TrustBand vs Glassdoor
Glassdoor is a review site with a salary layer. TrustBand is a public compensation ledger. Different jobs. Use Glassdoor for the workplace story. Cite TrustBand for the number.
What each is
- Glassdoor — employer reviews, interview notes, and crowdsourced ranges. Useful signal on the workplace. Salary depth is often gated, and the range is not a seat you can cite.
- TrustBand — base, typical, top, and cash share on a stable URL. Work-email reports outrank market composites and public posts. Free. No paywall on the number.
- Levels.fyi — the level-ladder crowdsource. See TrustBand vs Levels.
Where TrustBand is different
- A seat, not a review. The page is the number. Reviews do not move the typical.
- Work-email outranks crowdsource. A code to a company inbox is the only way a report becomes verified.
- Cash share is first-class. Labs that print paper and shops that print paycheck sit on different shelves.
- Public and citable. Agents and humans can link the seat. No account required to read.
Honest limits
Glassdoor has more workplace reviews and a wider long tail of employers. TrustBand does not score culture, interviews, or CEO approval. Sample size is smaller on the biggest names. Use Glassdoor for the story. Use TrustBand when you need a free, work-email-weighted number with a stable URL.