JS Job Manager vs WP Job Manager
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| Feature | JS Job Manager v2.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details | WP Job Manager v2.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | November 22, 2025 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | JS Jobs Manager · JS Jobs Pro ($) | WP Job Manager · WP Job Manager Applications ($) · WP Job Manager Resume Manager ($) |
| Pros | Employer and job seeker control panels by shortcode; Admin approval for companies, jobs and resumes; Activity log of main actions and resume export | Free core with job board shortcodes and widgets; Front-end submission form and employer dashboard; Google reCAPTCHA option for submission forms; Yoast SEO and Polylang compatibility code included |
| Cons | Many settings are marked Pro Version Only in the admin; Pro installer and demo import contact the vendor's servers; Google Maps features need a Google Maps API key | Applications and resume management need paid add-ons; Add-on licences are activated against the vendor's own API; Usage tracking is available but needs the site owner to opt in |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Employer control panel shortcode, Job seeker control panel shortcode, Job search shortcode, Activity log of main actions, Export of applied resumes, Google Maps on job listings, Google reCAPTCHA on forms | Job listing and single job shortcodes, Front-end job submission form, Employer job dashboard, Recent and featured jobs widgets, Automatic expiry of old listings, REST API for job listings, Basic statistics dashboard, Personal data exporter |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, Polylang |
| Other | Google Maps, Google reCAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps geocoding, wpjobmanager.com add-on licence API ($), WordPress translation servers |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.5.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | maps.googleapis.com, setup.joomsky.com, www.google.com | maps.googleapis.com, wpjobmanager.com, translate.wordpress.com |
| Shortcodes | 25 | 7 |