Compare/Head to head
Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.
Starting price
$450/mo Free tier
University recruiting and early-career talent, with a free tier for employers.
Where Handshake fits
Sales-quoted
Sports and live-events job board plus ATS for teams, leagues, venues, colleges and agencies hiring industry talent. Employers buy an annual license, sold by quote through a demo, and TeamWork Online says 85% of NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS and NHL teams recruit on it.
Where TeamWork Online fits
| Detail | Handshake | TeamWork Online |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $450/mo | Sales-quoted |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | –No |
| MCP server | –No | –No |
| Public API | –No | –No |
| Listed under | Job boards | Job boards, ATS |
Handshake
Stands out: The campus network students already use, so the pipeline is there before you are.
Watch out: It is a supply channel, not a tracker, and it is weak for senior hiring.
Not the right fit for
TeamWork Online
Stands out: More than 1,500 organizations hire through it, drawing on 8.5 million specialized candidates, 600+ college partnerships and 100+ career events a year. It says 200,000+ people have been hired through it over 25 years.
Watch out: It only makes sense for sports and live-events hiring, and no public API is documented. The $5 a month MVP Access plan with a $59.99 activation fee is a job-seeker subscription, not the employer price.
Not the right fit for
Handshake
TeamWork Online
Handshake
$450/mo
Basic is free for posting jobs, with 10 messages a month; promoted jobs are an add-on starting from $34 a day. Pro is $450 per month with 200 messages a month, AI applicant tools, multi-user collaboration and 3 promoted-job days a month. Enterprise is priced through sales on an annual plan. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026
TeamWork Online
Sales-quoted
TeamWork Online does not publish an employer price. Employers get a quote for an annual license through a demo. The $5 a month MVP Access plan, with a $59.99 activation fee, is a job-seeker subscription and not the hiring product. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026
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