Indeed.com vs. Monster.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Indeed.com
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Indeed is a job board and job search engine, available globally.
$5
per day/per posting
Monster
Score 7.6 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
Indeed.comMonster.com
Editions & Modules
Sponsor Job Posting
$5
per day/per posting
Indeed Resume Standard
$100
per recruiter/per month
Indeed Resume Professional
$250
per recruiter/per month
Job Posting
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Indeed.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
Indeed.comMonster.com
Considered Both Products
Indeed.com
Chose Indeed.com
Indeed.com is better than most of the job sites that we have utilized, mainly due to candidate flow. However, LinkedIn Jobs continues to take first place due to its search capabilities. Indeed.com, it is more intuitive than Monster and CareerBuilder.
Chose Indeed.com
Indeed is far and above the best in its space! I have used others like ZipRecruiter and Monster, etc. but Indeed tends to be where we get the most applicants, we use that pool to do our interviews and then ultimately hire from our applicants from Indeed. The functionality is …
Chose Indeed.com
Other than Indeed, we have used ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn as our other options depending on the pressure we're feeling to fill a given role. Other options we have used have been Monster and Careerbuilder but weren't that happy with the results that we got on with those …
Chose Indeed.com
ZipRecruiter is current. Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com were used in the past. As far as amount of applicant flow, Indeed.com is head and shoulders above the others. We get a lot of applicants that are not qualified at all, but that happens with any job board.
Chose Indeed.com
We use Indeed for the maximum amount of time for job postings since it does its job best. The sourcing of resumes using various filter processes is unique. We can communicate with candidate interns without revealing our originality.
Chose Indeed.com
This is the best portal in terms of value for money and ease of use. All the above portals requires more time to get the resume but Indeed.com make the job much easier. This portals is specifically for the niche roles
Chose Indeed.com
When compared to the dice portals, Indeed.com is more cost and work effective. Most of the candidate details were not available in the dice where as Indeed.com has the more detail about the candidates and give more insight.
Chose Indeed.com
Each one has its positives and negatives. If you are a job seeker the site to use would be Indeed.com because they list a lot of jobs. If you are an employer just use the job posting features instead of the resume search.
Chose Indeed.com
ZipRecruiter costs more money but you do seem to get a better quality of resume. Although even with ZipRecruiter we didn't necessarily always fill the position with the resumes we received. Given the choice I would prefer free rather then paying if I am not going to get a …
Chose Indeed.com
[Indeed.com] brings in far more candidates that are also more qualified for the positions we have available. Indeed is also the most affordable and user friendly.
Chose Indeed.com
Indeed.com seems to be more simplistic than some of the other mature job listing sites and we like this ease of use factor. When it's time to list a job we do not want HR dreading a complex setup that other sites seems to have. It should be almost as easy as sending an email …
Chose Indeed.com
[Indeed.com's] reputation as the #1 job site makes it easy to hire new talent. You'll have access to the biggest job pool, and you can customize your job posting to hire the way you want, even if you don't use all of Indeed's features (many of which need improvement).
Chose Indeed.com
I believe [Indeed.com] is far beyond the competitors as they are evolved versions of pre-existing hiring models. Indeed seems to focus on what newer cultural process are applicable to hiring rather than replicating the process from what has always been done in the past. I …
Chose Indeed.com
Indeed provides the highest amount of applicants, but from a usability perspective, it is among the worst. Indeed actively and intentionally hides personal email addresses, and it encourages candidates to use poorly formatted resumes. Indeed could be a much better tool if they …
Chose Indeed.com
The other options have less of an applicant pool, in my opinion. However, the cost is typically less than Indeed.
Monster
Chose Monster.com
We use Indeed quite often as we are able to post positions for free however, we do not always get a quality candidate like we can from Monster.com
Chose Monster.com
We have used Indeed.com and LinkedIn Jobs as well as Monster.com for posting open positions online. Monster.com was consistent in the quality of applicants that they delivered to us. The other online job boards are okay with the applicants they provide but we have found that …
Chose Monster.com
Monster.com Vs. Dice.com Vs. Indeed.com Vs. Naukri.com Vs. LinkedIn.com Monster has a larger database than Dice Monster and has a broader reach across all sectors not related to tech. With Monster, we can attract more active candidates than passive ones that LinkedIn uses. …
Chose Monster.com
Monster rounds our our resources to be able to deliver quality candidates for internal and our govnerment clients needs! It's a great commpliment, each tool has it's advantage! Especially easy interface with our ATS and reporting capabilitles.
Chose Monster.com
We evaluated two more job boards. One of them was free of charge and it is much harder to manage meaning the layout of software is not easy. The other service that we used, we barely got applicants at all.
What was not helpful for us, is that in Monster.com we didn't find a way …
Chose Monster.com
The powerful feature that Monster has is its Boolean search, which is incredible. The resumes that pop up are the ones that are not able to be found on any other job boards. The Power Resume Search feature is the pro here. When it comes to Dice, the filters help us find the …
Features
Indeed.comMonster.com
Recruitment Marketing
Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Indeed.com
8.2
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Monster.com
7.6
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Passive Recruitment Advertising8.33 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Active Recruitment Advertising8.03 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Employer Branding Tools8.33 Ratings7.44 Ratings
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User Ratings
Indeed.comMonster.com
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(46 ratings)
7.6
(15 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(9 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Indeed.comMonster.com
Likelihood to Recommend
Indeed
Well suited for searching the database for qualified resources, not well suited for those posting jobs. That is especially true if the job posted has a broader appeal, or applies to many job seekers, since it will attract hundreds that you will not have time to review. We have found that 1 in 20 are even qualified and have the basic requirements for what we post
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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
Indeed
  • The best free job advertising platform out there that is easy to use and integrates with our ATS Greenhouse
  • ATS (Greenhouse) automatically posts every job to Indeed and requires zero effort
  • Formatting of the the jobs from my ATS look good when "pulled" over to Indeed
  • Able to integrate questions with rules that allow you to shortlist candidates in a more timely fashion
  • Sponsoring portal has change a couple times. I do not love the new format as of 5/2021 but it is not bad.
  • They allow you to use a credit card for sponsoring which linkedin will not
  • Sponsoring criteria is good and has many options
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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
Indeed
  • Indeed.com tends to have a lot of fake listings or listings which overstate a role and that drives some users away from using the service.
  • Indeed.com's aesthetics are a bit dated so although the web sites functions are mature they also are a bit bland....if that matters to someone.
  • They seem to try and push the sponsor (cost to you) job lists a bit strong.
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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
Indeed
Indeed does its job best in job postings, Sourcing resumes, and internal communication where our personal details can't be enclosed. Various filters help us source the particular resume.
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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
Indeed
I haven't had to use Customer Service much for Indeed.com but the few times I've had encounters they have been very nice and helpful. They ensure you are getting the most out of your money with the resources Indeed has to offer. You can speak to customer service over the phone or on a quick messenger setting on the website depending on what your style is or how easy you feel your question is.
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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
Indeed
We used and are still currently using other job boards. Some are free of charge, some are paid services. We do not want to stop using Indeed.com since it provides up with ability to post job postings for free. This is really appreciated. We do not want to disclose names of other services.
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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
Indeed
  • Higher turnover in general for the positions we have hired for from Indeed which in some instances can hinder productivity. It is important to know that when using Indeed, you are getting volume/quantity and not necessarily top-performing employees.
  • It seems like the employees found on Indeed are constantly job hunting even when currently employed.
  • For our large-scale hiring, Indeed, all in all has had a positive impact as we are always able to fill the positions due to the large pool of resumes always on hand.
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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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