how we compared
We make jobsmaxxing. It is one of the 6 Teal alternatives on this page, so read our picks with that in mind.
We put Teal and the 6 alternatives side by side on the same 8 points:
- Price for one month of the paid plan.
- What the free plan gives you.
- How it tailors a resume to one job post.
- Whether it gives you one page every time.
- Whether it has resume templates and cover letters.
- Whether it gives a match score against the job post.
- Whether it tracks the jobs you apply to.
- Who it fits.
Templates, cover letters, match scores and job tracking are where other tools beat jobsmaxxing, so we kept them in. We checked each price and free plan limit on the tool's own pricing page on November 9, 2026. If a page did not list a detail, the table says "not listed". Prices change, so check the page before you pay.
what teal does well, and why people look for alternatives
Teal is a resume builder plus a job tracker. The free plan gives you unlimited resumes, unlimited job tracking and 10 templates. Teal free shows the top 5 keywords per job post. You also get 5 uses of the AI bullet writer, plus 2 summaries and 2 cover letters (Teal pricing).
Teal+ costs $13 for 7 days, $29 for 30 days or $79 for 90 days. Teal+ shows all the keywords and a match score.
Look for an alternative if one of these is you:
- You used all 5 free uses of the AI bullet writer, and you do not want to pay for Teal+ to see every keyword.
- You do not want to write each bullet. In a builder like Teal, you pick and fix every line, and the free plan writes only 5 bullets for you.
- You want each job post to give you a finished resume.
the 6 teal alternatives, one by one
jobsmaxxing
jobsmaxxing tailors a resume you already have to one job post. No resume yet? Then it is not for you, because it does not write one from zero (details at the end of this page).
- Price: $9.99 for the first 7 days, then $29/month. Cancel anytime.
- Free plan: none.
Pick jobsmaxxing if you work retail, food service, a warehouse, an office or healthcare. You already have a resume and apply to more than 3 jobs a week. It has no free tier, no templates, no cover letters and no match score. It is also new, so few people have reviewed it online yet.
jobscan
Jobscan checks one resume against one job post, gives a match score and lists the keywords you miss. Paid plans add an AI bullet point generator, an AI cover letter generator and a LinkedIn optimizer (Jobscan pricing).
- Price: $49.95/month, or $89.95 every 3 months ($29.98 a month). The 3-month plan has a 7-day free trial.
- Free plan: 5 resume scans a month, a job tracker, a resume builder and a Chrome extension.
Pick Jobscan if you already wrote your resume and want a keyword check before you apply. On the free plan, you rewrite the resume yourself. Its monthly plan costs the most of any resume tool here.
rezi
Rezi is a resume builder. Rezi's AI Keyword Targeting reads the job post and works its keywords into your resume. The Rezi Score grades your resume on 23 checks. Both are limited on the free plan and full on Pro (Rezi pricing).
- Price: Pro is $29/month. Lifetime is $149 once.
- Free plan: 1 resume and 3 PDF downloads. Cover letters need Pro.
Pick Rezi if you want one resume you keep for years and like paying once. The free plan stops at 1 resume and 3 downloads, which is not enough to tailor a resume for each job post.
kickresume
Kickresume builds resumes and cover letters from templates (Kickresume pricing). It also has a tailoring tool that takes a job link or the job post text. Its page says it uses only info already in your resume (Kickresume resume tailoring).
- Price: $24/month, $54 for 3 months or $96 for 12 months.
- Free plan: 4 basic templates, unlimited downloads and 1 use of the tailoring tool.
Pick Kickresume if you care most about how the resume looks. One free use of the tailoring tool covers one job post. A job hunt needs many.
huntr
Huntr is a job tracker first. Its Chrome extension fills in application forms for you, and it also makes tailored resumes (Huntr pricing).
- Price: Pro is $40/month, $90 for 3 months or $160 for 6 months.
- Free plan: up to 100 jobs, 2 tailored resumes and unlimited autofill.
Pick Huntr if you want one board for every job you apply to. The free plan makes only 2 tailored resumes. Pro costs more per month than Teal+.
chatgpt
You paste your resume and the job post into ChatGPT, then ask it to rewrite. If your prompt does not say "use only facts from my resume", it can add skills (ChatGPT pricing).
- Price: Free is $0. Go is $8/month, Plus is $20/month and Pro starts at $100/month.
- Free plan: text chats, with limits on the best model and on messages with uploads.
Pick ChatGPT if you will write a detailed prompt and check every line against your real work history. It can add numbers or skills you never had. It does not reliably keep the resume to one page, because it does not see the page. It also does not save the resume with the job. See the ChatGPT prompt guide if you go this way.
have a resume? tailor it to a job in under a minute.
start nowside-by-side table
| tool | paid price | free plan | tailors to a job post | one page every time | templates and cover letters | match score | job tracker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teal | $29 for 30 days ($13 for 7 days) | unlimited resumes, 5 uses of the AI bullet writer | top 5 keywords free, all on Teal+, plus AI bullets | not listed | 10 templates and 2 cover letters free | on Teal+ (top 5 keywords free) | yes, unlimited on free |
| jobsmaxxing | $9.99 first 7 days, then $29/month | none | full rewrite from your Experience Bank | yes | no | no | saves each tailored resume |
| Jobscan | $49.95/month, or $89.95 every 3 months | 5 scans a month | keyword scan, AI bullet point generator on paid | not listed | resume builder free, AI cover letter generator on paid | yes, a score and missing keywords | yes |
| Rezi | $29/month or $149 lifetime | 1 resume, 3 PDF downloads | AI Keyword Targeting (limited on free) | not listed | 1 format free, 5 on Pro. Cover letters on Pro. | Rezi Score (limited on free) | not listed |
| Kickresume | $24/month or $96 for 12 months | 4 templates, 1 tailoring use | tailoring tool (job link or text) | not listed | yes | not listed | not listed |
| Huntr | $40/month or $90 for 3 months | 100 jobs, 2 tailored resumes | tailored resumes | not listed | not listed | not listed | yes, 100 jobs on free |
| ChatGPT | Go $8, Plus $20, Pro starts at $100/month | text chats, with limits | only what you prompt | not reliably | only if you ask | not listed | no |
where teal is still the better pick
Stay on Teal if one of these is you:
- You want a free job tracker with no cap. Teal tracks unlimited jobs on free, and Huntr caps free at 100 jobs.
- You like to build the resume by hand and pick each bullet yourself.
- You want to pay week by week. Teal+ costs $13 for 7 days.
- You want templates, cover letters and a tracker in one tool. jobsmaxxing only tailors resumes. It has no templates or cover letters.
Leave Teal if you keep running out of AI bullet writer uses and want the whole resume done for each job post.
which one fits you
| your situation | pick |
|---|---|
| you apply to more than 3 jobs a week and want each resume done for you | jobsmaxxing |
| you wrote your own resume and want to see which keywords you miss | Jobscan |
| you want one resume and a one-time price | Rezi |
| you care most about the design | Kickresume |
| you want a free board for every job you apply to | Teal (no cap) or Huntr (up to 100 jobs) |
| you want to pay $0 and will check every line yourself | ChatGPT free or Teal free |
If you apply to more than 3 jobs a week, a paid tool saves time. For 1 to 3 jobs a week, the free options are enough.
test 2 tools on one job post
Do this before you pay for anything:
- Pick one real job post you want.
- Give 2 tools the same resume and the same job post.
- Circle any title, date or number in the result that is not in your resume.
- Count the pages. Cut anything past page one.
- Keep the tool with the most job post words and zero circles.
Here is what a good result looks like. The example resume at the top belongs to Tasha Green, a customer support rep in Tampa. She is applying to this example job post for an account coordinator:
Manage renewals and billing for a book of client accounts. Help with client onboarding. Send a weekly account report to the sales team. Salesforce and Excel required.
Each tailored bullet starts from a line Tasha already has in her Experience Bank. Only the words move toward the job post:
| Experience Bank line | tailored bullet (example) |
|---|---|
| Handle renewals, billing questions and order follow-up for about 120 small business accounts in Salesforce. | Handle renewals, billing questions and order follow-up for about 120 small business client accounts in Salesforce. |
| Made a sales report in Excel every week with open orders, late payments and renewal dates. | Built a weekly account report in Excel for the sales team: open orders, late payments, renewal dates. |
Nothing new was added: the 120 accounts, Salesforce and the report columns were in her Experience Bank before the tool touched them. Her title stays Customer Support Representative. That is the job she has. For the full method, read how to tailor your resume to a job post.
jobsmaxxing tailors a resume you already have to one job. It does not write a resume from zero. Upload your resume once, and every job and bullet goes into your Experience Bank. Paste any job link (LinkedIn job links work) or the job post text. In under a minute, you get a one-page resume rewritten for that job from your real experience. It does not invent titles, dates or numbers. Price: $9.99 for the first 7 days, then $29/month, with no free tier. Paste a job post into jobsmaxxing.