EasyJobs vs WP Job Openings
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| Feature | EasyJobs v2.8.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Job Openings v4.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | easy.jobs · easy.jobs Pro (SaaS plan) ($) | HireZoot · PRO Pack ($) · User Access Control ($) · Job Alerts ($) |
| Pros | Manage jobs, candidates and pipelines without leaving WordPress; Career pages via shortcodes, blocks, Elementor widgets or a page template; Customizer controls for career page styling | Free core with job listings, careers page and application form; Shortcode, block and Elementor options for placing listings; Captcha choice for applications: reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Turnstile; Expiry handling and a daily email digest |
| Cons | Useless without an easy.jobs account; all data is stored off-site; Adds a Matomo tracker from easy.jobs on career pages; Shows seasonal sale notices in the admin | Form builder, job alerts and access control need paid add-ons; Applications are managed inside WordPress, with no separate applicant tracking system; Captcha and Akismet checks call third-party services |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Create, edit and publish jobs from WP admin, Candidate list and visual hiring pipeline, Candidate messaging inside WordPress, Question sets and assessments, Career page, job list and job details shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks for job header, list, footer and landing, Elementor job list and landing page widgets, Customizer styling for career pages, Job analytics stats on the dashboard ($) | Job listings shortcode, Block editor job listings block, Elementor job listings widget, Built-in application form with captcha options, Job listing filters, Hourly expiry of old job listings, Daily email digest, Customizable notification emails, Recent jobs widget, Akismet spam check for applications |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Matomo (easy.jobs analytics) | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | Akismet, Polylang, WPML, Elementor |
| Other | easy.jobs | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | app.easy.jobs, send.wpinsight.com, analytics.easy.jobs | www.google.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, hcaptcha.com, js.hcaptcha.com |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 1 |