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Free job board software: what free really means
“Free job board software” means four different things, and only one of them is a board that runs for free: a trial ends, a free build starts charging at launch, and free software costs you the hosting and the upkeep. A free plan for a live board is the kind that lets you open the doors and see whether the board earns before you pay.
The four meanings of free
| What “free” means | What you get | Examples, and the day each was read |
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| A free trial | Every feature for a set number of days, then you pay or the board stops. Where a platform’s page says whether a card is needed to start, the example notes it. |
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| Free until launch | You build the board for nothing and pay when you publish it. You can test everything, but you cannot find out whether the board earns anything before the bill starts. | No platform in the price table is listed under this meaning today. |
| A free plan for a live board | The board goes live and stays live at no charge, within limits on jobs, job sources and extras. This is the only kind where a real board can run for as long as it fits the limits. | No other platform in the price table offers this today. JobClay’s own Free plan, described below, does. |
| Free software you host | The code costs nothing, but you pay for hosting, upkeep, security updates and the add-ons, and the work of keeping it running is yours. |
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Examples come from each platform’s own pricing page, on the date shown. A rival that is not listed under a meaning does not offer it, as far as its page says.
What JobClay’s Free plan holds
JobClay is the one platform on this page whose limits are read live from its plans, so they cannot drift from what the plan enforces.
The limits
- Up to 100 live jobs
- 1 job source
- 1 admin
- A yourname.jobclay.app address
What growing past them costs
The paid plans start at Starter, $49 a month. The plans above it raise the limits further.
- Starter, $49 a month
- Growth, $129 a month
- Scale, $299 a month
What a free board cannot do
What the Free plan leaves out, and the first paid plan that adds it:
- Hold more than 100 live jobs (from Starter: up to 1,000)
- Run more than 1 job source (from Starter: up to 3)
- Add a second admin (from Starter: up to 2)
- Use your own domain (from Starter)
- Remove the JobClay badge (from Growth)
- Send email from your own domain (from Growth)
Questions
Is there free job board software with no trial limit?
Yes, in two forms. Software you host yourself is free to download, though hosting, updates and add-ons cost money and time. A free plan for a live board, which JobClay has, costs nothing and does not expire, within the limits of the plan.
Do I need a card to start on JobClay’s free plan?
No. You can start on the Free plan without a card, and add a payment method only when you move to a paid plan.
What happens when a free JobClay board reaches its live job limit?
Imported jobs only take the room that is left, and the rest wait and go live as room opens up. Nothing is deleted, and an upgrade raises the limit as soon as it is confirmed.
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