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Built In: cost, fit and limits
Built In is an employer branding and job platform made by Built In, Inc. that lists tech and startup jobs and company profiles, with employer products for posting jobs and a free dashboard that shows how AI tools describe an employer.
What to know first
Built In sells to employers in tech and startups. The employer page says the platform covers company insights for 100K+ companies and lists 500K+ jobs, and the pricing sits behind a demo. A free AI Reputation Dashboard, a Free Visibility Report and a Free Visibility Audit are offered. No candidate-side AI matching was named on the pages we read, and the privacy policy page was updated on 3/4/2026.
Built In at a glance
| Maker | Built In, Inc., Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Job Boards in 2026, rank 8 of 13 |
| Website | builtin.com |
Who Built In is best for
Employer branding teams
Company profiles, insights and the free AI reputation dashboard help a team see how its company is described by AI tools and on the board.
Tech candidates researching employers
Remote tech jobs, fully remote company pages and startup salary resources give a seeker context on a company before applying.
Employers with a recruiting budget
Pricing is demo-led, so a team that expects to negotiate a package across jobs and branding will find the process familiar.
Built In plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Solutions | Custom quote | Employer Intelligence Platform, company insights for 100K+ companies, job posting and employer branding, shown after a demo. |
| Free AI Reputation Dashboard | Free | Shows what AI tools say about an employer, with a Free Visibility Report and a Free Visibility Audit offered on the employer page. |
Checked November 2026.
What Built In does
- Company Insights
- Company data covers 100K+ companies, according to the employer page, which gives recruiters market context and gives candidates a view beyond a single listing, such as culture and tech stack details.
- Large job inventory
- The employer page states 500K+ jobs on one platform. That count is the vendor's claim, and the pages do not say how many are active at once.
- Remote and fully remote browsing
- Remote Tech Jobs and Fully Remote Companies pages let candidates browse by work arrangement, which suits seekers who filter by location first and care about whether a company is fully remote or only offers remote roles.
- AI Reputation Dashboard
- Employers can see what AI tools say about them. The dashboard is free, which makes it a low-risk way to check employer brand messaging in AI answers.
- Salary resources
- Tech and startup salary resources are published for candidates, adding reference material alongside the job listings and company profiles, so a candidate can sanity-check pay before applying to a role.
How Built In handles your data
The Built In privacy policy, last updated 3/4/2026, says information may be kept as needed for the stated purposes, which may be indefinitely. Service providers may store information in the United States or transfer it to other countries. Employers who accessed a profile may keep copies after the account is deleted. The sections we read did not say whether data trains AI models, and no security certification was named, so ask the vendor in writing about both.
Where Built In falls short in practice
- Prices behind a demo. Employer membership pages send visitors to Book Demo and publish no amounts, so a small team cannot budget for one job without talking to sales, and a team with one open role may find that overhead too high.
- No candidate AI named. The homepage calls the platform AI-powered, but the pages we read name no AI matching for candidates, only an employer-side reputation dashboard that checks how AI tools describe the company.
- Retention terms. The privacy policy allows information to be kept indefinitely and says employers may retain copies of a profile they accessed, which matters for candidates who later want data removed and for those asking about deletion.
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Built In: common questions
What does Built In cost for employers?
Pricing is not published. The employer membership page is demo-led and invites visitors to Book Demo, and the pages we read name no free employer plan. A free AI Reputation Dashboard, Free Visibility Report and Free Visibility Audit are offered. Request a written quote for your roles.
What is the Built In AI Reputation Dashboard?
It is a free employer-side tool that shows what AI tools say about an employer, according to the employer page. A Free Visibility Report and a Free Visibility Audit are also offered. The pages do not describe the data sources, so ask which AI tools are checked.
How big is Built In?
The employer page states company insights for 100K+ companies and 500K+ jobs on one platform. Those are the vendor's own figures and we did not verify them. The pages we read did not say how many jobs are active at one time.
Does Built In use AI to match candidates?
The homepage describes itself as an AI-powered platform, but no AI job matching feature for candidates was named on the pages we read. The named AI item is an employer-side reputation dashboard. Candidates who want matching should look at Jobgether or Himalayas.
How long does Built In keep my data?
The privacy policy says information may be kept as needed for the stated purposes, which may be indefinitely. It adds that employers who accessed a profile may keep copies after an account is deleted. Ask the vendor how a deletion request is handled before creating a profile.