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JOB BOARD COMPARISON
A 2026 head-to-head: real pricing, applicant volume by role type, candidate quality, and an honest "choose Glassdoor if / choose Indeed if" matrix.
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Scores are calibrated on a universal 1-5 scale across all US job boards. 5 = best-in-class. 1 = wrong tool for the job.
| Dimension | Glassdoor | Indeed |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant volume — hourly | ||
| Applicant volume — salaried | ||
| Applicant volume — remote | ||
| Applicant quality — hourly | ||
| Applicant quality — salaried | ||
| Applicant quality — remote | ||
| Employer brand fit | ||
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Real 2026 pricing by role type, verified on each board's current employer pricing page.
| Role type | Glassdoor | Indeed |
|---|---|---|
| hourly | $0 free organic via Indeed flow (jobs scraped/synced to Glassdoor); sponsored runs through Indeed at ~$0.10-$5 CPC with a $25/job/day budget floor enforced since July 2025. | Free organic posts capped at 3 per employer per calendar month with 30-day visibility (down from 120 days in Dec 2025). Sponsored from $5/day minimum with a $25/job-day floor; CPC commonly $0.10-$2.50 for hourly roles in rural/suburban markets. |
| salaried | $0 organic via Indeed sync; sponsored CPC $0.10-$5+ via Indeed (no separate Glassdoor SKU since 2021). Branded/Enhanced Employer Profile via the Employer Branding Hub typically $7K-$31.5K/yr SMB-mid-market, scaling to ~$55K/yr for 100K+ employee enterprises. | Same 3-job free cap. Sponsored CPC commonly $1.50-$5.00+ for professional roles. PPSA (Pay-Per-Started-Application) auto-applies to mid/enterprise accounts at ~$15-$50 per started app with no option to revert to PPC. |
| remote | Same as salaried - Indeed-managed sponsored bidding. Remote roles often see higher CPCs due to broader geographic competition. | Same sponsored model, but effective cost rises ~30-80% because remote postings draw national bid competition. Premium Sponsored Jobs (launched Sept 2025) is priced above Standard with no published floor. |
The composite score weights applicant quality (1.5x) more than raw volume (1x) — quality matters more for the buyer.
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glassdoor.com/post-job redirects through Indeed's posting flow (page title reads 'Post Jobs | Glassdoor & Indeed'). Jobs posted/sponsored on Indeed auto-sync to Glassdoor; there is no longer a standalone Glassdoor job-posting product.
The ATS-to-Glassdoor integration tile in Lever was greyed out May 26, 2021 and the feed shut down May 31, 2021. All ATS distribution to Glassdoor now flows through Indeed's job feed - this is the structural origin of the current consolidation.
Recruit Holdings cut ~1,300 staff across Indeed + Glassdoor in July 2025 (6% of HR tech division) citing AI-driven restructuring. In Sept 2025 CEO Idekoba announced Indeed is formally integrating Glassdoor's operations. From Nov 18, 2025 new Glassdoor signups require an Indeed account.
Glassdoor Enhanced Profile + Indeed Company Page are merged into the Employer Branding Hub - one interface, shared content, performance reporting across both sites. Glassdoor self-reports +27% apply starts, +35% job clicks, +28% brand impressions for Hub customers vs free baseline.
Glassdoor's value is the review-overlay on job listings. A 4.0+ rated company sees the rating shown next to its postings as social proof. A sub-3.0 rated company sees the same surface actively suppress apply-rate. There is no neutral state.
Free hosted jobs are capped at 3 per employer per calendar month and visible for only 30 days, down from 120 days. Direct-feed (XML/API) jobs without an Indeed-Apply-integrated ATS lost free organic visibility entirely on March 31, 2026.
Pay-Per-Started-Application auto-opts qualifying accounts into a $15-$50-per-started-app model with no option to revert to PPC. Employers report this raises true cost-per-hire 2-4x vs CPC at the same budget.
Recruit Holdings cut 1,300 staff in July 2025 and is folding Glassdoor operations into Indeed. From Nov 18, 2025 new Glassdoor users sign in via Indeed; existing accounts must link by April 20, 2026.
Recurring complaint themes: billing after cancellation, accounts suspended without explanation after large spend, and overspend vs set daily budget. Credibility risk for buyers researching the brand before signup.
41% of employers cite candidate quality as their top hiring barrier (Indeed's own data). Indeed Apply produces 5x completed applications, but Capterra/G2 reviewers consistently flag that even with screener questions, unqualified applicants dominate.
The newest 8 things across both boards. Stale comparison pages miss most of these.
End of free organic visibility for single-source XML/API feeds without an Indeed-Apply-integrated ATS (effective March 31, 2026).
Indeed and Glassdoor tighten ATS integration deadlines; legacy Glassdoor-direct ATS feeds are phased out in favor of Indeed-managed integrations.
Free hosted jobs capped at 3 per employer per calendar month; organic visibility cut from 120 days to 30 days (US, CA, UK, DE, NL).
Glassdoor login consolidation - new users must sign in via Indeed; existing users have until April 20, 2026 to link.
Starting Nov 18, 2025, new Glassdoor signups require an Indeed account. Existing Glassdoor users must link to Indeed by April 20, 2026 or lose platform access.
Recruit Holdings announces 1,300 Indeed+Glassdoor layoffs and formal integration of Glassdoor into Indeed.
Launch of Premium Sponsored Jobs, Indeed Talent Scout, Indeed Connect subscription, and Career Scout at FutureWorks 2025.
Indeed CEO Idekoba formally announces full operational integration of Glassdoor into Indeed; Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong departs Oct 1, 2025.
It depends on the role. For hourly roles, Indeed wins on the volume + quality composite. For salaried roles, Glassdoor wins. For remote roles, Glassdoor wins. The full role-type matchup with reasoning is in the section above.
Glassdoor: $0 organic via Indeed sync; sponsored CPC $0.10-$5+ via Indeed (no separate Glassdoor SKU since 2021). Branded/Enhanced Employer Profile via the Employer Branding Hub typically $7K-$31.5K/yr SMB-mid-market, scaling to ~$55K/yr for 100K+ employee enterprises.. Indeed: Same 3-job free cap. Sponsored CPC commonly $1.50-$5.00+ for professional roles. PPSA (Pay-Per-Started-Application) auto-applies to mid/enterprise accounts at ~$15-$50 per started app with no option to revert to PPC.. Total cost depends on how long the role stays open and whether you sponsor / promote. The "Cost comparison" table above breaks it down by role type.
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Glassdoor: hours. Indeed: hours. Time-to-first-app is heavily affected by role popularity, location, and whether you sponsor; these are typical baselines for the boards' default surfaces.
No - they're separate platforms with separate posting flows. You either post on each board independently, or use a syndication tool like ParsleyHR that pushes to both from one form.
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