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CareerDubai vs Naukri

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

CareerDubai

$475/mo

CareerDubai fits employers hiring professional or executive staff in Dubai who want screened candidates rather than a raw stream of applications. The Inbound Branding plan costs $475/month billed annually for unlimited job ads, one live at a time, plus a 10% success fee per hire. The Outbound Headhunting plan costs $500/month per vacancy, credited against a 20% success fee. It works more like a recruitment agency with a job board attached than a pay-per-post board.

Where CareerDubai fits

  • Employers hiring professionals based in Dubai
  • Confidential CXO and senior mandates in the UAE
  • Teams that want screened shortlists, not every applicant
  • Companies needing candidates already cleared on visa and notice period

Naukri

INR 400/post

Naukri is Info Edge's India job board and Resdex resume database. Classified posts start at INR 400 in non-metro cities. There is no USD rate card.

Where Naukri fits

  • India employers posting Classified roles in non-metro cities at INR 400
  • Metro hiring teams that will pay INR 850 Classified or INR 1,650 Hot Vacancy
  • RPO and staffing desks that already run Resdex as the India CV database
  • In-house TA teams hiring IT, BFSI, and operations talent on Naukri Inbox

At a glance

DetailCareerDubaiNaukri
Starting price$475/moINR 400/post
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underJob boardsJob boards

Where they pull apart

CareerDubai

Stands out: Both plans carry a 12-month free replacement guarantee, and candidates are pre-qualified on UAE visa status, notice period and package before interview. The Inbound plan includes a premium LinkedIn Job Slot that CareerDubai pays for.

Watch out: Every hire carries a success fee of 10% or 20% on top of the monthly charge, so total cost is higher than a flat job ad. The Inbound plan allows only one live role at a time and is billed annually.

Not the right fit for

  • Hiring outside Dubai
  • Employers wanting to post many roles at once for a flat fee
  • Budgets that cannot carry a per-hire success fee

Naukri

Stands out: Classified is INR 400 non-metro or INR 850 metro, with a 250-character description cap. Hot Vacancy is INR 1,650 per post across all cities, with branding, boosts, and no word limit.

Watch out: Resdex CV search is a separate packaged buy, not included in a Classified post. Job seekers browse free. This is an India hiring channel, not a US board.

Not the right fit for

  • US-only employers that need a USD job-board rate card
  • Teams that only want a resume database and do not want to buy Resdex separately

Pros and cons

CareerDubai

  • Published USD pricing for both hiring models
  • 12-month free replacement guarantee on hires
  • Candidates screened on UAE visa, notice period and package up front
  • Success fee of 10% or 20% on every hire
  • Inbound plan limited to one live role at a time and billed annually
  • Covers Dubai only

Naukri

  • Printed Classified floor at INR 400 for non-metro posts
  • Hot Vacancy at INR 1,650 adds branding and search-page boosts
  • Resdex remains the largest India recruiter CV database next to the board
  • No USD rate card, so US finance teams cannot budget off a dollar table
  • Classified caps descriptive fields at about 250 characters
  • Resdex search is not bundled into the INR 400 post

What each one costs

CareerDubai

$475/mo

CareerDubai publishes two employer models. The Inbound Branding plan is $475/month billed annually for unlimited job ads processed one active role at a time, a custom company page, a premium LinkedIn Job Slot funded by CareerDubai and managed recruitment marketing, with a 10% success fee on each hire. The Outbound Headhunting plan is $500/month per active vacancy, month to month, and every monthly payment is deducted from a 20% success fee charged on hire. Both include a 12-month free replacement guarantee, and the service is free for job seekers. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

Naukri

INR 400/post

No USD rate card. Classified posts are INR 400 in non-metro cities and INR 850 in metro cities. Hot Vacancy is INR 1,650 per post across all cities. Resdex resume-database access is sold as a separate package. Job seekers browse free. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is CareerDubai cheaper than Naukri?
Naukri starts lower, at INR 400/post against $475/mo for CareerDubai. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try CareerDubai or Naukri for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?