Hire without a recruiter. Or the agency fee.
Type the role. Moments AI finds the people who fit, writes to them from your own mailbox or WhatsApp, and books the intro call. You approve the first messages, then it runs.
- No credit card required
- Gmail, Outlook and WhatsApp
- Built in the Netherlands
- You, in chatMon 09:02Describe who you need
The problem
Hiring lands on your desk, next to your real job.
- 01
Sourcing
Job posts bring a pile of applicants and few you would hire. The people you want are busy doing great work somewhere else, and you have to go find them.
- 02
Outreach
Every good candidate deserves a personal note. Writing them one by one, between everything else, is where hiring stalls.
- 03
Coordination
Replies, follow-ups and finding a time that works across time zones. Miss one email and a great candidate goes quiet.
Moments AI does all three, and checks with you where it matters.
The alternatives
Agency results, without the agency fee.
A Dutch recruitment agency charges 20 to 25% of the first year's salary. On a €60,000 hire, that is €12,000 to €15,000 for one role.
Recruitment agency
€12,000+per hire, at 20–25% of a €60,000 salary
- A new fee for every role you fill
- Candidates hear from the agency, not from you
- You wait for their shortlist
In-house recruiter
€60,000+a year in salary, before your first hire
- Worth it at scale, heavy before it
- You have to hire the recruiter first
- One person, one pipeline at a time
Moments AI
€49a month for 3 open roles
- Search, outreach and booking in one place
- Messages come from you, from your own mailbox
- You approve first, then it runs
- Your first role is free
Agency range based on typical Dutch recruitment fees of 20 to 25% of gross annual salary. Salary figures are examples.
How it works
From a rough brief to a booked call.
Four steps. You describe the role and approve the first messages. The rest runs while you build your company.
- Step 1
Describe the role
Write it in plain words, paste a job description or drop a link. We turn it into a structured opening with must-haves and nice-to-haves you can edit.
- Step 2
We search until it fits
Round after round, until your target number of strong candidates clears the bar. Each one comes with the evidence behind their score.
- Step 3
You approve, then it runs
Personal first messages in your voice, from your own mailbox or WhatsApp. You see every draft before it goes. Reminders and replies run from there.
- Step 4
The call gets booked
When someone says yes, the scheduling agent offers times in their time zone and books the intro call, right in the same thread.
Agentic search
Search that keeps going until it finds fit.
Most tools hand you one page of results. Moments AI plans a search, checks who actually fits, and goes wider when it has to.
- 1
Database
Our candidate archive and professional databases, matched on title, skills and seniority.
- 2
The web
LinkedIn, GitHub and Stack Overflow, focused on exactly what round one was missing.
- 3
Wider
From city to country, plus conference talks, open-source work and blogs. It stops as soon as enough strong fits clear the bar.
Hard requirements
- Commutes to Amsterdam
- Full-time
- EU right to work
Evidence
- You, from your GmailMon 09:12
Hi Sanne, I came across your Laravel billing package and it is close to what we are building. We are hiring our first senior backend engineer in Amsterdam. Open to a short call?
Approved by you - Sanne de VriesTue 18:40
Sounds interesting! I could do a call next week.
- You, via scheduling agentTue 18:52
Great to hear. Would one of these work?
Tue 14 Oct, 10:00Wed 15 Oct, 15:30Thu 16 Oct, 14:00 - Sanne de VriesTue 19:05
Thursday works for me.
- Booked · Thu 16 Oct, 14:00 · invite sent with a Google Meet link
Outreach and scheduling
From first email to booked call, in one thread.
Written in your voice
Set your tone, signature and templates once. Every first email says why this person, for this role.
From your own mailbox or WhatsApp
Gmail or Outlook, plus WhatsApp when you have a candidate's number. Candidates reply to you, not to a no-reply address.
Times that suit them
Slots come from your calendar and land in the candidate's daytime, labelled on both clocks.
Handed to you when it matters
A salary question, a tricky reply, a thread you already answered: the agent steps back and tells you right away.
Everything around it
A hiring desk, minus the desk.
Candidate inbox
Every email and WhatsApp message with a candidate, in one conversation per person.
Careers page
A branded page at your own link. Pick a template and your colour; open roles show up by themselves.
Daily digest
One email at the hour you choose: who replied, who is booked and what needs you.
Hard filters first
Location, employment type and right to work are checked before you spend a credit on anyone.
Ask your pipeline
"Who is interested for the backend role?" Chat finds, shortlists and invites, and asks before it sends.
Learns your taste
Mark a candidate as a fit or not. The next search round leans the same way.
Integrations
Works with the ATS you already use.
Import open jobs from your applicant tracking system, let Moments AI find the people, then send your shortlist back in one click. Connect with an API key, on every plan.
Who it is for
Built for teams without a recruiter, and recruiters without a team.
Your first hires, without hiring a recruiter first.
- Go from "we need a backend person" to a shortlist in one sitting
- Candidates hear from you, the founder, not an agency
- A careers page your team never has to maintain
- €49 a month for 3 roles, not 20% of a salary per hire
Run more searches at once, without hiring a sourcer.
- Up to 30 open positions across your clients
- Evidence per candidate you can forward straight to a client
- Intro calls booked while you are on other calls
- Your name, your mailbox, your relationships
Pricing
A flat price per role. Not a fee per hire.
Plans are sized by open positions, not seats or placements. Credits cover searches and contact details. Close a role and its slot frees up.
Free
Try it on one role
€0- 1 open position
- 25 credits a month
- Up to 10 candidates per search
- Careers page
Starter
For founders
€49/ month- 3 open positions
- 150 credits a month
- Outreach from your mailbox
- Scheduling agent
- For scaleups
Growth
Several roles in parallel
€99/ month- 10 open positions
- 500 credits a month
- Everything in Starter
Agency
For boutique recruiters
€249/ month- 30 open positions
- 1500 credits a month
- Everything in Growth
Questions
Good to know.
How is this different from a recruitment agency?
An agency finds candidates for you and charges a fee per hire, typically 20 to 25% of the first year's salary in the Netherlands. Moments AI does the search, outreach and booking for a flat monthly price per open role. Candidates hear from you directly, and you run the interviews and make the offer.
Where do candidates come from?
Our own candidate archive and professional databases first, then the public web: LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, conference talks, open-source work and blogs.
How do you handle candidate privacy?
Moments AI is built by a Dutch company and works under the GDPR. Searches use professional profiles and public work, every first message says who you are and why you are reaching out, and a candidate who says they are not interested is not contacted again.
Will it email people without asking me?
You review first emails before they go out. Once a candidate says yes, the scheduling agent books the call in the same thread, and hands it back to you when a reply needs a human.
Which mailboxes and calendars work?
Gmail and Outlook. Emails go out from your own address, so replies land in your inbox and in Moments AI.
What does a credit pay for?
Credits cover candidate searches and contact details. Hard filters run before anyone is charged, so you do not pay for people who could never take the job.
What happens when I fill a role?
Close the position. On paid plans its slot frees up right away for your next role.
From the blog
Notes on finding great people.
- Candidate sourcing
Top 10 Places to Find Software Engineers Beyond LinkedIn
LinkedIn is no longer the default for engineering hires. Here are 10 channels that actually work for founders and small teams hiring without a recruiting department.
- Recruiting tools
The $590M Year: What Recruiting Tech's Funding Pullback Means for Small Hiring Teams
Investment in recruiting tech has shrunk from billions to roughly $590M. The tools that survive will be bundled into platforms you already pay for. Here's how to pick yours.
HR for small teamsThe Silent Rejection Problem: Why Small Hiring Teams Must Tell Candidates When AI Screens Them Out
New survey data shows candidates are being screened out by software nobody told them about. A short disclosure and a rejection template fix most of the damage, without adding process.
Open your first role. Free.
Describe the role in a sentence and see your first shortlist in a few minutes. No agency fee, no recruiter to hire first.
No credit card required