Compare/Head to head

JOIN vs Xpat Jobs

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

Starting price

JOIN

€17/job/mo 14 day free trial

European job distribution plus a lightweight ATS, priced per open job at €17 a month on annual billing, with a 14-day trial on the Advanced plan.

Where JOIN fits

  • European small businesses that need multi-posting
  • Teams that think in roles rather than seats
  • Hiring panels that want every interviewer in the tool without buying seats
  • Buyers who want a 14-day trial before committing

Xpat Jobs

€199/job

Xpat Jobs fits employers and recruitment agencies hiring English-speaking expats or multilingual staff across many countries. A single post is €199 for two months, so a one-off international role is cheap to test. Agencies posting in volume can take Basic, Premium or Enterprise plans from €245 a month on a six-month minimum, or a pay-per-click plan. It is a reach play for international roles, not a local board for one market.

Where Xpat Jobs fits

  • Hiring English-speaking expats abroad
  • Multilingual and language-specific roles
  • Agencies posting across several countries
  • One-off international posts at €199

At a glance

DetailJOINXpat Jobs
Starting price€17/job/mo€199/job
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underATS, Job boardsJob boards, Sourcing
Capterra4.5 from 112 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

JOIN

Stands out: Multi-posting priced by the job rather than by the seat, so every interviewer can sit in the tool at no extra cost.

Watch out: Paid board placements are bought on top of the plan, self-serve tiers stop at 15 active jobs, and the API, Zapier and Make are Advanced only.

Not the right fit for

  • US staffing agencies
  • Enterprise HCM selections
  • Teams running more than 15 roles at once on a self-serve plan

Xpat Jobs

Stands out: Keyword search accepts foreign-language terms and matches jobs written in that language, and jobs can be browsed by required language. The board reports that 72% of its users speak more than two languages and 81% are aged 25 to 45.

Watch out: Multi-post plans need a six-month commitment at the listed monthly price; a single trial month costs €100 more. The site's audience figures are broad claims such as millions of monthly users, without per-country numbers.

Not the right fit for

  • Local hiring in a single domestic market
  • Employers who want month-to-month volume plans
  • Teams needing an ATS

Pros and cons

JOIN

  • Per-job pricing with unlimited users on every plan
  • Over 250 paid boards and 10 organic from a single post, at no markup
  • 14-day trial on the Advanced plan with no card
  • EU primary hosting, GDPR tooling and ISO 27001:2022
  • The bill scales with the number of roles open at once
  • Paid board placements cost extra on top of the plan
  • Self-serve plans cap out at 15 active jobs
  • API, Zapier and Make need Advanced, and there is no MCP

Xpat Jobs

  • Single post at €199 for two months
  • Search and browse by job language
  • Volume plans and PPC for agencies
  • Six-month minimum on monthly plans
  • Audience stats are not broken down by country
  • No ATS or applicant tools beyond email delivery

What each one costs

JOIN

€17/job/mo

Standard is €17 per job per month and Advanced €34 per job per month, both billed annually with two months free; monthly billing costs more. Both tiers include unlimited users and up to 15 active jobs, and paid job-board placements are bought separately as an add-on at no markup. Enterprise is volume priced from 15 open roles. Prices exclude VAT. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Sep 2026

Xpat Jobs

€199/job

A single job posting costs €199 and runs for two months, with applications sent to your inbox and the job included in candidate-match push alerts. Multi-post plans are Basic (20 postings a month), Premium (100) and Enterprise (200), priced at €245, €395 and €595 a month on a six-month minimum, or €345, €495 and €695 for a single trial month. Plans include XML feed and CV search options, with a download limit on Enterprise CV search. A pay-per-click plan covers unlimited postings with a minimum of 500. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try JOIN or Xpat Jobs for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. JOIN offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 21 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?