Indeed.com vs. Monster.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Indeed.com
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Indeed is a job board and job search engine, available globally.
$5
per day/per posting
Monster
Score 8.5 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
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
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Indeed.comMonster.com
Features
Indeed.comMonster.com
Recruitment Marketing
Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Indeed.com
8.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Monster.com
9.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Passive Recruitment Advertising8.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Active Recruitment Advertising8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Employer Branding Tools8.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Indeed.comMonster.com
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Indeed.comMonster.com
Likelihood to Recommend
[Indeed.com] is a very helpful tool for recruitment. Just about every posting receives several candidates. Whenever the candidate pool is unqualified, it is easy to add more requirements or questions to knock those candidates out. There are several options to describe what kind of job you are advertising for. It is my favorite recruitment website.
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It is very well for the IT recruitment. Database of the C2C is candidate is very large and very helpful. Monster.com timely do the updates so less bugs and less issues compared to other portals. Using different to get the best potential candidate is very good while using Monster Job Portal.
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Pros
  • 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 makes it easy for us to post jobs on their platform.
  • Working with Monster does an excellent job of providing alerts when applicants submit for open positions.
  • Our applications that we get from Monster applicants are easy for us to segment out for faster sorting and selections.
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Cons
  • A lot of the same applicants apply over and over to the same job postings despite being rejected due to being unqualified for the position. This is particularly a problem when doing large-scale hires in one specific location.
  • Indeed has poor filtering and search capabilities for employers. As an employer on Indeed you deal with huge QUANTITY of applicants - which can be great but when looking for specific skillsets, it can be difficult to find the right applicants in such a large pool. For executive level positions, Indeed is not my preferred job positing site.
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  • Monster.com can improve on its data redundancy aspect. It frustrates the users to look at or access the same sets of results or the same applications again and again.
  • It can also look into the spam feature. There are ways one can spam it by taking out information.
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Usability
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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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
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 is a job portal with rich features and a great depth of database in candidates. They also have a good search option that is able to display the right candidates when you search for them. The only gripe that I have about Monster is that they need to improve their database of candidates when it comes to blue-collar jobs or non-software jobs.
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Alternatives Considered
Selected Indeed.com because job seekers use it heavily since it is simple to post their profile and less information is required of them. Downside is less information is available to the employer/ recruiter so job seekers will get more relevant responses on other sites where all their information is considered before they are reach out to by employers. Other job sites are more costly but yield a better outcome for both job seeker and employer/ recruiter.
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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. Monster is more globally present than Naukri, which is used mostly only in India. Monster job posts are more effective than Indeed.
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Return on Investment
  • The largest positive impact Indeed.com has had is allowing our one person HR Department to have access to such a wide array of candidates.
  • The ability to post job listings and not have a cost involved is an important reason we use Indeed.com.
  • Even if we do not bring a candidate in for an interview, having our listings on the web helps to spread our name a bit and show that we are hiring.
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  • Monster.com helped me to close the niche positions and diverse positions very quickly which in return made a huge impact on profit for organization and myself as well.
  • Monster.com helps me reduce the time to fulfill a particular position which again helps to increase the cost.
  • Monster.com has helped me to reach across various demographic groups allowing my company to tap into a more diverse talent pool.
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