Jobs · head-to-head
HeroHunt People Search vs Reed
HeroHunt People Search
HeroHunt's People Search API lets a caller describe an ideal candidate in natural language and returns matching, enrichable profiles sourced from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Stack Overflow, the same engine behind its dashboard, SDKs, and hosted MCP server. Every call authenticates with an x-api-key header; a free trial grants 50 search credits before paid Starter/Pro plans.
Reed
Reed's Jobseeker API searches the UK's reed.co.uk job listings by keyword, location, salary band, and contract type, returning employer and description data for each match. Access needs a free registered API key sent as the HTTP Basic-auth username, confirmed live by a genuine 401 challenge that also echoed a wildcard CORS header back.
| HeroHunt People Search | Reed | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |