Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SmartHires.io

A candidate referral network between startups

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SmartHires.io launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SmartRecruiters▲94

   The cloud hiring platform to find and hire great people

   2014 · smartrecruiters.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Blnkk▲202

   An online community for crowdsourcing your startup needs

   2015 · blnkk.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StartupSort▲96

   Job search engine for smart engineers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HackerEarth Recruit▲26

   A Talent Assessment Platform

   2017 · hackerearth.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HelloHired▲181

   Beautifully simple job pages for growing companies

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   remoteworks.io▲105

   Yet another remote job aggregator.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NONTECH.io▲220

   Job board for non-technical roles at startups

   2015 · ungerdorf.at · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Seed.Jobs▲92

   Inbound talent marketing

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ProductHire▲201

   Minimalistic job board for Product Managers

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Urbanhire▲5

    Platform for talent and recruitment management

    2017 · urbanhire.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Teamstory 1.8▲97

    A social network for startups & entrepreneurs

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Interviewed▲189

    A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

    2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ThinkFring▲57

    Share your resume with top startups and get hired.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HireVue▲69

    A modern tool for recruiting

    2015 · hirevue.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    StartupJob▲155

    Startup job board powered by Twitter

    2014 · startupjob.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Teamstory▲103

    A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

    2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Credentialing Network ▲58

    Helping employers identify and source talent.

    2014 · generalassemb.ly · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pursue▲124

    Private job networking app for young professionals

    2017 · pursueapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hireica▲74

    Virtual interviewing platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TrueJob▲115

    Startup job search, with automated feedback for both sides

    2016 · truejob.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    JobHive▲69

    Meet candidates w/ video applications from lots of job sites

    2014 · jobhive.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hire My Friend▲151

    Where friends help friends get hired.

    2014 · hiremyfriend.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Refer Me Please▲150

    The Home for Job Referrals

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Workshape.io▲101

    A talent matching service for developers in Startups

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →