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hireEZ vs Kalent

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

hireEZ

$494/mo 7 day free trial

AI outbound sourcing across the open web, formerly Hiretual. Plans start at $494/mo with a seven-day trial.

Where hireEZ fits

  • Outbound talent teams sourcing beyond LinkedIn
  • Desks that want sequences with the sourcer
  • Buyers who will start on a seven-day trial
  • Teams with budget around $494/mo

Kalent

$55/500 credits 7 day free trial

AI sourcing agent built in France for teams hiring in Europe and the US. Describe the role in plain language, get ranked matches from 200M+ profiles with mobiles and personal emails, and let the agent draft LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp outreach you approve. Platform seats are quoted after a 7-day free trial, and the MCP for Claude and ChatGPT runs on public credit packs from $55.

Where Kalent fits

  • Agencies and in-house teams hiring across France and the rest of Europe
  • Recruiters who reach candidates on WhatsApp as well as LinkedIn and email
  • Teams sourcing from inside Claude or ChatGPT through an MCP
  • Companies on Workday, Teamtailor, Ashby or SmartRecruiters that want one-click candidate push

At a glance

DetailhireEZKalent
Starting price$494/mo$55/500 credits
Free tier–No–No
Free trial7 day free trial7 day free trial
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEmail finders, SourcingSourcing, Email finders, LinkedIn, Outreach
Capterra4.7 from 103 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

hireEZ

Stands out: Open-web sourcing plus sequences and contact data in one outbound product.

Watch out: No MCP, and $494/mo is a real floor, so this is not an SMB finder.

Not the right fit for

  • Small desks that need a $50 finder
  • Buyers who need MCP

Kalent

Stands out: European coverage and WhatsApp outreach are built in, which most US-first sourcing tools treat as an afterthought, and the vendor holds SOC 2 Type 2 with GDPR opt-out handling. It also ships one of the more complete recruiting MCP servers: OAuth sign in, search, enrichment, outreach and ATS push from inside Claude or ChatGPT, on credit packs that never expire.

Watch out: Seat prices are not published, so you need a sales call to cost the full platform; only the MCP credit packs carry public prices. The ATS list leans French and European (Flatchr, Taleez, BoondManager, Beetween), and Greenhouse, Lever and Bullhorn are not among the 20 named integrations on its integrations page. ATS sync is an add-on below the Team plan, and the 70% mobile figure is the vendor's own claim.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who want a public per-seat price before a sales call
  • US agencies whose ATS of record is Bullhorn
  • Teams that only need a cheap email finder

Pros and cons

hireEZ

  • Public $494/mo start
  • Seven-day trial
  • Open-web sourcing plus sequences
  • No MCP
  • High floor for small teams
  • Not an ATS

Kalent

  • Strong European profile coverage alongside the US
  • WhatsApp and SMS outreach next to LinkedIn and email
  • Vendor-hosted MCP with OAuth and public credit packs
  • Platform seat prices are quote only
  • ATS list leans toward French and European systems
  • ATS sync is an add-on below the Team plan

What each one costs

hireEZ

$494/mo

Solo recruiter plans start at $494 per month with a 7 day free trial. Enterprise pricing is configured around the tools hireEZ replaces and is quoted after a four week verification. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Sep 2026

Kalent

$55/500 credits

Kalent's platform plans (Sourcing, AI Agent and Team) are priced per seat by volume and quoted after a call; every plan starts with a 7-day free trial with full access and no card. Sourcing covers search, contact data, CSV export and the MCP; AI Agent adds LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and SMS sequences; Team adds ATS sync, pooled credits and an account manager, with ATS sync an add-on on AI Agent. MCP credits are sold publicly as one-time packs that never expire: Starter $55 for 500 credits, Growth $200 for 2,000, Scale $485 for 5,000 and Pro $920 for 10,000, with 100 free credits on sign up and Enterprise volume quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is hireEZ cheaper than Kalent?
Kalent starts lower, at $55/500 credits against $494/mo for hireEZ. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try hireEZ or Kalent for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. hireEZ offers a 7 day free trial. Kalent offers a 7 day free trial.
Does hireEZ or Kalent have an MCP server?
Kalent ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 20 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?