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Indeed pricing
Indeed publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the recruitment tools listed alongside it.
As of 1 September 2026, Indeed pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
Indeed plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job seeker account | Free | 1 | Entry tier |
Where Indeed stops being free
Job seeker account, Free
- Free search, application and alerts
No paid tier on record
Indeed lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Indeed feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Aggregated job search
- One-click apply
- Job alerts
- Salary and company info
- Skills assessments
- Application tracking
People bring Indeed 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. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Indeed are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Recruitment
Too few recruitment tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed (this page) | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings | - | |
| SeekOut | On request | Per user per month, self-serve entry tier then per seat by quote | - | vs Indeed |
| hireEZ | On request | quote, enterprise pricing set against the tool stack replaced | - | vs Indeed |
| ZipRecruiter | On request | Per active job slot per month, quoted individually | - | vs Indeed |
| Oracle Taleo | On request | quote | - | vs Indeed |
| Codility | On request | Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tier | - | vs Indeed |
| Karat | On request | quote | - | vs Indeed |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Indeed badges page.
Before you pay for Indeed
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Indeed runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Indeed, Inc. (a Recruit Holdings company) of Austin, Texas, United States. The full record is on the Indeed review, and the rest of the category is under best recruitment tools.
Indeed pricing questions
- How much does Indeed cost?
- Indeed publishes a single tier, Job seeker account, at Free.
- Does Indeed have a free plan?
- Yes. The Job seeker account tier costs nothing and covers free search, application and alerts.
- What am I actually paying for with Indeed?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is 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.
- Does Indeed charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Indeed prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Indeed against before paying?
- The closest recruitment tools in this directory are SeekOut, hireEZ, ZipRecruiter, Oracle Taleo. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Indeed covering price, platforms and features.