list. For videos, NeetCode or AlgoExpert. For learning patterns by reading, Educative's Grokking course. For practice with another person, Aced Practice (formerly Pramp) or interviewing.io. For practicing out loud with an AI coach and voice mock rounds, OphyAI Coding Practice. If you want the biggest problem bank, LeetCode itself is still the largest on this list.
Is LeetCode Premium worth it?
It can be if you have a target company and want its tagged questions, or if you will practice most days for a few months. LeetCode's Premium page lists company-specific questions, premium questions and solutions, timed Interview Simulations, a debugger and extra Ask Leet AI credits. If you are just starting, the free questions plus a free plan like Grind 75 will keep you busy for weeks. On November 6, 2026, Premium was $35 a month or $159 a year.
How much does LeetCode Premium cost?
On November 6, 2026, LeetCode's subscribe page showed $35 billed monthly (marked down from $39) or $159 billed yearly (marked down from $299), which it showed as $13.25 a month. Prices are in US dollars and can change.
Can I get LeetCode Premium for free?
LeetCode's subscribe page did not list a free trial or a student discount on November 6, 2026. Be careful with sites that promise free Premium accounts. The free route is LeetCode's free questions with a free plan such as Grind 75, whose first 75 questions include no premium ones, plus free tools like the NeetCode 150 videos and the interviewing.io AI Interviewer.
What are the best free LeetCode alternatives?
Grind 75 and Tech Interview Handbook are free. NeetCode has free study plans with a video for every problem. HackerRank has a free Interview Preparation Kit. CodeSignal Learn is free to start. Exercism is free, with free human mentoring. interviewing.io has a free AI Interviewer. Aced's free Basic plan includes 5 peer mocks a month. OphyAI Coding Practice has 4 free sample problems.
What is a good HackerRank alternative?
For general coding interview practice, LeetCode, NeetCode, CodeSignal Learn and OphyAI Coding Practice all work. If you have a HackerRank test coming up, it still makes sense to try a few challenges on HackerRank itself, so the editor and the format feel familiar on the day.
Is Pramp still free?
Pramp's site says that as of July 2024, all new Pramp sessions are hosted on Aced Practice, and that it is still free. Aced is the new name of Exponent: tryexponent.com now sends you to aced.io. On November 6, 2026, Aced's free Basic plan listed 5 peer mocks a month, and Pro listed unlimited peer mocks.
Does Hello Interview still offer mock interviews?
No. Hello Interview says it wound down its mock interview and mentorship programs on May 31, 2026. It says everything else, including Premium, Guided Practice and its free content and videos, continues as normal. Its Premium page lists practice interviews with an AI interviewer.
How does OphyAI Coding Practice compare to LeetCode?
LeetCode is much bigger: its problem list showed 4,101 problems, against OphyAI's 153 algorithm problems plus 25 Terraform tasks. OphyAI supports Python and JavaScript only. OphyAI's strengths are an AI coach that checks your plan and reviews your code without giving away the answer, voice mock rounds with a scorecard (20 credits a round), and the Terraform track. It is included on Pro ($29 a month) and Premium ($59 a month), and 4 problems are free. OphyAI is not tied to LeetCode, and every OphyAI problem is written in its own words.
Which site has the most coding problems?
Of the options on this page, LeetCode had the most: 4,101 on its problem list on November 6, 2026. Exercism lists over 8,763 exercises, but they are spread across 85 languages and are built for learning a language rather than for interviews. More problems is not always better: most study plans, such as Grind 75, pick 75 to 169 questions.
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OphyAI Coding Practice: 153 algorithm problems by pattern, an AI coach, voice mock rounds and a Terraform track. 4 problems are free.