Compare/Head to head

Appcast vs VONQ

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Appcast

Sales-quoted

Programmatic job-ad buying on a pay-per-applicant model. Pricing is sales-quoted; media spend sits on top of the platform.

Where Appcast fits

High-volume TA teams spending serious job-ad budget
Companies already in Greenhouse or iCIMS that want programmatic inside the ATS
Recruitment-marketing leads who want PPA instead of CPC
Employers that need coverage across many job boards from one buyer

VONQ suits high-volume employers, staffing firms and ATS vendors that want programmatic job advertising across 5,000+ channels, run from inside the ATS. It is sold by quote, either as the Recruit+ annual subscription or as CPA+, a fixed price for each applicant who passes AI screening.

Where VONQ fits

High-volume employers buying programmatic ads
Staffing firms managing ad spend from the ATS
ATS vendors embedding a job-ad marketplace

At a glance

Detail	Appcast	VONQ
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Quote-based
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Recruitment marketing	Recruitment marketing, Job boards
Capterra	4.4 from 31 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Appcast

Stands out: It buys sponsored jobs across a large publisher network and bills against delivered applicants, then feeds those applicants back into the ATS, which is why high-volume desks use it instead of clicking Boost on each board.

Watch out: You are buying media plus software. Campaign budgets are the real cost; a Greenhouse in-ATS campaign has been documented with a $200 minimum. The platform fee is sales-quoted. If the career site convert rate is weak, you will still pay for applicants who bounce.

Not the right fit for

Desks posting a handful of professional-hire jobs a month
Buyers who need a public self-serve rate card

VONQ

Stands out: VONQ's Hiring API is embedded in 85+ ATSs and distributes 3.3 million jobs a month across its EQO network. CPA+ charges only for applicants who pass AI screening, sold as a bundle of 20 pre-screened applicants or a Shortlist of 10.

Watch out: Neither Recruit+ nor CPA+ has a published price, so the fixed per-applicant fee cannot be compared until you get a quote. VONQ is a Rotterdam company with no US-specific pricing, and contracts can be invoiced in USD, GBP or EUR.

Not the right fit for

Buyers who need a self-serve price
Small teams wanting a simple multipost plan
Teams looking for a full ATS

Pros and cons

Appcast

Pay-per-applicant optimization rather than raw clicks
Named ATS partnerships including Greenhouse and iCIMS
Broad publisher network for high-volume reqs

Sales-quoted platform plus media spend
Overkill for low-volume professional hiring
No published rate card, so every budget starts with a sales call

VONQ

Multipost and programmatic ads from inside the ATS
Pay only for applicants who pass AI screening
API-first and MCP-ready products

No published price for Recruit+ or CPA+
Recruit+ requires a volume-based annual contract
Not an ATS, needs one to plug into

What each one costs

Appcast

Sales-quoted

Appcast does not publish prices. The platform is sold by quote after a demo, and job-ad media spend is budgeted on top of the platform fee. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 12 Sep 2026

VONQ

Quote-based

VONQ does not publish prices. Recruit+ is a modular, volume-based annual subscription used inside your ATS, and CPA+ charges a fixed price for each applicant who passes AI screening. Both are quoted by the sales team, and invoices can be in USD, GBP or EUR. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Appcast or VONQ for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 12 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?