Compare/Head to head

ExecSearches vs NEOGOV

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

Starting price

ExecSearches

$99/job

ExecSearches fits nonprofits, public bodies, universities, health systems and the search firms that recruit for them when the role is a senior or fundraising hire. A single posting costs $99 for 30 days, $145 for 60 days or $175 for 90 days, with featured placement and a social campaign sold as add-ons. There is no placement fee. It is a posting board with member email alerts, not a resume database you search yourself.

Where ExecSearches fits

Nonprofit executive director and CEO searches
Fundraising and development leadership roles
Search firms posting on behalf of mission-driven clients
Confidential senior searches that cannot name the employer

NEOGOV

Sales-quoted

HR and hiring software for the public sector. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where NEOGOV fits

City, county, and state HR teams
Public agencies that must follow civil service rules
Governments replacing paper hiring and HR files
HRIS projects that will go through procurement

At a glance

Detail	ExecSearches	NEOGOV
Starting price	$99/job	Sales-quoted
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	–No
Listed under	Job boards	ATS, HRIS

Where they pull apart

ExecSearches

Stands out: Every posting is built and checked by a person, then matched against the saved criteria of a 75,000+ member registry and copied to Nonprofit-Jobs.org at no extra charge. Search firms can post openly, and the office sets up anonymous searches by hand so the organization is never named.

Watch out: There is no searchable resume database: you wait for members to respond to the posting and alerts. Postings are not instant, since a person reviews each one, with a 24-hour publishing promise.

Not the right fit for

High-volume hourly or entry-level hiring
Recruiters who want to search resumes directly
Private-sector roles outside the mission-driven space

NEOGOV

Stands out: Purpose-built for government HR: jobs, civil service rules, and public-sector compliance in one suite.

Watch out: There is no public seat menu. This is sold to agencies, not to private-sector startups.

Not the right fit for

Private-sector companies that are not a government
Buyers who need a printed self-serve ATS price

Pros and cons

ExecSearches

Published, low per-post prices starting at $99 with no placement fee
Postings matched to a 75,000+ member registry and copied to Nonprofit-Jobs.org
Anonymous and confidential searches handled by the office

No resume database for employers to search
Manual review means postings are not live instantly
Narrow audience centred on mission-driven and public sector roles

NEOGOV

Built for government HR and hiring
Civil service style workflows
ATS plus HR in one public-sector suite

No public prices
Not for private-sector companies
Procurement cycle, not checkout

What each one costs

ExecSearches

$99/job

ExecSearches sells single job postings by duration: $99 for 30 days, $145 for 60 days and $175 for 90 days, paid by card at checkout. Optional add-ons are Featured on the front page for the first 15 days (+$125), Featured in search and job alerts (+$175) and a social media campaign with artwork produced by ExecSearches (+$100). Every posting is also carried on Nonprofit-Jobs.org at no extra charge, and there is no placement fee when you hire. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

NEOGOV

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Sold to public-sector agencies. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try ExecSearches or NEOGOV for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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