Looking for a JSearch alternative?
A JSearch 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 JSearch. It collects jobs only from employer career sites and hiring systems, and gives you search, full job details and new, modified and expired feeds. It searches what a search engine already shows. We keep a maintained catalogue of employer jobs with change feeds.
What is JSearch?
A real-time job search API from OpenWeb Ninja, also sold on RapidAPI. Where its jobs come from: google for Jobs results, which include LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter and other sites.
Why look for a JSearch alternative?
- You want to keep your own copy of jobs and know when each one changes or closes.
- You want the employer’s own posting, not whichever copy a search engine picked.
- You need full descriptions and source fields for every job.
How the two compare
Checked October 20, 2026 from JSearch’s public pages.
| The Jobs API | JSearch | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A real-time job search API from OpenWeb Ninja, also sold on RapidAPI |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Google for Jobs results, which include LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter and other sites |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes, results include job-board listings |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Wherever Google for Jobs works; no Canada specific details published |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Per-request search API |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | None: each call is a fresh search |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | $0.003 per request pay as you go (openwebninja.com) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | 50 free requests |
When to stay with JSearch
- You need quick, cheap searches across everything Google for Jobs shows.
- You need countries outside North America.
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 JSearch?
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.