PandoLogic Alternative
Automated board bidding optimises the auction you are already in. Impression-level buying changes which auction you enter.
How does TalentXi compare to PandoLogic?
PandoLogic is a programmatic job advertising platform that automates bidding and budget allocation for job postings across job boards and publisher networks, optimising toward applications. TalentXi is a recruitment demand-side platform that bids on individual advertising impressions across open-exchange display, video, CTV, audio, native, DOOH and in-game inventory, filters invalid traffic before the bid, and optimises toward qualified applicants, confirmed starts and retention.
The Ceiling On Board Automation
Automation makes board spend more efficient, but it cannot create supply that is not searching, and it inherits whatever traffic quality the publisher supplies.
What Changes With A Recruitment DSP
Buying impressions rather than postings widens the addressable audience and moves quality control before the money is spent.
- Audiences built from role, skill, licensure and geography signals
- Creative generated and rotated per role and market
- Invalid traffic filtered pre-bid
- Media and platform fees separated in pricing
- Optimisation against starts and 90-day retention
Side By Side
| TalentXi | PandoLogic | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Recruitment DSP | Programmatic job distribution |
| Inventory | Open exchange: display, video, CTV, audio, native, DOOH, in-game | Job boards and publisher network |
| Audience | Qualified people whether or not they are searching | Active searchers on boards |
| Optimisation goal | Qualified applicants, starts, retention | Applications and budget efficiency |
| Traffic quality | Filtered before the bid | Publisher controls and post-hoc review |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between PandoLogic and TalentXi?
PandoLogic automates spend across job-board and publisher inventory. TalentXi buys individual advertising impressions across the open exchange, reaching qualified people who are not actively searching, and ties optimisation to post-hire outcomes.
If automated board bidding already works, why change?
You may not need to. The case for change appears when applications are plentiful but unqualified, when board costs keep rising for the same roles, or when reporting cannot show which sources produced hires that stayed.
Can the two run at the same time?
Yes, and running a short parallel pilot with an equal budget split is the cleanest way to compare cost per qualified applicant and cost per start on identical roles.
How do the reporting models differ?
Board-centric platforms report by publisher and campaign. TalentXi reports at log level on every publisher and placement, including what was filtered before the bid.
What does it cost to start?
Entry into programmatic is available at a relatively low cost, typically a short pilot, with media cost and platform fee quoted as separate lines.