How to post a job for free (2026): every option and its catch
Where you can publish a job at no cost, what each free option actually caps, how to make a free posting eligible for Google for Jobs, and how to post unlimited jobs on ofper.
Last updated 3 September 2026. Competitor pricing and plan limits are re-verified against each vendor’s own pages.
Where can you post a job for free?
The free options do different things, and it helps to be clear which one you are relying on.
- Your own careers page. A job page on your own domain with correct JobPosting structured data is eligible for Google for Jobs, which is where a large share of job search now starts. This is the highest-leverage free option and the one small companies most often skip because it needs a page built properly.
- LinkedIn. Allows a free job posting, with reach throttled compared with promoted listings and a limit on how many free postings you can keep open at once.
- Indeed. Allows free job posts. Free listings receive less visibility than sponsored ones and can drop down the results within days.
- Free tiers of applicant tracking systems. Several ATSs publish jobs on a careers page as part of a free plan. The cap is usually the number of active jobs — Breezy HR's free plan allows one active job and Zoho Recruit's allows one active opening.
- ofper. Unlimited free job postings on a public company page, each with JobPosting structured data, plus the applicant tracking system to handle whoever applies.
What does each free option actually cap?
The word free is doing different work on each platform. The table states the limit that applies, with the applicant tracking system figures taken from each vendor's own pricing page.
| Option | What is free | The cap |
|---|---|---|
| Your own careers page | Publishing, and Google for Jobs eligibility | Nothing, but the page has to carry JobPosting structured data to be eligible |
| A job posting | Reach is throttled versus promoted posts; free postings open at once are limited | |
| Indeed | A job listing | Visibility below sponsored listings; free posts fall down the results |
| Breezy HR (Bootstrap plan) | One careers site, job board distribution | 1 active job or candidate pool; candidates accessible for 30 days |
| Zoho Recruit (Free plan) | One recruiter seat | 1 active job opening |
| ofper | Unlimited jobs, candidates and team members | No cap. Public listing requires free domain verification |
How do you get a free job posting into Google for Jobs?
Google for Jobs is not a job board you post to. It reads job pages from across the web and shows the ones whose HTML carries valid JobPosting structured data. That means a free job page on your own site, or on a platform that emits the markup, can appear alongside paid listings without paying anyone.
The page needs, at minimum, the job title, a full description, the date posted, the hiring organisation, the job location — or a clearly marked remote designation — and ideally the salary and an expiry date. The structured data must match what is visible on the page: Google treats markup that says one thing while the page says another as spam.
Eligibility is not a guarantee. Google decides what to index and what to show. But a correctly built job page is the one free option whose reach does not depend on a platform's decision to throttle it.
How do you post a job on ofper?
Publishing a job publicly takes two things: a workspace, and a verified domain. Both are free.
- Sign in with your work email. ofper sends a one-time code, so there is no password to set.
- Create your company workspace and choose your public address, which becomes ofper.com/c/your-company.
- Verify your company. With your own domain this is automated and instant: a DNS TXT record or an email code. Without a domain (for example a business on Gmail), submit registration documents for manual review within 2 business days. Both routes are free.
- Create the job: title, description, location, employment type, salary range and up to five screening questions.
- Publish. The job gets a reference number, appears on your public company page and on the ofper marketplace, and carries JobPosting structured data.
Does free job posting mean free candidates?
No, and the distinction is worth keeping. Publishing a job is genuinely free almost everywhere. Candidate traffic is the thing job boards sell, and a free posting on a large board is placed below the ones that paid.
Being honest about ofper: the ofper marketplace is new, so it does not yet send you the candidate volume an established job board does. What ofper gives you for free is a correctly built public job page that search engines and Google for Jobs can read, and a real applicant tracking system for whoever applies. If your hiring depends on job board traffic today, use ofper alongside a board rather than instead of one.
Questions, answered straight
Can I post a job for free?
Yes. Your own careers page, LinkedIn, Indeed, the free tiers of some applicant tracking systems and ofper all allow free job posting. Everything except your own page and ofper caps the number of open jobs, the time a post stays live, or its visibility.
How many jobs can I post for free on ofper?
There is no limit. ofper does not cap the number of jobs, candidates or team members, and there is no paid tier for core recruiting features.
How do I get a job on Google for Jobs for free?
Publish the job on a page that carries valid JobPosting structured data matching the visible content — your own careers page built correctly, or a platform that emits the markup, such as ofper. Google decides what it indexes and shows, so eligibility is not a guarantee.
Which applicant tracking systems let you post jobs for free?
Breezy HR's Bootstrap plan allows one active job or candidate pool at a time, with candidates accessible for 30 days. Zoho Recruit's free plan allows one active job opening for a single recruiter. ofper allows unlimited jobs. Figures are from each vendor's pricing page; see the comparison pages for verification dates.
Do I need to verify my domain to post a job on ofper?
You can create and track jobs without verifying. Publishing a job publicly, letting candidates apply directly and sending recruiting email all require domain verification, which is automated and free.