Exponent, the interview prep membership, now trades as Aced. If you are looking for an alternative for product manager interviews, here is what Aced offers, what the other options cost, and who each one suits.
Prices and features checked November 12, 2026 · Written by PMInterviewKit, one of the options compared
| PMInterviewKit | Aced (Exponent) | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A course of short written lessons, each with a video, for product manager interviews: one named method per round, shown in full worked answers. | A membership for interview prep with courses, a question database and peer mock interviews. Exponent’s site now redirects to aced.io. |
| Price | $129 | Pro: $79 a month, or $12 a month on the annual plan (the page did not show the yearly total). Expert: $99 a month, or $20 a month on the annual plan. |
| How you pay | One payment. No subscription. | Subscription. Its FAQ says membership renews automatically. |
| Format | Written lessons (88 in 11 modules), a short video for each, 66 worked answers and a practice gym. | Courses with video and written solutions, company guides and a question database. |
| What you get | Every module, the worked answers, the practice gym and the 30-day plan, plus the mock interviews with Ava. | Pro lists all courses, video and written solutions, company guides, the full question database, unlimited peer mock interviews, a Discord community and priority job referrals. Coaching is sold separately. |
| Free without paying | 200 interview questions with answer outlines, 15 lessons, the cheat sheet and the free tools, with no account. | A Basic plan at $0 with sample lessons, sample questions and 5 peer mock interviews a month. |
| Mock interviews | Mock interviews with Ava: she asks a question, you answer out loud or type, and the answer is scored against the round’s method. 20 are included with the kit, and one is free to try with an email address. No live peer mocks, coaching or community. | Peer mock interviews (5 a month on Basic, unlimited on Pro). Paid coaching is an add-on. |
| Refunds | 7-day refund if you've opened fewer than a quarter of the paid lessons. | “We offer full refunds within 5 days of purchase.” |
What PMInterviewKit doesn’t have: peer mock interviews, coaching, a community, job referrals or a course per company. If live practice with another person is what you need most, pick an option that has it, or find a practice partner and use our free questions.
Video courses for product manager interviews, including company-specific courses.
A large bank of PM interview questions with answers, plus a course and mock interviews.
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No account needed for any of these.
Yes. When we checked on 12 November 2026, tryexponent.com redirected to aced.io, and the site describes itself as “Aced (formerly Exponent)”.
On 12 November 2026 its plans page showed a free Basic plan, Pro at $79 a month or $12 a month on the annual plan, and Expert at $99 a month or $20 a month on the annual plan. The page did not show the yearly total.
Aced has its own free plan with sample lessons, sample questions and 5 peer mock interviews a month. PMInterviewKit gives away 200 interview questions with answer outlines, 15 lessons, a cheat sheet and several tools without an account.
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