Seal the Offer and Teal side by side
Both help with applications. Teal's prices and plans are on Teal's pricing page.
| At a glance | Seal the Offer | Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | One job at a time, from the job ad to the interview. | Many applications: a resume builder, a job tracker and 50+ tools. |
| Job tracking | A list of your jobs, with closing and interview dates and email reminders. | Unlimited job tracking, free. A Chrome extension works with 40+ job boards. |
| Resume | Made for one job ad, in Word and PDF. | Unlimited resumes, with templates and design settings. |
| Matching the ad | Lists the ad's rules and what it requires, quoting its words. | Keyword matching and a match score against the job description. |
| Cover letters | The letter, statement or criteria the ad asks for, within its limits. | AI cover letters: 2 credits free, unlimited on Teal+. |
| Interview prep | Answer cards built on your stories, each with an estimated chance. | AI interview practice for your jobs, and an interview tracker. |
| Free use | Each job's rules, and one full answer to try it. | A free plan, with a few AI credits. |
| Price model | Pay once per job. Documents: US$12. Interview Kit, documents included: US$39. Five kits in 90 days: US$169. Nothing renews. In Australia: A$18, A$55 and A$239. | Teal+ is $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days or $79 every 90 days, until you cancel. |
Where Teal is better
- Tracking many jobs, free. The free plan has unlimited job tracking, with goals, notes and email templates.
- Saving jobs as you browse. Its extension saves jobs, contacts and companies. Its Chrome Web Store listing shows 200,000 users.
- Resume design. Templates and design settings let you style your resume. Seal the Offer uses one plain layout.
- Unlimited AI writing. Teal+ has unlimited AI cover letters, summaries and bullet points. If you apply for many jobs a month, that may cost less per job.
- Short plans. Teal+ can be billed every 7 days, and you can cancel at any time.
- More tools. Its tool library lists 50+ tools, such as LinkedIn help and thank-you emails.
Where Seal the Offer is different
- The job ad comes first. It lists what to send, file types, page and word limits, the closing date and any rule about AI. Each rule it finds quotes the ad, and our code checks the quote is there.
- It writes the application the ad asks for. You get a resume made for the ad, and the cover letter, statement or selection criteria it asks for. Our code counts the words and measures the pages. Files come in Word and PDF.
- Claims about you are checked. Each one is checked against your resume and your answers. One that isn't backed is rewritten or taken out, never left as our guess. A missing detail stays a [bracket] for you to fill in.
- Answers are built on your own stories. A kit has 15 answer cards, or 8 to 18 by type of interview. The answers draw on 8 stories from your resume. Where your resume has none for a common question, the answer is an example, labelled as made up.
- It researches the employer, such as its mission, projects and recent news, with links. You also get a one-page cheat sheet, and the kit as a PDF.
- You pay once. Documents for one job are US$12, and an Interview Kit is US$39. Five kits to use within 90 days are US$169. Prices include tax, and nothing renews. In Australia they're A$18, A$55 and A$239.
How to choose
- Choose Teal to track lots of jobs, style your resume, or write many AI cover letters in a short time.
- Choose Seal the Offer when one job matters: its rules, its documents and the interview, done together.
- Or use both. Track your search in one tool, and prepare for the jobs that ask you to interview.
Many applications, one interview
A made-up person applies for many jobs, then gets one interview. It shows how the two tools fit, not a result.
Made-up example
Sam, a made-up developer applying for 20 jobs this month
Week 1
Week 2
For that job
What he pays
He used a tracker for the many jobs, and a kit for the one that asked to see him.
Questions
Does Seal the Offer track jobs?
Yes, more simply. It lists each job you add, with closing and interview dates and email reminders. It has no browser extension.
Does Teal help with interviews?
Yes. Its tool library lists AI interview practice for your jobs, and an interview tracker.
Which costs less?
For one job, Seal the Offer's documents are US$12 (A$18 in Australia) once. Teal's free plan costs nothing, with a few AI credits. Teal+ starts at $13 for 7 days, with unlimited AI writing. For many jobs, Teal may cost less per job.
Sources
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