Guru.com vs. Monster.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Guru.com
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Guru.com, the company with offices in Pittsburgh and Noida, offers their eponymous freelance management system (FMS), that is free for employers to join (2.9% charge on each invoice paid).N/A
Monster
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Monster in Weston offers their job board for finding the right candidates, boasting resume analysis and role fit scoring, available at Monster.com.N/A
Pricing
Guru.comMonster.com
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Guru.comMonster
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Guru.comMonster.com
Features
Guru.comMonster.com
Recruitment Marketing
Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Guru.com
-
Ratings
Monster.com
7.6
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Passive Recruitment Advertising00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Active Recruitment Advertising00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Employer Branding Tools00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
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User Ratings
Guru.comMonster.com
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.5
(15 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Guru.comMonster.com
Likelihood to Recommend
Guru.com
Guru.com is great if you are a freelancer looking to connect with clients to get projects, but it is not for people looking for a steady flow of work or a more permanent employment situation. There is a learning curve before you can successfully get clients, but once you get the hang of it, it works nicely.
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Monster
Monster.com has a very vast database, and there is always the possibility of getting the profile for a particular region or for a specific skill set. It is easier to fetch the profile from mid to senior-level roles and use search all over the world, which means global search is less appropriate because it is costly for a third party or a small company.
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Pros
Guru.com
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Monster
  • Monster.com is the best to find the talented resources. For an instance a company is looking for a software engineer, Monster.com can access resumes qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
  • Monster.com has the best filter options that help employers to fetch the best resources.
  • Monster.com excels in offering user-friendly recruitment platform that fulfill to the needs of employers in attracting, screening, and hiring top talent.
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Cons
Guru.com
  • Relatively high fees taken out of earnings
  • Fake clients still get through, which causes a headache
  • Having to pay to get your bid higher up in the list of freelancers makes it even more costly
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Monster
  • It would be nice if Monster could autofill resumes from applicants from information they provide once.
  • Applicants complain about having to fill in all of the fields for their applications - even though they have submitted their resumes.
  • As an applicant, it would be nice to have greater transparency and updates for when a submitted application is shared, opened, or reviewed. Otherwise there can be a sense of being "ghosted" after having applied and not hearing back.
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Usability
Guru.com
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Monster
With the use of Monster.com I can get my job done with the turn around time. The user interface is very good to use and anyone can use it at the first time. It has saved search features which is very useful for tracking. Mainly, it is useful for both job seekers as well as for the recruiters.
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Support Rating
Guru.com
No answers on this topic
Monster
There are separate helplines for job seekers and employers. The response time is less compared to other customer support organizations that are out there. There are multiple offices in multiple locations so that it will improve the connectivity thereby helping the users in a better way possible. It provides a high standard of service and they also look into feedback seriously and work on it.
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Alternatives Considered
Guru.com
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Monster
I selected Monster.com for the complete package and very useful database. Find monster.com very easy to use, track the activity of the recruiter as well as of the candidate. Checking inventory remaining is very easy to find in Monster.com. The is the best database to get the qualified candidates in short period.
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Return on Investment
Guru.com
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Monster
  • Since we are able to close positions using Monster the reliability and trust factor has gone up with the clients that we deliver to.
  • The hiring for vacancies has increased substantially and this is a good thing for the business as a whole.
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