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GigForge vs Huntr

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. GigForge starts at $9, Huntr at $40. Both have a free tier.

Side by side

FactGigForgeHuntr
CategoryJob Search & ApplicationsJob Search & Applications
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$9 month$40 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome Ext
CompanyGigForge Technologies LtdHuntr
Launched2016
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

GigForge

GigForge tries to cover the whole job hunt in one place: portfolio, aggregated listings, proposal drafts, and interview practice, plus a separate employer-facing screening tool. Being broad rather than deep means power users of any one piece, like proposal writing or interview prep, may still prefer a specialist tool.

Pros

  • Combines portfolio, job aggregation, proposals, and interview prep in one product
  • Serves both job seekers and hiring teams from the same platform
  • Free plan requires no card and includes daily usable tokens

Cons

  • Free tier's daily token cap limits meaningful use before paying
  • Being a generalist platform means individual features may be thinner than dedicated tools

Huntr

Huntr is the rare job tool that treats a search as a pipeline rather than a series of one-off applications, and the kanban board plus contact and interview trackers are genuinely better than a spreadsheet. Pairing that with per-posting resume tailoring and an autofill extension removes most of the mechanical work. The pricing is aggressive for a product people use for two or three months: $40 a month rolling is steep, and the discount only arrives if you commit before you know how long the search will take.

Pros

  • One-click job capture from the Chrome extension with automatic keyword extraction
  • Kanban pipeline with separate contact, interview and scheduling trackers
  • Resume tailoring against a specific posting with a match score, plus cover-letter generation
  • Autofill works across many common application forms
  • Free tier is genuinely usable for tracking, capped at 100 jobs

Cons

  • $40/month rolling is high for a tool most people need for a short, uncertain period
  • The real discount requires committing three or six months up front
  • Free tier's two tailored resumes run out almost immediately if tailoring is why you came

Which one fits

Choose GigForge if you need

  • Freelancers wanting a portfolio, proposals, and job aggregation in one dashboard
  • Job seekers who want mock voice interview practice before real ones

Choose Huntr if you need

  • Anyone running dozens of applications at once who has outgrown a spreadsheet
  • Tailoring one base resume against each job description and checking keyword match
  • Cutting the repetitive typing out of ATS application forms

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