TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIndeed Sponsored Jobs allows employers to sponsor their job postings for increased visibility. Sponsoring a post also allows employers to view resumes of candidates who might be a fit and send them invitations to apply for open roles.N/A

    Talkwalker by Hootsuite

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATalkwalker is a consumer intelligence company that bring sin data from 30+ social networks, 150 million websites, and 100 data partners to give customers a unified view of their consumers. Talkwalker is a Hootsuite solution since the 2024 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOnly pay for applications that meet your must-have/deal-breaker requirements.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Considered Both Products
    Indeed
    No answer on this topic
    Hootsuite
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    71 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)
    7.4
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Passive Recruitment Advertising7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Small Businesses
    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Followerwonk
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Glassdoor
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Crowdbooster (discontinued)
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score6.2 out of 10
    1-Social
    Score5.1 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (90 ratings)
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (86 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs)Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Indeed
    Using indeed for ongoing job needs is great as the job ad will be there for an extended period of time. The use of Indeed for a quick need-to-hire tomorrow situation has been tough. I have found that it may take a few days to gather good applications.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    Talkwalker is well suited for big companies and agencies that are looking for a long-term solution to keep track of the industry and/or their brands and key competitors. While setup requires a bit of dedication (especially in terms of custom filters and tags), once it's done, the tool will give the user a lot of flexibility to analyze the conversations and find the relevant results that answer the business questions. Companies just looking for a tool to track a short time period, or simple things like Twitter hashtags, won't take advantage of the full capabilities of this tool. Therefore, they could feel frustrated when comparing the outcomes/usage versus the costs.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Indeed
    • Immediate response, that's what I need. I post the job, there is no waiting one day or two hours to respond to the candidates.
    • Gives me better visibility, better ability to choose different candidates, I've tried sponsored jobs with deal-breakers and non-deal-breakers. Sometimes is best not to have a deal-breaker for certain jobs because I might pass on a candidate I wouldn't have thought to maybe take a look at.
    • I've also used the instant match, I'm starting to get better at qualifying those candidates and I had a few applicants from that.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    • Truly global listening platform - monitor a deep range of media types from all over the world. Particularly strong in supporting competitive monitoring and analysis briefs across regions and countries. It monitors content in original language which I believe is a very strong monitoring factor.
    • Easy to use yet powerful dashboard visualisations - the dashboard interface is among the best I have seen. While it can accomplish many things, and under the hood is a very powerful and complex tool, the user interface is very intuitive, slick, quick and packed with all the KPIs you could want.
    • Customisation of the tool is a great feature. You can build your own dashboard and reporting spaces to suit your needs. You can schedule alerts from the system in a variety of outputs to keep you up to date with the latest events.
    • Customer support & technological advancement - the team at Talkwalker are highly proficient, always willing to support our every need, however big or small. Talkwalker aim to release around 4 software updates each year which means the platform is always full of the latest data visualisations and monitoring technologies
    • Having 'traditional' media monitored alongside social as well as owned media assets in one dashboard space is invaluable to help brands understand where their media footprint lies and how they perform in each media set, relative to the others.
    • AI - Talkwalker has introduced greater AI capabilities recently which means the capability of the tool in monitoring is ever-increasing, and the accuracy of targeting content and sentiment analysis is improving. The Visual Insights and image recognition technology is a really strong feature, and a very welcome addition to the monitoring aspect
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Indeed
    • The biggest area for improvement that I see is the automatic job collapsing for posts that are coming from the same company, same title but different locations. A lot of our locations are hiring hourly team members and are within 10-15 miles of each other. This issue significantly reduces the number of applicants that we see and makes our lives as recruiters more difficult when we need to try and manage 75 locations across both concepts that are potentially hiring for 2-3 positions at a time.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    • The system is complicated. With everything that you're able to do, it does come at the cost of simplicity. It definitely requires training and a high level of expertise to properly leverage what it can do.
    • The system can be slow. If you "ask" it to do too many things at once, it can get hung up and do the spin of doom.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Indeed
    I use Indeed Sponsored Jobs pretty much on a daily basis. As a recruiter this would be the first thing, I renew to help me succeed in my role as a staff recruiter.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    Love it! In most cases, Talkwalker is a no-brainer: I can confidently recommend it to clients.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Indeed
    They continue to improve their platform. Although sometimes adding more functions can decrease usability, Indeed is very good at adding definitions and information in a very user-friendly way. You are truly able to customize your service and job ads in a way that benefits you and your company. You also have complete control over your ad and your budget
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    Despite all the functionalities available on the platform, I never felt overwhelmed or confused
    Read full review
    Performance
    Indeed
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Talkwalker gets the job done at a basic level. It performs regular indexing of existing webpages and tracks the instances in which a particular brand or company is mentioned. Especially for being free, this is an awesome resource. However, it should be said that this product does not perform nearly at the level of the paid options.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Indeed
    Our Indeed support team far exceeds the support I've received from any other recruitment platform. We have a dedicated account executive AND a client support specialist, both of whom go out of their way to assist with everything from making our job ads more effective to make the billing process more transparent. They are a rock star team that truly takes the stress out of recruiting!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    They are very helpful, but can sometimes be a little too quick and not explain things in as great a depth as we would like. They have great staff and programs, and we don't really have any other major complaints. Support is very responsive and helpful when need be.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Indeed
    While I was not there at this company, since I joined we have had to revise some things. They have been great!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Indeed
    Handshake is mainly for the college-age group. We have listed some of our jobs on here before, but never had a good turnout of applicants. We tried ZipRecruiter, but it was easier to manage all of our jobs if they were listed on one site. We would also sometimes have people apply on both our ZipRecruiter listing and our Indeed listing.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    I have yet to find another tool that would provide me with such a detailed information per query. It's such a find! Plus, I get separate emails per a search query and I'm able to archive those emails to the appropriate folders and always have a way of looking back. It's very useful for building monthly reports.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Indeed
    • Applicant quality varies depending on the position, sometimes we get really good ones and bad ones so it's positive and negative at times.
    • Positive impact with being cost effective. I don't feel we pay too much for what we need, but it's not "cheap" by any means either.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hootsuite
    • The free tool is a no-brainer. It absolutely helps ferret out mentions on social media that I wasn't aware of before.
    • Now, I can use the tool for clients, too, so for consultants, it can be a great way to help stay on top of what's being said about them online, as well.
    • Using the paid version would help delve into even more insights for your business.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Indeed Ads (Sponsored Jobs) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Objective-based Campaigns feature.Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Trusted Media Network selection feature.Screenshot of Example of Indeed Sponsored Jobs' Analytics & Recommendations feature.