# Monster alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 250 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Monster holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/monster/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Appcast: 47
- JobTarget: 35
- Joveo: 34
- Indeed: 23
- LinkedIn Jobs: 14
- ZipRecruiter: 13

## Job advertising and distribution

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Monster (Monster is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- JobTarget: first choice in 17 of those 83
- Indeed: first choice in 11 of those 83
- ZipRecruiter: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Joveo: first choice in 8 of those 83
- LinkedIn Jobs: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Appcast: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Betterteam: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Monster (Monster is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Appcast: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Indeed: first choice in 12 of those 83
- JobTarget: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Joveo: first choice in 11 of those 83
- LinkedIn Jobs: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Workable: first choice in 8 of those 83
- JobTarget Programmatic+: first choice in 4 of those 83
- ZipRecruiter: first choice in 4 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Monster.

- Appcast: first choice in 31 of those 84
- Joveo: first choice in 15 of those 84
- JobTarget: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Broadbean: first choice in 4 of those 84
- eQuest: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Radancy: first choice in 2 of those 84
- JobTarget Programmatic+: first choice in 1 of those 84

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