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Alternatives to Indeed
19 recruitment tools sit alongside Indeed in this directory. Below is what separates each from Indeed on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Indeed starts at
- Free
Why people look past Indeed
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Indeed entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
Indeed publishes a single plan, Job seeker account at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
- Sold on a Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting products model rather than Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings.
AI notetaking and sourcing agents for recruiters, priced per agent rather than per platform
- Publishes an entry price of $100/month, where Indeed does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month, per agent model rather than Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings.
- 4 tiers to Indeed's 1.
Recruiting CRM and AI sourcing tool that layers onto an existing ATS or replaces it
- No free tier, where Indeed has one.
- Sold on a Per user per month, by company size and seat type model rather than Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings.
- 2 tiers to Indeed's 1.
Technical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone
- No free tier, where Indeed has one.
- Sold on a Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tier model rather than Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings.
- 3 tiers to Indeed's 1.
Talent intelligence and sourcing platform built on a large pre-aggregated candidate data set, demo-only pricing
- No free tier, where Indeed has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings.
Technical hiring platform with a metered attempt allowance and per-attempt overage charges on its entry tier
- No free tier, where Indeed has one.
- Sold on a Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter model rather than Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings.
- 3 tiers to Indeed's 1.
Every Indeed alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed (this page) | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings | 1 | |
| GlassdoorIf you want employer reviews and salary insight alongside or instead of job listings | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting products | 1 | vs Indeed |
| Metaview | Free, then $100/month | Per user per month, per agent | 4 | vs Indeed |
| Gem | On request | Per user per month, by company size and seat type | 2 | vs Indeed |
| Codility | On request | Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tier | 3 | vs Indeed |
| Findem | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
| HackerRank | On request | Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter | 3 | vs Indeed |
| ZipRecruiter | On request | Per active job slot per month, quoted individually | 3 | vs Indeed |
| Fetcher | On request | Per user per month, tiered by lead volume and sourcer support | 4 | vs Indeed |
| hireEZ | On request | Quote, enterprise pricing set against the tool stack replaced | 2 | vs Indeed |
| Karat | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
| Oracle Taleo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
| SeekOut | On request | Per user per month, self-serve entry tier then per seat by quote | 2 | vs Indeed |
| Checkr | On request | Per report, plus pass-through court and database fees | 3 | vs Indeed |
| Occupop | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
| Recruitee | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Indeed |
| BrightHire | On request | Quote | 4 | vs Indeed |
| Comeet | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
| Bullhorn | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
| JobAdder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Indeed |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Indeed badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Indeed is most often brought in for searching and filtering job listings across many employers and other job boards in one place, applying to multiple jobs quickly using a saved indeed resume via one-click apply, setting alerts for new postings matching a specific role, location or salary range, checking aggregated salary estimates for a role before an interview or negotiation. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Indeed is broadly right and the question is cost, the Indeed pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Recruitment category lists everything the directory holds, and best recruitment tools ranks them.
Indeed runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Indeed alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Indeed?
- 19 other recruitment tools are listed in this directory, led by Glassdoor, Metaview, Gem, Codility. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Indeed?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Glassdoor, Metaview.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Indeed?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Indeed?
- Indeed is most often brought in for searching and filtering job listings across many employers and other job boards in one place, applying to multiple jobs quickly using a saved indeed resume via one-click apply, setting alerts for new postings matching a specific role, location or salary range, checking aggregated salary estimates for a role before an interview or negotiation. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Indeed?
- None of the recruitment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Indeed alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Recruitment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Indeed against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Indeed covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every recruitment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Recruitment category, 19 tools beside Indeed. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.