Betterteam
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a small team wanting flat-rate job posting and basic applicant tracking.
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Betterteam vs ZipRecruiter
Betterteam and ZipRecruiter both land on Depends.
ZipRecruiter
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Fine as a free job-search board for seekers; easy to use with huge reach.
| Compare | Betterteam | ZipRecruiter |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Small businesses hiring occasionally | Job seekers wanting one-tap applications |
| Who it's not for | Enterprise recruiting teams | Startups hiring senior or technical talent |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 | 2018 breach exposed user email addresses; scam campaigns continue to target job seekers. |
| Support quality | Praised on Software Advice; 1.9/5 on Trustpilot | BBB complaint volume and billing disputes reported |
| Public sentiment | Reviews are split: Software Advice and Capterra users praise value and support, while Trustpilot rates Betterteam 1.9/5. | G2 reviewers find it easy to use, but Reddit job seekers and small-business employers are largely negative on results, responses, and billing.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | Trustpilot sits at 1.9/5 ('Poor') . scan recent reviews for support and billing complaints before subscribing¹ | Small business reported 'absurd' charges tied to resume credits after subscribing16 |
Pick Betterteam when
- Small businesses hiring occasionally
- First-time hirers
- Flat-budget recruiters
- Multi-board job posting
When Betterteam is not a fit
- Enterprise recruiting teams
- High-volume hiring operations
- Teams needing deep integrations
- Compliance-heavy HR departments
Pick ZipRecruiter when
- Job seekers wanting one-tap applications
- Hourly and entry-level volume hiring
- First-time employers posting a single role
- Local hiring on a budget
When ZipRecruiter is not a fit
- Startups hiring senior or technical talent
- Enterprise teams needing ATS-integrated sourcing
- Buyers who won't watch auto-renewing subscriptions
- Teams expecting recruiters to actually source candidates there
Sources
- Trustpilot . Betterteam reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Capterra . Betterteam pricingcapterra.comreview
- Software Advice . Betterteam profilesoftwareadvice.comreview
- G2 . Betterteam reviewsg2.comreview
- TrustRadius . Betterteam pricingtrustradius.comreview
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- ZipRecruiter Reviews on Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- ZipRecruiter Reviews & Complaints - ConsumerAffairsconsumeraffairs.comreview
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