Katara vs. Jack & Jill
Katara vs. Jack & Jill: flat subscription or 10% per hire?
Jack & Jill runs two AI agents: Jack interviews candidates and writes their profile, Jill matches them to open roles and charges 10% of first-year salary when a hire lands. Katara is a reverse job board where engineers write their own profiles, verified teams pitch them directly and the price is one flat subscription. Here is how they compare.
Katara
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Pricing model
Flat subscription from $45/mo. 0% of salary, however many you hire.
10% of first-year salary per hire, 10% of 12-month compensation for contractors. Refunded if the hire leaves within 3 months.
Who writes the profile
The engineer, in their own words. Spam checks only, no matching algorithm.
An AI agent interviews the candidate for about 20 minutes and generates the profile from the conversation.
How contact happens
You browse the pool and pitch directly, with a salary range in the first message.
The Jill agent proposes matches; an introduction is made only once both sides confirm.
Talent focus
Software engineers across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Japan and ANZ, remote-first.
Every role and function, strongest in the UK and US, with expansion currently focused on the US.
After the introduction
Pipeline board, scorecards, offers and onboarding included.
Introduction only. Screening, interviews and closing stay with your team and your own ATS.
Candidate controls
Visibility settings, invisible mode, which teams viewed your profile, salary and location set once.
Free coaching, mock interviews and negotiation help from the Jack agent.
Best for
Teams making several engineering hires a year who want a predictable bill and no bot between them and the candidate.
Companies making the occasional hire who prefer paying per placement and are comfortable with AI-led matching.
Jack & Jill fees are taken from its public pricing page as of October 2026. Reviews earlier in 2026 reported a per-role subscription instead. Check current terms before relying on them.
Hire engineers without paying 10% of their salary
One subscription from $450 a year, unlimited hires, and every profile written by the engineer themselves.
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