The Jobs API vs Bright Data
How The Jobs API and Bright Data differ: where the jobs come from, Canadian coverage, change feeds and price. With when each one is the better choice.
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The short answer
Bright Data is a web data platform selling scraped job datasets and scraper APIs. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. It sells data scraped from job boards. We collect from employer career sites.
Side by side
Facts about Bright Data come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | Bright Data | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A web data platform selling scraped job datasets and scraper APIs |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor listings |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes, that is the product |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Wherever those sites run; nothing Canada specific |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Datasets to cloud storage, scraper API |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Dataset refreshes from one time to monthly |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | Scraper API $1.50 per 1,000 records; datasets from a $250 minimum (brightdata.com) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | 5,000 scraper records a month free |
When Bright Data is the better choice
- You specifically need LinkedIn, Indeed or Glassdoor listings and accept the terms risk of scraped data.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You want data from employers’ own career sites instead of scraped job boards.
- You want a maintained catalogue with search and change feeds instead of running scrapers.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use Bright Data data?
No. We collect every job ourselves from employer career sites and hiring systems.
Do you scrape LinkedIn or Indeed?
No. Many jobs that appear on those sites are first posted on the employer’s own career site, and that is where we collect them.
Can I try The Jobs API for free?
The free trial lasts 7 days and includes 500 jobs and 50 API requests. You do not need a card.