At a glance
| Â | Fetcher | RealGreatDevs |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Managed sourcing | Technical sourcing |
| Pricing model | Subscription, quote-based | Self-serve monthly or annual subscription, no placement fees |
| Coverage | Not a self-serve database; candidates are delivered as curated batches. | 2.5M indexed engineer profiles |
| Data source | Aggregated public web, filtered by a human team. | Public GitHub activity: repositories, languages, contribution history and stated location. |
| Roles covered | Varies by product | Software engineering only |
What each one costs
Fetcher prices per batch of sourced candidates on a subscription. Pricing is quote-based and depends on volume.
Plans are self-serve with a free account to start, billed per workspace with seats included and no per-hire or placement fee. Aggregate data like the skill and country pages is public and free to browse.
Fetcher pricing last checked 2026-08-04. Most vendors in this category sell quote-based annual contracts, so treat published ranges as a starting point for negotiation rather than a quote.
Where each one wins
Fetcher is stronger at
- Least hands-on option: candidates arrive without you running searches
- Human curation catches nuance an automated filter misses
Where Fetcher falls short
- You cannot search the index yourself, so exploration and iteration are slow
- Throughput is bounded by the service, not by your own effort
RealGreatDevs is stronger at
- Every profile is backed by public code you can read, not a self-reported skill list
- Filter on activity itself: contribution volume, repository count, language mix and country
- Self-serve, so you can evaluate it without a sales call or an annual commitment
Where RealGreatDevs falls short
- Engineering only. If you also hire sales, finance or design, you need something else alongside it
- Coverage depends on public code, so engineers who work only in private repositories are underrepresented
- Not an ATS or a CRM: it finds and contacts people, it does not manage them through a hiring process
Choose Fetcher if
Teams with no sourcing capacity who would rather buy the outcome than the tool.
The core difference
Fetcher sells you a managed service; RealGreatDevs sells you direct access to the index. If you want to run your own searches and iterate on them in an afternoon, that difference is the whole decision.
Frequently asked questions
Is RealGreatDevs cheaper than Fetcher?
Fetcher pricing model: Subscription, quote-based. Fetcher prices per batch of sourced candidates on a subscription. Pricing is quote-based and depends on volume. RealGreatDevs is sold differently: Self-serve monthly or annual subscription, no placement fees, so a small team can start without a sales call or an annual commitment. For a large team with an existing contract, the comparison depends entirely on the terms you negotiate.
What can Fetcher do that RealGreatDevs cannot?
Least hands-on option: candidates arrive without you running searches. Human curation catches nuance an automated filter misses. Teams with no sourcing capacity who would rather buy the outcome than the tool.
Can I use both RealGreatDevs and Fetcher?
Yes, and plenty of teams do. Fetcher covers managed sourcing; RealGreatDevs covers engineering sourcing from public code. They draw on different data, so using both widens the pool rather than duplicating it.
Where does RealGreatDevs get its data?
Public GitHub activity: repositories, languages, contribution history and stated location. Every profile is built from activity that is already public, and the aggregate figures on our skill and country pages come from the same index you search.
Sources
Figures are as published or independently reported at the date noted above. Vendor pricing changes; verify before budgeting.
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