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Juicebox vs SquarePeg

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

SquarePeg

Pay as you go Free tier

SquarePeg is an AI screening layer that sits on top of your ATS and ranks every applicant with the resume evidence behind each score. It suits lean teams with high applicant volume or a fake-candidate problem, and you can test it on a live role with 2,000 free credits.

Where SquarePeg fits

  • High-volume applicant pipelines
  • Lean recruiting teams on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Workable
  • Teams seeing fake or misrepresented candidates
  • Companies hiring tech, finance and healthcare knowledge workers

At a glance

DetailJuiceboxSquarePeg
Starting price$99/moPay as you go
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underSourcingAI screening, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Sourcing

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

SquarePeg

Stands out: Scores are glass box: every criterion shows a subscore, a written reason and the exact resume lines, and rescoring is free. Eligibility rules run before scoring so ineligible applicants are never charged, and an authenticity check combines LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals.

Watch out: The per-credit price is only shown in an estimator, not as a list price, so budget from a quote. It is built for resume-based knowledge-worker hiring, and it does not write scores into ATS fields; you see them in SquarePeg or its Chrome extension.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly or no-resume hiring
  • Teams that want an all-in-one ATS
  • Buyers needing a published price list

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

SquarePeg

  • Every score shows its resume evidence
  • No seat or platform fees, free rescoring
  • Built-in fake candidate checks
  • No published per-credit price
  • Resume-based roles only
  • Scores do not write into ATS fields

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

SquarePeg

Pay as you go

SquarePeg charges by credit, with no platform fee and no seat fees. One credit scores one applicant, and rediscovering a past candidate also costs one credit after a one-time indexing fee. New accounts get 2,000 free credits to use within two months, with no credit card. More credits are bought one-time, monthly or yearly, with volume discounts; the per-credit price is shown in an estimator on the pricing page rather than published as a list price. Rescoring and the agent are free, and applicants who fail eligibility rules are never charged. A 90-day paid pilot is also offered. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Oct 2026

Common questions

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