Ruby Now

Review:

Ruby Now was a niche job board that connected employers with Ruby on Rails professionals in Canada and abroad. The platform gave companies access to their pool of more than 10,000 developers, programmers, technical leads, and engineers.

Ruby Now offered several job posting plans and various hiring tools, such as social media promotion, featured listings, and targeted email alerts. While Canadian employers could use the job board to find both local and global Ruby on Rails talent, the site lacked local customer support and pricing was not available in Canadian dollars.

Pros:

• Employers could use Ruby Now to advertise a range of Ruby on Rails vacancies in Canada and abroad.
• The platform offered several job posting packages to suit different hiring needs.
• Vacancies stayed live on the site for 45 days.
• Job posts were sent to candidates via daily, weekly, or monthly email alerts.
• The Expert package pinned job posts to the top of the site's email feed for 30 days.
• Jobs were listed immediately after employers completed the posting process.
• The platform offered additional hiring solutions for employers having difficulty recruiting candidates.

Cons:

• Ruby Now did not have a free job posting option.
• The website was not available in French.
• Pricing was only available in U.S. dollars.
• The site did not offer bulk job posting packages.
• There was no local customer support available.
• The platform lacked candidate matching, resume database access, and applicant tracking features.

Reputation:

We were unable to find any online reviews of Ruby Now.

Ruby Now vs. ITjobs.ca:

While Ruby Now primarily listed roles for Ruby on Rails professionals, ITjobs.ca advertises a wide range of IT jobs, making the former site the better option for targeted hiring. Ruby Now chargeed US$79.00 for a basic job post but did not list pricing in Canadian dollars, while a single vacancy costs C$325.00 plus tax on ITjobs.ca.

Ruby Now vs. BetaKit Jobs:

While BetaKit Jobs lists jobs in the local tech and IT industries, Ruby Now exclusively advertised Ruby on Rails vacancies. However, Ruby Now was the more affordable option, charging US$79.00 for a basic listing, whereas BetaKit charged C$300.00 for a single listing. Both sites offered social media promotion, but Ruby Now also had featured listings.

Ruby Now vs. Job Bank:

Job Bank is a general job board that primarily caters to the Canadian job market. In comparison, Ruby Now gave employers access to a niche network of Ruby on Rails professionals, but did not have the same local reach as Job Bank. While Ruby Now charged US$79.00 per post, Job Bank has a free job posting service.