Aggregation engine
7-channel ingestion (API, ATS, RSS, XML, CSV, permitted HTML, manual admin) with source attribution, duplicate detection, expiry controls, and audit-ready sync logs.
Investor overview
South Africa's premier job aggregation platform — built for scale.
Plug Connect combines compliant job aggregation, role-based workspaces, source management, and a full application workflow into one hiring platform for job seekers, employers, administrators, and future data partners.
Market opportunity
South Africa's job market needs this platform.
High unemployment, fragmented job boards, and manual application processes create a clear opening for a compliant, aggregated hiring platform with structured employer onboarding.
25M+
South Africans actively seeking employment
Stats SA, 2024
R2.5B+
SA online recruitment market size
Research & Markets
35%+
Youth unemployment rate — the platform targets this segment
Stats SA Q4 2024
9 regions
Cities and provinces covered from day one
Platform data
Platform pillars
Four integrated workspaces.
Job seeker workspace
Personal profiles, CV and document readiness, saved jobs, job alerts, application history, and one-click applications without re-uploading files per role.
Employer workspace
Company onboarding, source submission, listing management, application tracking, candidate pools, and interview-ready shortlists in a verified employer dashboard.
Admin operations
Source compliance controls, user approvals, listing moderation, sync monitoring, duplicate resolution, and quality gates before any listing goes public.
Technical traction
A production architecture designed to scale.
Plug Connect combines a modern Next.js application, secure server-side API bridge, role-aware workspaces, source governance, and a Capacitor mobile layer. Persistent Afrihost services keep employer, job, application, and document workflows separate from Vercel runtime storage.
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Full-featured Next.js 16 application
49 API routes
End-to-end data and auth coverage
51 components
Investor-grade UI component library
21 services
Business-logic services across all domains
3 dashboards
Job seeker, employer, and admin workspaces
7 ingest channels
API, ATS, RSS, XML, CSV, HTML, manual
Revenue model
Freemium to subscription — a clear monetisation path.
Job seekers access the platform free forever. Employers start free during onboarding and upgrade to paid tiers for premium features, analytics, and dedicated support.
Free
Job seekers
Unlimited job discovery, profile creation, saved jobs, and alert configuration.
Employer Basic
R0 — free onboarding
Source submission, listing approval, basic application tracking. Free for early adopters.
Employer Pro
Subscription — R2,500/mo
Featured listings, priority review, candidate shortlists, analytics dashboard, and WhatsApp alerts.
Enterprise
Custom pricing
API data partnerships, bulk source onboarding, dedicated account management, and white-label options.
Production roadmap
A disciplined path to national reach.
The architecture is in place. These are the integration milestones that unlock live employer feeds, subscriptions, and mobile distribution.
1
PostgreSQL / MySQL persistence with Prisma — accounts, jobs, applications, sources, and sync logs.
2
Blob storage (Afrihost / S3-compatible) for CVs, documents, employer media, and compliance evidence.
3
Scheduled aggregation with source health monitoring, retry queues, and real-time compliance status.
4
Email and WhatsApp alerts for job seekers, employers, application milestones, and admin review tasks.
5
Verified employer subscriptions, featured listings, candidate shortlists, and analytics dashboards.
6
Mobile apps (iOS + Android via Capacitor) built on the same codebase — architecture is already in place.
Get in touch
Interested in Plug Connect?
Whether you are an angel investor, VC, employer partner, or strategic collaborator — we want to hear from you.