Complete DSA Platform Comparison 2026: LeetCode vs GeeksforGeeks vs Codeforces vs HackerRank (100+ Parameters)

By thelucknowfirst@gmail.com Last updated Apr 25, 2026

DSA Platform Comparison: 10×10 Analysis Grid

#	Platform	Best For	Difficulty Level	Problem Count	Time per Problem	Interview Relevance	Logic Building	Beginner Friendly	Paid Features	Key Weakness
1	LeetCode	Interview patterns	Medium-Hard	2,500+	20-40 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Premium ($159/yr)	Expensive subscription
2	LeetCode	Company tags	Hard	600+ (premium)	30-45 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Company filters	Needs premium for tags
3	LeetCode	Weekly contests	Hard	4 new/week	90 min contest	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Contest ranking	Competitive pressure
4	LeetCode	Discuss solutions	Medium	All problems	10-15 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Editorial access	Spoils thinking process
5	LeetCode	Study plans	Medium	150-200	2-4 weeks	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Structured paths	Limited free plans
6	LeetCode	Database (SQL)	Easy-Medium	300+	15-20 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	SQL execution	Not for DSA core
7	LeetCode	Shell scripting	Easy	50+	10-15 min	⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Terminal practice	Very niche
8	LeetCode	Mock interviews	Hard	Random	60-90 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Time pressure	Anxiety inducing
9	LeetCode	Playground	Easy	N/A	5-10 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Quick testing	Basic features only
10	LeetCode	Solution videos	Medium	500+	15-20 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Video explanations	YouTube has free
11	GFG	Theory articles	Easy-Medium	3,000+	20-30 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Free content	Ads, cluttered UI
12	GFG	SDE sheets	Medium	400-500	2-3 months	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Curated lists	Not updated frequently
13	GFG	POTD (Problem of Day)	Medium	365/year	30-45 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Daily consistency	Quality varies
14	GFG	Company specific	Hard	200+	40-60 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Placement focus	Outdated sometimes
15	GFG	Topic wise	Beginner	1,500+	15-30 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Structured learning	Missing edge cases
16	GFG	Algorithms library	All levels	500+	20 min read	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Reference material	No active coding
17	GFG	Interview experiences	Medium	1,000+	10 min read	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Real insights	Not verified
18	GFG	Coding contests	Hard	8-10/month	120 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Competition	Small prize pool
19	GFG	Language specific	Beginner	500+	15-20 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Syntax practice	Too basic
20	GFG	Placement preparation	Medium	200+	1-2 months	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Indian placements	Outdated syllabus
21	Codeforces	Logic building	Hard	8,000+	45-90 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Rating system	Steep learning curve
22	Codeforces	Real-time contests	Hard	4-5/month	120-180 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Global ranking	Time zone issues
23	Codeforces	Problem ratings	Hard	800-3500	Varies	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Difficulty filter	No interview focus
24	Codeforces	Math heavy	Very Hard	2,000+	60-120 min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Combinatorics	Overkill for interviews
25	Codeforces	GYM feature	Hard	500+	180 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Past contests	No explanations
26	Codeforces	EDU section	Medium	200+	30-60 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Structured courses	Limited topics
27	Codeforces	Hack system	Hard	Live only	10 min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Bug finding	Not for beginners
28	Codeforces	Rating climb	Hard	8,000+	6-12 months	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Motivation	Addictive/time sink
29	Codeforces	Problem sets	Hard	By rating	45 min avg	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Filter by rating	No DSA focus
30	Codeforces	Div 4 rounds	Easy-Medium	8-10/round	120 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Beginner contests	Rarely held
31	HackerRank	Basics start	Beginner	500+	10-15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Warm-up	Too easy
32	HackerRank	30 Days of Code	Beginner	30	20-30 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Daily habit	Repetitive
33	HackerRank	Skill certification	Easy	5-10 tests	90 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	LinkedIn badge	Not recognized much
34	HackerRank	SQL domain	Easy	150+	10-20 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Database practice	Limited advanced SQL
35	HackerRank	Problem solving	Easy-Medium	200+	15-30 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Basic DSA	Shallow depth
36	HackerRank	Java/Python tracks	Beginner	100+	10 min	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Language syntax	Not DSA specific
37	HackerRank	Interview prep kit	Medium	100+	30-45 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Structured	Outdated questions
38	HackerRank	Contests	Easy-Medium	2-3/month	120 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Practice	Low difficulty
39	HackerRank	APIs & Linux	Medium	50+	20 min	⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Niche skills	Not mainstream
40	HackerRank	Leaderboards	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Competition	Low competition
41	LeetCode	Array problems	Medium	600+	20 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Tag filtering	Repetitive patterns
42	LeetCode	DP problems	Hard	300+	45-60 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Pattern recognition	Very tough
43	LeetCode	Graph problems	Hard	250+	35-50 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	BFS/DFS focus	Needs theory first
44	LeetCode	Tree problems	Medium	400+	25-40 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Recursion practice	Similar patterns
45	LeetCode	String problems	Easy-Medium	350+	20 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Palindrome/substring	Many brute force
46	LeetCode	HashMap problems	Easy	200+	15 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Frequency counting	Too simple
47	LeetCode	Stack problems	Easy-Medium	150+	20 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Parentheses/LIFO	Limited variety
48	LeetCode	Heap problems	Medium	120+	25 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Priority queue	Specific use cases
49	LeetCode	Binary Search	Easy-Medium	180+	20 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	O(log n) thinking	Tricky boundaries
50	LeetCode	Backtracking	Hard	100+	40-60 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Permutations/subsets	Recursion heavy
51	GFG	Array GFG	Beginner	500+	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Rotation/prefix sum	Basic only
52	GFG	Linked List GFG	Medium	200+	20-30 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Node manipulation	Pointer confusion
53	GFG	Stack GFG	Easy	150+	15 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Implementation	Too theoretical
54	GFG	Queue GFG	Easy	100+	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Circular/Deque	Rare in interviews
55	GFG	Tree GFG	Medium	300+	25 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Traversal methods	Repetitive
56	GFG	Graph GFG	Medium-Hard	200+	35 min	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Adjacency matrix	Missing advanced
57	GFG	DP GFG	Hard	250+	45 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Memoization	Poor explanations
58	GFG	Greedy GFG	Medium	120+	25 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Activity selection	Proof missing
59	GFG	Searching GFG	Easy	100+	10 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Linear/Binary	Too basic
60	GFG	Sorting GFG	Easy	80+	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	All algorithms	Theory heavy
61	Codeforces	Div 2 A/B	Medium	2,000+	20-30 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Implementation	Not for beginners
62	Codeforces	Div 2 C/D	Hard	1,500+	45-60 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Algorithm design	Needs math
63	Codeforces	Div 2 E/F	Very Hard	800+	90+ min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Advanced DS	Expert level
64	Codeforces	Div 1 problems	Extreme	500+	120+ min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Olympiad level	Overkill
65	Codeforces	Constructive	Hard	1,000+	40 min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Pattern finding	No real world
66	Codeforces	Binary search CF	Medium	500+	30 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Implementation	Tricky
67	Codeforces	Number theory	Hard	600+	45 min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	GCD/Primes	Math heavy
68	Codeforces	Combinatorics	Hard	400+	50 min	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Permutations	Interview rare
69	Codeforces	Graph CF	Hard	700+	60 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Shortest paths	Competitive focus
70	Codeforces	DP CF	Very Hard	600+	70 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐	Optimization	Overkill
71	HackerRank	Warm-up	Beginner	20	5-10 min	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Simple loops	Too easy
72	HackerRank	Arrays HR	Beginner	30	10-15 min	⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Reversal/rotation	Basic only
73	HackerRank	Dictionaries	Easy	25	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	HashMap	Shallow
74	HackerRank	Sorting HR	Easy	20	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Bubble/merge	Basic only
75	HackerRank	String HR	Easy	35	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Palindrome/anagram	Limited
76	HackerRank	Search HR	Easy	20	20 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Binary search	Too simple
77	HackerRank	Graph HR	Medium	15	30 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	BFS/DFS	Very few
78	HackerRank	DP HR	Medium	20	35 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Basic DP	Not enough
79	HackerRank	Stacks HR	Easy	15	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Balanced brackets	Repetitive
80	HackerRank	Queues HR	Easy	12	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Queue impl	Too basic
81	LeetCode	Premium benefits	Medium	2,000+	N/A	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Company lists	Costly
82	LeetCode	Speed running	Medium	500+	15 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Pattern recall	No depth
83	LeetCode	Revision mode	Easy	All	5 min	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Quick recall	Not for learning
84	LeetCode	Playlist feature	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Organize problems	Limited utility
85	LeetCode	Notebook	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Save code	Basic
86	LeetCode	Badges	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Motivation	No skill gain
87	LeetCode	Calendar	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Streak tracking	Pressure
88	LeetCode	Dark mode	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Eye comfort	Not important
89	LeetCode	Mobile app	Easy	500+	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	On-the-go	Limited features
90	LeetCode	API access	Hard	N/A	N/A	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐	Automation	Premium only
91	GFG	Offline reading	Easy	All	N/A	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	No internet	Not interactive
92	GFG	Print friendly	Easy	All	N/A	⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Save as PDF	Poor formatting
93	GFG	Code editor	Medium	All	15 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	Run code	Slow sometimes
94	GFG	Discussion forum	Easy	All	10 min	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Peer help	Spam
95	GFG	Bookmarks	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Save problems	Basic
96	GFG	Notes feature	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Personal notes	Clunky
97	Codeforces	Standings	Easy	Live	N/A	⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐	Competition	Distracting
98	Codeforces	Friends list	Easy	N/A	N/A	⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Track peers	Social pressure
99	HackerRank	Work with us	Medium	N/A	N/A	⭐⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐	Job referrals	Rarely works
100	All platforms	Consistency > Platform	N/A	N/A	100+ hours	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Your discipline	No single platform