The Jobs API vs Coresignal
How The Jobs API and Coresignal 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
Coresignal is a public web data provider for employee profiles, companies and job postings. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. They are mainly a people and company data provider. Jobs are one part of what they sell; for us, jobs are the whole product.
Side by side
Facts about Coresignal come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | Coresignal | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A public web data provider for employee profiles, companies and job postings |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Multiple public sources; reviewers name LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor and Wellfound among them |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes, according to independent reviews |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Global; no Canada or French specific details published |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Company, Employee and Jobs APIs, webhooks, bulk datasets |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Search and webhooks; bulk datasets refreshed on a schedule |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | $49 a month for 2,500 credits; $199 for 12,000 (coresignal.com/pricing) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | A free tier and a 7-day trial are mentioned |
When Coresignal is the better choice
- You need people profiles and company records, not just jobs.
- You want historical data across the world.
- You want one vendor for people, company and job data.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- Job postings are what you need, and you want them straight from employer career sites.
- You need a lot of jobs at a predictable price: one job is one job, not credits shared with profile lookups.
- You need Canadian depth, including French posts.
- You prefer to avoid data built from professional network profiles.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use Coresignal 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.