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As of 4 November 2026, LinkedIn Recruiter is named by 1,704 companies and Indeed by 661; Indeed skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 41%), LinkedIn Recruiter to companies over 1,000 (31% vs 33%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Indeed's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, LinkedIn Recruiter rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Indeed: 2–200 employees
- 38%
- LinkedIn Recruiter: 2–200 employees
- 41%
- Indeed: 1,000+ employees
- 33%
- LinkedIn Recruiter: 1,000+ employees
- 31%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 1.8 · 1.8
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Indeed | share | LinkedIn Recruiter | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 29 | 4% | 42 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 42 | 6% | 136 | 8% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 78 | 12% | 211 | 12% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 128 | 19% | 349 | 20% | even |
| 201-500 employees | 97 | 15% | 259 | 15% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 72 | 11% | 177 | 10% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 117 | 18% | 277 | 16% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 28 | 4% | 71 | 4% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 70 | 11% | 182 | 11% | even |
| Segment | Indeed | share | LinkedIn Recruiter | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 141 | 21% | 416 | 24% | LinkedIn Recruiter |
| Health care | 86 | 13% | 70 | 4% | Indeed |
| Technology & software | 82 | 12% | 483 | 28% | LinkedIn Recruiter |
| Manufacturing & industry | 77 | 12% | 283 | 17% | LinkedIn Recruiter |
| Property & construction | 70 | 11% | 100 | 6% | Indeed |
| Commerce & trade | 45 | 7% | 85 | 5% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 45 | 7% | 49 | 3% | Indeed |
| Media & content | 32 | 5% | 54 | 3% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 23 | 3% | 50 | 3% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 17 | 3% | 34 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 15 | 2% | 40 | 2% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | 14 | 2% | 19 | 1% | even |
| Segment | Indeed | share | LinkedIn Recruiter | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 509 | 77% | 1,147 | 67% | Indeed |
| Canada | 30 | 5% | 59 | 3% | even |
| India | 23 | 3% | 26 | 2% | even |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 2% | 104 | 6% | LinkedIn Recruiter |
| Netherlands | 11 | 2% | 28 | 2% | even |
| France | 10 | 2% | 34 | 2% | even |
| Australia | 7 | 1% | 25 | 1% | even |
| Germany | 5 | 1% | 46 | 3% | even |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0% | 13 | 1% | even |
| Brazil | 3 | 0% | 23 | 1% | even |
| Italy | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| PH | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 17 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 11 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Indeed | share | LinkedIn Recruiter | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human resources | 1,099 | 77% | 3,393 | 93% | LinkedIn Recruiter |
| Marketing & communications | 42 | 3% | 11 | 0% | Indeed |
| Unclassified | 30 | 2% | 8 | 0% | even |
| healthcare clinical | 22 | 2% | 6 | 0% | even |
| Sales | 18 | 1% | 17 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 17 | 1% | 2 | 0% | even |
| healthcare support and caregiving | 17 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | 13 | 1% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Software engineering | 10 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | 7 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Design & UX | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| IT operations & business systems | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Data & AI | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 4 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 4 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| skilled trades and field service | 4 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| Customer service & success | 3 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| procurement and purchasing | 3 | 0% | 11 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 2 | 0% | 9 | 0% | even |
| facilities cleaning and security | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| hospitality and food service | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| manufacturing and production | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| research and science | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Retail & store operations | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| agriculture and environment | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| arts media and entertainment | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| social care and community | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | – | – | 13 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using Indeed →
Companies using LinkedIn Recruiter →
recruitment marketing job boards ranked →
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LinkedIn Recruiter is named by 1,704 companies in job postings and Indeed by 661; 276 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/indeed-vs-linkedin-recruiter)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Indeed vs LinkedIn Recruiter: questions
Which is more used, Indeed or LinkedIn Recruiter?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, LinkedIn Recruiter (1,704) over Indeed (661). By website-and-DNS footprint, LinkedIn Recruiter (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Indeed?
38% of Indeed companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 41% for LinkedIn Recruiter. 33% of Indeed companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for LinkedIn Recruiter.
Do companies run both?
276 companies name both in their postings, usually Indeed in marketing and LinkedIn Recruiter in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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