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Job Board Fire vs JobBoard.io

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

Starting price

Job Board Fire is white-label software to launch and monetize your own job board. Plans start from $250/mo. The board, ATS, alerts, and Google for Jobs ship in the same product.

Where Job Board Fire fits

  • Niche publishers who want to charge employers on their own domain from $250/mo
  • Associations and communities that need alerts, profiles, and Google for Jobs
  • Operators who want an ATS and employer branding inside the same white-label board
  • Teams that will sell post packs and recurring job-post subscriptions

JobBoard.io

$449/mo 14 day free trial

Hosted software for running your own niche job board: employers buy postings through Stripe or PayPal, job seekers get alerts, and backfill keeps the board full. Owned by ZipRecruiter and used by publishers such as TechCrunch, it costs $449/mo for Basic and $649/mo for Professional, so it suits associations, media brands and communities monetising a job board, not employers hiring for themselves.

Where JobBoard.io fits

  • Associations and societies running member job boards
  • Media brands monetising a niche audience
  • Recruiters launching a niche board as a side business

At a glance

DetailJob Board FireJobBoard.io
Starting price$250/mo$449/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underJob boardsJob boards, Recruitment marketing
Capterra4.4 from 13 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Job Board Fire

Stands out: You sell job posts, packs, and subscriptions on your domain. Stripe checkout, employer branding, and a built-in ATS are the monetization layer, not a consumer job site.

Watch out: Essential-style plans cap job-alert subscribers around 5,000. Business and Enterprise (SSO, API, resume parsing, abandoned-checkout recovery) are quoted. This is not a place to post one role.

Not the right fit for

  • Employers who only need to post a single job on Indeed or FlexJobs
  • Buyers who need a documented public API on the $250 entry plan

JobBoard.io

Stands out: It is a job board business in a box: unlimited jobs, job packages you price yourself, employer profiles, SEO-friendly listings and a blog, with backfill and integrations to Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Talroo, JobG8 and Broadbean. The vendor says thousands of job boards have launched on it.

Watch out: At $449/mo before any revenue it is expensive for a small community board, and API access, multiple boards and more than 5 job feeds need the quoted Enterprise plan. The Basic plan has one team member and no candidate database.

Not the right fit for

  • Employers who only need to post their own jobs
  • Small boards with little early revenue
  • Teams needing API access on a starter budget

Pros and cons

Job Board Fire

  • White-label board plus ATS and Google for Jobs from $250/mo
  • Sell posts, packs, and subscriptions on your own domain
  • Capterra 4.4 from 13 matching Job Board Fire reviews
  • Job-alert subscribers are capped near 5,000 on the entry plan
  • API, SSO, and resume parsing wait for quoted Enterprise
  • Useless if you only need to advertise one opening on a public board

JobBoard.io

  • No hosting or code to maintain
  • Backfill and job feeds keep boards full
  • 14-day trial with no long-term contract
  • $449/mo entry price
  • Candidate database only on Professional
  • API access only on Enterprise

What each one costs

Job Board Fire

$250/mo

Job Board Fire starts from $250/mo for a white-label board with ATS, job alerts, and Google for Jobs. Entry plans are built around unlimited users, companies, and posts, with job-alert subscribers capped near 5,000. Business and Enterprise (SSO, API, resume parsing) are quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

JobBoard.io

$449/mo

Basic is $449/mo (unlimited jobs, job alerts to 500 subscribers, Stripe or PayPal checkout, 1 team member); Professional is $649/mo (candidate profiles and database, 5,000 alert subscribers, 5 auto-import job feeds, 2 team members); Enterprise is quoted and adds API access, multiple boards from one login and more feeds. Pay as you go with no long-term contract, and a 14-day free trial with no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Job Board Fire cheaper than JobBoard.io?
Job Board Fire starts lower, at $250/mo against $449/mo for JobBoard.io. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Job Board Fire or JobBoard.io for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. JobBoard.io offers a 14 day free trial.

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