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Glassdoor vs SeekOut

Glassdoor logo

Glassdoor

Recruitment

Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SeekOut logo

SeekOut

Recruitment

AI candidate search across a claimed billion-plus profile database, with a published self-serve price

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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.; SeekOut the self-serve Recruit Core tier caps monthly contacts at 500 and exports at 1,000, which an active recruiter can exhaust well before the month ends
  • They diverge on capability: Glassdoor covers Employee reviews, SeekOut covers Candidate database search.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Glassdoor and SeekOut actually diverge.

Attributes where Glassdoor and SeekOut differ
AttributeGlassdoorSeekOut
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelFree for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting productsPer user per month, self-serve entry tier then per seat by quote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsiOS, Android, WebWeb, Chrome Extension

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 SeekOut

  • Candidate database search
  • Outreach sequencing
  • Talent rediscovery
  • Market intelligence
  • SeekOut Spot

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 SeekOut
  • Comparing self-reported salary data for a role before a negotiationnot SeekOut
  • Reading anonymous interview reports to prepare for a specific company's processnot SeekOut
  • Checking CEO and leadership approval trends before joining a companynot SeekOut

SeekOut

  • An individual recruiter or small agency wanting to start sourcing immediately on a card without a sales callnot Glassdoor
  • A talent acquisition team that has outgrown a self-serve seat cap and needs ATS-integrated sourcing across the teamnot Glassdoor
  • An employer benchmarking compensation and talent pool size for a hard-to-fill role before opening a searchnot Glassdoor
  • A company wanting to try an AI-assisted sourcing service billed per role, as an alternative to paying a recruiting agency percentage feenot 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.

SeekOut

  • The self-serve Recruit Core tier caps monthly contacts at 500 and exports at 1,000, which an active recruiter can exhaust well before the month ends
  • Moving from Recruit Core to team-level plans reverts to custom quoting, so the published entry price does not scale predictably as a team grows
  • Candidate data is aggregated from public and licensed sources, so contact accuracy and freshness vary by role type and can lag for less public roles
  • ATS integration and market intelligence, the features larger teams actually need, sit behind the quoted tiers rather than the published price
  • SeekOut Spot's per-role pricing model still requires a sales conversation to size, despite being marketed as a lower-cost alternative to agencies
  • A large claimed database size does not guarantee coverage in every geography or niche technical skill, and buyers cannot verify coverage for their specific roles before purchase

Pricing, plan by plan

Glassdoor

Free
  • Job seeker accountFree
    • Free browsing of reviews, salaries and listings

SeekOut

On request
  • Recruit Core$149/month
    • Unlimited searches
    • 500 monthly contacts
    • 1,000 exports/month
  • Recruit Sourcing / Full Funnel$undefined/year
    • ATS integration
    • Talent rediscovery
    • Market intelligence

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.
Glassdoor review

Choose SeekOut if

  • You need candidate database search.
  • You work on Web, Chrome Extension.
  • You also want outreach sequencing.
SeekOut review

Questions people ask

Is Glassdoor or SeekOut better?
Neither clearly leads. Glassdoor starts at Free and SeekOut at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Glassdoor or SeekOut?
Glassdoor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Glassdoor and On request for SeekOut.
Does Glassdoor or SeekOut run on more platforms?
Glassdoor runs on iOS, Android, Web. SeekOut runs on Web, Chrome Extension.
Can I use Glassdoor for free?
Yes. Glassdoor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. SeekOut 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 SeekOut is typically brought in for.
What can Glassdoor do that SeekOut cannot?
Glassdoor covers Employee reviews, Salary reports, Interview insights, CEO approval rating. SeekOut covers Candidate database search, Outreach sequencing, Talent rediscovery, Market intelligence.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Glassdoor: Is Glassdoor free to use?

Yes for job seekers; employers pay for enhanced branding and recruiting products.

SeekOut: Is there a genuinely self-serve price?

Yes, Recruit Core is $149/month billed annually or $179/month billed monthly, purchasable without a sales call, with a 14-day free trial.

Glassdoor: Are Glassdoor and Indeed the same company?

No, they are separate products but share the same parent company, Recruit Holdings.

SeekOut: What happens when I hit the monthly contact limit?

Recruit Core caps at 500 monthly contacts and 1,000 exports; exceeding that requires upgrading to a quoted team tier.

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.

SeekOut: Is SeekOut Spot the same product as Recruit?

No, Spot is a separate AI-assisted, human-reviewed sourcing service billed per role or per contractor rather than a seat-based search tool.

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