Comparison · checked November 2026
Matchlight vs Teal
Teal is best known for its resume builder, a job tracker with a browser extension, and keyword matching between your resume and a job description. Matchlight is about choosing which jobs to go after: Scout finds open roles at 300+ companies and Matchlight grades each one against your resume, requirement by requirement. Teal helps you polish the resume; Matchlight helps you aim it.
Side by side
| Matchlight | Teal | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding jobs | Scout searches open roles at 300+ companies, straight from their Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards, with title, location, remote and minimum-pay filters | Save jobs from many job boards with the Teal browser extension |
| Fit score against your resume | Every role graded green, yellow or red against each of your resumes | Keyword match between your resume and a job description |
| Requirement-by-requirement evidence | Each must-have requirement graded against your resume, plus experience, seniority, domain and trajectory | Keyword-level matching (top keywords free, full match on Teal+) |
| Application tracking | Kanban pipeline from saved to offer; outcomes tune your scoring | Job tracker with contacts and email templates |
| Resumes | Keep several resume variants and see which one fits each role best (no resume builder) | Resume builder with unlimited resumes and AI writing help |
| Applying | You apply yourself; the bookmarklet scores a posting from any job site | You apply yourself |
| Free plan | Free: Scout search, 10 job evaluations a month, 2 resume variants | Free plan with unlimited resumes and tracking, limited AI |
| Paid plans | Pro $19/month (unlimited evaluations, watch 5 companies); Power Seeker $39/month (watch 50 companies, API, daily brief) | Teal+, reported at about $9/week or about $29 for 30 days |
Teal details come from its website and recent public reviews as of November 2026. Plans and prices change, so check tealhq.com for the latest.
Choose Teal if
- Your main job is writing or rebuilding your resume.
- You want resume templates, AI-written bullet points and cover letters.
- You already have a list of roles and want keyword matching for each.
Choose Matchlight if
- You need help finding roles worth applying to, not just tracking them.
- You want a fit judgment that reads evidence, not only whether a keyword appears.
- You want new roles at companies you care about to show up without checking careers pages.
Using both
Teal and Matchlight fit together well: build your resume variants in Teal, then add them to Matchlight so Scout's roles are scored against each one and you know which version to send.
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Try Matchlight free alongside Teal
Scout searches open roles at 300+ companies, straight from their public job boards. Matchlight grades each one against your resume: green means apply now, yellow means read closely, red means stretch.
10 free job evaluations a month · No credit card required
Questions
- Is Matchlight a Teal alternative?
- For tracking and job matching, yes. For building a resume from scratch, no: Matchlight scores the resumes you already have and doesn't include a resume builder.
- How is Matchlight's scoring different from Teal's keyword match?
- Keyword matching checks whether a term appears. Matchlight grades the evidence for each must-have requirement, so experience written in different words still counts and a keyword with nothing behind it doesn't. Our free ATS checker shows both side by side.
- Which is cheaper, Teal+ or Matchlight Pro?
- Teal+ has been reported at about $9 a week; Matchlight Pro is $19 a month. Both have free plans. Check tealhq.com for Teal's current pricing.
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