Hired review

Hired's former subscription and success-fee models are no longer sold. Any engagement now runs through LHH Recruitment Solutions and is quoted as a recruiting service — expect contingency or retained-search style economics rather than software pricing.

Our historical estimate below reflects what Hired charged as a marketplace and is kept for context; treat current LHH pricing as unverified and get a quote before budgeting.

Former Hired customers who want continuity through LHH's tech recruiting services. Hired was a curated marketplace for tech talent: candidates applied, were vetted, and signalled salary expectations and readiness to move, and companies requested interviews. As of June 14, 2024 the standalone Hired brand and marketplace were incorporated into LHH Recruitment Solutions (The Adecco Group); hired.com now redirects to LHH. What remains is LHH's tech recruiting practice using Hired's matching technology, sold as a recruitment service rather than self-serve software.

From curated marketplace to LHH service line

Hired inverted recruiting: vetted tech candidates (engineering, product, design, data, sales) published profiles with salary expectations and signalled they were actively interviewing; employers browsed and requested interviews, competing transparently for talent. Curation was the differentiator versus broader marketplaces, and compensation transparency both ways collapsed the negotiation discovery that kills late-stage pipelines elsewhere.

That product no longer exists as a standalone offering. The Adecco Group acquired Hired via Vettery in 2020, and on June 14, 2024 LHH announced Hired was being incorporated into LHH Recruitment Solutions. The hired.com domain now redirects to LHH's corporate site, sign-ups are closed, and what Hired customers get today is LHH's tech recruiting practice — contract and direct-hire recruitment services — reportedly using Hired's matching technology behind the scenes.

For buyers this changes the category entirely: LHH is a recruitment services firm with quoted, engagement-based pricing, not software you evaluate against a sourcing stack. If you came here for an opt-in, high-intent tech candidate channel, Wellfound (startup roles), Dice (contract and defense-adjacent tech), or a marketplace inside your outbound platform are the live alternatives. We keep this page for buyers still searching for Hired and to document the change.

Hired is the only tool we currently track in the curated talent marketplace (retired — now lhh recruitment solutions) category — the segment is new and thinly populated, so we benchmark it against the closest tools by price and model instead. Its estimated $10K–$40K compares with a $0–$500K range across the 40 tools in the directory. Hired predates the AI-native wave; if autonomous workflows matter to you, cross-check the AI sourcing ranking.

Closest tools by price and model: ZoomInfo Talent, Teamable, Entelo, SeekOut, Gem. The full field is on the tools directory and the 2026 ranking.

This profile follows our published methodology: we weigh search and match quality, data coverage and accuracy, workflow automation, integration depth, pricing transparency, and practitioner-reported outcomes. Sources include Hired's public documentation and pricing materials, review platforms (G2, Capterra), and practitioner reports from recruiters using the tool in production. We do not accept payment for placement in rankings; referral relationships, where they exist, are disclosed and never affect scores. Estimated costs are directional and documented per vendor on the pricing benchmark.

Hired lists integrations with Not applicable — service engagement via LHH. If your ATS or CRM isn't on that list, ask the vendor about API access or CSV workflows before buying — integration gaps are the most common post-purchase complaint in this category.

Is Hired still operating?

Not as a standalone marketplace. As of June 14, 2024 Hired was incorporated into LHH Recruitment Solutions (The Adecco Group) and hired.com redirects to LHH. Its capabilities now sit inside LHH's recruiting services.

How much does Hired cost?

There is no longer Hired pricing. LHH Recruitment Solutions quotes recruiting engagements case by case; the subscription and success-fee models Hired used to sell are retired.

Hired vs Wellfound?

Wellfound remains a live, self-serve marketplace with a free tier; Hired is now an LHH service. See the comparison for what Hired offered and where to go instead.

Who owns Hired?

The Adecco Group acquired Hired in 2020 through its Vettery business; in June 2024 LHH (an Adecco Group unit) folded Hired into LHH Recruitment Solutions.

Is Hired a good sourcing tool?

Hired as a product is gone: since June 2024 it has been an LHH Recruitment Solutions service line, and hired.com redirects to LHH's corporate site. Buyers wanting the high-intent, comp-transparent marketplace Hired pioneered should look at Wellfound or Dice; buyers open to a staffing-firm engagement can talk to LHH.

Who should use Hired?

Hired is best for former Hired customers who want continuity through LHH's tech recruiting services. It fits teams where: former hired customers who want continuity through lhh's tech recruiting practice; employers already working with lhh or adecco who want tech roles covered under one relationship; teams comfortable buying recruiting services rather than software.

What are the best alternatives to Hired?

The closest alternatives are Wellfound (AngelList Talent), Dice, hireEZ. Wellfound (AngelList Talent) (marketplace of 10M+ startup-ready candidates with declared intent and salary expectations.) is the most common head-to-head evaluation; estimated annual cost $0–$7K versus $10K–$40K for Hired.

Does Hired have a free tier or trial?

No meaningful free tier. Hired is standalone marketplace retired. Recruiting services now quoted by LHH Recruitment Solutions; no self-serve pricing. — plan for a paid evaluation or ask the vendor about pilot terms.

• Does LHH still operate Hired's candidate matching, and how does it surface in an engagement?
• What does a tech recruiting engagement cost — contingency, retained, or hourly?
• Which markets and role types does the LHH tech practice cover?
• How is candidate intent verified now that the opt-in marketplace is closed?
• What happens to historical Hired data and relationships from a prior account?