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Juicebox vs ScoutMesh

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

Starting price

Juicebox

$99/mo Free tier Free trial

Fits sourcers who want PeopleGPT over a large index instead of Boolean. Free plan exists; paid Starter is $99/seat/mo annual. Agents are a $199 add-on.

Where Juicebox fits

  • Sourcers who hate Boolean
  • Agencies on a few seats
  • Teams pushing shortlists into Greenhouse or Ashby
  • Desks that want MCP on paid plans

ScoutMesh

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MCP gateway that plugs 15 recruiting data sources, including People Data Labs, Lusha, ContactOut, prog.ai, GitHub and Bouncer verification, into the Claude or ChatGPT you already use, so one request searches, enriches and verifies across all of them. The account is free with $5 of credit, then you pay each provider's own unit price with no subscription or markup. Best for recruiters who source through an AI assistant and want several databases without several contracts.

Where ScoutMesh fits

  • Recruiters who source in Claude or ChatGPT and want contact data and verification there
  • Solo and agency recruiters who need several data sources but not several subscriptions
  • Sourcers working technical roles who want GitHub, Hugging Face and prog.ai code signals
  • Agencies checking a client's budget and employer reputation before a search

At a glance

DetailJuiceboxScoutMesh
Starting price$99/moQuote
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underSourcingSourcing, Email finders, Lead generation

Where they pull apart

Juicebox

Stands out: Natural-language search plus a Chrome extension and 50+ ATS connectors.

Watch out: The Agents add-on costs extra on top of the seat price.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need Juicebox to be the ATS
  • Buyers who only want a cheap email finder

ScoutMesh

Stands out: It resells many recruiting databases at their own list prices rather than as a bundle: People Data Labs at $0.28 a record, Lusha at $0.125 a credit, Hunter at $0.025 an email, Bouncer at $0.008 a check, with GitHub and Hugging Face searches free. The gateway itself stops and asks before any request over about $5, so an assistant cannot quietly run up a bill.

Watch out: It is new and small, with no Capterra or G2 reviews yet, and the proof on its site is a few LinkedIn posts. Every source is a third party, so the privacy and LinkedIn terms questions that come with People Data Labs, ContactOut and Lusha come with ScoutMesh too. The salary and review data is listed as Glassdoor, but no Glassdoor partnership is described. There is no search screen: everything happens through an AI assistant.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who want a point and click search screen and sequencing
  • Teams whose privacy rules bar resold third party contact data
  • Buyers who need an established vendor with reviews and an SLA

Pros and cons

Juicebox

  • Starter is $99/seat/mo on annual billing
  • Free plan for limited searches
  • Named ATS list including Ashby and Greenhouse
  • Agents cost $199 per agent per month extra
  • MCP is on paid plans, not the free seat
  • Monthly Starter is $119, not $99

ScoutMesh

  • 15 recruiting data sources on one key and one balance
  • Provider list prices with no subscription, seats or markup
  • Built in pause before any request over about $5
  • New vendor with no review site track record
  • All data is resold from third party providers
  • No search interface, only an AI assistant

What each one costs

Juicebox

$99/mo

From $99/seat/mo (Starter, billed annually; $119 monthly). Growth from $179/seat/mo annual. Free plan available. Agents add-on $199/agent/mo. Confirm current plans on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

ScoutMesh

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The account is free with $5 of credit and no card. After that there is no subscription, seat fee or markup: you pay each provider's published unit price only when a paid tool runs. Listed rates include People Data Labs $0.28 a record, Lusha $0.125 a credit, prog.ai $0.15 a profile, ContactOut $0.05 a profile or $0.20 a reveal, Hunter $0.025 and Findymail $0.02 an email, EnrichLayer $0.02 a personal email, TheirStack $0.04 a job or $0.12 a company, Akta $0.05 a credit, Bouncer $0.008 a check, Exa $0.007 a search, and Glassdoor data and Parallel $0.005 a call. GitHub and Hugging Face searches are free. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try Juicebox or ScoutMesh for free?
Juicebox carries a free tier on our listing. Juicebox offers a free trial.
Does Juicebox or ScoutMesh have an MCP server?
Juicebox and ScoutMesh ship 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?