Compare/Head to head

HeyJobs vs softgarden

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

softgarden

€199/mo

German-market in-house ATS with career sites and multi-posting, from €199/mo.

Where softgarden fits

  • German in-house talent teams
  • Austrian in-house talent teams
  • German-speaking mid-market employers
  • Teams that need multi-posting plus a career site

At a glance

DetailHeyJobssoftgarden
Starting price€400/mo€199/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underRecruitment marketing, Job boardsATS, Recruitment marketing
CapterraNot enough reviews4.6 from 124 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

softgarden

Stands out: The German and Austrian in-house default, with a published euro starting price.

Watch out: Anything beyond the core plan moves to custom pricing, and there is no MCP.

Not the right fit for

  • US agencies
  • Teams that need MCP

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

softgarden

  • Published €199 core price
  • Career site plus multi-posting
  • Public API
  • No MCP
  • Custom pricing above core
  • Not a US agency tool

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

softgarden

€199/mo

From €199/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try HeyJobs or softgarden for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?