TokyoDev
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy in if you're a developer targeting Japan or a Japanese company hiring English-speaking engineers.
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TokyoDev vs Daijob
TokyoDev and Daijob both land on Depends.
Daijob
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Bilingual professionals job-hunting in Japan should add it as a free secondary channel.
| Compare | TokyoDev | Daijob |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Devs relocating to Japan | Bilingual professionals seeking jobs in Japan |
| Who it's not for | Anyone hiring or job hunting outside Japan | English-only seekers without business-level Japanese |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no public security page exists on the site.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence found | No usable evidence |
| Public sentiment | Reddit users in Japan-move communities cite TokyoDev as a standard resource for finding English-speaking developer jobs in Japan.² | Sentiment is sparse: third-party guides praise it for bilingual job hunts, while Reddit threads mention occasional site outages.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | Employers report rising scam applicants; verify candidates before interviews.⁶ | Employer plans are quote-only; expect sales contact and per-add-on fees12 |
Pick TokyoDev when
- Devs relocating to Japan
- English-speaking engineers in Tokyo
- Japan startups hiring international talent
When TokyoDev is not a fit
- Anyone hiring or job hunting outside Japan
- Companies needing a full ATS or recruiting platform
- Roles requiring Japanese fluency only
- High-volume, non-tech hiring
Pick Daijob when
- Bilingual professionals seeking jobs in Japan
- Employers hiring English-Japanese talent
- Mid-career white-collar roles
When Daijob is not a fit
- English-only seekers without business-level Japanese
- Employers hiring outside Japan
- Buyers wanting published, self-serve pricing
Sources
official
review
- LGBT, educated, and lost . r/AmerExitreddit.comreview
- TokyoDev Software Reviews, Demo & Pricingsoftwareadvice.comreview
- TokyoDev reviews 2026 | FitGapus.fitgap.comreview
news
- Security pagetokyodev.comsecurity
- TokyoDev Developer Survey 20252025.surveys.tokyodev.comofficial
- TokyoDev LinkedInlinkedin.comofficial
- Daijob.com official sitedaijob.comofficial
- Daijob employer pricingbiz.daijob.comofficial
- Glassdoor reviews, Daijob Global Recruitingglassdoor.comreview
- Trustpilot reviews, Daijobtrustpilot.comreview
- NihongoPeraPera Japan job site reviewsnihongoperapera.comreview
- Reddit: Is the Daijob website working?reddit.comreview