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Job Boardly vs JobBoard.io

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

Starting price

Straightforward no code platform for recruiters, associations and publishers who want their own branded job board that earns money. From $50 a month with job backfill to avoid an empty board, but the API, employer subscriptions and white label need the $100 Pro plan.

Where Job Boardly fits

  • Recruiters launching a niche job board
  • Associations offering a career board to members
  • Publishers monetizing a jobs section

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 BoardlyJobBoard.io
Starting price$50/mo$449/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underJob boards, Recruitment marketingJob boards, Recruitment marketing

Where they pull apart

Job Boardly

Stands out: The job backfiller seeds a new board from a licensed feed of more than 12 million live listings filtered by field and region, so the board has jobs to show before the first employer posts.

Watch out: Backfill is billed by credit on top of the plan, and employer subscriptions, candidate profiles, white label and the API are Pro only. It builds a job board; it is not a place to advertise your own vacancies.

Not the right fit for

  • Employers looking to advertise their own vacancies
  • Teams needing an ATS
  • Buyers wanting white label on the 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 Boardly

  • Published pricing from $50/mo
  • Backfill avoids an empty launch
  • Payments go to your own Stripe
  • Backfill credits cost extra
  • API and white label only on Pro
  • Not built for posting your own jobs

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 Boardly

$50/mo

Standard is $50/mo with the job board builder, custom domain, job backfiller and aggregator, job alerts, paywall, blog, Google Indexing API and CSV import. Pro is $100/mo and adds candidate and employer profiles and dashboards, employer subscriptions, white label, XML import and an API with webhooks. Annual billing saves 33%, and every plan has a 30 day money back guarantee. Backfill and aggregator credits cost $0.010 to $0.012 each, sold in blocks of 1,000 and valid for 12 months. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 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 Boardly cheaper than JobBoard.io?
Job Boardly starts lower, at $50/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 Boardly 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 26 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?