VeterinaryHires vs Indeed at a glance
| Attribute | VeterinaryHires | Indeed |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job board built only for veterinary jobs | A general job site covering every industry |
| Roles covered | Veterinarian, emergency veterinarian, relief veterinarian, veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, veterinary receptionist, veterinary practice manager and kennel attendant | Every industry — veterinary roles included |
| Pricing model | One-time payment per 30-day listing, or a monthly group plan | Free organic posts plus Sponsored Jobs billed on clicks or started applications |
| Published price | Standard $199, Featured $399 per listing at launch pricing (regular $299 and $499); group plans $899 or $1,749 a month | Not published — Indeed recommends a budget for each job from market factors instead |
| Contract | None — a single listing never renews; group plans are billed monthly and can be canceled at any time | Sponsored Jobs can be cancelled at any time |
| Billing | Card payment through Stripe when you post; group plans are billed monthly | Billed on the first of the month or when account spending reaches $500, whichever comes first |
| First-job offer | None published | $75 credit to sponsor a first job, for new US accounts that post a job; expires one year after account creation |
| Where a listing appears | The matching role and city pages on veterinaryhires.com, and Google Jobs | On Indeed, among jobs from every industry |
| How candidates apply | On the employer's own application link or email; no candidate accounts | Job seekers interact on Indeed — Sponsored Jobs bill the employer for clicks or started applications |
| Who runs it | VeterinaryHires, run by its founder, Gabriel Meierotto | Indeed, a general job site |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
What do VeterinaryHires and Indeed each offer a veterinary practice?
VeterinaryHires is a job board built only for veterinary jobs.
Every listing sits inside a veterinary practice — general practice, emergency and specialty hospitals, and relief work — across roles from veterinarian and veterinary technician to receptionist, practice manager and kennel attendant.
Listings come from two places: jobs collected from hospital and practice-group career sites and public job feeds, and jobs employers post directly.
On both, the Apply button sends candidates to the employer's own application link, so the application goes to the employer rather than through an on-site inbox.
Indeed is a general job site covering every industry, and a veterinary post sits alongside all of them.
Many jobs can be posted free, subject to Indeed's terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits, and Sponsored Jobs are the paid layer, billed on job seeker interactions like clicks or started applications.
A separate product, Indeed Smart Sourcing, pairs matching technology with resume search and is offered as a trial with no price displayed on the pricing page.
What does each one cost a veterinary practice?
On VeterinaryHires, prices are published on the pricing page: a Standard listing is $199 and a Featured listing is $399 at launch pricing, with regular prices of $299 and $499.
Each is a one-time payment for a 30-day listing that never renews.
Practice groups can take a plan instead — Growth at $899 a month for up to 10 live jobs, or Brand at $1,749 a month for up to 25 — arranged by contacting VeterinaryHires.
On Indeed, the free organic post costs nothing where the job qualifies.
There is no published price for a Sponsored Job: Indeed generates a recommended price from market factors such as job competitiveness, your hiring timeline and the supply of job seekers, and you can set a different amount as long as it meets the minimum required for that job.
Spending is billed on the first of the month or when account spending reaches $500, whichever comes first.
New US accounts that post a job also get a $75 credit toward a first sponsored job, which expires one year after account creation.
How do contracts, billing and cancellation compare?
Indeed lets you cancel a Sponsored Job at any time and change its budget from the employer dashboard.
The trade is that the invoice scales with the interactions the post attracts, so what a month costs is known only after the clicks land.
VeterinaryHires works the other way round: a single listing is a one-time payment that never renews, with no contract.
Group plans are billed monthly and can be canceled at any time with no minimum commitment, and jobs stay visible through the rest of the paid month.
Checkout runs through Stripe, billing errors are refunded in full at any time, and other refunds are time-limited under the Refund Policy.
Reach or focus: which fits your opening?
Be specific about where Indeed is the better fit.
It reaches job seekers in every industry, the organic post is free where your job qualifies, and the $75 credit makes a first sponsorship cheap to try.
If your business also hires roles VeterinaryHires does not list — grooming, pet retail, zoo or research-lab work — one site covers every opening, and the budget can be raised or lowered at any time.
VeterinaryHires trades that breadth for a feed with nothing but veterinary jobs in it.
Every listing sits inside a practice, the price is fixed before you post, and candidates are sent to your own application link.
What it does not have is a free posting option for employers, or an audience beyond the profession.
What results does each one publish?
VeterinaryHires publishes no results: no candidate counts, no reach figures and no hiring claims, and its terms state it does not guarantee that a listing will result in a hire.
On published evidence, that gap favours Indeed.
Indeed does publish numbers, and they are self-reported.
Its veterinary-technician page says Sponsored Jobs posted directly on Indeed with Urgently Hiring make a hire 5 days faster than non-sponsored jobs, from Indeed data for Q2 2024.
The same page reports 234,140 job seekers who clicked on veterinary technician jobs and 34,361 resumes from job seekers with veterinary technician experience, with no time period stated for those figures.
Read both sides the same way: a self-reported figure is marketing until you see it happen on your own posting.
Whichever board you pick, treat application counts as an outcome to judge after the listing has run, not a promise.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Indeed if…
- You also hire roles VeterinaryHires does not list — grooming, pet retail, zoo or research-lab work — and want one site for every opening.
- You want to post for free, accepting Indeed's terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits.
- You are a new US employer and want to try sponsorship with the $75 credit toward a first sponsored job.
- You want a budget you can raise or lower at any time, and can work with a bill that moves with clicks and started applications.
Choose VeterinaryHires if…
- You want the price fixed before you post — $199 Standard or $399 Featured per 30-day listing at launch pricing — instead of a budget that moves with clicks.
- You want every job on the board to be a veterinary job, with no general listings in the feed.
- You want candidates sent to your own application link or email, with no accounts for you or the candidate to create.
- You want a one-time payment that never renews — or a monthly group plan you can cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
Is Indeed free for posting veterinary jobs?
Often, yes.
Indeed says many jobs can be posted for free, subject to its terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits.
Some jobs are sponsored only, and Indeed can require sponsorship for any reason.
The paid layer is Sponsored Jobs, billed on job seeker interactions like clicks or started applications, with no published rate.
New US accounts that post a job get a $75 credit toward a first sponsored job.
How much does VeterinaryHires cost compared with Indeed?
VeterinaryHires charges $199 for a Standard listing or $399 for Featured at launch pricing, each a one-time payment for 30 days with no contract.
Indeed's organic posts are free where the job qualifies; Sponsored Jobs have no published price, because the recommended budget moves with market factors and you are billed for clicks or started applications, on the first of the month or at $500 in spending, whichever comes first.
Is Indeed good for hiring veterinarians and vet techs?
It can be, mainly on reach: veterinary posts sit beside jobs from every industry, and the organic post costs nothing where the job qualifies.
The cost is screening — a general site returns a mixed applicant pool, and a Sponsored Jobs budget is set by market factors rather than a published rate.
If you would rather have a veterinary-only feed at a fixed price, a $199 or $399 listing on VeterinaryHires at launch pricing is the closer fit.
Does Indeed charge per click for Sponsored Jobs?
Per interaction: Sponsored Jobs are billed on the amount spent on job seeker interactions like clicks or started applications.
There is no fixed rate card — Indeed generates a recommended price from factors such as job competitiveness, your hiring timeline and the supply of job seekers, and you can set a different amount as long as it meets the minimum for that job.
Invoices land on the first of the month or when account spending reaches $500, whichever comes first.
What results does VeterinaryHires publish compared with Indeed?
None on our side: VeterinaryHires publishes no candidate, reach or hiring numbers, and its terms say a listing is not guaranteed to result in a hire.
Indeed does publish figures, though they are self-reported — its veterinary-technician page says Sponsored Jobs posted directly on Indeed with Urgently Hiring make a hire 5 days faster than non-sponsored jobs (Indeed data, median United States, Q2 2024), and reports 234,140 job seekers who clicked on veterinary technician jobs and 34,361 resumes from job seekers with veterinary technician experience, with no time period stated.
On published evidence, that gap favours Indeed.
Can I cancel a VeterinaryHires listing or an Indeed Sponsored Job?
Yes on both.
Indeed lets you cancel a Sponsored Job at any time and change its budget from the employer dashboard.
A single VeterinaryHires listing is a one-time payment that never renews, so there is nothing to cancel; group plans are billed monthly and can be canceled at any time with no minimum commitment, and jobs stay visible through the rest of the paid month.
Do veterinary practices use Indeed and VeterinaryHires together?
Yes — the two do different jobs, so they can run side by side.
The free organic post on Indeed keeps your role visible to a general audience at no cost, while one flat-priced VeterinaryHires listing puts the same opening on a board where every job is a veterinary job.
Judge the mix on cost predictability, the applicant quality you actually get and the screening time your team has.
Where these facts come from
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/how-to-hire/veterinary-technician (checked October 5, 2026)