Quick answer: If you hire hourly workers at scale across many locations, consider Talroo, a job advertising network, alongside Indeed. Talroo places your jobs on Jobs2Careers and partner job sites, and shows candidates your must-haves before they apply. For shift work, hourly job marketplaces such as JobGet and Snagajob also fit. For licensed roles such as CDL drivers and nurses, add a specialist board. Test before you switch: run the new source next to Indeed for 30 to 60 days. Then compare qualified applicants, hires and cost per hire.
Disclosure: Talroo publishes this guide and is one of the options listed. We describe every option from its own website or filings, linked inline. No one paid to be included.
Indeed has tightened its rules for free job visibility. Since March 31, 2026, some jobs submitted through older job feeds must be sponsored to appear. Jobs submitted through an Indeed-integrated ATS can still appear for free.
For employers hiring at scale, it's important to understand which jobs require a budget and whether other recruiting channels can help expand your reach.
Relying on one source is risky. When Indeed changes its rules or pricing, all your hiring feels it, and Indeed's own pages list several changes in 2026.
Hourly roles also need a steady flow of applicants. People quit food service and retail jobs more often than jobs in most industries, so the same jobs open again and again.
Turnover isn't rising overall (BLS JOLTS). But a job you refill often needs new applicants every month. A second source keeps that flow from depending on one site.
Start from the roles that are hardest to fill, not from which site is most popular. The added source should fit those roles, your hiring volume and the locations you hire in.
Before you sign, check four things:
For steady hourly hiring across many roles and locations, the main options next to Indeed are Talroo, JobGet and Snagajob, and ZipRecruiter. The table compares them, using each company's own pages. Details on every option follow, grouped by the need it fits.
| Option | Best fit | Reach | Screening | ATS connection | Pricing model | What to test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed (baseline) | Most roles; the source to keep | Indeed's site; jobs also show on Glassdoor | Screener questions "at the start of the application," including required ones | Integrated ATSs must post through the integration | 3 free direct posts a month; sponsored jobs billed per click or per started application | Cost per hire by location as more jobs need sponsoring |
| Talroo | Steady hourly hiring across many roles and locations | Jobs2Careers and partner job sites "outside the big job boards" | Candidates see pay, schedule and must-haves before they apply | Integrates with most ATSs; "no fee to integrate" | Monthly budget from $2,000, month-to-month | Qualified applicants and cost per hire in a few locations |
| JobGet and Snagajob | Shift work at employers with "50+ open roles" | "100M+ Everyday workers" across JobGet, Snagajob and Seasoned | Each applicant "is evaluated against your role requirements" after applying | "Plugs directly into your existing ATS" | From "as little as $16 per day"; larger plans quoted | Share of applicants who meet your must-haves |
| ZipRecruiter | Hiring across many kinds of roles | Its site plus partner job boards, search engines and social networks | Matching that surfaces "the most qualified and interested candidates" | Populates candidates into "certain third-party ATSs" | Flat rate (a day to a year) or performance-based; quoted | A quote for your volume, then cost per hire by source |
1. Talroo (job advertising network): covered in its own section below, "Why choose Talroo over another Indeed alternative?"
2. JobGet and Snagajob (hourly job marketplace)
3. ZipRecruiter (job board with distribution)
4. CDL job boards and driver-lead sites
5. Healthcare job boards
6. Facebook
7. Google for Jobs
Also considered: LinkedIn suits office and salaried roles more than hourly ones. Programmatic job ad platforms buy ad space across many other job sites and suit large teams with a media budget.
Choose Talroo when you hire hourly workers every month across many roles and locations. Other options here also spread jobs across sites and connect to ATSs. What Talroo adds is the combination: job advertising across its own network, plus clarity before the apply, so the people you review already know what the job asks. The details, all from Talroo's website:
When Talroo isn't the best fit: if you make a handful of hires a year, Indeed's free direct posts may be enough. If you hire for one licensed specialty only, a specialist board may cover it. See how Talroo works.
Hard-to-fill roles each need a source built for them.
Keep Indeed and add a second source. Running both side by side shows which one fills your roles at a lower cost, and Indeed keeps your hiring going while you test. Here's how:
Cost per applicant can mislead. In this example, the added source costs twice as much per applicant but less per hire, because more of its applicants get hired.
What's the best Indeed alternative for high-volume hourly hiring? For steady hiring at scale, such as 500 hires across 50 locations, keep Indeed and add a job advertising network such as Talroo. Talroo promotes jobs beyond the big job boards and connects to most ATSs. Hourly job marketplaces such as JobGet and Snagajob suit shift work, and CDL or healthcare boards suit licensed roles. Test for 30 to 60 days and compare cost per hire.
How does Indeed Sponsored Jobs pricing work in 2026? Indeed bills sponsored jobs per click or per started application, depending on your account and market. Its pay-per-started-application model uses a live auction, so costs depend on candidate demand, and qualifying jobs can't switch back to pay per click. Each company also gets up to 3 free posts a month made directly on Indeed.
Why did my Indeed jobs stop getting applicants? Check three Indeed policies first. If your ATS has an Indeed integration but you still send jobs by single-source feed, those jobs show only when sponsored; Indeed says to post through the integration. Jobs Indeed treats as duplicates can be hidden or shown lower. Free direct posts are limited to 3 a month and show for up to 30 days.
Should I replace Indeed or add a second source? Add one. Keep Indeed running, test one added source for 30 to 60 days, and move budget toward the lower cost per hire.
What's the difference between a job board and a job advertising network? A job board is one site where you post jobs and wait for applicants. A job advertising network promotes your jobs to job seekers across its own job sites and partner sites. Talroo, for example, runs jobs on Jobs2Careers and partner sites, and says it is "not a traditional job board where you post and wait."
Which Indeed alternatives qualify applicants before they apply? Talroo shows candidates the pay, schedule and must-haves before they apply, and nurses confirm their license up front. Indeed lets you add required screener questions, such as licenses or experience, at the start of the application and sort applicants by their answers. JobGet evaluates each applicant against your requirements after they apply. CDL and healthcare boards reach people who already hold the license.
Company and agency pages, opened October 26, 2026:
Posted Under
Recent Posts
Categories
Tags
