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Should I use RemoteOK?

Remote Jobs in Programming, Design, Sales and more - remoteok.com

Depends. Reasonable buy for employers making a few remote tech hires at $299 per 30-day post, with real reach but mixed applicant-response reports. Not for high-volume recruiters or anyone needing screening, ATS, or guaranteed pipelines.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; several review snippets were truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$299 / 30 days

Single job post

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Bundle — 25 posts$8,940 (was $11,175)
Job seekers$0

Best for

  • Remote-first tech startups
  • Employers hiring devs, designers, sales
  • Job seekers wanting free remote listings
  • Solo founders making one key hire

Not for

  • High-volume recruiters — 25-post bundles run $8,940–$11,175
  • Teams wanting screening, ATS, or applicant tracking
  • Non-tech hiring; board skews programming, design, sales
  • Buyers needing guaranteed applicant response rates

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Posts last 30 days; re-listing the same role costs another $299

medium

No exclusivity: third-party scrapers export and resell RemoteOK listings

medium

Solo-founder operation — support depth is one person

Pros and cons

Pros

  • One of the oldest, most popular remote job boards
  • Listings span programming, design, sales and more
  • Transparent employer pricing from $299 per 30-day post
  • Third-party reviewers call it legitimate and recommend it

Cons

  • Users report 20+ applications with zero responses
  • The claimed 4.8/5 rating is publicly questioned
  • Criticized as a raw feed, not curated listings
  • Costs stack: 25-post bundles run $8,940–$11,175

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x7security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $299 / 30 days

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Steep per-post cost; response rates questioned
  • Ease of use. No direct evidence found
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Criticized as raw feed, minimal curation
  • Support quality: 2/5. Solo founder runs it himself
  • Security posture: 3/5. Public security page; no known issues
  • $299 Starting price (employers) per 30-day job post
  • 2020 Founded Solo-built by Pieter Levels
  • 4.8/5 Claimed rating Self-reported; publicly disputed
  • Yes Free for job seekers Only employers pay

Pricing

Single job post

$299 / 30 days

  • One listing for 30 days
  • Remote tech audience

Bundle — 25 posts

$8,940 (was $11,175)

  • ~$358–$447 per post
  • For repeated hiring

Job seekers

$0

  • Browse and apply free

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users acknowledge its reach and legitimacy, but a Reddit poster reports applying to 20+ jobs with no response and the self-reported 4.8/5 rating is disputed.

“Is RemoteOK really useful for searching remote jobs?”
Reddit, r/RemoteJobs
“Applied to +20 jobs. No response f…”
Reddit, r/RemoteJobs
“RemoteOK Review: 4.8/5 Rating, But What's the Reality?”
LinkedIn

Companies that use it

  • Reddit
  • Flock Safety
  • Tremendous
  • RedMimicry
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; several review snippets were truncated.

Free to search, $299 per 30-day post for employers. Real reach, mixed response reports, no hiring tools.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; several review snippets were truncated.

Sources

  1. RemoteOK homepageremoteok.com
    official
  2. Hire Remotely — pricingremoteok.com
    official
  3. Buy a jobs bundleremoteok.com
    official
  4. Reddit: Is RemoteOK really useful for searching remote jobs?reddit.com
    review
  5. RemoteOK Review: Legit Job Board or Just a Raw Feedremotejobassistant.com
    review
  6. Is RemoteOK Legit in 2025? An Objective Reviewhirebasis.com
    review
  7. RemoteOK Review: 4.8/5 Rating, But What's the Reality?linkedin.com
    review
  8. I run Nomad List and Remote OK by myself (HN)news.ycombinator.com
    news
  9. In 2020, Pieter Levels built RemoteOK.iolinkedin.com
    news
  10. RemoteOK Jobs Scraper on Apifyapify.com
    news
  11. RemoteOK product security pageremoteok.com
    security
  12. Remote OK Reviews — SourceForgesourceforge.net
    review
  13. Best Remote Jobs & Hiring Accounts on Xgetredeck.com
    review
  14. Remote OK Reviews — G2g2.com
    review

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