7 Best Platforms to Advertise Developer Vacancies

Platforms to Advertise Developer Vacancies at a glance

The seven platforms at a glance

Prices and free-plan limits come from each vendor's pricing page or help documentation, checked on 14 November 2026.

How we chose

The test for this list was narrow: does the platform put a developer vacancy in front of people who can actually do the job, and can you see what that costs before you commit? Prices and limits come from each vendor's pricing page as reported on 14 November 2026. No hands-on testing was done, so this post compares published pricing and documentation, checked on 14 November 2026. Where a vendor publishes no price, the post says so instead of quoting a third-party figure as fact.

1 1. Dice: best for specialist tech and engineering roles

Starting price: $399 for a single 30-day job slot. Best for: specialist tech and engineering roles. Skip if: the role is not technical, since the whole audience is tech-focused.

Dice is a job board built only for technology hiring. Every candidate on it is there for a tech role, which means a posting for a backend engineer, a DevOps engineer or a data engineer reaches people who already filter by stack, tools and seniority.

A single job slot costs $399 and stays active for 30 days. The Starter plan costs $649 a month billed month to month, or $549 a month billed annually, and includes three job slots a month, one user and 250 candidate views a month. The Standard plan costs $899 a month billed monthly, or $749 a month billed annually, with five job slots, two users and 500 shared candidate views.

The weakness is the floor. At $399 for one post, Dice is the most expensive fixed-price option here for a single vacancy, and resume database access is a separate cost on top of job posts.

Skip Dice if the role is not technical. A product manager, a designer or a sales hire will find a thinner audience here than on a general board.

2 2. Wellfound: best for startups hiring engineers early

Starting price: free for unlimited job posts. Best for: startups hiring engineers early. Skip if: you cannot show salary or equity, since free posting requires it.

Wellfound, formerly AngelList Talent, is a startup hiring marketplace. Employers post unlimited jobs for free, with a built-in applicant tracking system and a branded company profile. Candidates on Wellfound expect startup roles, and listings show salary and equity ranges up front.

The free route has one condition: a listing needs salary or equity shown to post for free. Paid extras add reach: promoted jobs start from $200 per job, and the Reach sourcing product costs $135 per seat a month for its Starter tier. Agencies and third-party recruiters are not allowed to post.

The weakness is the audience. Wellfound suits pre-seed to Series B companies and the engineers who want to work at them. A large enterprise, a consultancy or a non-tech employer will find fewer matches.

Skip Wellfound if you cannot publish compensation. Without salary or equity on the listing, the free route is closed and you will need a promoted post.

3 3. LinkedIn: best for senior and specialist developer roles

Starting price: free for one open job; promoted jobs pay per click. Best for: senior and specialist developer roles. Skip if: you need several free posts at once, since only one free job stays open.

LinkedIn is the largest professional network, and that is both its strength and its cost. A developer vacancy here reaches people who are employed, well connected and not browsing job boards, through search, recommendations and your own network.

You can keep one free job open at a time. Promoted jobs run on a daily or total budget that you set, and LinkedIn charges per click, where a click is a view of the job. LinkedIn publishes no cost-per-click rate: the price moves with the title, the location and how many other employers are hiring for similar roles. Its own example is a $10 daily budget over 30 days costing $300 or less. Once a post has been promoted, it cannot go back to free.

The weakness is predictability. You set the budget, but you do not know the cost per click until the post is live and getting activity. A competitive role in a large city can burn a budget on views that never become applications.

Skip LinkedIn as a free channel if you are hiring for several roles at once. One free post covers one vacancy; the rest need promotion or a job slot contract.

4 4. Indeed: best for high-volume and junior developer hiring

Starting price: free for up to 3 jobs a month; sponsored from $5 a day. Best for: high-volume and junior developer hiring. Skip if: you post more than three roles a month and expect free visibility for all of them.

Indeed is the largest job site by applicant volume, and it is the fastest way to collect applications for junior, support and high-volume developer roles. Posting directly is free for up to three jobs a month, with each post live for up to 30 days. Sponsored jobs run on a daily or monthly budget you set, with a published starting point of $5 a day or $150 a month.

The rules tightened in late 2025. Free posts are capped at three a month, organic visibility was cut from 120 days to 30, and jobs sent by feed without an applicant tracking system that supports Indeed Apply receive no free organic visibility. Sponsored jobs are billed per click on a daily budget, or per started application on a monthly budget.

The weakness is quality at volume. A popular junior posting can draw hundreds of applications, many from candidates who do not meet the stated requirements. Screening time is the real cost on Indeed.

Skip Indeed as your only channel for a senior or specialist hire. The volume helps for junior roles; for a staff-level search, Dice or LinkedIn will waste less of your time.

5 5. We Work Remotely: best for remote-only developer roles

Starting price: $299 for a 30-day listing. Best for: remote-only developer roles. Skip if: the role is office-based, since every applicant expects remote work.

We Work Remotely is a remote-only job board, and its $299 posting fee works as a filter: employers who pay it are genuinely hiring, and candidates know it.

The audience is self-selected for remote work. Applicants already expect distributed teams, async communication and time-zone overlap, so you spend less time explaining the working model and more time assessing skill.

The weakness is scope. The board is remote-only, so a hybrid or office-based role does not belong here, and deeply specialised roles outside the main categories draw thinner applicant pools.

Skip We Work Remotely if the role requires office attendance. Every applicant on the board is looking for remote work, and an office requirement will read as a mismatch.

6 6. Remote OK: best for remote roles with global applicants

Starting price: $299 per job post. Best for: remote roles with global applicants. Skip if: you need a US-only applicant pool, since the audience is global.

Remote OK is a remote job board with a global audience. A $299 post reaches developers in many countries, which suits companies hiring across time zones or building a distributed team without a single home base.

The strength is breadth. Where We Work Remotely leans toward North American remote roles, Remote OK draws applicants from everywhere, including regions where developer salaries differ sharply from US rates.

The weakness follows from the same breadth. A global pool means more applications to screen, and more candidates who cannot legally work in your required location or time zone. The listing must state location and time-zone requirements clearly.

Skip Remote OK if the role is US-only. A general board with a US audience will give you fewer unqualified applications for the same spend.

7 7. ZipRecruiter: best for fast applicant volume across boards

Starting price: pricing on request. Best for: fast applicant volume across boards. Skip if: you need a published price before talking to sales.

ZipRecruiter distributes a posting across its own board and partner sites, and its matching system invites candidates to apply. The pitch is speed: a posting goes live quickly and applications arrive the same day.

The pricing page publishes no prices, so there is no figure to quote here. ZipRecruiter sells plans through sales, and the cost depends on the number of postings, the hiring volume and the contract length.

The weakness is transparency. A platform that does not publish a price asks you to invest time in a sales call before you know whether it fits your budget. For a single developer vacancy, that is a poor trade.

Skip ZipRecruiter if you need a published price before talking to sales. Dice, We Work Remotely or Remote OK will give you a number in minutes.

What three developer hires cost on each platform

A team hiring three developers in a year, one at a time, each advertised for 30 days, pays very different totals depending on the board. The table below covers the board fee only, at list price, with no promotion added.

Which platform fits your developer vacancy?

• One specialist hire, specific stack: Dice at $399 for the slot.
• Startup, first engineering hires, tight budget: Wellfound, free, with salary and equity shown.
• Senior or staff role, passive candidates matter: LinkedIn, one free post, then a promotion budget you control.
• Junior roles or several similar openings: Indeed, three free posts a month, then sponsored placement from $5 a day.
• Fully remote role: We Work Remotely at $299 for 30 days.
• Remote role, global team: Remote OK at $299 per post.
• Several roles at once, speed over precision: ZipRecruiter, priced on request, after a sales quote.

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Common questions

Sources

• Dice pricing
• Wellfound pricing
• LinkedIn post a job
• Indeed for employers
• Best job posting sites for employers 2026 (We Work Remotely and Remote OK pricing)
• ZipRecruiter pricing

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