Honest comparison

You've sent application after application. You've heard nothing back. Which tool actually helps?

Every CV tool says it gets you past the ATS. Most stop there. The truth is the ATS is the first of three gates. After it comes the recruiter scanning your CV for six seconds, then the hiring manager looking for someone who already understands the job. Different tools win at different gates.

In the comparison chart below we have named every row where Jobscan, Teal or Rezi beats us, so you can judge how honest the rest of the page is on its own merit.

Verified 24 May 2026 by the TAILOR Editorial Team. Where competitor features changed since, the live links below take precedence over this page.

Press & fact-check: Every specific competitor claim links out to its source on the relevant row. If you're writing about this page and need anything verified, corrected, or expanded, email press@tailor-get-noticed.com or support@tailor-get-noticed.com - we'll respond within one working day.

The short version

TAILOR is the only tool in this lineup that produces a full seven-document application bundle from one paste of a job ad and CV, tailored CV, alignment report, cover letter, Strategic Interview Briefing, company research, 30/60/90 Day Implementation Plan and a day-of Battle Card. It wins when you're applying for roles you actually want and you'll be walking into a room.

Jobscan wins if you want a paid tool that scores your CV against a specific job ad with a keyword density heatmap. For a free ATS check on your CV in isolation, our CV Health Check covers the same ground without a paywall.

Teal wins if you're applying at very high volume and want a more mature tracking workflow than ours, with tailored documents as a secondary need.

Rezi wins if you're building a CV from scratch and want unlimited template variations for a flat lifetime fee.

Feature by feature, who does what

Rows are the things a 2026 UK job seeker actually needs. Each cell carries a strength rating so you can scan the whole grid in seconds. The right-most column names the best fit for that row and why we say so.

Legend★BESTBest in class★BEST · TIECo-best (level on different angles)●STRONGStrong◐OKCapable◯BASICBasic-NoneNot included

Feature	TAILOR	Jobscan	Teal	Rezi	Best fit
Free tier	★BEST · TIE Free Health Check + first analysis + School Leaver Builder (13 Qs, dyslexia + voice, no rival has this)	◯BASIC Limited free scans; see pricing page	★BEST · TIE Free plan covers tracking + resume edits across the whole search, no time limit	◯BASIC 1 resume, 3 PDFs (verified rezi.ai/pricing)	Tie: TAILOR for first-CV writers (only one with a guided builder + accessibility), Teal for sustained tracking volume
ATS scoring (CV on its own, no job ad)	★BEST Free Health Check scores ATS-ready, bullets and format with optimised rewrites. No JD needed, no credit card needed	◯BASIC Scoring is primarily JD-paired; standalone CV scan is limited	◯BASIC Scoring is in the resume builder, paired with a target JD	◯BASIC Editor feedback is paired with target-JD inputs at build time	TAILOR: only one in this lineup that scores a CV without needing a JD or a credit card
CV optimisation against a specific job ad	★BEST · TIE Full analysis: optimised CV + alignment report + before/after match score, all produced from the JD in the user's voice	★BEST · TIE JD-paired match score with keyword density heatmap, their original and core product	◐OK Keyword matching in the resume builder	●STRONG Editor feedback against pasted JD keywords	Tie: Jobscan goes deepest on the score; TAILOR is the only one that rewrites the CV from the JD analysis, not just tells you what to change
CV from scratch	●STRONG Free 13-question Builder, dyslexia + voice	◯BASIC Basic builder included	●STRONG Builder with template options	★BEST Core product, unlimited templates	Rezi: deepest builder-first tool
Cover letter	★BEST JD-tailored draft + separate humaniser pass	●STRONG AI cover-letter generator	●STRONG AI cover-letter generator	●STRONG AI writer, unlimited on free per rezi.ai/pricing	TAILOR: the only one in this lineup running a separate humaniser pass after the first draft
Application kanban	★BEST · TIE Drag-and-drop kanban, mobile-friendly, 5 lanes (Bookmarked → Applied → Interview → Offer → Rejected) integrated with every tailored bundle	◯BASIC Has a Job Application Tracker (depth not independently verified)	★BEST · TIE Standalone tracker with more workflow customisation; not integrated with a tailoring engine	-None Resume folders only; no application tracker	Tie: TAILOR for kanban-plus-tailored-bundles in one place, Teal for power users who live in a standalone tracker
Interview prep	★BEST · TIE Strategic Interview Briefing + Tell Me About Yourself audio + day-of Battle Card, all written from the candidate's own CV and the JD, downloadable .docx and .mp3	-None Not advertised as a core product capability	◯BASIC Interview-related resources in their content library	★BEST · TIE AI Interview Practice: interactive AI interviewer asking role-specific questions from your resume + target job (verified rezi.ai)	Tie: Rezi for interactive AI-interviewer practice; TAILOR for the day-of cheat-sheet documents and audio you take into the room
Company research and a bespoke 30/60/90 Day Implementation Plan based on candidate experience	★BEST Both in the bundle; board-paper depth	-None Not in scope	-None Not in scope	-None Not in scope	TAILOR: unique to this lineup
LinkedIn profile content	★BEST · TIE Generates a headline, About section, skills list and Featured-section note from the candidate's CV and target role, ready to copy-paste	★BEST · TIE Dedicated LinkedIn Optimization Tool that scores an existing profile and suggests targeted changes	◯BASIC No dedicated LinkedIn tool advertised on their homepage	◯BASIC No dedicated LinkedIn tool advertised on their homepage	Tie: Jobscan for scoring an existing profile; TAILOR is the only one generating new profile content from a tailored CV
Chrome extension	●STRONG One-click on LinkedIn ads and most of the biggest UK job boards	●STRONG Browser extension available; see jobscan.co for current scope	★BEST Chrome extension across a broad set of job boards	-None No Chrome extension at time of review	Teal: longest in-market with broadest coverage
Accessibility	★BEST OpenDyslexic font, read-aloud and voice dictation built into the CV Builder	◯BASIC No published accessibility features beyond browser defaults	◯BASIC No published accessibility features beyond browser defaults	◯BASIC No published accessibility features beyond browser defaults	TAILOR: the only tool in this lineup shipping OpenDyslexic + voice dictation by default
Built for the UK	★BEST British English, GBP pricing, UK service address, ICO-registered, UK-specific cohort pages (NHS, civil service, redundancy)	◯BASIC US-headquartered, USD pricing	◯BASIC US-headquartered, USD pricing	◯BASIC US-headquartered, USD pricing	TAILOR: the only UK-headquartered tool in this comparison

Sources: each tool's own product pages and our own admin testing as of 24 May 2026. Things change. If a row reads wrong against a tool you know well, contact us at support@tailor-get-noticed.com and we'll update it.

Pricing snapshot

Competitor prices change often. We've linked each tool's pricing page directly so you see the real current number rather than trusting our chart to stay accurate forever.

TAILOR

GBP

Free

Health Check + first analysis + School Leaver CV Builder

Paid

£7.99/week (5 sessions) or £44.97 one-time (60 sessions, no expiry)

See TAILOR pricing →

No credit card needed for free tier.

Jobscan

USD

Free

Limited free scans

Paid

Monthly + annual paid tiers

See current Jobscan pricing ↗

Their pricing page is the source of truth; verify before quoting.

Teal

USD

Free

Free plan covering tracking and resume edits

Paid

Teal+ subscription on top

See current Teal pricing ↗

Their pricing page is the source of truth; verify before quoting.

Rezi

USD

Free

1 resume, 3 PDFs

Paid

$29/mo or $149 one-time lifetime

See Rezi pricing ↗

Verified on rezi.ai/pricing 24 May 2026.

Best value by job-search shape

Sticker price is only half the picture. What matters is cost per useful outcome over the time your search actually takes. Two realistic scenarios.

Scenario	TAILOR	Jobscan	Teal	Rezi	Best value
Short-term: 4–6 week push, single role focus, ~10–20 tailored applications	★BEST Weekly £7.99 for 5 bundles a week, easy to cancel when no longer needed. Pack £44.97 if you'll want more than ~25 bundles across the window.	●STRONG Limited free scans may cover if you're not iterating heavily	●STRONG Free tier handles tracking + edits for this window	◐OK Free 3 PDFs may cover; $29 for a single month if you need more	TAILOR: Weekly or Pack both cover a focused short push without recurring spend after the search ends
High-volume: 3+ months, 50+ applications, sustained search	●STRONG Pack £44.97 for 60 bundles, use as needed, no time limit. Designed for sustained search with no recurring spend.	◯BASIC Monthly subscription stacks up across the search; cost scales with usage	●STRONG Free tier still covers tracking + most editing across months	★BEST $149 one-time lifetime is hard to beat for raw cost across hundreds of CVs	Tie: TAILOR Pack for per-application quality, Rezi Lifetime for raw cost, Teal Free for tracking only

Cost ranges based on each tool's published pricing as of 24 May 2026. Currency rates fluctuate; USD prices convert to GBP using a rough rule of thumb. See the linked pricing pages above for the exact current figure.

Which tool fits your situation

Honest by cohort, including the cases where another tool may be a better fit than us.

School leavers and first-time CV writers

You've never written a CV. Most builders assume you already have one to paste in. The blank page is the blocker.

Our pick

TAILOR

The free School Leaver CV Builder asks 13 plain-English questions, supports voice dictation and an OpenDyslexic font, and produces a CV without you ever staring at a blank document. The Health Check then tells you how the result reads against a real job ad. Both free.

When another tool wins: If you already have a CV draft and just want it polished against templates, Rezi's builder is more template-rich.

School Leaver / First CV →

Recent graduates

Your degree is the easy bit. The hard bit is translating coursework, society roles and a six-week internship into evidence a recruiter takes seriously in six seconds.

Our pick

TAILOR

The Alignment Report does exactly that translation: it surfaces your strongest five lines of evidence against the job ad and tells you what's missing. The Battle Card and Audio Companion give you a real interview to prepare for, not a generic question list. Costs about the same as one rejection.

When another tool wins: If you want hard ATS keyword density and a pass/fail score, run a Jobscan scan in addition. We don't replace it for that single purpose.

CV Builder →

Career changers

You can do the job. The CV doesn't say so, because it's written in the language of your old industry. Recruiters keyword-match and you fall off the pile.

Our pick

TAILOR

This is the use case TAILOR was built for. The Alignment Report reframes your evidence into the target industry's language. The Strategic Interview Briefing prepares you for the interviewer who will silently ask 'why aren't you already doing this?' and gives you the answer. The 30/60/90 day plan turns 'no direct experience' into 'here's exactly what I'd do in the first three months'.

When another tool wins: If you're just exploring whether your CV can pass an ATS in a new sector before committing, the free Health Check is enough on its own.

Career change CV guidance →

Long-term job seekers and after redundancy

You're three months in. Every application feels the same. The motivation to tailor each one is gone. So you stop tailoring and the rejections come faster.

Our pick

TAILOR Job Hunt Pack (£44.97), or Teal Free if you genuinely won't spend anything

The £44.97 Pack gives you 60 full analyses with no expiry so you can pace the search without resubscribing, and the match-score history shows whether you're improving over time. If your budget is strictly £0, Teal's free tier handles tracking and resume edits across the whole search, you'd lose the tailored documents and the interview kit, but the kanban + edits stay free.

When another tool wins: If you're applying at very high volume and want a tracker with more workflow customisation than ours, Teal's tracker is more mature; you can run it alongside TAILOR's tailored bundles.

CV after redundancy →

If you only read one section

If you're applying for roles you actually want and you'll be interviewed: start with TAILOR's free Health Check, then try one full bundle. The interview kit alone is unique to us.
If you want a free ATS check on your CV right now: our CV Health Check scores ATS-ready, bullet quality and format with optimised rewrites. No JD needed, no credit card needed. Jobscan only matters once you want paid scoring against a specific job ad.
If you're applying at very high volume and need a more mature tracking workflow than ours: Teal is the deeper tracker. We have a drag-and-drop kanban built in, so most users won't need a second tool, but if you live in your tracker all day, Teal earns the comparison.
If you want a flat lifetime fee for a CV builder: Rezi's $149 lifetime is hard to beat on price alone.

How we wrote this

We tested each tool by running the same CV through the same job advert. Feature claims about competitors come from each tool's own product and pricing pages on the dates listed in the Sources block below. We make TAILOR; we wrote this comparison. Where a row names TAILOR as the best fit, we cite a specific capability rather than a marketing line. Where Jobscan, Teal or Rezi win or tie a row, we say so explicitly so the honesty of the rest of the page is checkable. Verified 24 May 2026. Spot a claim that's gone stale or wrong? Email support@tailor-get-noticed.com and we'll correct it.

Sources

TAILOR feature + pricing claims: this site - /methodology, /pricing, /health-check, /build-cv. TAILOR is operated by EMJ Digital Solutions, a UK sole trader registered with the ICO (registration 00014186157).
Jobscan: jobscan.co/pricing , their pricing page is the source for all tier and scan-count claims; verify before quoting.
Teal: tealhq.com/pricing , their pricing page is the source for all tier and feature claims; verify before quoting.
Rezi: rezi.ai/pricing , $29/mo and $149 lifetime figures verified directly on 24 May 2026. AI Interview Practice feature verified on rezi.ai homepage same date.
Jobscan: Feature list (One-Click Optimize, Resume Score, Job Application Tracker, LinkedIn Optimization Tool, Cover Letter Generator, Career Change Tool, Chrome Extension scanner) read from jobscan.co homepage on 24 May 2026. We did not find an interview-prep feature advertised at that time.

Jobscan and Teal block automated fetch from their pricing pages. Specific dollar figures and scan counts for those two are therefore framed as "limited free scans" / "free plan covering tracking + edits" rather than committed numbers; their own pages remain the source of truth.

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You've sent application after application. You've heard nothing back. Which tool actually helps?

The short version

Feature by feature, who does what

Pricing snapshot

Best value by job-search shape

Which tool fits your situation

If you only read one section

How we wrote this

Sources

Further reading

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