Looking for a Crustdata alternative?
A Crustdata alternative for job postings in Canada and the US: jobs straight from employer career sites, with search, change feeds and a free trial.
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The short answer
If you need job postings for Canada and the US, The Jobs API is an alternative to Crustdata. It collects jobs only from employer career sites and hiring systems, and gives you search, full job details and new, modified and expired feeds. They are mainly a people and company data provider. Jobs are one part of what they sell; for us, jobs are the whole product.
What is Crustdata?
Real-time company and people data for AI agents and sales, with jobs as one dataset. Where its jobs come from: not named on its pricing page; described as multiple sources.
Why look for a Crustdata alternative?
- You need complete job postings at volume, with clear sources and a fixed monthly price.
How the two compare
Checked October 20, 2026 from Crustdata’s public pages.
| The Jobs API | Crustdata | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | Real-time company and people data for AI agents and sales, with jobs as one dataset |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Not named on its pricing page; described as multiple sources |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Not clearly published |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Global; nothing Canada specific |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | APIs, watchers with webhooks, datasets |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Watchers for changes on tracked companies |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | Credit based; $20 of free credits (crustdata.com/pricing) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | $20 in credits |
When to stay with Crustdata
- You track companies and people, and jobs are one signal among many.
How to switch
- Start the free trial and create an API key.
- Run the same searches you run today with /v1/jobs: title, place, remote and source filters.
- Load a starting set with /v1/active-ats?time_frame=6m, then poll the new, modified and expired feeds.
- Map our fields to yours. Missing facts stay empty: we never invent pay or other fields.
Questions people ask
Is The Jobs API cheaper than Crustdata?
It depends on your volume and what you need. Our plans start at $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, and our Apify listings charge $0.50 per 1,000 jobs. Some providers charge less per record for job-board data.
Which countries do you cover?
Canada and the United States, with Canadian coverage in English and French.
Can I try it for free?
The free trial lasts 7 days and includes 500 jobs and 50 API requests. You do not need a card.