Quick verdict: Choose VeloApply if your bottleneck is applying (tailoring + autofill + speed). Choose Teal if your bottleneck is organizing (tracking + resume building + LinkedIn optimization). They solve different problems and work well together.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | VeloApply | Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $19/mo | $29/mo or $9/week |
| Free tier | 5 applications, no card | Very generous (tracker, builder, extension) |
| Primary function | AI tailoring + autofill + applying | Tracking + resume building + organizing |
| AI resume tailoring | Per-job rewrite + second-AI review | AI suggestions + scoring (no full rewrite) |
| Resume builder | Coming soon | Yes — full builder with templates |
| Does it apply for you? | Yes — autofill + queue mode | No — organizer only |
| Chrome autofill | Full: EEO, dropdowns, shadow DOM | Basic autofill |
| Job tracker | Kanban board + metrics | Kanban + advanced tracking |
| LinkedIn optimizer | No | Yes — profile scoring |
| Resume scoring | Fit score per job | ATS match score |
| Company discovery | 516+ companies | No |
| Free tools | 15 PDF & image tools | No |
Where VeloApply wins
1. Actually applies for you
Teal organizes your search. VeloApply does the applying. Our Chrome extension autofills forms, our AI tailors every document, and queue mode lets you apply to multiple jobs with one click each. Teal doesn't submit anything.
2. Per-job AI tailoring
Teal offers AI suggestions and scoring. VeloApply fully rewrites your resume for each job, then a second AI reviews the draft. The difference: Teal helps you improve a generic resume. VeloApply creates a tailored resume per posting.
3. Deep autofill
EEO questions, custom Workday dropdowns, work authorization, visa sponsorship — VeloApply fills fields that Teal's basic autofill skips.
Where Teal wins
1. Best free tier in the market
Teal's free tier is the most generous: full job tracker, resume builder, Chrome extension, no job cap. For zero dollars, it's genuinely useful. Hard to compete with free.
2. Resume builder with templates
Teal has a full visual resume builder. VeloApply tailors existing resumes but doesn't yet have a from-scratch builder with templates.
3. LinkedIn profile optimizer
Teal scores your LinkedIn profile and suggests improvements — a feature VeloApply doesn't offer.
The bottom line
These tools solve different problems. Teal is the best free organizer. VeloApply is the best affordable applier. The ideal setup: use Teal to track and organize, use VeloApply to tailor and apply. VeloApply's free tier lets you test both without paying for either.