Pricing
One plan: $19.99 a month for 300 credits, one per application sent. Hackly earns most when you get an interview, so it is built to get you one.
The short version. $19.99 a month. When a real person at a company invites you to an interview, a fee of 0.1% of the job's yearly pay at most employers, 0.15% at highly competitive ones and 0.2% at the most competitive ones, once per job. Online tests are free at most employers. No interview, no fee.
What you pay for, and what is free
| Event | What it costs |
|---|---|
| The plan: search, CVs, applications, replies tracked, interview briefs | $19.99 a month |
| Credits: one per application sent, up to 15 a day and 84 a week. Search, screening and chat use none | 300 every 30 days, on the plan |
| Pathways Preview: the mix of people in a job now, what you already have, your top gaps and 3 real paths, for a cohort we have already built (try it) | Free, 1 a day; unlimited on the plan |
| Pathways Research: one target, in full | $14.99 ($7.49 on the plan; 2 a month included) |
| Pathways Research pack (3): reach, target, safety, with a comparison page | $29.99 ($14.99 on the plan) |
| Pathways Deep Research: which path to take | $59.99 ($29.99 on the plan) |
| Interview invitation from a real person (phone, video call or in person), most employers | 0.1% of yearly pay |
| Interview invitation, highly competitive employers (list) | 0.15% of yearly pay |
| Interview invitation, most competitive employers (list) | 0.2% of yearly pay |
| Online test, most employers | Free |
| Online test at a listed employer | 0.01%, on the next monthly bill |
| Recorded video interviews and assessments | Free |
| Auto-replies, rejections, applications with no answer | Free |
An interview fee is charged once per job, however many rounds follow. When a job does not state its pay, Hackly uses $40,000 a year. The list of employers at each rate is public: employer rates.
Pathways: who really gets the job
Pathways reads the public profiles of the people who hold a job now and counts what they studied, what they did first and how the ones without the usual degree got in. It is bought by the report, on its own or with the plan. Every figure carries the number of people and the date. It is a resemblance, never the odds of an offer.
| Tier | What it answers | Price | On the Hackly plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preview | Is this path worth researching? The mix of people, what you already have, your top gaps and 3 anonymous paths, from a cohort already built. Seconds. | Free, 1 a day | Unlimited |
| Research | How exactly do you get in? Who the people are, how they got in, every gap, the jobs held just before, timing. About 2 hours in UK daytime; ordered overnight, ready the next morning. | $14.99 | $7.49; 2 a month included |
| Research pack (3) | Which to apply to first? Three Research reports as reach, target and safety, plus a comparison page. $44.97 bought one by one; a single can be upgraded within 7 days for $15. | $29.99 | $14.99 |
| Deep Research | Which path? A master's or not, or a switch of field: 2 or 3 routes compared, a decision page and a one-page summary to forward. You type the costs; the report compares only. One free revision within 30 days. | $59.99 | $29.99 |
The plan includes unlimited previews, 2 Research reports a month and half price on every Pathways purchase. If we cannot reach 25 people (or 10 in a group), your credit comes back, with the reason. No countdowns and no time-limited discounts. Some people have a cohort we have not built yet: you see the nearest built one first, and building takes about 2 hours in UK daytime (the next morning if ordered overnight), and you see the ready-by time before you pay. See who gets in or read the example reports.
How an interview is confirmed
Hackly reads the employer's email. A fee is charged only for an invitation from a real person at the company to talk to you, by phone, video call or in person. Automated messages, recorded video screens and rejections never count. If you think a fee was charged for something that was not a real interview, tell us and a person reviews it for a refund.
The 90-day guarantee
No test in 90 days? A specialist checks your applications by hand and works out the best next step with you. It starts with your first application, one call per person. We cannot promise interviews or offers, and we do not claim to.
Why this model
Most auto-apply tools sell volume: a pack of credits or a daily quota, paid whether anything comes back. That rewards sending more. Hackly's 300 credits are a ceiling, not a target: a credit is spent only when an application is really sent, and the fee comes mainly from interviews, so the incentive is still to send better applications to roles where you have a real chance.
Questions
How many applications does the plan include?
300 credits every 30 days. One credit is one application sent, counted only when the employer's confirmation page or email shows it went in; a job Hackly skips or cannot finish costs nothing. They go out steadily, up to 15 a day and 84 a week, so a month's credits never land in one burst. Searching, screening and chatting use no credits. Hackly does not pad the count with jobs you are unlikely to get.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. When you cancel, Hackly deletes your CV, profile, answers, messages and application records. Payment records stay because the law requires them, and applications already sent are with the employer.
How is payment handled?
By Stripe. Hackly never sees or stores your card number.
What does Pathways cost?
A Preview is free once a day and unlimited on the plan. Research is $14.99, the Research pack (3) is $29.99 and Deep Research is $59.99. On the plan every Pathways purchase is half price and 2 Research reports a month are included. If we cannot reach 25 people (or 10 in a group), your Research credit comes back.
Do I pay for an online assessment or a recorded video interview?
No. Recorded video interviews and assessments are free. Online tests are free too, except at listed employers, where a test is 0.01% of the yearly pay, added to the next monthly bill.