Company profile
Indeed AI recruiting features, agents and launches
indeed.com · Hiring networks and job platforms
The short answer
The map puts Indeed in hiring networks and job platforms, from its own headline, "Simplifying how you find, engage, and hire the right talent on the world's #1 job site" [1]. Its core hiring stages are Source and Screen [2]. Since May 2025 the map dates 8 events for Indeed, 5 of them product launches [2]. The latest launch is "Indeed Sourcing Assistant finds and invites candidates", dated June 15, 2026 [3].
| Indeed | |
|---|---|
| Category | Hiring networks and job platforms [1] |
| Core stages | Source and Screen [2] |
| Partial stages | None [2] |
| AI capabilities sold | Named agents, Job posts and ads, Screening and ranking, MCP and agent APIs, AI outreach, AI sourcing [2] |
| Agent or always-on launches since May 2025 | 3 [2] |
| Scale | Tier 1, enterprise incumbent. Subsidiary of Recruit Holdings (public). Indeed cites 685M job seeker profiles and 3.5M+ employers. [2] |
| Price on record | Pay-per-use sponsored jobs and subscriptions (Smart Sourcing, Indeed Connect); Talent Scout candidate lists need a Premium Sponsored Jobs or Smart Sourcing subscription. Talent Scout prices not published. [2] |
| Site | https://www.indeed.com/hire |
What Indeed sells
Indeed is the job site owned by Recruit Holdings that sells sponsored job ads, resume search and screening to employers; “3.5M+ Employers use Indeed to hire.” Its employer AI now includes Talent Scout, a conversational hiring agent; Sourcing Assistant, which finds and invites candidates from more than 380 million sourceable profiles; and Smart Screening, which gives each applicant a 0 to 100 Smart Fit Score against the employer’s criteria. Glassdoor merged into Indeed in July 2026. It does not sell an HRIS. [1][2][4][5][6][7][8]
Its AI. Talent Scout, “an intelligent, conversational agent” for employers that suggests matching candidates and drafts outreach; Sourcing Assistant inside Smart Sourcing; Smart Screening with the Smart Fit Score; and an Indeed app in ChatGPT for job seekers. [2]
The AI capabilities it sells today, as the map reads its site: named agents, job posts and ads, screening and ranking, MCP and agent APIs, AI outreach and AI sourcing [2].
Where Indeed fits in hiring
Core means the product is built on that stage of hiring. Partial means the stage is there but secondary. Not found means the map did not find it on Indeed’s own site.
| Stage | Indeed | What the stage covers |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Core | Find and attract candidates: sourcing, job ads, career sites, CRM, outreach. |
| Screen | Core | Decide who moves on: resume review, matching, chat screening, AI interviews, assessments. |
| Interview | Not found | Run the interviews: scheduling, interview intelligence, notes, scorecards. |
| Hire | Not found | Close and start: offers, background checks, onboarding, compliance, HR records. |
| Report | Not found | Report on hiring and the workforce: recruiting analytics, people analytics, workforce planning. |
Every dated event since May 2025
The map dates 8 events for Indeed, newest first [2]. Each links to the page that prints its date.
- July 1, 2026. Acquisition. Glassdoor legally merges into Indeed. Glassdoor became part of Indeed, Inc. on July 1, 2026, completing the plan Recruit Holdings announced in July 2025 alongside about 1,300 job cuts in its HR technology unit. [9]
- June 15, 2026. Indeed Sourcing Assistant finds and invites candidates. Sourcing Assistant, part of Smart Sourcing, finds and invites qualified candidates from 370 million sourceable profiles using natural-language prompts instead of Boolean strings, and syncs with ATSs through Indeed Apply. Agent, live. [3]
- Feb. 23, 2026. Indeed introduces the Smart Fit Score. Indeed’s Smart Screening gives “every application” a score from 0 to 100 against the employer’s weighted screening criteria, with a Candidate Summary Page. Always-on, live. [10]
- Feb. 10, 2026. Indeed app launches in ChatGPT. Indeed launched an app in ChatGPT that suggests matching jobs to connected job seekers; applying still happens on Indeed. Assistive, live. [11]
- Jan. 5, 2026. Research. Indeed details defenses against resume prompt injection. Indeed said it added checks for “hidden or obscured text” in resumes, treats resume content “as information, not as instructions,” and escalates suspicious resumes to human reviewers. [12]
- Dec. 9, 2025. Indeed Connect subscription with Advanced Screening. Indeed previewed Indeed Connect, a subscription available to US employers in January 2026. Always-on, announced. [13]
- Sept. 10, 2025. Indeed launches Talent Scout and Career Scout agents. Indeed introduced Talent Scout, “an intelligent, conversational agent” for employers that works in Indeed and ATS platforms, and Career Scout for job seekers, alongside Premium Sponsored Jobs and the Indeed Connect subscription. Assistive, live. [14]
- May 28, 2025. Partnership. Indeed deploys Salesforce Agentforce for employer support. Indeed deployed Salesforce’s Agentforce to take on “routine onboarding and account-related questions” from employers and explain flagged job postings. [15]
Scale and ownership
The map puts Indeed in scale tier 1, enterprise incumbent. Its basis is this: Subsidiary of Recruit Holdings (public). Indeed cites 685M job seeker profiles and 3.5M+ employers. [2]
Indeed is owned by Recruit Holdings [2].
On the map
Indeed is one of 7 companies in hiring networks and job platforms on the AI hiring software map [2]. The company profiles list every company on the map with a profile.
Comparisons: Indeed vs LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Indeed vs ZipRecruiter, Handshake vs Indeed.
Alternatives: Indeed alternatives.
What this profile does not cover
Interview not found on its site
The map did not find a product for the Interview stage on Indeed's own site. The map defines that stage this way: Run the interviews: scheduling, interview intelligence, notes, scorecards.
Hire not found on its site
The map did not find a product for the Hire stage on Indeed's own site. The map defines that stage this way: Close and start: offers, background checks, onboarding, compliance, HR records.
Report not found on its site
The map did not find a product for the Report stage on Indeed's own site. The map defines that stage this way: Report on hiring and the workforce: recruiting analytics, people analytics, workforce planning.
Not flagged for hourly, technical or compliance-heavy hiring
The map flags a company for hourly, technical or compliance-heavy hiring only when its own pages say so. Indeed's pages did not, as the map read them.
No published price
The map's price note for Indeed: Pay-per-use sponsored jobs and subscriptions (Smart Sourcing, Indeed Connect); Talent Scout candidate lists need a Premium Sponsored Jobs or Smart Sourcing subscription. Talent Scout prices not published. [2]
Events before May 2025
The map dates events from May 2025 on. Earlier launches and deals are not on this page.
We did not test the product
This profile is built from Indeed's own pages and dated announcements, as recorded on the map. We did not use or test the product.
Questions people ask
What does Indeed sell?
The map puts Indeed in hiring networks and job platforms [1]. Indeed is the job site owned by Recruit Holdings that sells sponsored job ads, resume search and screening to employers; "3.5M+ Employers use Indeed to hire." [2]
Has Indeed launched an AI agent?
Yes. The map labels 3 agent or always-on launches from Indeed since May 2025 [2]. The latest is "Indeed Sourcing Assistant finds and invites candidates", dated June 15, 2026 [3].
How big is Indeed?
The map puts Indeed in scale tier 1, enterprise incumbent. Subsidiary of Recruit Holdings (public). Indeed cites 685M job seeker profiles and 3.5M+ employers. [2]
Does Indeed publish its prices?
No, not in full, as the map records it. Its price note: Pay-per-use sponsored jobs and subscriptions (Smart Sourcing, Indeed Connect); Talent Scout candidate lists need a Premium Sponsored Jobs or Smart Sourcing subscription. Talent Scout prices not published. [2]
Which companies are comparable to Indeed?
On the map, other companies in hiring networks and job platforms with profiles include LinkedIn Talent Solutions, ZipRecruiter and Handshake. Side-by-side pages: https://www.newsprint.com/compare/indeed-vs-linkedin-talent-solutions/, https://www.newsprint.com/compare/indeed-vs-ziprecruiter/, https://www.newsprint.com/compare/handshake-vs-indeed/, https://www.newsprint.com/alternatives/indeed/.
Sources
- indeed.com/employers/talentscout. indeed.com. Read .
- Indeed on the AI hiring software map. Newsprint. Read .
- Indeed Sourcing Assistant finds and invites candidates. Vendor release. Read .
- indeed.com/about. indeed.com. Read .
- indeed.com/news/releases. indeed.com. Read .
- indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-futureworks-2026-recap. indeed.com. Read .
- indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-employer-branding-suite-brand-score. indeed.com. Read .
- hrdive.com/news/layoffs-glassdoor-indeed-ai-integration/752876. hrdive.com. Read .
- Glassdoor legally merges into Indeed. Reworked. Read .
- Indeed introduces the Smart Fit Score. Vendor release. Read .
- Indeed app launches in ChatGPT. Vendor release. Read .
- Indeed details defenses against resume prompt injection. Vendor release. Read .
- Indeed Connect subscription with Advanced Screening. Vendor release. Read .
- Indeed launches Talent Scout and Career Scout agents. Vendor release. Read .
- Indeed deploys Salesforce Agentforce for employer support. Vendor release. Read .