RemoteOK
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Reasonable buy for employers making a few remote tech hires at $299 per 30-day post, with real reach but mixed applicant-response reports.
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RemoteOK vs ZipRecruiter
RemoteOK 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.
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| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Remote-first tech startups | Job seekers wanting one-tap applications |
| Who it's not for | High-volume recruiters . 25-post bundles run $8,940-$11,175 | 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 | Solo founder runs it himself | BBB complaint volume and billing disputes reported |
| Public sentiment | 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.⁴ | G2 reviewers find it easy to use, but Reddit job seekers and small-business employers are largely negative on results, responses, and billing.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | Posts last 30 days; re-listing the same role costs another $299² | Small business reported 'absurd' charges tied to resume credits after subscribing |
Pick RemoteOK when
- Remote-first tech startups
- Employers hiring devs, designers, sales
- Job seekers wanting free remote listings
- Solo founders making one key hire
When RemoteOK is not a fit
- 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
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
- RemoteOK homepageremoteok.comofficial
- Hire Remotely . pricingremoteok.comofficial
- Buy a jobs bundleremoteok.comofficial
review
- RemoteOK Review: Legit Job Board or Just a Raw Feedremotejobassistant.comreview
- Is RemoteOK Legit in 2025? An Objective Reviewhirebasis.comreview
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- I run Nomad List and Remote OK by myself (HN)news.ycombinator.comnews
- In 2020, Pieter Levels built RemoteOK.iolinkedin.comnews
- RemoteOK Jobs Scraper on Apifyapify.comnews
- RemoteOK product security pageremoteok.comsecurity
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- ZipRecruiter Reviews on Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview