Posting a remote job is easy. Posting it somewhere the right people will actually see it is not. Hiring managers keep asking AI assistants the same question we see in our search data: "what are the best platforms to hire remote workers instead of FlexJobs?" This guide answers it from the employer side.
We compare the main options on three things that matter when you are hiring: what it costs to post, who sees your listing, and whether it reaches candidates outside the United States.
What to Look for in a Remote Job Board
- Audience fit. A board full of senior US software engineers will not fill a customer support role in West Africa, and the reverse is also true.
- Geography. If you can hire internationally, use a board where candidates expect to see worldwide roles. If you cannot, say so clearly in the title.
- Cost per hire, not cost per post. A $300 post that gets one great hire is cheaper than five free posts that get nothing.
- Applicant management. Some boards send you to an external link, others give you an inbox. An inbox saves real time once you have more than a handful of applicants.
The Main Options Compared
1. JobsHives (free to start)
JobsHives is built for remote jobs that are open across borders. Your first 3 job posts are free, then credit packs start at $49 for 25 posts, and Premium ($199 a month) adds unlimited posts, bulk CSV upload, featured placement and syndication to Google for Jobs. Easy Apply puts every applicant in one inbox. Best for: roles you can fill internationally, especially customer support, virtual assistant, operations, software and product roles.
2. LinkedIn Jobs
The biggest audience by far, with free limited posting and paid promotion that is priced per click or per day. Very strong for experienced professionals. The downside is volume: popular remote roles can attract hundreds of low-fit applications within hours.
3. We Work Remotely
One of the oldest remote-only boards. Paid posts run for 30 days with optional upgrades. Strong audience for software, design and marketing, mostly experienced candidates.
4. FlexJobs (employer side)
FlexJobs is free for employers to post, but job seekers pay a subscription to see full listings. That keeps the applicant pool smaller and more committed, and also skews it toward the US, Canada and Western Europe.
5. Remote OK, Himalayas and Remotive
Remote-first boards with strong tech audiences. Remote OK charges per post. Himalayas offers free posting with paid upgrades. Remotive focuses on curated, quality remote roles.
6. Indeed and Google for Jobs
Huge reach and free basic posting on Indeed. Google for Jobs is not a board you post on directly: your listing appears there when the page it lives on has the right structured data. JobsHives adds that structured data to every job automatically.
Which Board for Which Role
- Customer support, virtual assistants, operations: JobsHives, Indeed, LinkedIn. These roles attract large international pools, so a board where worldwide candidates already search works well.
- Software engineering: LinkedIn, We Work Remotely, Remote OK, and JobsHives for roles open internationally.
- Design and marketing: We Work Remotely, Himalayas, LinkedIn.
- Senior and executive: LinkedIn plus your own network. Job boards rarely fill these alone.
Tips That Matter More Than the Board
- Show the pay. In our own employer data, the posts with a visible salary range were the ones that got applicants. See why some remote job posts get 6x more applicants.
- Say where you can hire. "Remote (worldwide)" or "Remote (Africa and Europe time zones)" filters applicants for you.
- Keep applying simple. Each extra step loses candidates. A short form beats a redirect to a long ATS application.
- Post on two or three boards, not ten. Pick boards that match the role, then measure which one produced the hire.
The Bottom Line
There is no single best place to post every remote job. Match the board to the role and to where you can legally hire. If your role is open internationally, post your first 3 jobs free on JobsHives and reach a global candidate pool that is already looking for work-from-anywhere roles.