Compare/Head to head

Homerun vs JOIN

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

Starting price

Homerun

€109/mo 15 day free trial

Small-business ATS sold on career sites and a calm hiring flow. Core is €109/mo on an annual contract, €139 monthly, with a 15-day trial.

Where Homerun fits

  • Small in-house teams
  • Employers whose career site is the pitch
  • European small businesses paying in euros
  • Buyers who want a 15-day trial

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

DetailHomerunJOIN
Starting price€109/mo€17/job/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial15 day free trial14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underATSATS, Job boards
Capterra4.5 from 77 reviews4.5 from 112 reviews

Where they pull apart

Homerun

Stands out: Career-site quality at small-business scale, with published euro pricing.

Watch out: Job slots cap how many roles you can run at once, which is usually what pushes teams up a tier.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies
  • Enterprise selections
  • High-volume hourly hiring

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

Homerun

  • Published euro pricing
  • 15-day free trial
  • Career site is the product
  • No MCP
  • Job slots limit concurrent roles
  • Not built for agencies or high volume

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

Homerun

€109/mo

Core is €109/mo on an annual contract (€139 billed monthly) with 3 job slots, and Plus is €195/mo on an annual contract (€215 billed monthly) with 5 job slots. Prices are shown in euros or pounds; no USD price is published. 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 Homerun or JOIN for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Homerun offers a 15 day free trial. 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?