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JobClay vs Niceboard
JobClay and Niceboard both host a job board on your own domain, fill it with jobs and let employers pay you to post. JobClay starts free and takes bank transfers as well as cards; Niceboard offers more in some areas, such as a talent pool, several languages and job boards made for association software.
| What you get | JobClay | Niceboard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, with no card needed | No |
| Free trial | None: start on the Free plan instead | 7 days |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter: $49 a month, or $490 a year | Core: $399 a month, or $319 a month billed yearly |
| Your own domain | From Starter, $49 a month | From Core, $399 a month |
| Emails from your own domain | From Growth, $129 a month | On the Custom plan (contact sales) |
| Fast Google indexing | Every plan, with your own Google Cloud key; IndexNow for Bing and others is on by default | Google Jobs real-time indexing from Advanced, $599 a month |
| Remove the platform’s branding | From Growth, $129 a month | From Advanced, $599 a month |
| Redirects for old addresses | Every plan | On the Custom plan (contact sales) |
| Jobs and sources on the entry plans | Free: 100 live jobs, 1 job source. Starter: 1,000 live jobs, 3 job sources. | Core: 5,000 active jobs, 10 web scraper runs and 10 XML import runs a month |
| Team on the cheapest paid plan | Starter: 2 admins | Core: 2 team members |
| How employers pay you | By card into your own Stripe account, by bank transfer, or both | Through Stripe; invoice-only plans on Custom |
| Cut of employer payments | None | None on Core and Advanced; Enterprise offers a revenue-share option |
| Talent pool | No | From Core, and you can charge employers for it |
| Applicant tracking | Stages, notes and CSV export on every plan; no messaging | A pipeline from Core; candidate messaging on Custom |
| Custom job and account fields | No | From Advanced, $599 a month |
| Several languages on one board | No: one language per board, with every word editable | From Advanced, $599 a month |
| Webhooks, Zapier, API and single sign-on | No | Webhooks and Zapier from Advanced; API and single sign-on on Custom |
| Association software | No | Job boards for iMIS, GrowthZone, WildApricot and others |
Checked October 27, 2026 against niceboard.co/pricing. Prices in US dollars.
Choose JobClay if
- You want to start on a free plan, with no card, and pay only when your board needs more room.
- Your employers pay by bank transfer, or you do not use Stripe.
- You want emails sent from your own domain on a plan with a published price.
- You want your job sources read as often as hourly, with no monthly count of import runs.
Choose Niceboard if
- You need a talent pool you can charge employers for, coupon codes, or custom job and account fields.
- You need your board in several languages.
- You need webhooks, Zapier, an API or single sign-on.
- You run an association and want a job board made for iMIS, GrowthZone, WildApricot or similar software.
- You already run a board on Niceboard with years of employer accounts and alert subscribers, which would not move with you.
Is JobClay really free?
Yes. The Free plan is a working job board on a yourname.jobclay.app address, and you need no card to start it. It has smaller limits than the paid plans, which the pricing page lists. Niceboard has no free plan: it offers a 7-day trial.
Does JobClay or Niceboard take a cut of what employers pay?
JobClay does not. Niceboard’s Core and Advanced plans do not either: they are a flat monthly subscription, and Niceboard says the revenue you bring in is yours. Its Enterprise option, for associations and larger boards, lists hybrid or revenue-share pricing. On JobClay, employers pay you directly, by card into your own Stripe account or by bank transfer, and JobClay adds nothing to the charge.
Do I need Stripe to take payments from employers?
Not on JobClay. Employers can pay by card into your own Stripe account, or by bank transfer that you mark as paid when the money arrives, and you can offer either or both. Niceboard’s pricing page says a board that does not use Stripe cannot use Niceboard at this time.
Can a JobClay board run in more than one language?
No. A board has one set of words, and you can change every one of them in the console, the emails included, so a board can run in the language of its niche. Niceboard offers multi-language support from its Advanced plan.
What does Niceboard have that JobClay does not?
A talent pool you can charge employers for, custom job and account fields, several languages on one board, coupon codes, messaging with candidates, webhooks, Zapier, an API, single sign-on, and job boards made for association software such as iMIS and GrowthZone. JobClay has none of these. If your board depends on one of them, Niceboard is the better choice.
How do I move my job board from Niceboard to JobClay?
Your jobs can come across through JobClay’s XML feed reader, which reads Indeed’s format with no setup and other formats once you map their fields, or be posted again on your new board. Old addresses keep working: add a redirect for each one in the console, and visitors and search engines are sent to the new page. Employer and job seeker accounts, job alert subscribers and paid credits do not carry over, so employers and job seekers sign up again on your new board. Write to hello@jobclay.com and we’ll help you move.
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