Pricing

    Honest pricing.
    No surprises.

    For candidates, Jobs by CareerBuddy is — and will always be — free. For hiring teams, we charge per seat, not per hire. Pause or cancel any time. The pricing below is for companies; if you're job-hunting, hop over to the candidate side.

    Sprout
    For founders & seed-stage teams
    $0
    Free · forever
    Hire feeOne-time $1,200 / hire
    • 5 free job posts
    • Basic company page
    • Message up to 10 candidates per job
    • Standard 48hr response SLA
    • Email support
    Most popular
    Grow
    For Series A → C
    $47
    Per month · billed yearly ($564/yr)
    Hire feeNo per-hire fees
    • Unlimited job posts
    • Premium company page (Verified+)
    • Unlimited messages to candidates
    • Advanced search · saved searches & alerts
    • 24hr response SLA badge
    • Verified hiring manager pages
    • Slack + email support
    Scale
    Done-for-you placement
    Placement
    Managed by CareerBuddy
    Hire feeSuccess-based
    • Dedicated talent partner sources for you
    • Vetted shortlist delivered in days
    • We screen, interview-prep & negotiate
    • White-glove employer brand setup
    • Multi-region pipelines
    • Pay only when you hire
    Just need a great company page?
    Premium Company Page
    Annual only

    Get the full premium page treatment — banner, photo gallery, long-form story, team carousel, Verified+ badge, and featured placement in Explore — without posting jobs or paying for the Grow plan.

    • Custom banner + brand colors
    • Photo gallery + embedded video
    • Team carousel & culture sections
    • Verified+ badge on profile
    • Featured placement in Explore
    • Custom OG image + JSON-LD
    $299
    Per year · no monthly option
    "CareerBuddy's recruitment process is top-notch. They provided us with a shortlist of highly skilled candidates that exceeded our expectations. The team was responsive, professional, and went above and beyond to find the right fit for our team."
    HL

    Healthlane

    Hiring partner

    Compare what's in each plan

    Sprout
    Grow
    Scale
    Hiring
    Active job posts
    5
    Unlimited
    Managed by us
    Messages to candidates
    10 / job
    Unlimited
    We do it for you
    Search filters
    Basic
    Advanced
    Done-for-you sourcing
    Saved searches & alerts
    —
    ✓
    —
    Employer brand
    Company page
    Basic
    Premium (Verified+)
    Premium (Verified+)
    Hiring manager profiles
    —
    ✓
    ✓
    Featured placement
    —
    ✓
    ✓
    Trust & response
    Response SLA badge
    48 hr
    24 hr
    Same-day
    No-ghost guarantee
    ✓
    ✓
    ✓
    Reply-rate published on profile
    ✓
    ✓
    —
    Support
    Email support
    ✓
    ✓
    ✓
    Shared Slack channel
    —
    ✓
    ✓
    Dedicated talent partner
    —
    —
    ✓
    The receipts

    Most teams break even on hire two. Then it just keeps paying.

    Drag the slider to see what it would cost you with a typical $14K-per-hire agency vs. a Grow seat with us.

    How many hires this year?
    8
    Agency / external recruiter
    $112,000
    $14,000 × 8 hires
    Jobs by CareerBuddy · Grow plan
    $566
    $47 × 12 mo (annual) + $0 per hire
    You save
    $111,434
    That's roughly 8 extra hires you didn't have to make to break even.
    Why our customers stay

    Honest pricing, real replies, and salary on every role.

    $0
    For candidates, forever
    No premium tier, no fees, ever
    24 hr
    Response SLA on Grow
    Backed by the no-ghost guarantee
    Up front
    Salary on every posting
    Required before a role goes live
    14-day
    Free trial on Grow
    Full refund if it doesn't earn its keep
    FAQ

    The questions everyone asks

    Try us for 14 days.
    If we don't earn it, we'll refund it.

    Start the trial. Meet your talent buddy. Reach out to five candidates. If you don't feel the difference vs. your current sourcing, we'll refund every cent — day you cancel.

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