Compare/Head to head

JobBoard.io vs JobTarget

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

Starting price

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

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

DetailJobBoard.ioJobTarget
Starting price$449/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underJob boards, Recruitment marketingJob descriptions, Recruitment marketing

Where they pull apart

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

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

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

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

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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try JobBoard.io or JobTarget 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?