Indeed vs Monster

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 1.8 for Monster, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Indeed if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (13.7 vs 1.8)
Largest global job site with broad reach
Free or sponsored job postings
Free built-in ATS dashboard for direct postings

Choose Monster if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 38% positive)
Large-scale or hourly hiring option

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Indeed	Monster
Visibility score	13.7%	1.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#12	#42
Share of voice	3%	0.4%
Mentions this run	16	2
Positive in AI answers	38%	50%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Indeed 0pp · Monster 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Indeed leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

12.4%

AI Mode

13.7%

3.7%

Perplexity

15%

1.7%

IndeedMonster

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

1Indeed ranked higher

1Monster ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Indeed	Monster
Alternatives to the most popular recruiting platform	Perplexity	#1	#5
Where can I sign up for a recruiting platform?	AI Mode	#2	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Indeed	Monster
Deployment	Cloud-based	—
Founded	—	1994
Headquarters	—	Weston, Massachusetts
Employees	—	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series B	Growth equity · $58M raised
Best for	Small to large companies hiring	—