2 categories · RankedAppcast
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job advertising and distribution | Talent acquisition | 15% | 3 of 109 | 11% | 27 | accepted challenger |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | Talent acquisition | 0% | 27 of 81 | 18% | 11 | accepted challenger |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Appcast appears to be the most budget-friendly option with its low minimum spend ($200-300), pay-per-applicant model, and no software fees” Kimi K2 · Job advertising · budget prompt · first choice
“Appcast – largest publisher breadth, pay-per-application model, strong ATS integrations (best for mid-size→enterprise breadth)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · Job advertising · scale prompt · first choice
“### 1. Appcast ... Best for: Small businesses wanting performance-based pricing with low upfront costs” MiniMax M2.5 · Job advertising · budget prompt · first choice
“Appcast appears to be particularly friendly for budget-conscious companies.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · Job advertising · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Avoid enterprise-heavy ones like Joveo/Appcast—they excel at cost savings *at scale* ... but minimums are too high for limited budgets.” Grok 4.1 Fast · Job advertising · budget prompt · hard negative
“Best for large enterprise spend optimization: Appcast, Joveo, or Recruitics, but these are generally more enterprise-oriented” GPT-5.4 mini · Job advertising · budget prompt · soft negative
“frequently flagged by smaller businesses and mid-sized teams... High Cost & Poor ROI” GLM 4.7 FlashX · Recruitment marketing · negative prompt · soft negative
“carefully review their minimum spend limits to see if they fit a 500-person budget” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Job advertising · scale prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 106 of the 117 answers that named Appcast and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
475 of the 475 domain citations in answers naming Appcast came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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