# Monster+ Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Monster+ the right Recruiting solution for you? Explore 152 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/48951/Monster-TMS/reviews --- Monster+ 4.1 (152) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/48951/Monster-TMS/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Monster+ Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.1 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews LM Leanna M MT-BC, NMT-F, CTDMusic, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Monster+ brings up great candidates for you, saving you lots of time sifting through applicants!“ May 5, 2026 Tomia R Sr. Help DeskInformation Technology and Services, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The site is a little outdated, and jobs are sometimes very old and are no longer open.“ April 24, 2026 AG Anais G RecruiterHospital & Health Care, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Good it provided lots of options to reach candidates, boolean searches, and leads.“ May 8, 2025 Julie M Human ResourcesConsumer Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Sometimes those clutter things up and makes it hard to find the ones you want.“ December 22, 2025 AM Antonia Bolena M EngineerCivil Engineering, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The platform has a wide range of job listings that cater to various industries.“ November 1, 2024 LM Leanna M MT-BC, NMT-F, CTDMusic, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The only thing I don't like about Monster+ is the cost.“ May 5, 2026 TC Tamiko C PublisherPublishing, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Companies can easily use this amazing platform to recruit employers.“ June 13, 2024 DC Danielle C ManagerHospital & Health Care, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “That it costs money to see all the information“ April 2, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 152 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Kurapati S. Senior Human Resources Manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Effective Job Portals Make It Easier To Find Qualified Applicants" December 20, 2022 4.0 It supports keyword searching and is user-friendly. It shows applicants who have recently updated their resumes. Its filters assist in finding qualified applicants based on various geographic areas and job categories. Pros Simple to find and get in touch with applicants. Sorting similar profiles is simple and efficient. The candidate's location and the proximal distance to the employment site are additional advantages in the selection process. Its filter is excellent at showing laid-off candidates who are affected by COVID. You can look for candidates based on their freshness. Cons To create the monster a truly powerful monster, several things must be done. We occasionally receive unqualified individuals or applications; we need to add AI. The database lacks many high-caliber resumes, particularly for prominent IT and non-IT positions. Review Source SH Sahil H. Recruitment manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Monster+ is an amazing job board which gives access to a large pool of Candidates" July 7, 2023 5.0 Overall its one of the best job boards available in the market. It has a great pool of good quality resumes. It an expensive tool, but worth the money as well. Pros I really like that monster shows the match percentage on every single profile. It makes the resume review process very easy and saves our time. It also has so many amazing filters which gives us very accurate results. Cons Its very expensive so sometime we have to limit our usage. Sometime it gives you repeated resume results. Alternatives considered [Dice](https://www.capterra.com/p/252644/Dice/)[CareerBuilder](https://www.capterra.com/p/148657/Talentstream-Recruit/) Reason for choosing Monster+ It has many amazing search capabilities and gives you access to a large pool of good quality Candidates Review Source DC Danielle C. Manager Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "great resource" April 2, 2025 3.0 I found job leads that lead to submitting resumes Pros The amount of jobs that you can search for in the field you are interested in. Cons That it costs money to see all the information Review Source AP Ankit P. Senior Technical Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Its One of the Best for Indian Staffing" June 20, 2022 5.0 Pros We have so many filter option here to get the best quality resume. We have option to find within years of experience, what skills we required what not and a lot of other things as well. Cons You must need to add one option to find beginner resume who just enter in the job market. Switched from [CareerBuilder](https://www.capterra.com/p/148657/Talentstream-Recruit/) I got quality resume here, I guess candidates prefer this portal apart from other while seeking opportunities. Review Source RC Royce C. Customer Service Agent Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Monster madness" March 8, 2025 4.0 My overall response was good I enjoy using monster to apply for work Pros easy to upload resume Apply quickly for jobs Cons What I liked least about monster was got a lot of jobs but nobody responded Review Source MS Micah S. Lead imaging supervisor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Monster+ Review" August 27, 2024 3.0 Pros The never-ending list of potential job replacement candidates. It makes searching for certain qualifications needed a breeze. Cons Sometimes there are resumes and candidates that are EXTREMELY underqualified or in a different field that pop up. Not sure if an algorithm or something was not working right. Switched from [ZipRecruiter](https://www.capterra.com/p/130706/ZipRecruiter/) The switch was made from ziprecruiter to Monster+ about 14 months ago. Review Source AG Anais G. Recruiter Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Wide variety of resumes" May 8, 2025 4.0 Good it provided lots of options to reach candidates, boolean searches, and leads. Pros Number of resumes, easy to use, boolean friendly, and helps narrow down searches Cons Quality of candidates were a bit low and most resumes are outdated, however it helps balance new leads from Indeed vs old leads from Monster Review Source Naidu John K. Aerospace Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Exprience and review for Monster+" September 29, 2023 5.0 Pros Monster+ is very helpful for ATS and Recruiting, I loved to use monster Cons Nothing feels bad, every thing is good in monster+, It is good for both IT and Non IT Review Source Mohini T. Senior IT Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Helps To Source Potential Candidates" November 2, 2022 4.0 Mostly I use it to find candidates or post jobs. It offers great filters to source appropriate candidates. Pros It allows you to search and contact active candidates. Its filters are great and helpful to narrow down the search and screening the candidate as per the requirements. It also allows job posting to close open positions. It supports keyword and advanced searches. Cons Its plans are costly and sometimes we get irrelevant profiles. There is a need for AI so that we can get the best-suited profiles. Its candidate database is limited and has lots of fake profiles. Review Source Neeraj B. Senior IT Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One Of The Best Recruiting Platform For Staffing Firms" September 18, 2022 4.0 Still, it is good for sourcing entry-level candidates. It has good filters to narrow down the search and find quality resumes. Pros The job posting is easy and efficient on this platform. It provides good screening questions and alerts when candidates submit their profiles. It has many good features to source quality resumes and track candidates over the platform. Cons It was one of the best recruiting platforms but not anymore. It does not have a good candidate database. Most of the resumes are outdated and with fake details. Review Source CW Chelsey W. Project Manager Program Development Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Just go with Monster+" June 4, 2025 5.0 Monster+ gives an easy way to post jobs and received qualified candidates. It overall makes onboarding easy and efficient. Pros It makes it easier to find eligible candidates. It is more through in who they send to you and makes experience you are looking for. Cons Not many people know about it, sometimes there is no candidates that they can find within their pool. Review Source BP Brittany P. manager Restaurants Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Positive Experience" March 24, 2025 5.0 I have had a positive experience while using this app Pros This app has come in handy while I been looking for new employees Cons Difficulty Finding Specific Skills that I am trying to searching for employees Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Talent Aquisition Group Member Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Monster Review" September 12, 2018 5.0 A real value for money. A must by tool by every staffing and recruitment company. Pros Monster has been the only job board that i have been using so far in my career history. The best of their feature is Boolean search, as it accepts all of the boolean commands including "" , AND, OR, () AND NOT, which gives you the finest search than any other available job boards on the market, cheaper rates and unlimited resume views is also an unique feature of this product as many job boards comes with limited resume clicks or views. Monster job postings is also an great feature by the team and it has always helped me to cater niche requirements and has helped me generating higher revenues for me and my organization. Easy access, best interface, clear tabs and check boxes, radius search is one of the super feature of this product which lets you find the talent within the expected region or location. We often get updates and up gradation calls and notifications regarding the product by the monster team and they are very keen to get us trained by their expertise with the video demonstration and question and answers session. Cons Sometimes if we click on the profile which is not available on the portal, it takes you out of the search window rater than stopping you then and there by notifying regarding the profile unavailability. Review Source MM Mike M. Partner Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Monsters downside" October 4, 2023 3.0 It ranks very low out of all of our tools. It's too bad the Indeed somehow is a better tool even though Monster has been around longer. Platform needs a major overhaul and more visibility to different sectors. Pros It still has some function after all of these years Cons Resumes are out of date. When seeking a resume we never find that the candidate is actually in the market. Our industry STEM is not active on this platform. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Talent Acquisition Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A hard tool to use" September 1, 2018 3.0 Pros 1\. Monster was the leading platform in sourcing. It established areas from commercial, industrial, engineering and other professions you can think of. 2. Functions are quite simple, enter tha title wish that something shows up with your sourcing Cons Though they are one of the leading platform in sourcing professionals, I can not say they are the most reliable tool to use. 1. The platform is so simple that it can not give you accurate resulta of what you are looking from 2. They deviate from using booleian strings giving you strict results in terms of what you are looking for 3. Alerts are far different from what you have sourced, and location goes back on its default giving you result of upp to 200-300 miles away 4. Can't say it can return what you have invested. They have one if the expensive platform that may go down the if you don't know how to use the software. Review Source HY Heidi Y. Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great UI and Easy to Navigate" November 20, 2023 5.0 Pros The UI is great compared to other job board sites. It is very intuitive and easy to navigate. Cons I love the user interface! It makes the job search a lot friendlier and less stressful. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Talent Acquisition Specialist Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Searching for jobs is just a click away!" November 11, 2018 4.0 I am recruting for a conbination of commercial, industrial, and a little bit of engineering jobs. I get a lot of results for most of the jobs I am trying to fill whenever I manually search though I do not get the same results when I post the job. So far, so good and the customer service rocks! Pros I mainly use Monster to post jobs and search for candidates. So far, what I liked the most is the specialized searches, where I can just search for job titles, certain keywords, filter by industry, location, etc. Cons Low traction of candidates applying and sometimes, Monster suggests candidates that are on the total opposite end of a spectrum. Review Source MR Marina R. Talent Acquisition Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great search tool" November 10, 2020 5.0 Love Monster since its inception in early 2000, had made a career of finding the right talent on Monster. Pros Monster is a fantastic search website and a pioneer in the job-searching and recruiting services. It has a very easy to use interface, it's very user friendly and delivers great results. A very solid algorithm on parsing and search. Cons Well. I wish there were more candidates who would post their resumes on Monster. I feel like these days everyone is on Linkedin and they are using the feature of "open to opportunities" as opposed to posting their resumes on a search website. Review Source CE Christopher E. Branch Manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MONSTER TMS IS SUPERB!!!" August 23, 2019 4.0 I am in the staffing industry, and this software is one of my top go to usage. We generally use this every day on the recruitment side of things, and we have had very much success with its job searching and job board functionality. Pros There is an ease and flow in using this system that I have not received in any other software design. Once we were trained, as a company to use it, it was very seamless in it's functionality. I really like the use of boolean searching and its design and functionality thru this software. Cons I can't really argue with anything, but if I had to be picky, the customer service and sometimes technical issues or blips in the system can be better. There sometimes can be a glitch or 2 that needs work on for it to be overall amazing. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Recruiter Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not The Same" August 4, 2019 4.0 Pros Ability to find resumes and post jobs are very easy to use. Being able to write specifics and how fast results turn up is great! Cons I think there is a decline of users and don't get a lot of results from using this software compared to its competitors. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Operations Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Monster" September 10, 2018 5.0 Pros I am hoping this is for the software of Monster where jobs are posted. If it is I love Monster for looking for jobs. The software is very easy to manipulate if you are looking for a specific job title or company. It is very up to date. When finding a position, the software allows you to access the position by sending your resume to the respective company, which I love. It also allows you to create a cover letter for the position. Cons At this time I have no complaints for this software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Project Analyst Human Resources Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Monster is from the past, but good "lower level" roles" August 29, 2018 3.0 Monster is a thing of the past! Pros The only time my company has ever considered Monster is for roofing, customer service etc jobs which are not common for us. It would definitely not be something we pay for otherwise as it does not compare to what Indeed or LinkedIn can offer. Might be great for temporary workers, but that's not the industry I recruit for! I think out of anything Monster offers, TalentBin has been the most relevant - we do use that for sourcing, but Monster wouldn't be my first place to go for posting a role! Cons It's really not the place candidates go for professional roles anymore. I can't see me paying for Monster when there are better platforms out there. Monster was the place you'd go for jobs absolutely in the early 2000s, but there have been other game changers since. Review Source Iqra S. Business Sale Executive Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Monster TMS - Best Recruiting Tool" February 21, 2021 5.0 My Overall experience was great with the monster. Pros Being a User I found Monster efficient and user-friendly, it facilitates people to search and find jobs. It has great multiple features and also a huge variety of jobs in it. Cons There are no cons found in my observation but it should be better. Review Source FK Faraz K. Recruitment Professional Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Monster - Job board that makes easy to find the candidates" June 20, 2022 5.0 Overall experience with monster is really good Pros The candidate pool that monster provides, makes it easy to find viable candidates for different positions. Cons There is no such thing that I dislike about Monster Review Source CM Chitrakala M. Junior Recruiter Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Monster TMS- A platform for Posting and Getting Job" December 2, 2022 4.0 Easy to use website. Pros Easy to use for both job posting and searching, Smart search option is very easy to paste job keywords Cons Sometimes, create a problem in search string and do not have experience filter option. Expensive product so your number of views on resume is limited. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Talent Management](https://www.capterra.com/talent-management-software/)[Recruiting](https://www.capterra.com/recruiting-software/)[Applicant Tracking](https://www.capterra.com/applicant-tracking-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.