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Wellfound

A startup job marketplace that is always free for candidates.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Wellfound?

Wellfound is a hiring marketplace for startups. Creating a profile and applying to jobs is always free for candidates, and you can talk directly with founders and hiring managers instead of third-party recruiters. Profiles can show your projects and work rather than just a résumé, and you can browse jobs by role, remote work and location, and listings can show pay ranges and equity. The site also has a salary calculator. Companies can post jobs and use the built-in applicant tracking for free, with paid options for promoted jobs, AI sourcing and managed recruiting.

Pros: what Wellfound does well

  • Free to create a profile and apply
  • Direct contact with founders and hiring managers
  • Filters for role, remote work and location

Cons: where it falls short

  • Focused on startup roles
  • Not every listing shows pay or equity

Who Wellfound is for

Job seekers who want to work at a startup and talk to the people hiring.

Who can skip it

People looking for roles at large, established companies.

Wellfound alternatives

Not sold on Wellfound? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

Himalayas

Focus: job board and application tracker. Shares remote jobs and job search with Wellfound. Freemium (Wellfound: Free). Rated 4.4 (Wellfound: 4.5).

WebsiteFree planWeb

Remote OK

Focus: job board and digital nomads. Shares remote jobs and careers with Wellfound. Freemium (Wellfound: Free). Rated 4.4 (Wellfound: 4.5).

WebsiteFree planWeb

Working Nomads

Focus: job alerts and digital nomads. Shares remote jobs and careers with Wellfound. Freemium (Wellfound: Free). Rated 4.3 (Wellfound: 4.5).

WebsiteFree planWeb

Focusmate

Focus: accountability, body doubling and coworking. Also in Personal Productivity and Remote Work, like Wellfound. Freemium (Wellfound: Free). Rated 4.7 (Wellfound: 4.5).

WebsiteFree planWeb, Cross-Platform

Founder.page

Focus: founders, indie makers and twitter directory. Also in Personal Productivity and Remote Work, like Wellfound. Rated 4.7 (Wellfound: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Free alternatives to Wellfound

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Pinloop CLI

Focus: cli, coding agents and jobs. Shares job search and careers with Wellfound. An AI tool, not a website. Rated 4.3 (Wellfound: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform

OBS Studio

Focus: screen recording, live streaming and open source. Also in Personal Productivity and Remote Work, like Wellfound. A desktop app, not a website. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Wellfound: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

tmux

Focus: terminal, sessions and multiplexer. Also in Personal Productivity and Remote Work, like Wellfound. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Wellfound: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux

Deskflow

Focus: keyboard and mouse sharing, software kvm and multi-computer. Also in Remote Work and Personal Productivity, like Wellfound. A desktop app, not a website. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Wellfound: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

NoDesk

Focus: job board, remote companies and directory. Shares remote jobs with Wellfound. Rated 4.4 (Wellfound: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb

Reactive Resume

Focus: resume, cv builder and open source. Shares job search with Wellfound. A web app, not a website. Rated 4.7 (Wellfound: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
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