Best job boards
There is no single best job board. There is a best board for the role you're filling. A giant generalist board (Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs, ZipRecruiter) maximizes reach; a themed board (We Work Remotely for remote work, Wellfound for startups, Level for AI-relevant roles) maximizes audience fit at a real price.
The honest tradeoff
- Reach: Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs and ZipRecruiter win. They are default destinations for most job seekers, at the cost of your post sitting next to every other role, AI-relevant or not.
- Price transparency: We Work Remotely ($299) and Level ($299) post a flat number on their own site. LinkedIn Jobs and ZipRecruiter don't show a price until you start a listing. We checked both this session and neither published one.
- Audience fit for AI roles: this is where Level is built to compete, not on size. Every one of the 186,000+ live postings is rated for how much AI is actually in the work, and 11% build or work on AI, a filter no generalist board offers.
Where each one actually wins
| Board | Wins on | Starting price |
|---|
| Level | AI-relevant roles specifically | $299 |
| We Work Remotely | Raw reach and volume of applicants | $299 |
| Indeed | Raw reach and volume of applicants | Free |
| Wellfound | A specific, self-selected audience | Free |
| LinkedIn Jobs | Raw reach and volume of applicants | By quote |
| ZipRecruiter | Raw reach and volume of applicants | By quote |
Prices checked Sep 20, 2026.
Method
- Scope: Competitor positioning and prices from each board's own site; Level's catalog from its live database.
- Sample: 186,193 live Level postings, 1,119 companies.
- Measured: Prices checked Sep 20, 2026. Catalog read live on every page render.
- Currency: USD, no conversions.
- Not measured: Applicant volume and time-to-fill on competitor boards: neither publishes this, so none is estimated here.
Filling an AI-relevant role specifically? Post it on Level.