Skip to main content
HR & Recruiting

LinkedIn vs Wellfound

Compare with for 10 people.

LinkedIn
71%
match · $0/yr
Wellfound
37%
match · $2,400/yr

LinkedIn is the better fit.

It's free for 10 people.

How we work out the match
What matters most?
Fine-tune

What you'd pay

Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.

LinkedIn
Free
Smaller bill
Free to use$0.00
Per year
$0

Free to start

Wellfound
Job Ads
Flat price, whole team$200.00
× 12 months$2,400.00
Per year
$20.00 per person / mo
$2,400

Choose a tool

LinkedIn

From FreeFree plan

Businesses hiring for professional, office, sales, management and specialist roles, including candidates who are not actively job hunting.

Wellfound

From $200Free plan
G2 4.2 · 108 reviews

Startups hiring for engineering, product, design and early sales roles that want an audience looking for startup jobs.

Side by side

LinkedInWellfound
Pricing1 free post at a time; promoted posts pay-per-clickFree unlimited posts; Job Ads from $200
G2 RatingNot yet verified4.2 (108 reviews)
Best ForBusinesses hiring for professional, office, sales, management and specialist roles, including candidates who are not actively job hunting.Startups hiring for engineering, product, design and early sales roles that want an audience looking for startup jobs.

Pros and cons

LinkedIn

Pros

  • Strongest reach for professional roles
  • Rich candidate profiles
  • Capped, flexible promoted budgets
  • Hiring Pro screening help for teams without recruiters

Cons

  • Free posts limited to one at a time and roughly 10 to 30 applications
  • No published cost per click
  • Weaker for hourly and frontline roles

Wellfound

Pros

  • Free unlimited job posts
  • Audience that wants to work at startups
  • Published prices for every paid product
  • ATS sync included

Cons

  • Narrow audience for non-startup roles
  • Autopilot adds a 10% placement fee
  • Job Ads priced from $200, exact price varies

Related comparisons

Explore other categories