SimplyHired vs. Indeed at a Glance

SimplyHired and Indeed are now owned by the same company, giving SimplyHired users access to Indeed features. While SimplyHired still has a job board with active job listings, recruiters are redirected from SimplyHired.com to Indeed.com to post new jobs. Job seekers are also redirected to Indeed.com when they try to apply for an open position on SimplyHired’s search engine.

Indeed is an aggregator. In other words, it pulls listings from hundreds of other job boards and search engines. It serves as a one-stop shop for both candidates and recruiters alike; candidates don’t have to go to several sites to find jobs to apply to, and recruiters can use Indeed’s screening, sourcing and interviewing tools to push applicants through the pipeline.

SimplyHired Pros and Cons

Seeing as SimplyHired uses Indeed, their pros and cons are mostly the same (see the next section). However, SimplyHired does have a couple pros and cons of its own. 

In terms of cons, SimplyHired has basically become obsolete, acting as a way for Indeed to direct more traffic to its site. On the flip side, veteran SimplyHired users get access to new features through Indeed that they didn’t have before the acquisition.

Indeed Pros and Cons

A leader in the job hunting world, Indeed has many benefits. Let’s weigh its pros and cons to fully understand how the platform works.

Pros

• Doesn’t cost anything to post jobs
• Costs as little as $5 per day to boost the visibility of job posts
• Has skills assessment templates to send to candidates on the platform
• Has more than 200 million resumes in the candidate database

Cons

• Can feel overwhelming with so many job posts
• Can only access the resume database with a paid account
• Can cost more to boost posts based on the job description, title or location

SimplyHired vs. Indeed Pricing Comparison

SimplyHired and Indeed also share the same pricing structure. Here is a summary of that information:

When you boost a listing, you set your own budget — as long as it is at least $5 per day. Indeed has a new boosting model where it only charges you against your budget when someone applies to your job. Previously, it charged you for any views even if those views didn’t result in applications. There are still some types of jobs that Indeed is collecting data on. These types still follow the old pricing model. Indeed will tell you which pricing model you will get when you go to boost a job.

The prices of Indeed Resume’s two plans are $120 and $300. With the lower plan (Standard), you can message up to 30 candidates you find on the database per month. With the higher plan (Professional), you get 100 messages per month.

SimplyHired vs. Indeed Features Comparison

Below is a summary of the Indeed features that SimplyHired and Indeed users alike have access to.

Employer Dashboard

As soon as you push a posting live, you get access to the dashboard. The dashboard is where you edit the posting, changing the job description, screening questions and other details. It is also where you can filter and contact applicants.

Candidate Ranking

As applications come in, you will see them on the dashboard. You can quickly rank them as “yes,” “no” or “maybe” to decide whether to move them to the next step in the hiring process.

Candidate Communication

After you indicate a candidate as “yes,” you can message them. Indeed has templates you can use, though you can also craft your own message if you want it to be unique to your company and position. As a courtesy, you can also set up Indeed to send an automatic rejection message for the applicants you mark as “no.”

Once you are ready for the interview stage, you can schedule a video meeting on the Indeed platform. There’s no need to coordinate through Google Meet, Zoom or another video conferencing software.

Candidate Screening

Spend less time vetting candidates with screening questions. After you write the job description, you can specify if you want candidates to answer screening questions. Indeed populates screening questions based on the job title, but you can also choose to write questions of your own.

As applications roll in, you can read the answers and mark the candidates “yes,” “no” or “maybe” yourself. The alternative is to set up Indeed to send an automated rejection message if a candidate doesn’t choose the multiple choice answer you want for a screening question.

The final screening feature that Indeed offers is skill assessments. Indeed has a database of assessments that test hard and soft skills for a variety of industries. Once a candidate submits their application, they get the test. Their score is auto-calculated and added to the rest of their information.

Mobile Access

Indeed has two mobile apps. The Indeed mobile app is for job seekers to search and apply for jobs. The companion app, Indeed Connect for Employers, is for recruiters to communicate with candidates.

ATS Integrations

Indeed integrates with over 300 applicant tracking systems (ATSs), including Workday, Breezy and Greenhouse. Indeed is pretty robust for a job board. However, generally speaking, an ATS is going to have more features that push candidates through the hiring pipeline, while a job board is simply going to list your open role. If you have an ATS, though it is probably not needed if you use Indeed, you can check Indeed’s integration hub to see if it’s available.

The Bottom Line

SimplyHired and Indeed are pretty much the same hiring platform. Indeed’s parent company acquired SimplyHired a few years ago. Since then, SimplyHired’s website has started redirecting users to search for and post jobs on Indeed. 

In sum, you can start your job search or hiring process on either platform, but it is probably easier to go directly to the source (Indeed).