Teal review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Free job tracker and resume builder, with AI and matching in Teal+
Teal report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for tracking many job applications beside your resumes
Teal pairs a resume builder with a job tracker, and the free plan keeps unlimited resumes and tracked jobs plus a Chrome extension that saves postings. Free AI stops after 14 credits and the keyword view shows only the top 5, while Teal+ is billed by the week, 30 days or 90 days, from $79 per 90 days, with no phone app.
Who Teal is for
- Fits if you're applying to many jobs and want each one tracked beside the resume you sent
- Works for a short, intense search, as Teal+ can be paid by the week
Who Teal is not for
- Tight if you lean on AI, as free use stops at 10 bullet, 2 summary and 2 cover letter credits
- Pricey if you pay weekly: $13 a week is about $56 a month, against $29 for 30 days
- Watch out: full keyword matching, unlimited templates and the advanced Design Mode settings are Teal+ only
- Skip it if you want a phone app, since Teal runs in the browser with a Chrome extension
- Watch out: refunds are only considered inside each plan's eligibility window, per the pricing FAQ
Why Teal gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyTeal+ is cheapest at $79 per 90 days, about $26 a month, between this category's middle ($16.50) and its dearer quarter ($29). The 30-day plan is $29, and weekly is $13, about $56 a month.
- BFree plan and trialFree Forever keeps unlimited resumes and tracked jobs, 10 templates and the Chrome extension, so one person can run a search on it. The caps: AI stops at 10 bullet, 2 summary and 2 cover letter credits, and only the top 5 keywords per job show.
- BFeaturesA builder for many versions of a resume, keyword matching with a Match Score, AI bullets, summaries and cover letters, plus a job tracker with reminders, a contacts list and email templates. That covers the resume job and the search around it.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. There's a tracker to fill and a Chrome extension to install, as well as the resume to build.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb, plus a Chrome extension and LinkedIn. No phone or desktop app, so everything happens in the browser.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read on 24 October 2026 from a copy of Teal's pricing page saved by the Internet Archive and its Chrome Web Store listing, as Teal's site turned our reader away. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Teal's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 13 other resume builders we grade.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 10 of 13) and worst on value for money (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $56.33 a month, against a middle price of $16 for the category: 10 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 14 resume builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Teal’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 0 of 13, level with 8
- BFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 13, level with 3
- BFeaturesAbove 8 of 13, level with 5
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 13, level with 11
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 13, level with 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 resume builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Teal, or make your own?
Your call
You could make the core of Teal for yourself: resume builder and templates.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $676 a year.
What you could make
- Resume builder and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Teal’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Teal?
Teal combines a resume builder with a job search tracker. The free plan allows unlimited resumes and unlimited tracked jobs, and a Chrome extension saves jobs, contacts and companies from job boards into it. Teal+ adds unlimited AI writing for bullets, summaries and cover letters, full keyword matching against a job description with a match score, and more templates and design controls.
Worth knowing
- Teal+ is billed every 7, 30 or 90 days; weekly billing at $13 costs more over a month than the 30-day plan.
- Free AI use stops at 10 bullet, 2 summary and 2 cover letter credits.
- Refunds are only considered within each plan's eligibility window, per the pricing FAQ.
- Unlimited templates and the advanced Design Mode settings need Teal+; the free plan has 10 templates.
Key features
- Job application tracker
- Bookmark jobs, set goals, take notes, track each application's status and set follow-up reminders. Unlimited on the free plan.
- Chrome extension
- Saves jobs, contacts and companies from job boards into Teal, searches several boards at once and pulls salary details from postings.
- Resume builder with analysis
- Keep many tailored versions of a resume, with real-time feedback on structure, format and content. Full analysis needs Teal+.
- Keyword matching and Match Score
- Attach a job and Teal highlights its keywords and scores how well the resume fits. The free plan shows the top 5 keywords.
- AI writing
- Writes resume bullets, professional summaries and cover letters. Free accounts get a small number of credits; Teal+ is unlimited.
- Contacts and email templates
- A networking CRM for contacts and companies, and email templates for each stage of an application.
Teal pricing
As of Oct 24, 2026, Teal has a free plan, and paid plans start at $13 per week; $29 per 30 days; $79 per 90 days.
- Starts at
- $13 per week; $29 per 30 days; $79 per 90 days
- Free plan
- Free Forever: unlimited resumes and job tracking, 10 templates, top 5 job keywords, basic analysis, and 14 AI credits (10 for bullets, 2 summaries, 2 cover letters).
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | $0 | Unlimited resumes and job tracking, 10 templates, top 5 keywords per job, basic analysis and design settings, limited AI credits. |
| Teal+ weekly | $13per week | Billed every 7 days. Unlimited templates, keyword matching, analysis, email templates and AI writing, plus advanced design settings. |
| Teal+ 30 days | $29per 30 days | The same Teal+ features, billed every 30 days. |
| Teal+ 90 days | $79per 90 days | The same Teal+ features, billed every 90 days. |
Teal’s own pricing page could not be read, so these figures come from web.archive.org, checked Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Teal before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Teal have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Teal is listed for Web.
Does Teal have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Teal is listed for Web.
Is Teal open source?
Teal is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026.