Sites Like Glassdoor: The Employer Review Sites Candidates Actually Check

The main sites like Glassdoor are Indeed company reviews, Comparably, Blind, InHerSight, Fairygodboss and Kununu, with salary sites such as Levels.fyi and Payscale, Google reviews, and Reddit threads also shaping how candidates see an employer. Each collects anonymous or semi-anonymous feedback from current and former employees in a different way. For an employer, the practical approach is to find which of these rank for your company name, claim the profiles you can, reply to reviews professionally and fix the problems that keep coming up.

This guide covers each of the main employer review sites, what employers can and can’t do on them, and a simple monitoring routine.

Why employer reviews extend beyond Glassdoor

Glassdoor is still the name most people think of first, but candidates rarely stop there. Someone considering a job offer might read your Glassdoor page, check Indeed reviews while applying, search Blind for what engineers say about your pay, and look for a Reddit thread about your interview process. Each site has its own audience and its own tone.

If you only watch Glassdoor, you can miss the site that actually ranks second for your company name, or the one your most sought-after candidates use. Our guide to Glassdoor reputation management covers Glassdoor itself; this page is about the rest.

Sites like Glassdoor, compared

Site	What it’s known for	Can employers reply?
Indeed company reviews	Reviews and ratings attached to company pages on a very large job board	Yes, with a claimed employer account
Comparably	Culture, compensation and leadership ratings from employees	Employers can claim a profile
Blind	Anonymous discussion among verified employees, popular in tech	Not in the same way as a review site; it’s a community
InHerSight	Ratings from women on things like flexibility, pay and support	Employers can claim a profile
Fairygodboss	Reviews and community focused on women’s experiences at work	Employer profiles available
Kununu	Employer reviews, especially popular in German-speaking countries	Yes, with an employer profile
Levels.fyi and Payscale	Salary and compensation data, not full reviews	Limited
Google reviews	Employees sometimes review the business profile itself	Yes, as the business owner
Reddit	Candid threads in career and industry communities	Only as a participant, under community rules

Features, ownership and policies change, so check each site’s employer help pages before relying on a specific tool.

A closer look at the main alternatives

Indeed company reviews

Because so many people search and apply for jobs on Indeed, its company pages and reviews are seen at exactly the moment a candidate is deciding whether to apply. Many employers find their Indeed page ranks near their Glassdoor page for name searches. Our guide to Indeed company reviews covers claiming and responding in detail.

Comparably

Comparably collects ratings across culture categories such as leadership, compensation and work-life balance, and publishes lists of top-rated companies. Its pages often appear for company name searches, especially for mid-size and larger employers.

Blind

Blind is an anonymous community where users verify that they work at a company, typically through a work email, then post and comment. It isn’t a review site in the usual sense, and employers can’t reply the way they can on Glassdoor. Its influence is strongest in tech, finance and other industries where it’s widely used. Treat it as a source of insight rather than something to manage.

InHerSight and Fairygodboss

Both focus on women’s experiences at work, covering topics such as parental leave, flexibility and advancement. If you’re trying to hire more women, or you’ve made real changes in these areas, these profiles are worth claiming and keeping current.

Kununu

Kununu is a major employer review site in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. If you hire in those countries, it may matter more there than Glassdoor.

Salary sites, Google and Reddit

Levels.fyi and Payscale focus on pay data. A candidate who sees you’re paying below market there will weigh that alongside any review. Google reviews on your business profile sometimes come from employees rather than customers, which Google may treat as a conflict of interest, and Reddit threads can rank for “[company] interview” or “[company] layoffs” searches for a long time.

What employers can and can’t do

On most employer review sites, the rules look similar:

• You can claim a profile and add accurate company information, photos, benefits and a description of your culture.
• You can usually reply to reviews publicly.
• You can report reviews that break the site’s guidelines, such as those that name individuals in an abusive way, reveal confidential information or contain threats.
• You can’t remove honest negative reviews, and you can’t find out who wrote an anonymous review through the site.

Some employers are tempted to ask current staff to post glowing reviews to balance out criticism. Pressuring employees to write reviews, or scripting what they say, usually breaks the sites’ guidelines and tends to be obvious to readers. Inviting all employees to share honest feedback, with no pressure and no reward, is a different and legitimate thing.

A monitoring routine for employer review sites

1. Search your company name plus “reviews”, “interview”, “salary” and “layoffs” in a private browser window, and list which sites appear on the first two pages.
2. Claim the top profiles, usually Glassdoor, Indeed and one or two others, and make sure the information is current.
3. Set up alerts. Most sites notify claimed employers of new reviews. Pair those with a Google Alert for your company name.
4. Reply on a schedule. Aim to respond to new reviews within a week or two, prioritizing those with specific, fixable complaints.
5. Track themes, not scores. Keep a simple log of recurring issues, such as unclear promotion criteria or a difficult interview process, and share it with leadership each quarter.
6. Close the loop. When you fix something, say so in replies and in your profile updates.

If you have several brands or locations, or no one with time to watch every site, our reputation monitoring service can track new employer reviews and mentions for you, and our staffing agency reputation management page covers the special case of firms reviewed by both candidates and clients.

How to reply to an employer review

The audience for your reply is the next candidate. They want to see that leadership listens and that criticism doesn’t lead to defensiveness. Our guide on how to respond to Glassdoor reviews applies to most of these sites.

Thank you for taking the time to share this. You’re right that our promotion process hasn’t been clear enough, and we’ve heard the same from others. This year we published written criteria for each level and added twice-yearly career conversations with managers. We’d welcome more feedback through our anonymous internal survey.

Keep replies free of personal details about the reviewer, their performance or the circumstances of their departure, even if you think you know who wrote it.

A worked example

Here is an illustrative scenario, not a real company. A mid-size software company watches its Glassdoor rating closely and considers it healthy. Hiring for senior engineers stalls, and recruiters hear candidates mention “what people say on Blind.”

A search reveals that the company’s Indeed page has a run of unanswered reviews about a chaotic interview process, and a Blind thread discusses below-market equity. Neither issue had shown up in Glassdoor reviews.

The company claims its Indeed profile and replies to the interview complaints with the specific changes it’s making, such as a shorter interview loop and a clearer timeline. It reviews its equity bands against market data and adjusts them. It doesn’t post on Blind. Over the following months, newer reviews mention the faster process. The company can’t control what’s said, but it’s now responding to what candidates actually read. Results vary and none of this is assured.

Common mistakes

• Only watching Glassdoor. The site that matters most for your roles may be a different one.
• Replying with a template. Identical replies on every review read as indifference.
• Arguing about facts in public. Even if a review is wrong, a public argument looks worse than the review.
• Soliciting only positive reviews. It skews the picture and usually breaks the site’s rules.
• Treating it as a marketing problem. Recurring complaints are usually about management, pay or process. Fixing those does more than any reply.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Glassdoor?

For most employers, Indeed company reviews is the most important alternative because of how many job seekers use Indeed. Beyond that, it depends on your industry and location: Blind matters in tech, Kununu in German-speaking countries, and InHerSight or Fairygodboss if you’re focused on hiring women.

Can employers remove reviews from sites like Glassdoor?

Generally no, not honest reviews. You can report reviews that break the site’s guidelines, such as those with threats or confidential information, and the site decides whether to remove them. Most negative reviews stay up.

Can I find out who wrote an anonymous employer review?

Not through the sites, which protect reviewer anonymity. Trying to identify or retaliate against reviewers can create legal risk, since many employees are protected when they discuss working conditions. If a review may be defamatory, talk to an employment lawyer.

Should we reply to reviews on every site?

Focus on the sites that rank for your company name and that your candidates actually use. A thoughtful reply on two or three key sites is more valuable than a rushed reply everywhere.

Can we ask employees to leave reviews?

You can invite all employees to share honest feedback, without pressure, scripts or rewards. Asking only happy employees, telling people what to write or offering incentives usually breaks the sites’ rules and can damage trust.