shouldiuse.io

Categories

VERDICT

Join Review

Depends

Should I use Join?

Join: the ATS for SMB hiring - join.com

· 4 days ago

Join.com is a budget ATS for small-team hiring, with entry pricing from €17. Public evidence is thin and user reviews flag an unintuitive interface, so run a pilot before you commit.

Confidence

Low. Based on 7 public sources; evidence is thin and most snippets are truncated. Note: join.cc (cycling app) and join.build (preconstruction) are different companies.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthNo evidence in sources reviewed
  • Support qualityNo evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture

Pricing

€17

Standard

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • SMB recruiters on a budget
  • Startups hiring a few roles at a time
  • Teams that want cheap job posting

Not for

  • Enterprise HR teams with complex approval workflows
  • Buyers who need an intuitive tool from day one
  • High-volume recruiting teams; this targets SMBs

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing snippet cuts off at '€17 per a...'; confirm whether billing is per job or per user.

medium

A Reddit r/jobs thread titled 'Workers seeking employment, avoid' signals candidate-side friction.

low

Trustpilot feedback flags an unintuitive interface; budget learning time during rollout.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Built specifically for SMB hiring teams.
  • Entry plan starts at €17.
  • Publishes a public product security page.
  • Shows customer stories, including a Belgian HR-tech startup.

Cons

  • A Trustpilot reviewer calls JOIN not very intuitive.
  • A Reddit thread warns job seekers to avoid.

Sources & method

- 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x3security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • €17

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Entry plan starts at €17
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Trustpilot reviewer calls it unintuitive
  • Feature depth. No evidence in sources reviewed
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture: 3/5. Public security page, no findings
  • €17 Starting price Standard plan, per the pricing page
  • SMB recruiters Target buyer Stated on the homepage

Pricing

Standard

€17

  • Aimed at SMB recruiters
  • Exact billing unit not shown in source

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

feedback is sparse: a Trustpilot reviewer calls JOIN unintuitive and a Reddit r/jobs thread warns job seekers away.

“Workers seeking employment, avoid join.com.”
Reddit, r/jobs
“JOIN is not very intuiti...”
Trustpilot

Alternatives

Compare Join with each alternative.

  • Recruitee

    European ATS with a clean interface for growing teams.

  • Breezy HR

    Cheap, visual hiring pipeline for small teams.

  • Personio

    Broader HR suite covering ATS plus payroll for European SMBs.

    Join vs Personio
Full analysis

Based on 7 public sources; evidence is thin and most snippets are truncated. Note: join.cc (cycling app) and join.build (preconstruction) are different companies.

Budget ATS for SMB hiring from €17. Cheap, but reviewers call it unintuitive. Test before committing.

Methodology

Based on 7 public sources; evidence is thin and most snippets are truncated. Note: join.cc (cycling app) and join.build (preconstruction) are different companies.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Join: the ATS for SMB hiringjoin.com
    official
  2. Pricing: simple plans for SMB recruitersjoin.com
    official
  3. Product security pagejoin.com
    security
  4. Customer storiesjoin.com
    official
  5. JOIN Reviews | Read Customer Service Reviews of join.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  6. Workers seeking employment, avoid join.com.reddit.com
    review
  7. JOIN Cost & Reviewscapterra.com.au
    review

Add this review to your site

This check for Join says Depends.

Put the badge on your site.

Visitors see the independent review.

The link points here, and search engines follow it.

This is the badge visitors see on your site.

Depends Join Independent review on Should I Use It

Paste one snippet. Keep the link as it is. A nofollow tag stops search engines from following it.

Rate this review

Anonymous. You can change your vote.

Loading votes…

Comments

One queue. No nested comments. Give a display name first. Limit: 200 words per comment and 7 comments per day. You can edit or delete yours.

Save a name to write a comment.

0 / 200 words

No comments yet.