Recruitment · head to head
Bullhorn vs Glassdoor
Bullhorn
Recruitment
Applicant tracking and CRM for staffing and recruitment agencies, including contract placement, timesheets and pay-bill
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Glassdoor
Recruitment
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Glassdoor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Bullhorn pricing is per user on annual contracts with minimum seat counts, so agencies with seasonal consultants pay for licences that sit idle for months.; Glassdoor it shares the same parent company, Recruit Holdings, as Indeed, whose revenue depends on employer ad spend, which sits in tension with Glassdoor's role as an independent employer watchdog.
- They diverge on capability: Bullhorn covers Recruitment CRM, Glassdoor covers Employee reviews.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bullhorn and Glassdoor actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Bullhorn
- Recruitment CRM
- Applicant tracking
- Pay and bill
- Bullhorn Automation
- Analytics
- Onboarding
- Executive search
- Salesforce edition
Only in Glassdoor
- Employee reviews
- Salary reports
- Interview insights
- CEO approval rating
- Job listings
- Company comparisons
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bullhorn
- A contract staffing agency that needs worked hours to become both a worker payment and a client invoice against one placement recordnot Glassdoor
- A recruitment firm where consultants sell to clients and manage candidates in the same working daynot Glassdoor
- An agency consolidating several acquired offices onto one system of recordnot Glassdoor
- An executive search practice needing assignment-based workflow rather than requisition-based trackingnot Glassdoor
Glassdoor
- Researching a company's culture and management reputation before accepting a job offernot Bullhorn
- Comparing self-reported salary data for a role before a negotiationnot Bullhorn
- Reading anonymous interview reports to prepare for a specific company's processnot Bullhorn
- Checking CEO and leadership approval trends before joining a companynot Bullhorn
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bullhorn
- Pricing is per user on annual contracts with minimum seat counts, so agencies with seasonal consultants pay for licences that sit idle for months.
- The product estate has been assembled through a decade of acquisitions, which leaves overlapping modules, inconsistent interfaces and more than one supported way to do the same task.
- Implementation and data migration are multi-month projects requiring paid services, and agencies moving from another system routinely underestimate the effort of cleaning candidate and client records first.
- The interface is dated relative to newer recruitment tools, and consultants coming from consumer-grade software need real training rather than picking it up unaided.
- It is built for agency economics and is a poor fit for corporate in-house hiring, where the client and margin concepts are meaningless and the licence cost buys capability that will never be used.
Glassdoor
- It shares the same parent company, Recruit Holdings, as Indeed, whose revenue depends on employer ad spend, which sits in tension with Glassdoor's role as an independent employer watchdog.
- Review authenticity cannot be independently verified, and companies have periodically been accused of soliciting favourable reviews from current employees to offset negative ones.
- Self-reported salary data is not verified against payroll records, so figures for a given role and company can be inconsistent or dated.
- Older accounts were required to submit their own review or salary before unlocking others' data, and remnants of that give-to-get pressure can still affect what gets submitted.
- Employers can purchase enhanced branding pages, which changes what job seekers see on a company's page compared with a company that has not paid for branding.
Pricing, plan by plan
Bullhorn
On request- Bullhorn ATS and CRM$undefined/year
- Priced per user per month on an annual contract
- Minimum user counts apply
- Implementation and data migration quoted separately
Glassdoor
Free- Job seeker accountFree
- Free browsing of reviews, salaries and listings
Which should you pick?
Choose Bullhorn if
- You need recruitment crm.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want applicant tracking.
Choose Glassdoor if
- You need employee reviews.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want salary reports.
Questions people ask
- Is Bullhorn or Glassdoor better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bullhorn starts at On request and Glassdoor at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bullhorn or Glassdoor?
- Glassdoor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Bullhorn and Free for Glassdoor.
- Does Bullhorn or Glassdoor run on more platforms?
- Bullhorn runs on Web, iOS, Android. Glassdoor runs on iOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Glassdoor for free?
- Yes. Glassdoor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bullhorn starts at On request.
- What is Bullhorn best used for?
- Bullhorn is most often used for a contract staffing agency that needs worked hours to become both a worker payment and a client invoice against one placement record, a recruitment firm where consultants sell to clients and manage candidates in the same working day, an agency consolidating several acquired offices onto one system of record, an executive search practice needing assignment-based workflow rather than requisition-based tracking. Of those, a contract staffing agency that needs worked hours to become both a worker payment and a client invoice against one placement record and a recruitment firm where consultants sell to clients and manage candidates in the same working day are not what Glassdoor is typically brought in for.
- What can Bullhorn do that Glassdoor cannot?
- Bullhorn covers Recruitment CRM, Applicant tracking, Pay and bill, Bullhorn Automation. Glassdoor covers Employee reviews, Salary reports, Interview insights, CEO approval rating.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Bullhorn: Is Bullhorn suitable for in-house corporate recruiting?
No. It is built around client relationships, margins and placements. Corporate teams should buy a requisition-based ATS instead.
Glassdoor: Is Glassdoor free to use?
Yes for job seekers; employers pay for enhanced branding and recruiting products.
Bullhorn: Who owns Bullhorn?
Insight Partners has held a majority stake since 2012, and the company has grown substantially through acquisition since then.
Glassdoor: Are Glassdoor and Indeed the same company?
No, they are separate products but share the same parent company, Recruit Holdings.
Bullhorn: Does it handle temporary worker payroll?
It captures time, calculates pay and bill rates and produces payroll and invoicing outputs. Actual payroll processing is done by a payroll provider it exports to.
Glassdoor: Are Glassdoor reviews verified?
No, reviews and salary reports are self-reported and anonymous; Glassdoor applies moderation but does not verify employment or salary details against payroll records.
Bullhorn: What does implementation involve?
Data migration, workflow configuration and training, typically several months for an established agency, with services charged on top of the licence.
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