A Teal alternative for people who want the rewrite
Teal is a very good job tracker with AI attached. FitMyCV is the other way round: tailoring is the product, and tracking comes with it. If your problem is that applications take too long rather than that they are disorganised, start here.
Two different products that look similar
Teal grew out of job tracking. The bookmarklet, the kanban board, and the resume versions are the core, and the AI writing sits on top as a credit-limited feature. FitMyCV grew out of tailoring. The rewrite is the core, and the tracking sits alongside it.
Neither is the wrong shape. They just solve different halves of the same week.
Side by side
| Teal | FitMyCV | |
|---|---|---|
| Job tracker | Yes, the strongest part | Yes, simpler |
| Chrome extension | Yes | No |
| Takes a job URL | Via the extension | Paste the link directly |
| Rewrites the whole CV | Bullet and summary help | Full rewrite against the posting |
| Cover letter | Yes | Yes, written from the tailored CV |
| AI usage on free tier | A one-off batch of credits | Free ATS check is unlimited, tailoring is paid |
| Billing | Weekly, monthly or quarterly | Monthly or one payment |
Checked September 2026. Both products change, so confirm on Teal's pricing page and ours.
Where Teal is genuinely better
The Chrome extension. Saving a role from the board you are already looking at, with the description captured, is a real workflow advantage and we do not have an equivalent. The tracker is more mature too, with richer statuses and contacts.
If your job search is disorganised rather than slow, Teal is the better buy and you should ignore the rest of this page.
Watch the weekly plan
Weekly billing looks cheap next to a monthly figure and is not. A weekly plan left running for a month costs meaningfully more than the monthly plan for the same product. That is worth checking against your own calendar before you subscribe, whichever tool you pick.
FitMyCV's answer to this is $16.99 once. No renewal, no forgetting to cancel after you land the job.
The honest recommendation
- Your problem is chaos. Fifty applications, no idea which. Use Teal.
- Your problem is time. Each application takes half an hour of rewriting. Use FitMyCV.
- Both. Track in Teal, tailor here. They do not conflict, and the free ATS checker costs you nothing to try.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Teal alternative?
If you want Teal's Chrome extension and kanban tracker, there is no close substitute and you should stay. If what you actually use Teal for is rewriting bullets against a posting, FitMyCV does that as the main event rather than as a credit-limited extra.
Is Teal free?
Teal has a free tier that covers tracking and a limited batch of AI credits, with the AI features gated behind Teal+. As of September 2026 Teal+ is billed weekly, monthly or quarterly. Check [Teal's pricing page](https://www.tealhq.com/pricing) for current figures.
Does FitMyCV track applications too?
Yes. There is an applications list, saved jobs, and company research in the dashboard. It is not as developed as Teal's tracker and there is no Chrome extension yet, which is the honest trade.
What does FitMyCV do that Teal does not?
It takes a job URL rather than pasted description text, and the rewrite is unlimited on a paid plan instead of metered by AI credits. It also writes the cover letter from the tailored CV rather than from the posting alone.
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