# Indeed review (2026): is it worth it? > Job search site with free and sponsored job posts for employers Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Indeed is a job search engine that employers can post to directly. Posting a job is free, applicants are tracked in an employer dashboard, and sponsored jobs are bought with a daily or monthly budget. Employers can also search resumes and run screener questions. - **Category:** Hiring & Applicant Tracking - **Made by:** Indeed - **Website:** https://www.indeed.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you want more than free posts, as sponsored jobs cost extra with no rates shown. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing Indeed's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Free job posts:** The employer page says an account is free and a free job post can be published straight away. - **Sponsored jobs:** A sponsored job stays prominent in search and job alerts, with Urgently Hiring tags and Instant Match. - **Applicant dashboard:** Applicants who meet your requirements are grouped at the top, with messages, notes and interest marking. - **Screener questions and interviews:** Screener questions filter for must-have qualifications, and Indeed Interview runs live virtual interviews. - **Resume search:** Indeed Smart Sourcing searches resumes and lets you invite matches to apply. ## Good for - Employers who want to reach candidates on a large job search site - Small teams that can start with a free post ## Worth knowing - Sponsored jobs are bought with a daily or monthly budget and billed when candidates engage; the page gives no rates. - Indeed's pricing pages could not be read, so no plan prices are recorded here. - The employer page that loaded was a Malaysia version, so features and costs may differ in the US. - Posts are reviewed first and the page says most go live within 24 to 48 hours. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Indeed lets employers post jobs free and track applicants in a dashboard, and sells sponsored jobs on a daily or monthly budget. The page gives no sponsored rates, posts are reviewed first and the page that loaded was a Malaysia version, so US costs are unconfirmed. - **Value for money: B.** Free job posts and free tracking tools, but sponsored jobs are billed by budget as candidates engage and no rates are shown. - **Free plan and trial: B.** A free employer account with free job posts and a free applicant dashboard. Reach is the part you pay for. - **Features: C.** Job posts, a dashboard, screener questions and resume search. It is mostly posting and sorting, not a full applicant tracker. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. An employer account and job posts to write. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only and no integrations listed on the page read. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Indeed's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among hiring and applicant tracking tools - Indeed's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 39 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 4. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 46 of 48) and worst on features (C, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/hiring ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Indeed you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 39 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade. - You could make: Applicant tracking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Job board posting, Applicant tracking ## Alternatives - [Workable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/workable): Applicant tracking and HR software priced by company size. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/indeed-vs-workable) - [JazzHR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jazzhr): Applicant tracking for small businesses at a flat yearly price. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/indeed-vs-jazzhr) - [Betterteam](https://toolgpa.com/tools/betterteam): Job posting to many boards, priced by active jobs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/betterteam-vs-indeed) - [Tellent Recruitee](https://toolgpa.com/tools/recruitee): Applicant tracking system with a careers site builder, by quote. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/indeed-vs-recruitee) - [Teamtailor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teamtailor): Applicant tracking and career sites with unlimited users, by quote. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/indeed-vs-teamtailor) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.indeed.com/employers/cs Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/indeed Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).