iHireVeterinary and its alternatives at a glance
| Attribute | iHireVeterinary | VeterinaryHires | Hound | AVMA Career Center | My Veterinary Job Board | Indeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A veterinary job board sold as monthly or quarterly job slots | A job board built only for veterinary jobs | A veterinary career network covering full-time jobs and relief shifts | The AVMA's job board for the veterinary profession | A veterinary job board selling per-post packages and bulk credit packs | A general job site covering every industry |
| Roles covered | Not published on the pricing page | Veterinarian, emergency and relief veterinarian, technician, assistant, receptionist, practice manager and kennel attendant | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pricing model | Job-slot subscription, monthly or quarterly | One-time payment per listing; monthly group plans for practice groups | Monthly plans for job posts and boosts; relief posts free, paying per booking | Pay per posting | Pay per posting, with bulk credit packs | Free organic posts; sponsored posts billed per interaction on a set budget |
| Published price | $369, $450 or $799 a month for 1, 3 or 10 slots; quarterly plans run $316, $405 and $733 a month | $199 Standard or $399 Featured per 30-day listing at launch pricing; group plans $899–$1,749 a month | $199 a month for job posts (Scout); $499 a month for boosts; relief posts free, paying per booking | $193 (AVMA members) or $249 (non-members) for a 30-day nationwide posting | Basic 30-day posting $149; packages $299–$599; posting plus network $549; bulk packs $559 (5) or $1,049 (10); resume purchase $35 | Not published — many jobs post free; sponsored spending is set per job |
| Contract | None — iHire says "Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time – no long-term commitment required!" | None — single listings are one-time; group plans cancel anytime | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| How candidates apply | On iHire — every ad includes prescreening questions, interview scheduling and candidate messaging | On the employer's own application link or email; no candidate accounts | Inside Hound — the plan includes messaging job viewers and applicants | Not published | Not published | On Indeed — billed interactions include clicks and started applications |
| Where listings appear | Across the iHire network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet | Matching role and city pages, and Google Jobs | Not published | Across the Veterinary Career Network | On My Veterinary Job Board; the $549 package adds the Veterinary Job Board Network | On Indeed |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
Why do veterinary practices look for an alternative to iHireVeterinary?
iHireVeterinary rents job slots rather than selling single posts.
A monthly plan costs $369 for 1 slot, $450 for 3 or $799 for 10, and quarterly terms bring those to $316, $405 and $733 a month.
In exchange, every job ad carries real tooling: applicant prescreening with auto-disqualifying questions, interview scheduling, candidate messaging, a free career site and company profile, automatic 15-day refreshes, and promotion across the iHire network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet.
The friction is the subscription shape.
A practice with one opening pays by the month for a slot it may need for a few weeks — and $369 a month is well above the total price of a basic 30-day listing on VeterinaryHires ($199 at launch pricing), the AVMA Career Center ($193–$249) or My Veterinary Job Board ($149).
That is the gap the alternatives fill: per-post boards for occasional hiring, a lower-priced monthly plan (Hound), bulk credit packs, and free posts on Indeed.
Which iHireVeterinary alternative fits which kind of hiring?
Each alternative earns its place with a different buyer:
- VeterinaryHires — a veterinary-only board selling one-time, 30-day listings ($199 Standard, $399 Featured at launch pricing) indexed in Google Jobs. Fits practices filling one role at a time that want a flat fee and no subscription.
- Hound — job posts at $199 a month with PayScore insights, job-view alerts and candidate messaging built in. Fits practices that want some of iHire's tooling at a lower monthly price, plus free relief posts.
- AVMA Career Center — a 30-day nationwide posting for $193 (AVMA members) or $249 (non-members), with resume search access and Veterinary Career Network distribution. Fits veterinarian searches that benefit from association channels.
- My Veterinary Job Board — a basic 30-day posting at $149, packages from $299 to $599, and bulk packs ($559 for 5 postings, $1,049 for 10). Fits practices that want the lowest published per-post price or credits for occasional hiring.
- Indeed — many jobs post free, subject to Indeed's limits, and sponsored posts are billed per interaction. Fits practices that want volume and will screen a general audience.
What does each iHireVeterinary alternative cost?
Published prices, as checked on each company's own site in October 2026:
- VeterinaryHires: $199 per 30-day Standard listing or $399 Featured (launch pricing; regular prices $299 and $499) — one payment, no contract. Group plans run $899–$1,749 a month. See the pricing page.
- Hound: $199 a month for job posts (Scout); $499 a month for boosts; relief posts free to publish, with the practice paying per booking.
- AVMA Career Center: $193 for AVMA members or $249 for non-members for a 30-day nationwide posting.
- My Veterinary Job Board: $149 for a basic 30-day posting; Job Flash $299, Premium Job Flash $399, Ultimate Recruitment $599, posting plus Veterinary Job Board Network $549; bulk packs $559 (5 postings) or $1,049 (10), credits valid 365 days; single resume purchase $35.
- Indeed: no published rate — many jobs post free, and sponsored spending is set per job and billed by interactions like clicks or started applications.
Against that, iHireVeterinary's slots run $369–$799 a month on monthly terms, or $316–$733 on quarterly terms, with the tooling listed above included.
When does staying on iHireVeterinary make more sense?
iHireVeterinary is the better fit when you want software around the posting, not just the listing.
Prescreening with auto-disqualifying questions, interview scheduling, candidate messaging and the free career site are included with every job ad, and ads refresh automatically every 15 days to return to the top of search results.
It is also the only option here that pairs an ATS with resume search: iHire360 bundles job posting, resume sourcing — a self-reported 2.8 million resumes — and an ATS with multi-user tools, though iHire says it is limited to direct hiring organizations with 51-500 employees.
Two more reasons to stay: distribution beyond iHire's own site (jobs are promoted across the iHire network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet), and the slot model itself.
If you hire steadily enough to keep a slot full, swapping jobs in and out is exactly what the plan is built for, and iHire says you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time.
How should a practice choose between iHireVeterinary and its alternatives?
Start with the shape of your hiring, not the brand:
- One opening, once in a while: a per-post price beats a slot plan — a $199 VeterinaryHires listing (launch pricing), the AVMA Career Center at $193–$249, or My Veterinary Job Board from $149.
- Scattered openings across a year: My Veterinary Job Board's bulk packs ($559 for 5 postings, $1,049 for 10, credits valid 365 days) price per post without a monthly bill.
- Constant, multi-role hiring: compare what you would keep live — iHire's slots at $369–$799 a month, Hound at $199 a month, or VeterinaryHires' group plans at $899–$1,749 a month.
- Recruiting software you want included: iHire (prescreening, interview scheduling, messaging, and the iHire360 ATS with resume search), or Hound's lighter messaging plan.
- Testing a posting at no cost: Indeed's free posts, then a sponsored budget if a role stalls.
Whichever you pick, the published prices are the easy part — the real comparison is how many jobs you need live at once and whether you want a subscription at all.
The VeterinaryHires fact sheet and our Hound alternatives comparison cover two of these boards in more depth.
Which one should you choose?
Stay on iHireVeterinary if…
- You want applicant prescreening, interview scheduling and candidate messaging included with every job ad.
- You want an ATS and resume search — iHire360 bundles them with job posting (self-reported 2.8 million resumes; for direct-hiring organizations with 51-500 employees).
- You hire steadily enough to keep a slot full and want to swap jobs in and out as roles change.
- You want jobs promoted across the iHire network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet.
Choose VeterinaryHires if…
- You are filling one role and want a one-time listing ($199 Standard, $399 Featured at launch pricing) instead of a monthly slot.
- You want every listing on a veterinary-only board, indexed in Google Jobs.
- You run a practice group and want a monthly plan ($899–$1,749) you can cancel anytime, with a filled role's slot switched to a new opening at no charge.
Choose Hound if…
- You want a monthly plan at $199 rather than iHire's $369–$799, with job-view alerts included.
- PayScore pay insights and profiles of who viewed your job matter to how you screen.
- You also cover relief gaps and want relief posts that are free to publish, paying per booking.
Choose the AVMA Career Center if…
- You are recruiting a veterinarian and want resume search access with the posting.
- You want distribution across the Veterinary Career Network for $193 (AVMA members) or $249 (non-members).
Choose My Veterinary Job Board if…
- You want the lowest published per-post price compared here: $149 for a basic 30-day posting.
- You hire in bursts and want bulk credits — 5 postings for $559 or 10 for $1,049, valid 365 days.
- You want a package that adds the Veterinary Job Board Network ($549) or recruitment extras ($299–$599).
Choose Indeed if…
- You want to test a posting at no cost, subject to Indeed's terms and limits.
- You are comfortable screening a mixed, all-industry audience.
- You already run sponsored budgets and just want veterinary roles in the mix.
Frequently asked questions
What is iHireVeterinary?
iHireVeterinary is the veterinary edition of the iHire job-board network.
Employers rent job slots rather than buying single posts: monthly plans cost $369 for 1 slot, $450 for 3 or $799 for 10, with quarterly terms at $316, $405 and $733 a month.
Every job ad includes applicant prescreening, interview scheduling, candidate messaging, a free career site and automatic 15-day refreshes, and iHire promotes jobs across its network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet.
How much does iHireVeterinary cost a veterinary practice?
Job slots start at $369 a month for 1 slot on a monthly plan, or $316 a month on a quarterly term.
Three slots run $450 a month (monthly) or $405 (quarterly), and 10 slots run $799 or $733.
Slots can be swapped between jobs as hiring changes, and iHire says you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time with no long-term commitment.
What is the cheapest iHireVeterinary alternative for a single posting?
Among the boards compared here, My Veterinary Job Board's basic 30-day posting is $149, the AVMA Career Center's 30-day nationwide posting is $193 for AVMA members or $249 for non-members, and a Standard VeterinaryHires listing is $199 at launch pricing.
All three are one-time payments, against iHireVeterinary's $369-a-month entry slot, and Indeed can be free subject to its usage limits.
Is there a free alternative to iHireVeterinary?
Yes.
On Indeed, many jobs can be posted for free, subject to Indeed's terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits; sponsored placement is what costs money, billed per interaction against a budget you set.
The paid boards compared here — VeterinaryHires, the AVMA Career Center, My Veterinary Job Board, Hound and iHireVeterinary itself — all charge for full-time postings, though Hound's relief posts are free to publish, with the practice paying per booking.
Do any iHireVeterinary alternatives include an ATS or prescreening?
iHire itself is the strongest fit for software: every job ad includes applicant prescreening with auto-disqualifying questions, interview scheduling and candidate messaging, and iHire360 adds an ATS with resume search (a self-reported 2.8 million resumes) for direct-hiring organizations with 51-500 employees.
Hound's $199-a-month plan includes candidate messaging and job-view alerts; the pages compared here do not publish ATS features for the other boards.
Which alternatives distribute a posting beyond their own site?
iHireVeterinary promotes jobs across the iHire network and partner sites like Google, Indeed and JobGet.
The AVMA Career Center includes Veterinary Career Network distribution in its $193/$249 posting, and My Veterinary Job Board sells a $549 package that adds its Veterinary Job Board Network to a 30-day posting.
A Standard VeterinaryHires listing is indexed in Google Jobs and appears on the matching role and city pages.
What is iHire360?
iHire360 is iHire's bundled recruiting product: job posting, resume sourcing with unlimited searches in a resume database — 2.8 million resumes, self-reported — and an ATS with multi-user tools, plus support and branding. iHire says it is limited to direct hiring organizations with 51-500 employees, so staffing firms and organizations outside that size range are not its audience.
Can I swap jobs in and out on an iHireVeterinary alternative?
On iHireVeterinary, slots are designed to be swapped as hiring needs change.
The closest alternative is a VeterinaryHires group plan: a filled role's slot can be switched to a new opening at no charge, plans run $899–$1,749 a month for 10 or 25 live jobs, and jobs do not expire while the plan is active.
The per-post boards compared here — the AVMA Career Center and My Veterinary Job Board — sell fixed-length postings instead.
Where these facts come from
- iHireVeterinary: ihireveterinary.com/employers/solutions/jobads (checked October 5, 2026)
- iHireVeterinary: ihireveterinary.com/employers/solutions/ihire360 (checked October 5, 2026)
- Hound: hound.vet/employers (checked October 5, 2026)
- AVMA Career Center: jobs.avma.org/employer/pricing (checked October 4, 2026)
- My Veterinary Job Board: jobs.myveterinaryjobboard.com/employer/pricing (checked October 4, 2026)
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)