Juicebox and Jack & Jill hire in different ways. Juicebox is a profile search engine for recruiters, priced per seat. Jack & Jill introduces companies to candidates who have opted in, priced per active role. There is a third way for a small business without a recruiter: agents that search and reach out on behalf of your managers.
Juicebox and Jack & Jill keep showing up in your LinkedIn feed. Both promise AI-powered hiring, both publish their prices, and both come from the English-speaking market. For a small or mid-sized business hiring ten to fifty people a year, the question is simple: which one fits the way you hire?
This comparison is based on both vendors' public pages, checked on October 29, 2026. Prices are published in US dollars; we converted them to euros at that day's rate.
Juicebox vs. Jack & Jill: which one should you choose?
The two tools start from opposite ideas:
- Juicebox starts from profiles. You describe who you are looking for, the tool searches a profile database and helps you write to candidates. It is a recruiter's tool.
- Jack & Jill starts from candidates. Jack, the candidate-side agent, knows what each person is looking for; Jill, the company-side agent, directly introduces candidates who match your roles and have agreed to be introduced.
So the real question is: do you have someone to search and write, or would you rather be introduced to candidates who are already interested?
What Juicebox does
Juicebox describes itself as an AI recruiting platform “built for recruiters”. According to its website, checked on October 29, 2026:
- Search: an assistant builds the query and AI filters refine results, across a stated database of 800 million profiles.
- Smart profiles: AI-generated summaries and highlights.
- Outreach: AI email templates, sent from your connected Gmail or Outlook mailbox.
- Juicebox Agents: an add-on that automates emailing or shortlisting.
- Integrations: 100+ ATS and CRM integrations stated, on the Business plan.
Juicebox says it serves 3,000+ companies, from large enterprises to boutique recruiting agencies.
Juicebox pricing in 2026
Juicebox's pricing page, checked on October 29, 2026, lists prices in US dollars, per seat per month. Converted at $1 = €0.8990 (October 29, 2026):
| Plan | Price in euros | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | Limited searches, 5 contact credits, no exports |
| Starter | About €107 a month, or €89 billed annually ($119 or $99) | 1 seat, unlimited searches, 500 contact credits a month, 1 connected mailbox |
| Growth | About €179 per seat per month, or €161 billed annually ($199 or $179) | Up to 5 seats, 1,500 contact credits per seat, 3 mailboxes per seat, hiring manager seats |
| Business | By quote, annual | Unlimited contact credits, ATS and CRM integrations, onboarding |
| Juicebox Agents (add-on) | About €179 per agent per month ($199) | Auto-email or auto-shortlist, unlimited credits |
The page does not clearly label which price is monthly and which is annual: we treated the lower one as the annual rate, consistent with its “from $99/month” statement. Taxes are not specified.
What Jack & Jill does
Jack & Jill runs two agents. According to its website, checked on October 29, 2026:
- Jack, free for candidates, scans millions of jobs a day to find roles that match what each person actually wants, and offers interview practice.
- Jill, on the company side, directly introduces candidates who have agreed to be introduced, when the interest is mutual. Candidates skip the application stage.
- On the paid plan, Jill also searches 1 billion+ public profiles, in the US according to the page, and connects to your ATS (Ashby, Workable).
The site states 6,227 companies use Jill and 421,932 professionals use Jack; these are vendor figures. The logos shown are mostly tech startups and scale-ups.
Jack & Jill pricing in 2026
Jack & Jill's pricing page, checked on October 29, 2026, shows US prices per active role per month. Converted at the same rate:
| Plan | Price in euros | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Meet Jill | €0 | Introductions to opted-in candidates, 20 intro requests a month, no card required |
| Hire Jill | About €224 per active role per month, or €179 billed annually ($249 or $199) | 50 intro requests a month per role, 1 billion+ public profiles (US), ATS connection |
| Scale Jill | By quote | Custom volumes, annual agreement, dedicated onboarding |
A European price list exists, but its amounts are not shown on the page we checked. The page also asks whether there is a fee on hire without a visible answer: check before you sign.
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Juicebox vs. Jack & Jill vs. Umamy
| Juicebox | Jack & Jill | Umamy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | Profile search engine for recruiters | Introductions to opted-in, interested candidates | Agents that search, rank and prepare the outreach |
| Price | €0, then about €89 to €179 per seat per month | €0, then about €179 to €224 per active role per month | From €249 per month, excluding VAT, flat price |
| Billing unit | The seat | The active role | Flat price, no success fee |
| Who searches | You, with AI | Jill, in its candidate network and public profiles | Umamy's agents, on your criteria |
| Who contacts the candidate | You, by email from your mailbox | Jill, through a direct introduction | Your managers, from their own LinkedIn, after your approval |
| Candidates reached | Profiles in the database, active or not | First, candidates signed up on Jack | Profiles matching your criteria, including people not looking |
| Ranking | AI filters and highlights | Mutual match | Dynamic Fit Score, criterion by criterion |
| Market shown | Prices in US dollars | Prices and public profile base shown for the US | Small and mid-sized businesses in France |
Information checked on October 29, 2026 on both vendors' public pages. Profile and user volumes are stated by the vendors.
When to choose Juicebox
Juicebox fits if you have a recruiter who searches personally and wants powerful search, unlimited searches from the Starter plan, and email outreach from their own mailbox. The Growth plan adds hiring manager seats.
When to choose Jack & Jill
Jack & Jill fits if you want to receive candidates who are already interested, without searching yourself, and your roles match the profiles signed up on Jack, often in tech. The free plan lets you try introductions with no commitment.
A third way: Umamy
For a business hiring technicians, salespeople or managers without a dedicated recruiter, one link is often missing: someone to find the right profiles, including people who are not looking, and a message they actually want to answer.
That is what Umamy does. Its agents find candidates on your criteria and rank them with the Dynamic Fit Score. Messages go out from your managers' own LinkedIn, the person the candidate would work with, after your approval. Across a sample of 11,010 people messaged, one in two replied, and it takes 10 minutes from brief to first candidates. Pricing is flat, from €249 per month excluding VAT, as shown on our pricing page. For more comparisons, see our LinkedIn Recruiter alternative for SMBs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Juicebox and Jack & Jill?
Juicebox is a profile search tool for recruiters, priced per seat. Jack & Jill introduces opted-in candidates who match your roles, priced per active role.
How much do Juicebox and Jack & Jill cost in euros?
At the October 29, 2026 rate, Juicebox costs about €89 to €179 per seat per month depending on plan and billing. Hire Jill costs about €179 to €224 per active role per month. Both have a free plan.
Is Umamy a Juicebox alternative?
Yes, for a company without a dedicated recruiter: Umamy's agents do the search and prepare the outreach, sent on behalf of your managers, at a flat price.
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Sources
- Juicebox, pricing page, checked October 29, 2026: https://juicebox.ai/pricing
- Jack & Jill, home page, checked October 29, 2026: https://www.jackandjill.ai
- Jack & Jill, pricing page, checked October 29, 2026: https://www.jackandjill.ai/pricing
- Pound Sterling Live (Barchart data), USD to EUR: $1 = €0.8990 on October 29, 2026. Converted amounts rounded to the nearest euro: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/data/currencies/usd-pairs/USDEUR-exchange-rate
