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Metix AI vs Fetcher: historical comparison and transition.
Fetcher has announced that it is retiring its platform. Treat the product comparison below as historical context and start an active buying decision with continuity, data and a replacement workflow.
The short version
Read Juicebox's current asset-acquisition announcement and confirm account-specific transition arrangements. For a replacement, define the work you need covered, preserve the candidate history you are entitled to retain and test the next workflow on a bounded role. Old list prices do not establish a current offer.
What needs to survive a platform transition?
Read the notice
Juicebox confirms platform retirement; ask the vendor for the instructions that apply to your account.
Preserve continuity
Identify the records and ongoing conversations the team needs.
Test the replacement
Check sourcing, outreach ownership and interview handoffs against one role.
Historical Fetcher capabilities and prices below are not a recommendation to start a new Fetcher purchase.
Start with the transition notice
Fetcher has announced that it is retiring its platform and that Juicebox acquired some of its assets. This changes the buying question. The old packages below describe a historical sourcing model; they are not an active new-purchase recommendation.
Read Juicebox's current announcement about Fetcher's assets, checked October 24, 2026. It confirms platform retirement and offers customers a transition path. It does not publish the original export instructions or establish which records remain available for your account. Confirm those arrangements with the vendor.
For a team choosing a replacement, the useful starting point is the work the old setup covered: discovery, candidate review, campaigns, reply handling and interview handoffs. Preserve that distinction when you compare the next product.
What the two models were designed to cover
The August comparison separated sourcing capacity operated by a recruiting team from Metix AI's role workflow. Fetcher's self-serve offer supplied search access and leads; higher packages added sourcing support. Metix AI uses AI Agents to carry a confirmed role brief through approved outreach and an interview handoff. Those are different assignments even when a feature list overlaps.
| Metix AI | Fetcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Product model | Interview-ready candidate delivery with Mira screening for interest | Recruiter-operated sourcing and outreach platform; higher plans add Fetcher-sourced talent and a dedicated sourcer |
| Best-fit buyer | Founder without a recruiter, or a team short on sourcing time | Recruiter or talent team that wants direct control |
| Primary input | A role brief and an employer-approved hiring bar | Search criteria and role inputs |
| Candidate pool | 900M+ profiles in 190+ countries, current company-reported count | 500M+ profiles, the vendor's own count |
| Published entry price | $99 a month for 5,000 Credits and 1 AI Agent | $115 a month for Self-serve; Growth $379 and Amplify $649 on annual billing |
| Typical handoff | A qualified, interested candidate booked for a first interview | Candidate leads, review tools, outreach activity and pipeline data |
| Employer still owns | The bar, the voice approval, interviews, verification and the decision | Review choices, reply handling, interviews, verification and the decision |
The Metix AI pool-size cell uses the current company-reported count; it is not an August snapshot. Other historical cells retain their stated source dates.
Fetcher capabilities and allowances in this table come from the historical vendor material described in the original research. They do not establish current availability, a transferable allowance or the scope of a replacement product.
Keep the old price attached to its date
The table records the original August 2026 pricing research. It is retained to show how the units differed: seats and lead capacity on one side, a subscription with included Credits and AI Agents on the other. Use a current offer for any replacement decision.
| Metix AI | Fetcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Published structure | Starter, Growth, Professional, Scale, plus a quote-only volume and specialized tier | Self-serve, Growth, Amplify, Enterprise |
| Public price, checked 10 Aug 2026 | $99, $199, $299 or $499 a month | Self-serve $115 monthly or annual; Growth $499 monthly or $379 annual; Amplify $849 monthly or $649 annual; Enterprise quoted |
| The included unit | 5,000 / 10,500 / 16,000 / 27,000 Credits and 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 AI Agents | Leads, sourced talent, applicant reviews and seats, all varying by package |
| What the meter counts | Standalone contact unlocks, Deep Search lists, and additional AI Agents; an active Agent workflow uses 0 Credits | Access and recruiting activity |
| A month with no result | The subscription bills; usage depends on product actions | The plan bills; leads accrue either way |
| Cost to model on top | Your interviews, verification and decision-making | Recruiter time, contact workflow, integrations and follow-through |
| Trial | 14 days, 1 AI Agent, 500 Credits, no card | Not stated in the pricing we surveyed; annual billing is the published discount lever |
Metix AI's current pricing page, checked October 16, 2026, defines the applicable plans and allowances. On self-serve plans your team supplies the brief, reviews candidates and approves outreach. Metix AI staff do not review the shortlist; Delivery is a separate quote. Credits meter standalone platform actions outside an active AI Agent workflow; work inside that workflow uses 0 Credits. The subscription does not guarantee a hire.
The historical Fetcher pricing and transition-budget guide preserves the separate lead and sourced-talent allowances and the conflict between Growth’s plan table and the sourcing-service FAQ. The archived table does not establish current availability or the scope of a replacement contract.
Choose the responsibility you want to keep
If an experienced recruiter wants to operate search, refine profiles and run conversations directly, Metix AI covers that work. Fast Search and Deep Search are in every plan, and the recruiter sends Sequences from a mailbox they connect by IMAP. If the scarce resource is operating time for active roles, an AI Agent in the same plan carries the role through approved outreach and interview booking. A retired platform's historical fit does not establish which replacement will fit now, so test the replacement on one role.
Keep the candidate relationship, the hiring record and the employer's decision responsibilities explicit. Your team still needs to review evidence, verify qualifications, interview and decide. Ask how a new product preserves the history needed for those jobs.
Test a replacement on one bounded role
- Use a shared brief. Keep must-haves, working location, compensation and candidate review examples consistent.
- Trace a conversation. Observe who answers questions, handles exceptions and confirms interest.
- Inspect the handoff. Review what reaches the hiring manager and what is retained in the record.
- Count the operating work. Include recruiter hours, retained systems, transition effort and the actual package commitment.
Use the vendor evaluation template to record that evidence. For a wider shortlist, start with current alternatives and their dated offers.
Read the current status beside the historical research
- Juicebox asset-acquisition announcement: checked October 24, 2026. The original Fetcher-hosted FAQ was checked October 16 and returned 404 on October 24.
- Fetcher pricing page: legacy packaging; its presence does not override the retirement notice.
- Original vendor pricing research: dated offer comparisons and source limits.
- Mira workflow research and Metix AI's dated customer evidence.
Metix AI publishes this comparison and sells recruiting software. Historical vendor descriptions, company-reported outcomes and editorial recommendations are different kinds of evidence.
Bring a confirmed brief to the next evaluation
Create an account and set up one AI Agent for an approved live role. Review the candidate evidence, approve outreach and log replies, confirmed interview slots and the operating time your team keeps. Metix AI’s 14-day trial includes one Agent and 500 Credits with no card required; results are not guaranteed.
Create a role in Metix AI →Can I still use this page to choose Fetcher?
Fetcher has announced platform retirement. Read Juicebox's current asset-acquisition announcement and confirm the arrangements for your account. The old package descriptions and prices here are historical context, not a recommendation to make a new Fetcher purchase.
What should a replacement evaluation compare?
Use one confirmed role brief, the same candidate review criteria and an explicit handoff. Review candidate evidence, contact history, reply handling, operator hours, system continuity and the current offer.
Does the old Fetcher price establish the cost of a replacement?
No. The historical table describes an earlier offer. A replacement has its own package, allowance, commitment and operating requirements. Use the current vendor proposal and include transition and retained-system costs.
Is a Metix AI subscription the same as staff-run sourcing?
No. On self-serve plans your team writes the brief, reviews candidates and approves outreach; Metix AI staff do not review the shortlist. Starter is $99 monthly or $1,068 billed yearly with one Agent and 5,000 monthly Credits, checked October 16, 2026. Delivery is separately quoted. Use one real role to evaluate candidate evidence and the work your team retains.