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
$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
$175/mo Free tier 5 day free trial
Searchable database of more than 1.2 million US IT resumes with contact details, built by an IT staffing firm from 14 years of its own candidate data. Recruiters search in plain English, filter by skills, experience and work authorization, and download resumes straight into their own ATS. Free gives 10 downloads a month for the first year; Micro is $175/mo, Starter $250/mo and Unlimited $500/mo.
Where LevelUp IT fits
| Detail | hireEZ | LevelUp IT |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $494/mo | $175/mo |
| Free tier | –No | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | 7 day free trial | 5 day free trial |
| MCP server | –No | –No |
| Public API | ✓Yes | –No |
| Listed under | Email finders, Sourcing | Sourcing, Job boards |
| Capterra | 4.7 from 103 reviews | Not enough reviews |
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
LevelUp IT
Stands out: The Unlimited plan has no download cap at $500/mo, well below most job board resume search subscriptions, and profiles show work authorization up front so you can skip candidates who need sponsorship. The free plan is generous enough to test the data quality on real searches before paying.
Watch out: Most of the database comes from one staffing firm's past candidates, so some resumes may be years old and the people in them may not expect other recruiters to contact them. The vendor also pitches unlimited mass email to candidates, which can damage your domain's deliverability if you blast cold lists. It is a young product with no outside reviews yet; test the free downloads on a current search before committing.
Not the right fit for
hireEZ
LevelUp IT
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 4 Nov 2026
LevelUp IT
$175/mo
Free gives 10 resume downloads a month for the first 12 months, with no card. Micro is $175/mo for 100 downloads, then $1.00 each. Starter is $250/mo for 250 downloads, then $0.75 each. Unlimited is $500/mo with no download cap. Adding a card starts a 5-day trial with 100 downloads, charged on day 6. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 6 Nov 2026
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