Head to head

Monster vs Naukri

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

Monster

Quote-based

Long-established job board with a resume database, sold in packages. Quote-based.

Where Monster fits

Teams renewing an existing package
Employers who still search the Monster database
Buyers in a bundled board contract
HR teams paying one legacy invoice

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

Detail	Monster	Naukri
Starting price	Quote-based	INR 400/post
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	–No
Listed under	Job boards	Job boards
Capterra	4.1 from 153 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Monster

Stands out: A resume database alongside jobs in a familiar package.

Watch out: No published price, and frequently bundled with CareerBuilder.

Not the right fit for

Startups buying a niche board
Sourcing desks working only in LinkedIn

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

Monster

Resume database included
Works with the major trackers
Familiar package motion

No published price
No API or MCP
Often bundled with CareerBuilder

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

Monster

Quote-based

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 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

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?