Recruitment · head to head
Glassdoor vs Recruitee
Glassdoor
Recruitment
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Recruitee
Recruitment
Collaborative applicant tracking priced by active job slots rather than recruiter seats
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Glassdoor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Recruitee job slot pricing punishes high-volume and seasonal hiring, because a retailer opening 60 roles for a Christmas peak pays for slots it does not need for the other ten months of the year.
- They diverge on capability: Glassdoor covers Employee reviews, Recruitee covers Job slot pricing.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Glassdoor and Recruitee 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 Glassdoor
- Employee reviews
- Salary reports
- Interview insights
- CEO approval rating
- Job listings
- Company comparisons
Only in Recruitee
- Job slot pricing
- Visual pipeline editor
- Careers site builder
- Multi-posting
- Evaluation scorecards
- Automated actions
- Talent pools and nurture
- Reporting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Glassdoor
- Researching a company's culture and management reputation before accepting a job offernot Recruitee
- Comparing self-reported salary data for a role before a negotiationnot Recruitee
- Reading anonymous interview reports to prepare for a specific company's processnot Recruitee
- Checking CEO and leadership approval trends before joining a companynot Recruitee
Recruitee
- A company where dozens of hiring managers interview but only a handful of people run recruitment day to daynot Glassdoor
- A European scale-up replacing email-based hiring with structured scorecards and defined stagesnot Glassdoor
- An employer that wants a decent careers site without commissioning web developmentnot Glassdoor
- A team hiring a steady number of roles per quarter rather than in seasonal spikesnot Glassdoor
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Recruitee
- Job slot pricing punishes high-volume and seasonal hiring, because a retailer opening 60 roles for a Christmas peak pays for slots it does not need for the other ten months of the year.
- Sourcing and recruitment CRM are shallow compared with dedicated tools, so passive candidate outreach happens in LinkedIn and gets pasted back in.
- US compliance reporting for equal opportunity and federal contractor obligations is weaker than North American buyers expect, which rules it out for some regulated employers.
- Ownership by the Tellent group means investment is now weighed against a wider suite, so ATS-only customers compete for roadmap attention with the HRIS and performance products.
- Reporting is adequate at the funnel level but customers consistently find that anything bespoke requires exporting data and rebuilding the analysis in a spreadsheet or BI tool.
Pricing, plan by plan
Glassdoor
Free- Job seeker accountFree
- Free browsing of reviews, salaries and listings
Recruitee
On request- Launch$undefined/year
- Entry tier sold by number of active job slots
- Unlimited users
- Careers site and multi-posting
- Scale$undefined/year
- Additional job slots
- Advanced automation and scheduling
- Custom reporting
- Lead$undefined/year
- Enterprise controls and single sign-on
- Advanced permissions
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Glassdoor if
- You need employee reviews.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want salary reports.
Choose Recruitee if
- You need job slot pricing.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want visual pipeline editor.
Questions people ask
- Is Glassdoor or Recruitee better?
- Neither clearly leads. Glassdoor starts at Free and Recruitee at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Glassdoor or Recruitee?
- Glassdoor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Glassdoor and On request for Recruitee.
- Does Glassdoor or Recruitee run on more platforms?
- Glassdoor runs on iOS, Android, Web. Recruitee runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Glassdoor for free?
- Yes. Glassdoor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Recruitee starts at On request.
- What is Glassdoor best used for?
- Glassdoor is most often used for researching a company's culture and management reputation before accepting a job offer, comparing self-reported salary data for a role before a negotiation, reading anonymous interview reports to prepare for a specific company's process, checking ceo and leadership approval trends before joining a company. Of those, researching a company's culture and management reputation before accepting a job offer and comparing self-reported salary data for a role before a negotiation are not what Recruitee is typically brought in for.
- What can Glassdoor do that Recruitee cannot?
- Glassdoor covers Employee reviews, Salary reports, Interview insights, CEO approval rating. Recruitee covers Job slot pricing, Visual pipeline editor, Careers site builder, Multi-posting.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Glassdoor: Is Glassdoor free to use?
Yes for job seekers; employers pay for enhanced branding and recruiting products.
Recruitee: How is it actually priced?
By the number of job slots you keep active, with unlimited users. Compare it against per-seat products by modelling your real concurrent requisition count, not headcount.
Glassdoor: Are Glassdoor and Indeed the same company?
No, they are separate products but share the same parent company, Recruit Holdings.
Recruitee: Who owns Recruitee?
It is part of Tellent, a European group that also sells an HRIS and a performance management product.
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.
Recruitee: Can I pause a job slot?
Slots are reusable, so closing a role frees the slot for the next one. The cost only rises when concurrent open roles exceed your plan.
Recruitee: Is it suitable for agency recruitment?
No. It is built for in-house hiring. Agencies need a system with client and placement management such as Bullhorn or JobAdder.
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