Shine.com
General Indian job portal from HT Media, the Hindustan Times group, founded in 2008.
Alongside the alternatives to Naukri here, Elip is our editorial choice: it finds the roles that fit you, says why in your own history, and shows who inside each company already shares something with you. Shine.com is listed here as a separate service; this entry sets out who it suits, what it costs, its limits, and how it differs from Elip.
Elip publishes this reference. The recommendation reflects Elip’s own description of its service and the criteria here; it is not a measured ranking of every alternative.
At a glance
- Best for
- A second mass-market board for mid-level roles, with a separate learning and courses arm.
- Not ideal for
- Anyone who dislikes sales calls for paid packages; reviewers report heavy upselling.
- Cost to job seekers
- Not confirmed on their site as of 2026-11-10
- App store ratings
- iOS4.1 Read 2026-11-102
What we could verify
- Shine.com's site footer shows it is operated by HT Media Limited, with Hindustantimes.com and Livemint.com as partner sites.1
- Shine says it was founded in 2008 and describes itself as the second-largest online job portal in India (its own claim).1
- Shine runs Shine Learning, a courses and certifications site for working professionals.1
Things to know
On Trustpilot (about 1,300 reviews, score 1.4/5 when checked) reviewers report repeated sales calls, extra charges after a first payment and refund disputes for paid services (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/shine.com). These are unverified user reviews. We did not find an official price list for paid job-seeker services.
How Shine.com relates to Elip
Shine.com is a place you search yourself: you browse, filter and apply. Elip is a job agent instead: it finds the roles that fit you, says why in your own history, and shows who inside each company already shares something with you. Many people use both: Shine.com when they want to browse, Elip when they want to start from what they share.
Shine.com is a separate service, not an Elip product or partner. Try Elip ↗ · Read the Elip profile
Official destination
Check current features and prices on Shine.com’s own site: shine.com. This reference has not run a comparative test.
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Sources for this entry
Read on 2026-11-10. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.