SerpApi is a general-purpose SERP scraping API. CleanJobData is purpose-built for job data — sourced directly from company career pages, not parsed from Google search results. If you're building a job board, a hiring tool, or an analytics pipeline, that difference matters more than it sounds.
| Feature | CleanJobData | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable — direct | Google Jobs SERP scraping |
| Data normalization | Fully normalized — title, salary, seniority, remote, lat/lng, company | Raw SERP HTML — you parse it |
| Schema stability | Stable — ATS schema changes rarely | Breaks when Google updates the Jobs layout |
| Salary data | Parsed into min, max, and currency fields | Inconsistent SERP snippets, often missing |
| Company metadata | Logo, headcount, LinkedIn, description included | Not included |
| Geographic coverage | 60+ countries with lat/lng and city IDs | Depends on Google Jobs availability by region |
| CAPTCHA / IP management | None — direct ATS connections | Handled by SerpApi, but subject to Google blocks |
| Free tier | 50 list + 100 detail requests/mo — no card | 250 searches/mo |
| Plan | CleanJobData | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 50 list + 100 detail req/mo | 250 searches/mo |
| Entry paid | $97/mo — 100,000 requests | $25/mo — 1,000 searches |
| Mid tier | $297/mo — 500,000 requests | $75/mo — 5,000 searches |
If you need job data specifically — structured, normalized, and direct from employer career pages — CleanJobData is the better fit. SerpApi is the right choice if you need a general-purpose SERP API across multiple verticals (Google Shopping, Maps, Images, etc.) from a single provider, and job data is just one of those needs.
No. SerpApi scrapes Google Jobs search results, which are themselves an aggregation of job listings. CleanJobData goes directly to employer career pages via Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and Workable — so you get the source data, not a third-party interpretation of it.
The entry plans aren't equivalent. SerpApi's $25/mo Starter gives you 1,000 searches — at one search per job query, that's very limited for a production job board. CleanJobData's $97/mo Starter gives you 100,000 requests plus pre-normalized data, so you're not also building a parser. When you factor in development time saved, the math shifts.
Technically yes, but Google's Terms of Service restrict commercial use of scraped data, and SerpApi's results vary as Google changes its layout. CleanJobData has no such restrictions and provides stable, commercially licensed job data.
It's a real free tier — 50 list requests and 100 detail requests per month, with no credit card required. It's sized for prototyping and small projects. Production job boards will need a paid plan for full pagination.
