Head to head

daily.dev Recruiter vs SeekOut

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

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

SeekOut

$149/mo 14 day free trial

Enterprise talent graph with diversity and internal-mobility filters. Recruit Core starts at $149/mo with a 14-day trial, no card.

Where SeekOut fits

  • Corporate talent teams on hard-to-find roles
  • Diversity-focused search teams
  • Organisations that want internal mobility next to external search
  • Buyers who will start on a 14-day trial

At a glance

Detaildaily.dev RecruiterSeekOut
Starting price$350/mo$149/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underSourcingAI screening, Sourcing, Succession & internal mobility
CapterraNot enough reviews4.7 from 189 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

SeekOut

Stands out: Diversity and internal-mobility filters on a very large people graph, plus MCP.

Watch out: AI screening is a paid add-on rather than included.

Not the right fit for

  • Small desks that need a $50 Chrome finder
  • Agencies that want a cheap ATS

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

SeekOut

  • Public $149/mo Recruit Core
  • 14-day trial, no card
  • Diversity and mobility filters
  • AI screening is a paid add-on
  • Not a small-business price

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 19 Sep 2026

SeekOut

$149/mo

Recruit Core is $149 per month paid annually ($1,788 per year) or $179 billed monthly, with 500 contact credits a month and a 14 day free trial. The Sourcing, Sourcing + Integration and Full Recruiting Funnel packages are custom priced. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is daily.dev Recruiter cheaper than SeekOut?
SeekOut starts lower, at $149/mo against $350/mo for daily.dev Recruiter. 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 SeekOut for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. SeekOut offers a 14 day free trial.
Does daily.dev Recruiter or SeekOut have an MCP server?
SeekOut ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?