Broadbean

Broadbean is a recruitment platform for distributing job adverts and finding candidates. It suits staffing agencies and corporate hiring teams that need to coordinate campaigns through established ATS or CRM workflows. Its reach and controls are substantial, though a demo-led buying process and custom pricing make it harder to judge cost before a sales conversation.

Overview

Broadbean brings job distribution, candidate search and advertising analytics into one cloud platform. Recruiters can publish across more than 7,000 job boards, search engines and social media channels, with job-board coverage in more than 100 countries. That reach can support hiring across markets from a single workflow; teams with only occasional vacancies may have little use for such breadth.

Requisitions can be managed within more than 120 ATS and CRM systems, including Vincere, Bullhorn and Itris 9. Broadbean has worked in recruitment technology since 2001 and is based in London. Veritone's talent acquisition suite took the Broadbean, by Veritone, name effective March 17, 2026.

Key features

Distribution and campaign controls

Teams can set apply paths, regional settings, approval layers, inventory controls, user access and multi-brand posting. These controls suit organizations coordinating hiring across departments or brands, while adding more process than a small employer with straightforward hiring may need. Broadbean also supports pay-for-duration and pay-for-performance postings, with campaign budgets and performance reporting.

Analytics and media buying

Channel analytics show activity across advertising channels so recruiters can compare results and adjust spend. Media buying is available on its own or alongside Broadbean products, with campaign guidance and budget support from its team. The combination is useful for teams that want help managing campaigns as well as a place to measure them.

Candidate search and ranking

Talent Search indexes and tags applications in an internal résumé database, then supports refined searches. Applicant Ranking uses machine intelligence to match applicants to jobs and sort them by match strength. Together, these tools can help recruiters work through applicant pools; the internal database is described as mixed, so teams should weigh it alongside their broader sourcing needs.

Integrations, compliance and security

Broadbean's Bean Widgets JSON API supports job posting, job-post dashboards, search and advert-response management for ATS and CRM integrations. The company says its job aggregator is OFCCP compliant for direct employers. Its described safeguards include role-based access, VPN remote access with multifactor authentication, firewalls and centralized access logging. Dedicated support is advertised, with email and phone contact options.

Pricing

Broadbean is paid software with custom pricing. Prospective customers are directed to request a demo; there are no published plan prices or plan-by-plan feature tiers to compare. A free trial is offered, but no trial length is stated. This sales-led approach may suit larger teams evaluating a recruitment workflow, while buyers who need to compare costs upfront should expect to contact Broadbean.

Platforms

Broadbean is available on web, iOS and Android, and provides an API for integrations.

Who it's for

Broadbean is aimed at recruitment professionals and HR teams across industries, including staffing agencies and corporate hiring teams. It is a stronger fit for organizations posting across multiple channels or countries, coordinating campaigns across brands, or working inside an established ATS or CRM. A team with limited hiring volume and a simple posting process may not need its breadth of distribution and controls.

Pros and cons

• Broad channel reach: distribution across more than 7,000 channels and job-board coverage in over 100 countries can support multi-market campaigns.
• Fits existing workflows: integrations with more than 120 ATS and CRM systems let recruiters manage requisitions within their established systems.
• Campaign oversight: channel analytics, budget controls and media-buying support help teams compare and manage advertising activity.
• Candidate tools in the same platform: searchable applications and match-strength ranking support candidate review alongside distribution.
• Cost is hard to compare upfront: custom pricing and demo-led access leave buyers without public plan prices, and the trial length is unstated.
• May exceed simple hiring needs: the extensive channel coverage and workflow controls are less compelling for teams with few vacancies or uncomplicated campaigns.

Alternatives

For a wider set of recruitment and sourcing options, browse Job Distribution Software and Candidate Sourcing Software.

• Recruitics is worth considering when recruitment campaign analytics are the main need: its free Recruitics Analytics plan measures campaign performance, though the provider may change or discontinue free services.
• JobTarget RecruitSites may suit teams seeking a recruit-site offering; customers pay for the services they use and must contact a representative for details.
• eQuest offers a BLAST! membership with an unlimited job-posting network for a single annual fee, or an OFCCP Federal Compliance option.
• Jobroute is an alternative for teams looking at CPC campaigns priced per validated candidate click, with campaign and publisher-level pricing.
• Hirematic uses custom pricing based on factors including users, hiring teams, advertising budget, sponsored-job volume, annual spend and selected features.
• Sourcing Square is another paid, web-based option.
• Cegid Retail is a paid platform that directs prospective customers to request a demo.
• SAP Authenticator is a free iOS and Android app.

Verdict

Choose Broadbean if your staffing agency or corporate recruiting team needs broad advert distribution tied to existing ATS or CRM workflows, with analytics and candidate search tools alongside it. Its reach, campaign controls and integrations make a persuasive package for coordinated, multi-channel hiring. Look elsewhere if you need public pricing or a self-serve purchase, or if your hiring volume does not justify a broad distribution platform.