Head to head

Circa vs JobTarget

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Circa

Sales-quoted

Circa is still sold as Mitratech Circa for OFCCP-style job distribution, ESDS posting, veteran outreach documentation, and diversity recruiting. Pricing is sales-quoted. Mitratech has owned Circa since 2023.

Where Circa fits

  • Federal contractors that still need ESDS posting and outreach files
  • HR compliance teams documenting veteran and disability recruiting efforts
  • Employers that want Circa because it already sits in a Mitratech stack
  • TA ops that need audit-ready job-distribution logs, not a new ATS

JobTarget

Sales-quoted

JobTarget is a job-advertising marketplace across 25,000-plus boards plus a programmatic layer. Access to the platform is free. You pay the board's listed price, a $5 delivery fee on some organic posts, and sales-quoted fees for Programmatic, Sourcer, and JobTarget 360.

Where JobTarget fits

  • TA teams that post the same req to many niche boards from one cart
  • Employers that want programmatic job ads without standing up a media desk
  • HR teams that need OFCCP-style distribution alongside paid boards
  • Companies already in Greenhouse, Workable, or another of the 80-plus ATS integrations

At a glance

DetailCircaJobTarget
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underHR compliance, Job boards, Recruitment marketingJob descriptions, Recruitment marketing
Capterra4.4 from 29 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Circa

Stands out: It automates state ESDS job-bank postings and documents good-faith outreach across a claimed 15,000-plus community organizations. Dashboards track applicant flow and outreach for audit files.

Watch out: US OFCCP affirmative-action rules were rolled back in 2026, so the compliance pitch has changed even though the product is still on the price list. There is no self-serve rate card. Ignore Capterra's $600/mo starting price.

Not the right fit for

  • Companies that only need a cheap job board with no compliance archive
  • Buyers who need a published monthly price before a sales call

JobTarget

Stands out: ATS-to-board posting with applications returned to 80-plus ATS connectors, so recruiting marketing does not live in a side spreadsheet.

Watch out: Marketplace rates are set by the job boards, not JobTarget. Programmatic budgets, Sourcer (90M-plus profiles), and bundled 360 seats require a relationship manager.

Not the right fit for

  • A hiring manager who only posts to LinkedIn and Indeed by hand
  • Buyers who need a single published SaaS seat price for the whole platform

Pros and cons

Circa

  • ESDS posting and outreach documentation in one Mitratech product
  • Capterra 4.4 from 29 reviews on Mitratech Circa
  • ATS-adjacent rather than a rip-and-replace ATS
  • The vendor does not publish a price on circaworks.com
  • OFCCP mandate rollback in 2026 weakens the original buying reason for some US employers
  • Diversity job distribution still competes with broader programmatic networks

JobTarget

  • No platform access fee. You pay boards, a $5 organic delivery fee, or a campaign budget
  • 80-plus ATS integrations that send jobs out and applications back
  • 25,000-plus job sites in one marketplace, including niche and compliance boards
  • Programmatic, Sourcer, and 360 pricing is sales-quoted
  • It is not an ATS. Candidate workflow still lives elsewhere
  • Board prices and the $5 organic fee vary by site, so total cost is hard to forecast

What each one costs

Circa

Sales-quoted

Circa is sold through Mitratech sales. There is no public seat or monthly table on circaworks.com. The product covers ESDS job-bank posting, outreach documentation, diversity distribution, and audit-ready reporting. Capterra starting prices are not vendor rates. Ask Mitratech for a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

JobTarget

Sales-quoted

JobTarget charges no fee to access the platform. Marketplace postings use each job board's listed price. Some organic unpaid posts incur a $5 delivery fee. Programmatic spend equals the advertising budget you set. Sourcer, premium products, and JobTarget 360 are quoted by a Relationship Manager. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?