Codeforces Alternatives

Codeforces is described as 'Website that hosts competitive programming contests' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Codeforces for Web-based, Self-Hosted, Mac and Windows. The best Codeforces alternative is HackerRank. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HackerRank or LeetCode. Other great apps like Codeforces are AceCoder, octree.io, Coderbyte and Spoj.

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  1. HackerRank icon
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    A fun social platform for hackers to solve interesting puzzles, build quick hacks, code game bots and collaborate to solve real-world challenges.

    84 HackerRank alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
    • HackerRank is the most popular Web-based alternative to Codeforces.

    • HackerRank is the most popular free alternative to Codeforces.

    • HackerRank is Free Personal and ProprietaryCodeforces is Free and Proprietary
  2. LeetCode icon
     23 likes
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    LeetCode is a platform for learning and improving coding skills with the goal of being fully prepared for programming interviews. Choose problems to solve from categories such as System Design, Algorithms and Database, join code contests and engage in mock interviews.

    64 LeetCode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Codewars icon
     35 likes
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    Achieve code mastery through challenge.

    43 Codewars alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. AceCoder icon
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    AceCoder is an invisible desktop app that instantly delivers solutions to any coding interview question.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
    • AceCoder is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Codeforces.

    • AceCoder is Freemium and ProprietaryCodeforces is Free and Proprietary
    • AceCoder is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCodeforces is not according to our users
  5. octree.io icon
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    octree.io is a platform where you can practice Leetcode-style problems in a room with other people. It serves as a supplement to Leetcode as you can invite your friends to practice problems together. It features a Game Room, Trivia Room and a Lobby which is a Slack-like chat...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • octree.io is the most popular Open Source alternative to Codeforces.

    • octree.io is Free and Open SourceCodeforces is Free and Proprietary
  6. Coderbyte icon
     21 likes
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    Coderbyte is a place built for anyone to practice and perfect their programming skills. Challenges are added almost every day so you can work on applying your algorithmic thought process on any problem you want at anytime.

    102 Coderbyte alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
    • Coderbyte is the most popular commercial alternative to Codeforces.

    • Coderbyte is Paid and ProprietaryCodeforces is Free and Proprietary
  7. Spoj icon
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    Sphere Online Judge created for the coders' community to train, to learn and to make progress. With thousands of programming problems and an international group of users Spoj is one of the best programmers' communities and online judges in the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Topcoder icon
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    Topcoder provides members opportunities to demonstrate their expertise, improve their skills, and win cash, while helping real world organizations solve real world problems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Codechef icon
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    CodeChef is a not-for-profit educational initiative by Directi, an Indian software company. It is a global programming community that fosters learning and friendly competition, built on top of the world’s largest competitive programming platform.

    19 Codechef alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. HackerEarth icon
     10 likes
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    HackerEarth is the most comprehensive developer assessment software that helps companies to accurately measure the skills of developers during the recruiting process.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Bigsib icon
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    Learn to code faster, with hand-picked coding questions that every beginner needs to know

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. DMOJ icon
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    Practice problem solving and compete against others on the DMOJ, a modern contest platform and archive of programming problems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • DMOJ is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Codeforces.

    • DMOJ is Free and Open SourceCodeforces is Free and Proprietary
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