Head to head

JobArchitect vs Ongig

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

JobArchitect

$7000/yr

Salary.com JobArchitect is a governed job-description library that starts at $7,000 per year for 1 to 10 employees. The Max SKU adds AI agents for drafting, FLSA checks, and market signals on top of 5,000-plus pre-written descriptions.

Where JobArchitect fits

  • Compensation teams that need one official job architecture tied to Salary.com market data
  • HR ops replacing scattered Word JDs with approvals, versioning, and FLSA checks
  • US employers that already buy CompAnalyst and want descriptions in the same suite
  • Talent leaders who want AI drafting trained on Salary.com's job taxonomy, not a generic LLM

Ongig

$4,900/yr

Ongig reviews bias language and hosts a pay-transparency JD library. Lite is $4,900/year for up to 100 jobs and 3 users. Professional starts at $14,900/year with unlimited jobs and AI writing.

Where Ongig fits

  • TA teams that need a cloud JD library with bias and readability scoring
  • Employers writing pay-transparent postings across multiple US states
  • HR groups that will import jobs one-way from an ATS on Professional
  • Orgs that want a one-time JD Bias Audit from $6,900 before buying the library

At a glance

DetailJobArchitectOngig
Starting price$7000/yr$4,900/yr
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCompensation, Job descriptionsJob descriptions

Where they pull apart

JobArchitect

Stands out: Approved descriptions publish into CompAnalyst Market Data so compensation can price the same official job the recruiter is posting, instead of a side copy in Word.

Watch out: The $7,000 tier is only for 1 to 10 employees. Headcount above that steps up, and AWS Marketplace lists JobArchitect Max from $20,000 per year for under 250 FTE.

Not the right fit for

  • A recruiter who only needs a cheap bias checker for a few job ads
  • Companies that want job architecture without a Salary.com data relationship

Ongig

Stands out: Lite already scores SEO titles and candidate-friendly readability. Pay-transparency compliance and 1-way ATS/HRIS import wait for Professional.

Watch out: Lite stops at 100 jobs and 3 users. Two-way ATS sync, SSO, and job-language translation sit on Enterprise from $39,900/year.

Not the right fit for

  • Compensation teams that need governed job architecture and leveling, not a language checker
  • Solo recruiters who only need a free gender-decoder and will not pay $4,900/year

Pros and cons

JobArchitect

  • Native CompAnalyst Market Data link so the priced job is the approved description
  • 5,000-plus pre-written descriptions and skills mapped to 16,000-plus titles
  • Max agents for FLSA, duplicates, and recruiter guidance inside the job record
  • Entry $7,000/yr is a tiny-headcount SKU. Real mid-market seats cost more
  • You are buying into the Salary.com stack, not a standalone JD editor
  • The 14-day trial on the site is for CompAnalyst Market Data Max, not clearly for JobArchitect itself

Ongig

  • Published Lite at $4,900/year with bias, readability, and SEO title scoring
  • Pay-transparency compliance on Professional from $14,900/year
  • Optional Bias Audit from $6,900 and Rewrite Service from $9,900
  • Lite caps 100 jobs and 3 users
  • 1-way ATS import starts at Professional. 2-way and SSO wait for Enterprise
  • Demo-led. No self-serve checkout or printed trial length

What each one costs

JobArchitect

$7000/yr

Salary.com's store lists JobArchitect Max annual licenses from $7,000 per year for 1 to 10 employees, with unlimited HR and hiring-manager users on that package. AWS Marketplace sells JobArchitect Max in FTE bands from $20,000 per year under 250 FTE up to $50,000 above 1,000 FTE. CompAnalyst Market Data Max advertises a separate 14-day trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Ongig

$4,900/yr

Lite is $4,900/year for up to 100 jobs and 3 users. Professional is from $14,900/year (unlimited users and jobs, 1-way ATS/HRIS import, AI writing, pay transparency). Enterprise is from $39,900/year (2-way ATS, SSO, translation). JD Bias Audit is from $6,900. JD Rewrite Service is from $9,900. Career Site Builder is from $12,900. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is JobArchitect cheaper than Ongig?
Ongig starts lower, at $4,900/yr against $7000/yr for JobArchitect. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try JobArchitect or Ongig for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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