Jobs · head-to-head
The Muse vs USAJOBS
The Muse
The Muse's public API returns its job listings and company profiles — culture content, photos, and open roles per employer — the same data powering its own site and widgets. Anyone can call it for light testing; registering a free app key raises the rate limit and is required for production use.
USAJOBS
USAJOBS is the official job board for the U.S. federal government, and its Search API returns current vacancy announcements plus dozens of reference code lists (agencies, pay plans, hiring paths). Every request needs a free registered email/API-key pair sent as custom headers, confirmed live by a genuine 401 challenge that also carried a wildcard CORS header.
| The Muse | USAJOBS | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |