# Broadbean: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/broadbean

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Job advertising and distribution](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/job-advertising-and-distribution/index.md) | 5% | 8 | 9% | 11 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best programmatic job advertising platforms for a company with a limited budget are Appcast, Joveo, Broadbean, and JobTarget." (Llama 4 Maverick, Job advertising)
- "Broadbean Programmatic and Joveo are the top recommendations due to their flexible, pay-for-performance models" (Mistral Small, Job advertising)
- "Broadbean is another top choice, especially if you need robust job distribution and analytics." (Mistral Small, Job advertising)
- "Choose Broadbean *only* if you already own a legacy ATS and strictly need a distribution engine layer on top of it." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Job advertising)

## And against it

- "it may be overkill (and more expensive) unless integrated with your ATS" (Grok 4.20, Job advertising)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Broadbean, from 36 of the 38 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 22
- broadbean.com: 18 (its own site)
- joveo.com: 16
- jobtarget.com: 15
- github.com: 14
- guideflow.com: 11
- appcast.io: 7
- business.com: 7
- hrtechsaas.com: 7
- revenuebase.ai: 7

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/Ninjahire/hrtech-landscape/blob/main/job-boards.md: 14
- https://broadbean.com/product-suite/programmatic-job-posting: 9
- https://broadbean.com/product-suite/job-distribution-platform: 7
- https://jobtarget.com/programmatic-job-advertising: 7
- https://business.com/categories/best-job-posting-sites: 6
- https://g2.com/discussions/which-programmatic-job-advertising-platforms-are-the-highest-rated-for-cost-effective-candidate-sourcing-for-enterprise-talent-teams-that-need-to-hire-at-volume-without-blowing-the-recruitment-marketing-budget: 6
- https://guideflow.com/blog/programmatic-job-advertising-software: 6
- https://hrtechsaas.com/blog/best-job-distribution-software: 6

## In its own words

What Broadbean's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Job board aggregator software to attract talent (https://broadbean.com/)
- For: Direct Employers; Agency Recruiters (https://broadbean.com/)
- Customers named: IDR, Camelot Global Services, Swinton Insurance, Yell.com, The Natural History Museum, CNS-Communications, The British Red Cross

## What it publishes

Every page broadbean.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1037 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 414 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-28
- case study: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 42 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-01-16
- report or ebook: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-16
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-30
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-04
- news or press: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-19
- Recent: 2026-08-28 blog: Mental health discrimination https://www.broadbean.com/resources/blog/direct-employers/mental-health-discrimination/
- Recent: 2026-08-01 blog: Discover the biggest job trends in the us in 2026 https://www.broadbean.com/resources/blog/latest-news/discover-the-biggest-job-trends-in-the-us-in-2026/
- Recent: 2026-07-30 blog: Hiring gen z in the us trends challenges strategies for 2026 https://www.broadbean.com/resources/blog/recruitment/hiring-gen-z-in-the-us-trends-challenges-strategies-for-2026/
- Recent: 2026-07-15 blog: 6 practical strategies to reduce hiring bias https://www.broadbean.com/resources/blog/recruitment/6-practical-strategies-to-reduce-hiring-bias/
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: The state of ai recruitment in 2026 us salaries job titles and year on year growth https://www.broadbean.com/resources/blog/recruitment/the-state-of-ai-recruitment-in-2026-us-salaries-job-titles-and-year-on-year-growth/
- Recent: 2026-05-14 blog: How to build a diverse talent pipeline https://www.broadbean.com/resources/blog/recruitment/how-to-build-a-diverse-talent-pipeline

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.
