The Jobs API vs TheirStack
How The Jobs API and TheirStack 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
TheirStack is a job postings and technographics platform with an app and an API, marketed for sales signals. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. Both are job data APIs, so the real differences are where the jobs come from, coverage and price.
Side by side
Facts about TheirStack come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | TheirStack | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A job postings and technographics platform with an app and an API, marketed for sales signals |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Job boards, ATS platforms and company websites, combined and deduplicated |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes. Its own Canada page lists indeed.com and linkedin.com as the two largest sources |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Has a Canada page; by its own figures most Canadian volume comes from Indeed and LinkedIn, and it warns English filters undercount Quebec |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | API, webhooks, MCP server, app exports, bulk datasets |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Webhooks for new matching jobs |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | $49 a month for 1,500 credits; $240 for 20,000 (theirstack.com/en/pricing) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | Free trial offered; size not stated |
When TheirStack is the better choice
- You sell to companies and want technology stack data with hiring signals.
- You need years of history or many countries.
- You want job-board and LinkedIn coverage.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You want employer-direct jobs, not mostly Indeed and LinkedIn copies.
- You need strong Quebec and French-language coverage.
- You need many jobs a month: 20,000 jobs costs $50 with us.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use TheirStack 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.