--- title: "Codility vs SHL: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Codility or SHL more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skills assessment platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/codility-vs-shl" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Codility vs SHL: Which is searched more? Is Codility or SHL more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skills assessment platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Codility and SHL - **Competitive set**: Skills assessment platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Codility Share of Search**: 1% - **SHL Share of Search**: 38.5% ## Is Codility or SHL more popular in search? - In September 2026, SHL had more branded searches than Codility among skills assessment platforms worldwide. SHL had about 550,000 branded searches, while Codility had 14,800. SHL made up 38.5% of all skills assessment platform searches we track, and Codility accounted for 1%. - SHL was ahead of Codility in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Codility’s share of searches among skills assessment platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SHL’s share of searches among skills assessment platforms worldwide moved from 47.6% to 38.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 550K. ## Top skills assessment platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SHL appeared in all five answers. Codility was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. SHL was listed before Codility in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TestGorilla | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HackerRank | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SHL | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | iMocha | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Codility | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Criteria Corp | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | CodeSignal | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about skills assessment platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which skills assessment platform should I use?": 1. TestGorilla, 2. CodeSignal, 3. iMocha, 4. HackerRank, 5. SHL - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best skills assessment platforms?": 1. TestGorilla, 2. SHL, 3. HackerRank, 4. iMocha, 5. Codility, 6. CodeSignal - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best skills assessment platform for a hiring team?": 1. TestGorilla, 2. HackerRank, 3. SHL - Searched Google, AI Overview "pre employment test": 1. Criteria Corp, 2. SHL - Searched Google, AI Overview "hiring assessment tool": 1. Codility, 2. HackerRank, 3. iMocha, 4. SHL, 5. TestGorilla Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for skills assessment platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, SHL gained share of searches among skills assessment platforms worldwide, from 13.3% to 38.5%. - Codility’s share of searches among skills assessment platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.1% to 1% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Codility estimated searches | Codility Share of Search | Codility rank | SHL estimated searches | SHL Share of Search | SHL rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 1.3% | 4 | 823K | 47.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 1.7% | 4 | 550K | 42.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 550K | 42.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 4 | 823K | 52.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 550K | 42.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 1.3% | 4 | 1M | 57.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 550K | 42.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 2.3% | 4 | 135K | 20.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 2.1% | 4 | 110K | 15.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 1.5% | 4 | 110K | 11.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 1.5% | 4 | 135K | 13.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 1% | 4 | 550K | 38.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Codility’s and SHL’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Codility**: Measured on the search term “codility”. - **SHL**: Measured on the search term “shl”. - [Codility profile](/demand/global-en/brands/codility) - [SHL profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shl) - [All skills assessment platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/skills-assessment-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Codility or SHL more popular in search? In September 2026, SHL had more branded searches than Codility among skills assessment platforms worldwide. SHL had about 550,000 branded searches, while Codility had 14,800. SHL made up 38.5% of all skills assessment platform searches we track, and Codility accounted for 1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Codility vs SHL: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/codility-vs-shl This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/codility-vs-shl. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.