Compare/Head to head

HeyJobs vs JOIN

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

Starting price

HeyJobs

€400/mo

Performance recruiting service for German employers that need applicants quickly: HeyJobs buys job ad traffic, screens applicants with AI and passes them to your existing ATS. HIRE budgets start at €400/mo with a €1,200 minimum budget use, and REACH costs under €150 per job from 10 openings.

Where HeyJobs fits

  • German employers with hard-to-fill jobs
  • Teams with 10 or more open roles
  • Recruiters who already have an ATS

JOIN

€17/job/mo 14 day free trial

European job distribution plus a lightweight ATS, priced per open job at €17 a month on annual billing, with a 14-day trial on the Advanced plan.

Where JOIN fits

  • European small businesses that need multi-posting
  • Teams that think in roles rather than seats
  • Hiring panels that want every interviewer in the tool without buying seats
  • Buyers who want a 14-day trial before committing

At a glance

DetailHeyJobsJOIN
Starting price€400/mo€17/job/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underRecruitment marketing, Job boardsATS, Job boards
CapterraNot enough reviews4.5 from 112 reviews

Where they pull apart

HeyJobs

Stands out: HeyAssessment screening is included in the budget, reviewing applications and using live chat to check qualifications, interest and reachability. Ads run on Google, Meta, TikTok, Xing and 50+ other channels, backed by a talent pool of more than 4.5 million people.

Watch out: HeyJobs is not an applicant tracking system, so pipelines and offers stay in another tool. The €400 HIRE entry still carries a €1,200 minimum budget use, and prices are published in euros only.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams looking for an ATS or HRIS
  • Employers hiring outside DACH
  • Buyers wanting per-user software pricing

JOIN

Stands out: Multi-posting priced by the job rather than by the seat, so every interviewer can sit in the tool at no extra cost.

Watch out: Paid board placements are bought on top of the plan, self-serve tiers stop at 15 active jobs, and the API, Zapier and Make are Advanced only.

Not the right fit for

  • US staffing agencies
  • Enterprise HCM selections
  • Teams running more than 15 roles at once on a self-serve plan

Pros and cons

HeyJobs

  • HIRE budgets from €400/mo, published openly
  • AI screening included in the budget
  • Feeds 65+ ATS and BMS systems
  • Not an ATS, needs a separate system
  • €1,200 minimum budget use on HIRE
  • Pricing copy is in German

JOIN

  • Per-job pricing with unlimited users on every plan
  • Over 250 paid boards and 10 organic from a single post, at no markup
  • 14-day trial on the Advanced plan with no card
  • EU primary hosting, GDPR tooling and ISO 27001:2022
  • The bill scales with the number of roles open at once
  • Paid board placements cost extra on top of the plan
  • Self-serve plans cap out at 15 active jobs
  • API, Zapier and Make need Advanced, and there is no MCP

What each one costs

HeyJobs

€400/mo

HeyJobs sells media budgets in euros rather than software seats. HIRE starts at €400/mo for single vacancies, with a minimum budget use of €1,200 and HeyAssessment screening included. REACH covers bundles from 10 jobs at under €150 per job, and FULL FLEX is a flexible budget with no published figure. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 27 Sep 2026

JOIN

€17/job/mo

Standard is €17 per job per month and Advanced €34 per job per month, both billed annually with two months free; monthly billing costs more. Both tiers include unlimited users and up to 15 active jobs, and paid job-board placements are bought separately as an add-on at no markup. Enterprise is volume priced from 15 open roles. Prices exclude VAT. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try HeyJobs or JOIN for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. JOIN offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 27 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?