Teal Review 2026: A Strong Free Tracker That Doesn't Apply

How this review was done

This review comes from Teal's own public pages: its pricing page, job tracker and resume builder pages, and its Teal vs Huntr comparison, read signed out on 5 November 2026. We did not pay for Teal+, so nothing here is a test report.

Full disclosure: Dreamwork builds an AI job-application agent, and Teal is one of the tools people weigh against us. Teal has no score in our ranking. Teal doesn't fill in or submit applications, so it isn't scored as an auto-apply tool. The rest of how we compare explains what the ranking scores.

What Teal is in November 2026

Teal is a workspace for running your own search. A Chrome extension saves jobs from boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor and Built In into a tracker, where each job moves through stages from Bookmarked to Accepted. Each saved job keeps the resume version you used, contacts, a follow-up date and a checklist. The resume builder shows the keywords from each job description beside your resume and writes bullets, summaries and cover letters with AI.

Its own comparison with Huntr is plain about the limit: Teal's extension "saves jobs and contacts but does not fill in or submit applications." You export the PDF, apply on the employer's site, and move the job to Applied yourself.

Teal's site says it has over 4 million users. The page gives no date or source for that figure, so treat it as Teal's claim.

Teal prices, checked 5 November 2026

The 90-day plan is the cheapest per day, at $0.87 by Teal's own figure. No card is needed to start, and you can change or cancel the plan at any time; cancelling takes effect at the end of the period you paid for. Teal's comparison page says it offers no free trial of Teal+, and its refund answer says requests are considered only within your plan's eligibility window, without naming the window on the pricing page.

Where Teal wins

• A generous free plan. Unlimited tracked jobs and unlimited resumes, with no card. Dreamwork's free plan writes a tailored resume and cover letter for 5 jobs a day.
• Hands-on resume editing. Templates, design control, keyword matching and AI writing you accept or reject line by line. Dreamwork writes each resume for you.
• Tracking a search across any board. The extension saves jobs from many boards, in every field. Dreamwork ranks its own tech, AI and startup roles.
• Contacts and follow-ups. Contacts and follow-up dates sit with each job, with 40+ email templates on Teal+.

Teal vs Dreamwork

New accounts can try Pro free for 7 days, then it's $39 a month unless you cancel. The trial is on monthly billing, one per account, and checkout asks for a card.

The two can sit side by side. If you like Teal's tracker, keep it for the roles you find yourself, and let Dreamwork rank roles and write and send the applications for the rest.

So, is Teal worth it?

The free plan is worth using if you run your own search and want one place for every job, resume version and follow-up. Teal+ is worth paying for if you edit resumes by hand and want every keyword and unlimited AI writing; the 30-day plan covers about a month of a search. It won't send anything for you.

Pick Dreamwork instead if you would rather have tech roles ranked to your resume and each application written and sent, with the option to read every one first. See Dreamwork vs Teal for the side-by-side and Teal alternatives for tools that do apply for you.