Indeed Alternative for Staffing Agencies: Hire Without Rising Job Board Costs

Many staffing agency owners see the same thing: sponsored job costs on Indeed and other job boards keep rising, while the number of usable applicants does not. Relying on one job board leaves you with little control over cost and volume. The alternative is not another job board, but a candidate pipeline you control yourself.

Why relying on Indeed alone is a risk

A job board mostly reaches people who are actively searching right now. Passive candidates, who do not browse jobs every day, barely see your ads there. The platform also sets the price per click or per application. When that price goes up, your hiring costs go up with it, and you have nothing to offset it.

What works as an Indeed alternative

• Job ad campaigns on Facebook and Instagram that also reach passive candidates.
• A short application funnel that filters on the key requirements right away.
• AI sourcing on LinkedIn for profiles that will not apply on their own.
• Distribution to 15+ job boards, so you never depend on a single platform.

How Leadstars sets this up

With the JAM system (Job Acquisition Machine), Leadstars builds these channels for staffing agencies, contract staffing firms and direct hire firms. In our campaigns, cost per candidate ranges from €8.96 to €30.51. You work on a retainer plus a one-off implementation fee, with a guarantee on the agreed lead volume, and the first campaign goes live within 7 days.

How to start

Pick two or three roles where you spend the most on Indeed today. In a 30-minute strategy call we show you what your own candidate pipeline for those roles looks like and what volume is realistic.