At a glance
| hireEZ | RealGreatDevs | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Outbound sourcing | Technical sourcing |
| Pricing model | Annual contract, tiered | Self-serve monthly or annual subscription, no placement fees |
| Coverage | Aggregated from 45-plus open-web sources, per the vendor. | 2.5M indexed engineer profiles |
| Data source | Open web aggregation across professional networks, code hosts and portfolio sites. | Public GitHub activity: repositories, languages, contribution history and stated location. |
| Roles covered | Varies by product | Software engineering only |
What each one costs
hireEZ does not publish full pricing. Third-party data reports an entry tier around $169 per seat per month, a Professional tier near $199, and custom enterprise pricing above that. Independent procurement data puts the median contract near $13,000 a year.
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.
hireEZ 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
hireEZ is stronger at
- Cheaper to start than most enterprise sourcing tools
- Strong outbound automation, with sequencing built into the same product as search
- Broad source coverage rather than dependence on a single network
Where hireEZ falls short
- Still an annual commitment, and credit overage fees can inflate the effective price
- Aggregated profiles vary in freshness depending on the underlying source
- Engineering-specific signal is shallower than a code-first index
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 hireEZ if
Recruiting teams that want sourcing and outreach sequencing in one tool.
The core difference
hireEZ aggregates profiles from many sources and optimises for outreach volume. RealGreatDevs indexes one source deeply — public code — and gives you the contribution history behind every profile so you can judge the work before you write.
Frequently asked questions
Is RealGreatDevs cheaper than hireEZ?
hireEZ pricing model: Annual contract, tiered. hireEZ does not publish full pricing. Third-party data reports an entry tier around $169 per seat per month, a Professional tier near $199, and custom enterprise pricing above that. Independent procurement data puts the median contract near $13,000 a year. 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 hireEZ do that RealGreatDevs cannot?
Cheaper to start than most enterprise sourcing tools. Strong outbound automation, with sequencing built into the same product as search. Broad source coverage rather than dependence on a single network. Recruiting teams that want sourcing and outreach sequencing in one tool.
Can I use both RealGreatDevs and hireEZ?
Yes, and plenty of teams do. hireEZ covers outbound 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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