SerpApi sells search-results APIs, including a Google Jobs API. If it is not the right fit, these providers sell job postings data too. Every price comes from the provider's own pages, checked Oct 2026.

Alternatives to SerpApi

Headcount Labs

Open job postings read from employers' career pages, by REST API and MCP connector.

100,000 records free every month, then a flat $0.01 per 1,000. 3 million records in a month cost $29.

8,390,837 open jobs, 3,162,273 of them with published pay.

Headcount Labs vs SerpApi · pricing

Apify

A platform for running scrapers, with a store of ready-made scrapers for job boards.

Platform plans plus each scraper's own price. Free: $5 of usage a month.

Apify lets you run or build a scraper for any site, including job boards Headcount Labs does not read.

Apify vs Headcount Labs · pricing page

Hirebase

A job postings API read from company career pages, with company data and salary benchmarks on the same plans.

Monthly plans by jobs a month, with overage on larger plans. Free: 500 jobs a month.

Hirebase refreshes hourly on its paid plans and bundles company data and salary benchmarks with jobs.

Hirebase vs Headcount Labs · pricing page

Coresignal

Job, company and employee data through APIs and as bulk datasets.

Monthly credit plans; one job posting is one credit. Free: None (a 7-day free trial).

Coresignal sells company and employee records next to jobs, so one supplier covers all three.

Coresignal vs Headcount Labs · pricing page

JobsPipe

A jobs API priced per credit, with webhooks and technology tags on its larger plans.

Monthly credit plans with extra credits at a per-1,000 rate. Free: None (1,000 credits once, to start).

JobsPipe offers webhooks, sub-hour freshness and technology tags on its higher plans.

JobsPipe vs Headcount Labs · pricing page

Fantastic.jobs

A jobs API polling applicant-tracking systems and job boards hourly, with AI-enriched fields.

Monthly plans by jobs a month, with overage on larger plans. Free: None (free for 7 days).

Fantastic.jobs polls every ATS hourly, adds over 20 AI-enriched fields, and offers a six-month backfill.

Fantastic.jobs vs Headcount Labs · pricing page

TheirStack

Job postings plus technology-usage and buying-intent data about companies.

Monthly API credit plans; one job is one API credit. Free: 200 API credits a month.

TheirStack adds technology-usage and buying-intent data, and keeps a 225M-record archive.

TheirStack vs Headcount Labs · pricing page

How to choose

  • Where the jobs come from. Employer career pages, job boards, search results or a mix. It decides duplicates and how far back each job can be traced.
  • Price at your volume. Work out a real month: a first load plus daily updates. Free allowances matter for testing, overage rates for growth.
  • Freshness. Ask how often each source is re-read and how closed jobs are marked.
  • Delivery. An API for searches and updates, or files for a warehouse.

Questions

What is a cheaper alternative to SerpApi?

Of the providers that publish a price for 3 million jobs a month, Headcount Labs is the lowest at $29. Next come Hirebase ($1,999), SerpApi ($2,750), Techmap ($2,999), from their own pricing pages (checked Oct 2026).

Is there a free alternative to SerpApi?

Headcount Labs gives 100,000 records free every month. Other monthly free allowances: Hirebase, 500 jobs a month; TheirStack, 200 API credits a month; Bright Data, A free sample download; Apify, $5 of usage a month; Techmap, 1,000 jobs a month; PredictLeads, 100 API calls a month; Sumble, 500 credits a month.

What is SerpApi good at?

SerpApi returns what Google Jobs shows for a query and location, including listings from job boards.

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