Jooble is one of the largest global job search engines, operating in 60+ countries. Their API provides access to job listings pulled from thousands of sources worldwide. CleanJobData is a developer-first job data API that pulls directly from employer ATS systems and returns a fully normalized, consistent JSON schema. Here's how they compare for building a production product.
| Feature | CleanJobData | Jooble |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable — direct from employers | Multi-source aggregation (thousands of job sites) |
| Schema consistency | Uniform across all sources — same fields, same types | Varies by source — field presence is inconsistent |
| Company metadata | Logo, headcount, LinkedIn, description | Company name only |
| Salary normalization | Parsed min, max, currency fields | Not provided as structured fields |
| Seniority data | Normalized from ATS metadata | Not available |
| API format | REST JSON — Bearer auth, cursor pagination | JSON via POST, API key embedded in the URL path rather than a header |
| Geographic coverage | 60+ countries with lat/lng precision | 60+ countries — broad coverage, inconsistent depth |
| Free tier | 250 list + 500 detail req/mo — no card | Limited — varies by account type |
| Plan | CleanJobData | Jooble |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 250 list + 500 detail req/mo — no card | Limited — contact for details |
| Starter | $97/mo — 100,000 requests | Custom pricing |
| Pro | $297/mo — 500,000 requests | Custom pricing |
Jooble has impressive geographic reach and broad source coverage — useful for consumer-facing job search products that need maximum listing volume across many countries. CleanJobData is better suited for developers who need structured, normalized data for job boards, hiring analytics, or AI pipelines — where schema consistency and company metadata matter more than raw listing count.
CleanJobData also covers 60+ countries, but the two numbers aren't measuring the same thing: Jooble reaches that count by aggregating thousands of local job sites per market, with data depth varying a lot by country. CleanJobData's coverage comes from employers using Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and Workable, which skews toward tech hiring in major markets (US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, India) rather than broad depth in every market Jooble touches.
When Jooble aggregates from thousands of sources, some return salary data and some don't, some have structured location and some have a freeform string, some include full company names and some have abbreviations. Your application has to handle all of those cases. CleanJobData's schema is the same for every listing — you write your integration once.
Jooble has a basic free API that partners can apply for. Pricing for commercial use varies. CleanJobData's pricing is publicly listed — free tier with no card, then $97/mo (Starter) or $297/mo (Pro).
Yes — the API is built for that. A typical search combines title, location (city_id or a free-text location string), remote=true, experience_level=SE,EX, and salary=80000,150000 in one request, with sort_by=relevance or sort_by=published and cursor-based pagination for infinite scroll. The Next.js starter template at cleanjobdata.com wires all of this up out of the box, including Geo Suggest for the location search box.
