Navigait vs Gradcracker: different tools for different stages
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Gradcracker is a long-standing UK graduate recruitment site focused on employer profiles, scheme listings and events. Navigait is a broader career OS: jobs ingested from public boards, student modules, and tracker tooling. Many people use both; neither replaces reading the employer’s own careers page.
| Topic | Navigait | Gradcracker (category) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Cross-stage career OS with jobs board, Tracker, ESAT/TMUA prep, module status in the open | Graduate and STEM scheme discovery with employer content |
| Listings source | Public Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and configured feeds; links out to apply | Employer-submitted scheme pages curated by Gradcracker |
| Admissions dates | Tracker with sourced UCAS and test deadlines | Not the core product |
| Pricing | Student add-ons from £4.99/mo in catalogue; seeker tiers pre-launch | Employer-paid listings; student access traditionally no cost to browse |
| Best when | You want one account across sixth form to experienced hire with honest module labels | You are targeting named graduate schemes and want employer-written scheme pages |
Navigait is independent and not affiliated with Gradcracker. Compare live listings yourself before you choose where to start an application.