JSearch is a popular job search API from OpenWeb Ninja (long sold on RapidAPI) that sources data from Google for Jobs — pulling listings from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and ZipRecruiter as surfaced by Google's index. CleanJobData sources directly from employer career pages and ATS platforms, bypassing aggregators entirely. Here's how they compare for building a production job product.
| Feature | CleanJobData | JSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | ATS platforms and company career sites — direct from employers | Google for Jobs (aggregates LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.) |
| Distribution | Direct API with published flat pricing | OpenWeb Ninja developer portal |
| Salary normalization | Parsed into min, max, and currency fields | Raw salary text — inconsistent across sources |
| Seniority data | Dedicated, filterable experience_level field (EN/MI/SE/EX), inferred from the title | No dedicated field — parse it from the title yourself |
| Company metadata | Logo, headcount, LinkedIn, description | Company name only |
| Remote flag | Normalized boolean, verified at source | Available — inferred from listing |
| Geographic precision | Lat/lng, city ID, country code, timezone | City and country string |
| Free trial | 14 days, 300 req/day — no card | Small free allowance — check their pricing page |
| Plan | CleanJobData | JSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 300 req/day | Small free allowance |
| Starter | $39/mo — 50,000 requests | Pay-per-request credits or plans |
| Pro | $99/mo — 100,000 requests | Pay-per-request credits or plans |
If you're prototyping quickly and want broad coverage across job boards including LinkedIn and Glassdoor, JSearch is a fast way to get started. If you're building a production job board or hiring product and need stable, normalized data with company metadata and precise filtering, CleanJobData gives you a cleaner foundation without the aggregator chain.
300 requests a day during the trial, no card required.
JSearch surfaces what Google for Jobs indexes from those platforms — which is a subset of their total listings, and subject to Google's indexing decisions. CleanJobData pulls directly from employer career pages, which means you get listings that never make it to Google Jobs, with more complete and accurate data.
Check the terms of the job boards behind it. JSearch returns listings as Google for Jobs surfaces them from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor and others, and those platforms restrict re-publishing their listings. CleanJobData's listings come from employers' own ATS and career sites, and Starter and Pro allow running a public job board on them.
Every job includes title, structured location (city_id/state_id/country_id plus lat/lng), salary_min/salary_max/currency, experience_level (EN/MI/SE/EX), remote_type, employment_type, application_url, published date, employer_id, and a company object with logo, website, socials, and headcount. List responses omit the full description by default — add extra_fields=description to include it, or fetch GET /jobs/:id, which always includes it. Full schema is in the docs.
