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IndeedRecruiting
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SourceWhaleThe AI recruitment platform that captures everything, automatically.
Comparison · Recruiting · weekly run Nov 3

Indeed vs SourceWhale

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 0.3 for SourceWhale.

Choose Indeed if…

  • You want the brand AI engines rank higher (13.7 vs 0.3)
  • Largest global job site with broad reach
  • Free or sponsored job postings
  • Free built-in ATS dashboard for direct postings

Choose SourceWhale if…

  • You need GDPR or CCPA or ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
  • Strong multi-channel candidate engagement via email and LinkedIn automation

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric Indeed SourceWhale
Visibility score13.7%0.3%
Change vs last weekNewNew
Rank in Recruiting#12#62
Share of voice3%0.2%
Mentions this run161
Positive in AI answers38%—

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

0%25%50%75%100%Nov 3Indeed 14%

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

Engine by engine

Indeed leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT
12.4%
0%
AI Mode
13.7%
0.9%
Perplexity
15%
0%
IndeedSourceWhale

Head to head in AI answers

0 engine answers name both brands

0Indeed ranked higher
0SourceWhale ranked higher

Features, pricing & fit

DimensionIndeedSourceWhale
DeploymentCloud-basedCloud-hosted
Compliance—GDPR, CCPA, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2
Founded—2020
Headquarters—London, United Kingdom
Employees—51–200
FundingSeries BRound led by Blackfinch Ventures, with Downing Ventures participating (reported as £1.5m, undated)
Best forSmall to large companies hiringRecruitment, staffing and executive search firms that want to replace several separate recruiting tools with one platform.

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

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

    SourceWhale

    • Strong multi-channel candidate engagement via email and LinkedIn automation

      Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

      Cite as: SlateIndex, “Indeed vs SourceWhale”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/indeed-vs-sourcewhale, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.