Compare/Head to head

daily.dev Recruiter vs hireEZ

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

Starting price

daily.dev Recruiter matches engineering roles inside daily.dev on a flat Agent plan at $350/mo per active role, with unlimited seats and unlimited warm introductions. No placement fees.

Where daily.dev Recruiter fits

  • Product and platform teams hiring engineers who already live on daily.dev
  • TA leads who will not pay a 20% agency fee and want month-to-month
  • Companies that want double opt-in intros rather than harvested GitHub lists
  • Orgs that can pause roles to stop the meter

hireEZ

$494/mo 7 day free trial

AI outbound sourcing across the open web, formerly Hiretual. Plans start at $494/mo with a seven-day trial.

Where hireEZ fits

  • Outbound talent teams sourcing beyond LinkedIn
  • Desks that want sequences with the sourcer
  • Buyers who will start on a seven-day trial
  • Teams with budget around $494/mo

At a glance

Detaildaily.dev RecruiterhireEZ
Starting price$350/mo$494/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record7 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underSourcingEmail finders, Sourcing
CapterraNot enough reviews4.7 from 103 reviews

Where they pull apart

daily.dev Recruiter

Stands out: Introductions are double opt-in. Engineers see the role in their daily.dev feed and only move forward if they opt in. Matching uses what they read, build, and follow, not resume keywords.

Watch out: You pay per active role, not per hire or per seat. Five live roles are five bills. Super Agent is $1,000/mo per role for 3x matching pace, candidate insights, and ATS/CRM integrations. Paused roles are not billed.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-engineering hiring. This is a developer community channel
  • Teams that need a self-serve candidate database they can blast InMail at

hireEZ

Stands out: Open-web sourcing plus sequences and contact data in one outbound product.

Watch out: No MCP, and $494/mo is a real floor, so this is not an SMB finder.

Not the right fit for

  • Small desks that need a $50 finder
  • Buyers who need MCP

Pros and cons

daily.dev Recruiter

  • Agent at $350/mo per role with unlimited seats and intros
  • Double opt-in. No harvested profiles and no cold InMail
  • No placement fee and no annual contract. Pause to stop billing
  • Cost scales with every live role, not with hires
  • ATS/CRM integrations sit on Super Agent ($1,000/mo), not Agent
  • Engineer-only channel. Useless for non-dev reqs

hireEZ

  • Public $494/mo start
  • Seven-day trial
  • Open-web sourcing plus sequences
  • No MCP
  • High floor for small teams
  • Not an ATS

What each one costs

daily.dev Recruiter

$350/mo

Agent is $350/mo per active role: unlimited seats and warm intros, no placement fee. Super Agent is $1,000/mo per role (3x matching pace, candidate insights, ATS/CRM integrations, priority support). Billed only while a role is live. Pause or close to stop charges. Cancel anytime. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

hireEZ

$494/mo

Solo recruiter plans start at $494 per month with a 7 day free trial. Enterprise pricing is configured around the tools hireEZ replaces and is quoted after a four week verification. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is daily.dev Recruiter cheaper than hireEZ?
daily.dev Recruiter starts lower, at $350/mo against $494/mo for hireEZ. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try daily.dev Recruiter or hireEZ for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. hireEZ offers a 7 day free trial.

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