Comparison · Updated April 2026
GeraJobs vs LinkedIn
GeraJobs is a flat-fee structured job board with candidate scoring based on skills, location and salary. LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, dominant for senior sourcing and passive candidates with a cost-per-click job model and paid Recruiter seats. This page lays out the employer economics, country coverage, and candidate-quality trade-offs so you can pick the right board — or run both — for a given role.
At a glance
| Dimension | GeraJobs | |
|---|---|---|
| Posting price | Free basic; Starter £29 one-time for a single featured 30-day post; Unlimited £79/mo | Cost-per-click sponsored; £250+ daily budgets typical |
| Recruiter/sourcing add-on | Candidate scoring on skills, location and salary included; no AI shortlisting | Recruiter Lite ~£108/mo/seat; Recruiter ~£750+/mo/seat |
| Country coverage | UK-wide | 200+ countries, 1B+ members |
| AI-agent discoverability (MCP) | Not live — no MCP job feed today | Not exposed |
| Cost predictability | Starter charged once per post; Unlimited flat per month | Variable — depends on bid / volume |
| Best for | SMEs, high-volume ops, UK hiring | Senior hires, passive sourcing, tech |
| Commission on hires | None | None for job board; fee for Recruiter seats |
LinkedIn pricing per LinkedIn Talent Solutions public pricing pages and reseller quotes, April 2026.
Five concrete differentiators
- Flat cost vs variable bidding. GeraJobs Starter is £29 one-time for a single featured 30-day post, regardless of applications. LinkedIn sponsored job budgets compound — a high-interest role in a competitive city often burns £3,000+/month.
- AI-agent reach. GeraJobs does not operate a live MCP (Model Context Protocol) feed for its roles today, and LinkedIn has no equivalent public agent-discovery layer either.
- Emerging-market density. GeraJobs operates in the UK only. It does not operate in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Armenia or Georgia, where LinkedIn remains the established network.
- Candidate scoring included. Applicants are scored against skills, location and salary expectations. GeraJobs offers no AI shortlisting and no CV parsing today.
- Cross-product ecosystem. GeraCoins is a planned loyalty scheme and is not a live currency today, so no coins are earned or redeemable on GeraJobs.
Where LinkedIn is still the right call
For senior hires (director+, £80k+), tech roles in saturated markets, or any role where your hiring team needs outbound sourcing via InMail, LinkedIn Recruiter is unmatched. Most hiring teams of any scale run both: LinkedIn for passive senior sourcing, GeraJobs for inbound volume in the UK and predictable cost.
FAQ
- Is GeraJobs cheaper than LinkedIn for employers?
- For most SME posting volumes, yes. GeraJobs Starter is £29 one-time for a single featured 30-day post, and Unlimited is £79/month. LinkedIn Jobs runs a cost-per-click / cost-per-apply model: a single competitive role can consume a £250–£500 daily budget quickly. LinkedIn Recruiter Lite starts at roughly £108/month per seat on annual plans and unlocks InMail sourcing, not job posting volume.
- Does GeraJobs have LinkedIn-style candidate sourcing?
- Not yet. LinkedIn's Recruiter product remains the strongest outbound sourcing tool in the market because of the social graph. GeraJobs is a structured job board that scores inbound applicants against skills, location and salary; it offers no AI shortlisting; we do not compete with Recruiter for outbound InMail sourcing. Most hiring teams run both.
- How does AI-agent discoverability differ?
- GeraJobs publishes structured llms.txt describing its UK listings; it does not operate a live MCP server for job postings today, so AI agents do not surface GeraJobs roles through a live feed. LinkedIn does not expose jobs through MCP or similar agent protocols at time of writing. Neither board offers a live MCP job feed today.
- Where is GeraJobs live?
- The UK. LinkedIn is global in 200+ countries with 1B+ members.
- Can I cross-post from LinkedIn to GeraJobs?
- You can re-post a role on GeraJobs using the normal posting flow. A live API, CSV bulk-import or ATS webhook integration for mirroring LinkedIn postings is not offered today.
- Which platform gets higher-quality candidates?
- LinkedIn wins for senior roles (director+, £80k+) and tech-competitive markets where passive candidates dominate. GeraJobs wins for high-volume operational roles, local-market hiring in the UK, and roles where predictable cost matters more than absolute reach.
Post a job on GeraJobs
Starter £29 one-time for a single featured 30-day post. No CPC bill shock. Candidate scoring on skills, location and salary built in.