Your Sidedoor

Your Sidedoor vs Ronin.

Two referral-first job search tools, honestly compared: who finds the person inside, what gets sent, and what it costs.

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The short version

Both start from the same idea: a referral beats a cold application. The difference is who finds the person inside. Ronin helps you use the network you already have. Your Sidedoor finds the people for you.

RoninYour Sidedoor
Who you reachPeople you already know. You import your contacts and it shows who works at each company. In its words: "We deliberately stopped scraping strangers."The engineers and managers on the team you'd join, found for you, even at companies where you don't know anyone yet.
The first messageDrafted when you press the button. You send it from your own inbox.A short note for each person, written from your resume. In Review mode you approve each one; or let it send within small daily limits.
Follow-upReply detection on your connected inbox (Ronin tier and up).Reads replies, drafts your answers, follows up once, and knows when to stop.
ApplicationsTailors a resume and cover letter per posting, then opens the application for you to submit yourself.Tailors your resume for application systems and submits with the answers you approved. Nothing is submitted in Review mode until you say so.
Where jobs come fromA daily keyword sweep of two big job sites through a partner aggregator, plus the job boards of companies where you know somebody.Employer careers pages and the application systems they use. Other listings count only if the employer posted them recently.
Where it runsOnline: you sign in on their website.On your own Mac or Windows computer. Your resume, drafts and history stay there.
Price$39, $59 or $79 a month, with monthly caps (5, 10 or 60 outreach drafts). 7-day free trial.$44.99 a month, one plan, no monthly caps. 14-day free trial. You bring your own AI model key.

Which one fits you

Ronin is likely the better fit if
  • You already know people at most of the companies you want.
  • You'd rather submit every application yourself.
  • You want a resume and cover letter rewritten for each posting.
  • You don't want to set up your own AI model key.
Your Sidedoor is likely the better fit if
  • You don't know anyone yet at the companies you want.
  • You want the research and the first hello done every day without you.
  • You want your data to stay on your own computer.
  • You'd rather not count drafts against a monthly cap.

Questions people ask

Will my outreach read as AI slop?

No form letters. Each note is short, written for one person, and built only from what's actually in your resume. It's checked before it goes out so nothing is invented, nobody gets the same message twice, and in Review mode you approve every word.

Where do the jobs come from, and how fresh are they?

From the employers themselves: company careers pages and the application systems they post to. A listing on another site counts only if the employer posted it there in the last 30 days, and staffing agencies and scraped aggregators are used only to double-check. Applications always go to the employer's own page.

Why pay $44.99 when there are cheaper tools?

Cheaper tools mostly send applications into the pile. This one does the part they skip: finding the people inside each company who can refer you and writing to each of them personally. It's 14 days free, then $44.99 a month with no tiers, and you bring your own AI model key. First-month refunds within 14 days, no questions.

Does it guarantee a job?

No tool can. It gets you in front of the right people faster; the interviews are yours to win.

Ronin details come from myronin.ai as of November 3, 2026 and may have changed since. Ronin is a product of its own company; this page isn't affiliated with or endorsed by it. Spot something out of date? Email support@yoursidedoor.com and we'll fix it.