Hired vs Indeed
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Indeed is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 13.7 versus 3.3 for Hired, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.
Choose Hired if…
No clear advantage in the published data.
Choose Indeed if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (13.7 vs 3.3)
- AI answers describe it more positively (38% vs 0% positive)
- Largest global job site with broad reach
- Free or sponsored job postings
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Hired | Indeed |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 3.3% | 13.7% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in Recruiting | #25 | #12 |
| Share of voice | 0.7% | 3% |
| Mentions this run | 3 | 16 |
| Positive in AI answers | 0% | 38% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Hired 0pp · Indeed 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Indeed leads on 3 of 3 engines
Head to head in AI answers
2 engine answers name both brands
| Prompt | Engine | Hired | Indeed |
|---|---|---|---|
| What should a recruiting platform integrate with? | AI Mode | #3 | #5 |
| What should a recruiting platform integrate with? | Perplexity | #1 | #6 |
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Hired | Indeed |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | — | Cloud-based |
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida, USA (parent LHH) | — |
| Employees | 5,000+ | — |
| Funding | Series D · $133M raised | Series B |
| Best for | Employers hiring tech and sales talent | Small to large companies hiring |
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Hired
Profile in progress.
Indeed
- Largest global job site with broad reach
- Free or sponsored job postings
- Free built-in ATS dashboard for direct postings
- Multi-board job distribution and applicant pull-in
- Chrome extension to import candidates
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Hired vs Indeed”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/hired-vs-indeed, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.