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Job Crystal vs QJumpers

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

Starting price

Job Crystal

Quote-based

Job Crystal is a recruitment technology company from South Africa, with a UK office, that sells pay-per-job AI sourcing to SMEs, agencies and corporates. Crystal AI turns a job description into a batch of matched active and passive candidates, and the same account offers background checks, an AI CV typist, salary benchmarking and an agency service. There is no subscription; Crystal AI is priced per job and quoted, and the agency service costs 15% to 20% of annual salary.

Where Job Crystal fits

  • South African SMEs that want AI sourcing without a subscription
  • Businesses that also need background checks from the same supplier
  • Agencies that want CVs retyped into their own template
  • Employers who may hand some roles to a full agency service

QJumpers

$129/job

Straightforward ATS priced per job rather than per seat, with a separate AI sourcing engine from $250/mo. Good for occasional hirers ($129 a job, pay as you go) and mid-size employers who want unlimited users; less AI in the ATS itself than newer tools.

Where QJumpers fits

  • Employers who hire sporadically and want pay per job pricing
  • Multi-site employers that need many hiring manager users
  • Teams adding AI sourcing to an existing ATS

At a glance

DetailJob CrystalQJumpers
Starting priceQuote-based$129/job
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underAI sourcing, Reference checks, SourcingATS, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

Job Crystal

Stands out: You can mix self-serve AI sourcing with a done-for-you agency at 15% of salary with exclusivity, and add background checks with fingerprint-based criminal checks from the same supplier. Crystal searches a 67 million+ candidate database plus 42 outside databases from one job description.

Watch out: The product and its published prices are built for South Africa: background checks are priced in rand, many checks are South African (ITC credit, SA fraud, matric), and the UK pricing page shows the same rand list. The per-job Crystal AI price is not shown as a fixed number, and the site makes broad claims such as 99% accuracy that are not independently backed.

Not the right fit for

  • US teams, given rand pricing and South African data checks
  • Buyers who want a published per-seat or per-job price

QJumpers

Stands out: Pricing by job volume instead of users: Casual is $129 per job with no subscription, and Core gives unlimited users, so hiring managers across branches can review candidates without adding seats. The AI sourcing engine adds a JumpReady signal for who is likely open to offers.

Watch out: Core and Premium prices are quoted, integrations carry maintenance fees, and AI search sits in Premium or the separate sourcing product rather than the base ATS. The company is based in New Zealand, with support lines in Australia and the US.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who want AI screening built into every plan
  • Agencies needing a staffing CRM
  • Teams that want fully published pricing

Pros and cons

Job Crystal

  • Pay per job with no subscription
  • Sourcing, background checks and CV formatting from one supplier
  • Option to hand a role to the in-house agency team
  • Per-job AI price not published
  • Pricing and checks built for South Africa
  • No integrations or API listed

QJumpers

  • Pay per job option with no subscription
  • Unlimited users on Core
  • AI sourcing over 900M profiles
  • Core and Premium prices quoted
  • Integration maintenance fees
  • Few AI features in the base ATS

What each one costs

Job Crystal

Quote-based

Crystal AI is sold per job, with each job active for 30 days and no lock-in subscription. The per-job price comes from a calculator on the pricing page and a demo, and is not published as a fixed figure. Background checks are priced per check in South African rand including VAT, from R19 for ID verification to R615 for the full package of credit, criminal, PPA and reference checks; no USD or GBP prices are published. The CV Typist is set up through a demo. The recruitment agency service costs 15% of the candidate's annual salary with exclusivity, or 20% without. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 Oct 2026

QJumpers

$129/job

The ATS is priced by jobs, not users. Casual is $129 per job, pay as you go, with screening forms, bulk communication and job board integration. Core (unlimited users, careers site, talent pool, business intelligence) and Premium (requisition workflows, onboarding, offers, HRIS and API integrations, AI talent search, SSO) are monthly plans on quote. The AI Talent Sourcing Engine starts at US$250/mo with unlimited advanced searches, contact details where available and bulk emailing; annual discounts are available. Integrations carry small maintenance costs. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 23 Sep 2026

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 15 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?