Senior engineers from CAD $3,600/month. Typical engagements land 45 to 63% below the cost of hiring the same team locally, and the results behind that band are published client by client. Price as of 2026-08-03.
Hiring locally in Montreal
Salary alone, before employer taxes, benefits, equipment, and recruitment¹²
$23,700 to $41,400
The same team with Betterfit
Vetting, management, reporting, and the guarantee included
from $10,800
Published client results sit 45 to 63% below local cost across four named clients³. Your exact number depends on roles and seniority mix: the estimate tool computes it live from the same cited data, 45 to 63% bands included.
Every placement starts with a two-week working trial. If a placement fails within 90 days, the replacement is free. The risk of a wrong hire sits with Betterfit, not with you.
Growth is priced per engineer per month, starting at CAD $3,600/month for seniors, with a dedicated senior technical account executive included. On Demand is priced per project after a detailed PDR, so the scope is fixed before a line of code is written.
It is the published starting price per senior engineer. The exact monthly rate depends on stack, seniority, and team shape; the estimate tool gives you a live range for your team in about a minute, with sources shown.
Vetting and placement, the engineer's full-time work on your team, ongoing management through Betterfit's AI-native loop (yearly reviews, monthly check-ins, transparent reporting), and on the Growth model a dedicated senior technical account executive. Replacement under the guarantee is free.
CAD. For US companies that usually lands meaningfully below the equivalent USD figure at current exchange rates; the estimate tool shows the comparison against your local market.
Every placement starts with a two-week working trial. If a placement fails within 90 days, the replacement is free.
Because the savings claim only means something against a visible number. The 45 to 63% band comes from published, named client results, and the starting price makes it checkable.
Sources: 1. Government of Canada Job Bank, NOC 21232 (Software developers and programmers), regional hourly wages, reference period 2023-2024, retrieved July 24, 2026. 2. Robert Half 2026 Canada Salary Guide, senior software developer annual ranges by city. 3. Client savings published at betterfit.ca/work. Local cost is salary only, before employer taxes, benefits, and overhead.