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Team Engine vs TeamWork Online

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

Starting price

Team Engine

$500/mo

Text-first hiring and retention software for field and hourly teams. Essential is $500/mo billed yearly for up to 5 jobs and 50 employees.

Where Team Engine fits

  • Construction, warehousing, and field employers
  • HR teams that hire by text, not email
  • Operators with under 50 employees on a small job load
  • Companies that want surveys and 1:1 texts after the hire

TeamWork Online

Quote-based

Sports and live-events job board plus ATS for teams, leagues, venues, colleges and agencies hiring industry talent. Employers buy an annual license, sold by quote through a demo, and TeamWork Online says 85% of NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS and NHL teams recruit on it.

Where TeamWork Online fits

  • Sports teams, leagues and venues
  • Live-event employers hiring industry talent
  • Employers wanting a job board and ATS together

At a glance

DetailTeam EngineTeamWork Online
Starting price$500/moQuote-based
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underATS, TextingJob boards, ATS

Where they pull apart

Team Engine

Stands out: SMS and WhatsApp to applicants and staff with no app install, built for people who are not at a desk.

Watch out: The public Essential card is annual. Growth and Enterprise are custom. HRIS sync sits on the higher plans.

Not the right fit for

  • Office hiring teams that live in email and LinkedIn
  • Buyers who need a month-to-month public card

TeamWork Online

Stands out: More than 1,500 organizations hire through it, drawing on 8.5 million specialized candidates, 600+ college partnerships and 100+ career events a year. It says 200,000+ people have been hired through it over 25 years.

Watch out: It only makes sense for sports and live-events hiring, and no public API is documented. The $5 a month MVP Access plan with a $59.99 activation fee is a job-seeker subscription, not the employer price.

Not the right fit for

  • Employers hiring outside sports and live events
  • Teams needing a published monthly ATS price
  • Buyers who need an open API

Pros and cons

Team Engine

  • Essential $500/mo yearly for 50 employees
  • SMS and WhatsApp with no worker app
  • Built for field and hourly hiring
  • Public Essential card is annual
  • Growth and Enterprise are quotes
  • Email-first office teams are a poor fit

TeamWork Online

  • Pool of 8.5 million sports-industry candidates
  • Unlimited hiring-manager access
  • 100+ career events a year
  • Annual license sold by quote only
  • Of little use outside sports and live events
  • No documented public API

What each one costs

Team Engine

$500/mo

Essential is $500/mo billed annually for up to 5 job postings and 50 employees. Growth is custom for up to 500 employees. Enterprise is custom above 500. HRIS integrations sit on Growth and Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

TeamWork Online

Quote-based

TeamWork Online does not publish an employer price. Employers get a quote for an annual license through a demo. The $5 a month MVP Access plan, with a $59.99 activation fee, is a job-seeker subscription and not the hiring product. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?