VeterinaryHires and Hound side by side
| Attribute | Hound | VeterinaryHires |
|---|---|---|
| Model | A monthly job-post subscription (Scout) plus a relief marketplace | One-time posted listings on a veterinary-only job board |
| Roles covered | Veterinarians, technicians, assistants, receptionists and managers, in full-time jobs and relief shifts | Veterinarian, emergency and relief veterinarian, technician, assistant, receptionist, practice manager and kennel attendant |
| Published pricing | $199 a month for job posts; $499 a month for boosts; relief posts free, paying per booking; Groove and candidate access custom-priced | $199 Standard or $399 Featured per 30-day listing at launch pricing; group plans $899–$1,749 a month |
| Relief work | A core product: relief posts are free to publish with pay due on bookings, and Groove coordinates ongoing relief at one flat rate (invite-only) | Relief veterinarian is one of the eight role pages; a relief listing is priced like any other |
| Contract | Not published | None — a single listing is a one-time payment; group plans are billed monthly |
| Cancellation | Not published on the employer pricing page | Group plans cancel anytime with no minimum commitment; jobs stay visible through the paid month |
| Where a listing appears | In the Hound jobs feed; boosted posts show first and are showcased in digest emails | The matching role and city pages, and Google Jobs |
| How candidates apply | Inside Hound, with in-app chat and interview scheduling | On the employer's own application link or email; no candidate accounts |
| Who runs it | Not published | Gabriel Meierotto, founder (no clinical credential) |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
What does Hound offer a veterinary practice?
Hound is a veterinary career network for full-time jobs and relief shifts, covering veterinarians, technicians, assistants, receptionists and managers.
Its employer plans run under the Scout name.
Job posts cost $199 a month and come with PayScore insights, job-view alerts, profiles of who viewed the job, and the ability to message job viewers and applicants.
Job boosts cost $499 a month and put the job first in the feed, unlock local and nationwide matching, and showcase it in digest emails.
Relief is a product of its own: relief posts are free to publish and the practice pays only for bookings.
For ongoing relief, Groove — an invite-only, private relief coordination platform — covers unlimited relief for one flat rate with no shift markup fees and no relief-to-permanent placement fees; its price is not published.
Practice and group candidate access are custom-priced too.
On the candidate side, job seekers chat with employers in-app, schedule interviews, and see pay information next to Hound's PayScore comparative pay rating.
How does VeterinaryHires differ from Hound?
A one-time price.
A Standard listing is $199 and a Featured listing is $399 at launch pricing, each live for 30 days.
A single listing is a one-time payment that never renews, and there is no contract — there is no subscription to remember to cancel when the role is filled.
Listings are indexed in Google Jobs and appear on the matching role and city pages: eight role pages from veterinarian and relief veterinarian down to kennel attendant.
Like Hound, VeterinaryHires lists only veterinary roles.
Applications come straight to you.
You give an application link or email address when you post, and candidates who click Apply go to it — there are no candidate accounts and no resume database in between.
The honest limits: there is no in-app messaging, no relief booking, and no candidate database.
Featured is the only paid placement — top of feed, logo, highlighted card, badge — where Hound sells a separate boost tier.
Practice groups that are always hiring can step up to group plans at $899 to $1,749 a month instead.
What does each one cost a practice hiring one role?
For a single opening, the comparison is a one-time fee against a month of subscription.
Hound's job-post plan is $199 a month — the same price as a one-time Standard listing on VeterinaryHires that runs 30 days.
Hound's plan also buys messaging, job-view alerts and PayScore insights, but it renews every month until you stop it, and its contract and cancellation terms are not published on the employer pricing page.
VeterinaryHires' $199 Standard or $399 Featured listing is a one-time payment with nothing to cancel.
If you boost on Hound instead, that tier is $499 a month — more than a Featured listing here costs outright.
The more openings you run at once, the more the math shifts: VeterinaryHires' group plans are $899 a month for 10 live jobs and $1,749 a month for 25, cancel anytime, while Hound's candidate access for groups is custom-priced.
How do contract and cancellation compare?
VeterinaryHires' terms are simple.
A single listing never renews.
Group plans are billed monthly, can be canceled at any time with no minimum commitment, and jobs stay visible through the rest of the paid month.
Hound publishes its plan prices and features but not its contract or cancellation terms on the employer pricing page.
If a subscription's exit terms matter to you, ask Hound before you sign up.
Reach vs focus: which should drive the choice?
On published numbers, Hound is the bigger network: it self-reports 7,000+ jobs and shifts, 10,000+ practices and opportunities in all 50 states.
Treat those as the company's own figures — they are self-reported, not audited.
VeterinaryHires publishes no counts at all: no job numbers, no candidate or reach numbers.
So if network size is the deciding factor, Hound is the only one of the two giving you numbers to weigh.
Focus is not what separates them: both list only veterinary roles.
The difference is how you pay — Hound sells job posts by the month and charges for relief per booking, while VeterinaryHires sells you a one-time listing.
What results does each one publish?
Neither company publishes hiring outcomes — no time-to-fill, no placement rates, no case-study numbers — so neither can point you to evidence that its listings fill roles faster.
VeterinaryHires goes further and publishes no results, testimonials or counts about itself: no candidate or job numbers.
That is a real information gap for a buyer comparing options, and on published evidence it favors Hound, which at least states its network figures.
What VeterinaryHires does publish is its own terms and prices in full — listing prices, what Featured includes, the refund policy, and a plain statement that it does not vouch for candidates or employers and cannot promise that a listing fills the role.
Judge both on fit and published price, not on promised outcomes.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Hound if…
- You want relief shifts and full-time jobs in one network — relief posts are free to publish and you pay only when a booking happens.
- You want to message job viewers and applicants in-app, and let candidates schedule interviews and check pay through PayScore.
- You hire continuously, so a $199-a-month job-post plan (or $499 boosts) beats paying per listing.
- You coordinate ongoing relief and want Groove's one flat rate with no shift markup fees and no relief-to-permanent placement fees.
Choose VeterinaryHires if…
- You are filling one role and want a one-time listing — $199 Standard or $399 Featured — that never renews and has no contract.
- You want a listing indexed in Google Jobs and shown on the matching role and city pages for 30 days, without a subscription to manage.
- You want applications coming straight to your own link or inbox, not through a platform messaging inbox.
- You run a practice group and want a month-to-month plan ($899 or $1,749) you can cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
What is Hound (Scout by Hound)?
Hound is a veterinary career network covering full-time jobs and relief shifts for veterinarians, technicians, assistants, receptionists and managers.
Its employer plans run under the Scout name: job posts at $199 a month and job boosts at $499 a month, with relief posts free to publish and the practice paying per booking.
Candidates get in-app chat with employers and Hound's PayScore pay-transparency rating.
How much does Hound cost a veterinary practice?
Job posts (Scout) cost $199 a month and include PayScore insights, job-view alerts, profiles of who viewed the job, and messaging for job viewers and applicants.
Job boosts cost $499 a month and add first placement in the jobs feed, local and nationwide matching, and showcase placement in digest emails.
Relief posts are free, with charges only when a booking happens; Groove and candidate-network access are custom-priced.
How much does VeterinaryHires cost compared with Hound?
A Standard VeterinaryHires listing is $199 and a Featured listing is $399 at launch pricing — one-time payments for a 30-day listing, with no contract or renewal.
Hound's Scout job-post plan is $199 a month and its boosts are $499 a month.
Practice groups can compare VeterinaryHires' group plans ($899–$1,749 a month) against Hound's custom-priced group access.
Can I message candidates on VeterinaryHires like I can on Hound?
No. Messaging is a Hound feature: its Scout plans let you view profiles of job viewers and message job viewers and applicants, and candidates can chat with employers in-app.
On VeterinaryHires there are no candidate accounts and no resume database — you supply an application link or email address when you post, and candidates who click Apply go straight to it.
Which is better for hiring relief veterinarians?
For most relief needs, Hound.
Its relief posts are free to publish and the practice pays only when a booking happens, and its invite-only Groove platform coordinates ongoing relief for one flat rate with no shift markup fees and no relief-to-permanent placement fees.
VeterinaryHires lists relief veterinarian jobs like any other 30-day listing, but it is not a relief booking marketplace.
Do Hound or VeterinaryHires require a contract?
VeterinaryHires does not: a single listing is a one-time payment that never renews, and its group plans are billed monthly and can be canceled anytime with no minimum commitment.
Hound's employer pricing page publishes plan prices but not contract or cancellation terms, so ask before subscribing.
Neither company's published pages promise a specific number of applicants or a hire.
Which job board is bigger, Hound or VeterinaryHires?
By published numbers, Hound: it self-reports 7,000+ jobs and shifts, 10,000+ practices and opportunities in all 50 states.
VeterinaryHires publishes no job, candidate or reach counts, so there is no number to compare against.
Size is only one input — both list only veterinary roles, so also weigh that VeterinaryHires charges per listing rather than by the month.
Which is cheaper for a single job posting?
Neither, for the first month: a Standard VeterinaryHires listing is $199 at launch pricing for 30 days, and Hound's Scout job-post plan is $199 a month.
The difference is renewal — Hound sells job posts as a subscription that renews until you stop it, while the VeterinaryHires listing (or $399 Featured) is a one-time payment.
Hound's relief posts, though, are free to publish.
Where these facts come from
- Hound: hound.vet (checked October 5, 2026)
- Hound: hound.vet/employers (checked October 5, 2026)