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Sonara alternative: auto apply for engineers, with your approval
Sonara finds jobs and applies for you across every kind of work, from customer service to law, and keeps going until you are hired. Orin is narrower. It is built for software engineers, tailors your resume and cover letter to each role, and sends nothing until you approve that job. It also prepares you for the interviews.
Side by side
Orin and Sonara.
Sonara details are from its website, checked November 2026.
| Orin | Sonara | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Software engineers | Every field |
| Interview prep | Voice mock interviews with live coding in every plan | Not listed on its home page |
| Finding jobs | Checks 8,500+ company career pages daily for software roles | Scans millions of openings and sends new matches each day |
| Applying | Fills and sends the company’s form after you approve that job | Applies for you, continuously |
| Resume for each job | Tailored resume and cover letter, using only facts from your resume | Not listed on its home page |
| Free | One 15-minute mock interview with a short coding exercise. No card needed. | See its site |
| Price | From $19 a month billed yearly, or $39 month to month. One plan covers mock interviews and job applications | See its site for current prices |
Which one
Who each one fits.
- Pick Orin if
You are a software engineer. You want to see every application before it goes out under your name, and you want interview practice in the same plan.
- Pick Sonara if
You work outside software and want the most hands-off way to send many applications.
Questions.
Will Orin send an application I did not approve?
No. Nothing goes out until you approve that one job. By default you also check the tailored resume and cover letter before it is sent.
Which jobs does Orin apply to?
Software engineering jobs posted on company career pages. Today it fills forms on Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby, which most tech companies use.
What does Orin cost?
Your first mock interview is free. Plans start at $39 a month, or $19 a month billed yearly. Each month you get 3 on Starter, 12 on Pro, 30 on Max mock interviews, and 50 on Starter, 500 on Pro, 1,000 on Max job applications.
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