hireEZ vs SeekOut (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SeekOut grades higher than hireEZ: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SeekOut grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
hireEZ
AI sourcing and recruiting platform that sits on top of your ATS
SeekOut
AI candidate sourcing across 1B+ profiles and your ATS
Which one is for you
Pick hireEZ if
- Fits if you are a solo recruiter and can spend about $500 a month
- Works for enterprise teams that want to replace several sourcing tools
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are one recruiter, at $494 a month
- Skip it if you want a price list, as enterprise pricing is set after a four-week verification
- Watch out: the solo plan's contents and billing basis are not on the pricing page
- Watch out: it runs on top of an ATS, so you need one
- Watch out: the trial is 7 days, and the card requirement is not stated
Pick SeekOut if
- Fits if you source for a small team of up to 3 recruiters
- Works for teams that want search linked to an existing ATS
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price for any plan other than Sourcing Core, as the rest are custom annual quotes
- Tight if you need more than 3 seats, as Core has no extra seats
- Watch out: Core has no SSO
- Watch out: only Core has a free trial
- Watch out: applicant evaluation and AI screening need Full Recruiting Funnel
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAhireEZFair | 2.4GPASeekOutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$494 a month for the solo plan, in the dearest tenth of hiring tools, with its contents and billing basis not stated. | B$149 a month for 3 seats billed annually is about $50 a seat, inside the cheaper quarter of hiring tools at $74. $179 billed monthly. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day trial on the solo plan; the page does not say whether a card is needed. | CA 14-day trial of Sourcing Core with no credit card, then nothing free. |
| Features | CSourcing, CRM, AI review, scheduler, career sites and intelligence. The solo plan's contents are not listed, and it relies on an ATS. | CAI search, 30+ filters, contacts, exports, outreach and a Chrome extension. Applicant evaluation and AI screening need the Full Recruiting Funnel plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect an ATS and configure sourcing. | CNo rating on record. You set up search, outreach and integrations. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web service with 40+ native ATS integrations. | BWeb and Chrome extension with Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Lever and AI assistant integrations. |
| Best for | AI sourcing that sits on top of an ATS | candidate sourcing with AI search |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: hireEZ and SeekOut. How we grade
Price against what you get
hireEZ starts at $494 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SeekOut starts at $149 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and SeekOut starts $345 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 12 score higher than hireEZ for less, and 7 score higher than SeekOut for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| hireEZ | SeekOut | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $494 per month | $149 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on the solo recruiter plan | 14-day free trial of Sourcing Core, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | hireEZ | SeekOut |
| Price read from | hireez.com | seekout.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
hireEZ
- Enterprise pricing is not published; hireEZ says it is set against the stack it replaces.
- The solo plan's contents and billing basis are not stated on the pricing page.
- The vendor says it runs on top of an ATS, with 40+ native ATS integrations.
- Its own positioning now centers on enterprise teams and a four-week verification.
SeekOut
- Only Sourcing Core is priced publicly; every other plan is a custom, annual quote.
- Sourcing Core has no SSO and no extra seats beyond its 3 included.
- Only Sourcing Core offers the 14-day free trial.
- Applicant evaluation and AI screening need the Full Recruiting Funnel plan.
Key features
hireEZ
- Sourcing
- Candidate search across the open web and partner networks, which the vendor says spans 45+ platforms and 1B+ candidate profiles.
- Talent CRM
- Nurtures a pipeline, resurfaces past applicants from the ATS database and supports internal mobility.
- Applicant review and conversational AI
- AI matching shortlists best-fit applicants, and voice AI screens and engages candidates at scale.
- AI scheduler
- Syncs calendars and schedules interviews automatically.
- Career sites and job distribution
- Branded career sites and landing pages, with jobs distribution and advertising.
- Hiring intelligence
- Market insights and performance reports, plus hiring process management in your ATS or in hireEZ's own.
SeekOut
- AI candidate search
- Searches 1B+ external profiles and the company's ATS with AI that reads context, plus 30+ filters on the entry plan.
- Applicant evaluation and AI screening
- Scores inbound applicants, runs AI screening and flags signs of fraud. This sits in the full-funnel product.
- ATS rediscovery
- Surfaces past applicants and silver medalists already in the ATS, alongside external results.
- Outreach
- Email integration with send-on-behalf and AI multi-step campaigns, with contact credits and exports capped monthly.
- Chrome extension
- Sources and enriches profiles from any website without leaving the page.
- SeekOut MCP
- Brings SeekOut's profile search into Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Amazon Quick.
Plans
hireEZ
Solo recruiter$494
per month
Entry plan for an individual recruiter; the page does not list what it includes or how it is billed.
EnterpriseCustom
Configured to the tools it replaces rather than a flat per-seat rate, validated in a four-week verification before signing.
SeekOut
Sourcing Core$149
per month for 3 seats, billed annually ($179 billed monthly)
Unlimited search, 30+ filters, 500 contact credits and 1,000 exports a month, and AI multi-step campaigns.
SourcingCustom
Per-seat pricing billed annually, with 750 contacts and 5,000 exports per seat a month, SSO and diversity filters.
Sourcing + IntegrationCustom
Adds ATS rediscovery, unified external and ATS search, usage reports and market intelligence. Billed annually.
Full Recruiting FunnelCustom
Adds inbound applicant evaluation, AI screening, agentic workflows and custom integrations. Billed annually.
Ways to pay less
hireEZ
No public discounts listed.
SeekOut
- Annual discount
Save $360 a year with annual billing
Sourcing Core is $149 a month paid annually upfront ($1,788 a year) against $179 a month billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, hireEZ or SeekOut?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SeekOut is cheaper to start with: $149 a month, against $494 a month for hireEZ. hireEZ starts at $494 per month, and SeekOut starts at $149 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, hireEZ or SeekOut?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither hireEZ nor SeekOut has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do hireEZ and SeekOut run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SeekOut lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.