Looking for a LinkUp alternative?
A LinkUp 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 LinkUp. 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 is built for labour market analysis and research. We are built for apps and job boards that need live job records.
What is LinkUp?
Job market data indexed only from employer websites, for investors and analysts. Where its jobs come from: employer websites only, in its own words.
Why look for a LinkUp alternative?
- You want to start today with self-serve plans from $50 a month.
- You need live Canadian and US jobs for a product, with search and change feeds.
How the two compare
Checked October 20, 2026 from LinkUp’s public pages.
| The Jobs API | LinkUp | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | Job market data indexed only from employer websites, for investors and analysts |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Employer websites only, in its own words |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | No |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Global claim; Canada not named on its product page |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | API, cloud data shares, daily and monthly files, history since 2007 |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Daily updates |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | Not published; sales demo |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | Not published |
When to stay with LinkUp
- You need history back to 2007 for research or investing.
- You have an enterprise budget and need global employer data.
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 LinkUp?
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.