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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?