A Teal job tracker alternative that keeps your job search on your device
Teal (Teal HQ, tealhq.com) is a strong all-in-one résumé builder with a free job tracker. HireWire does a different job: it finds and scores postings for you, tracks them without an account, and never puts your search on a server.
Short answer
- Choose Teal if résumé writing is the main job: AI résumé builder, templates, cover letters, keyword matching, and a Chrome extension that bookmarks jobs from many job boards. The tracker is free and unlimited. Teal+ unlocks unlimited AI and analysis.
- Choose HireWire if you want jobs to come to you and your search to stay private. It ranks postings from 55 public feeds against your skills and salary floor, flags ghost jobs, drafts follow-ups and needs no account. Its CV builder is free but basic.
- Many people can use both: Teal for the CV, HireWire for discovery and a private pipeline.
Disclosure: HireWire publishes this page. Teal facts come from Teal’s own pricing and job-tracker pages, checked on 15 Oct 2026. Where we couldn’t confirm something, the table says so.
Side-by-side
| HireWire | Teal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Optional AI fit score: 3 free, then a one-time pass (€9 for 7 days, €19 for 30 days), or free with your own Anthropic key | Free plan. Teal+ is $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days or $79 every 90 days |
| Account | None | Sign-up required (Teal says no credit card is needed to start) |
| Where your data lives | Your browser (localStorage, mirrored to IndexedDB) | Your Teal account (cloud) |
| Job tracking | Unlimited, for postings from HireWire’s feeds | Unlimited on the free plan |
| Getting jobs in | Finds them: 55 public feeds refreshed hourly, ranked by a match score you can read | You bookmark them with the Chrome extension (Teal lists 40+ job boards). Teal also runs its own job board |
| Add any job by hand | No. A Chrome extension for LinkedIn, Indeed and StepStone is built but not yet published | Yes, via the extension |
| Résumé builder and templates | Basic. A free CV builder: 3 ATS-friendly templates plus a German Lebenslauf, PDF download, no sign-up, no AI writing | Yes. 10 templates free, unlimited on Teal+ |
| CV-to-job matching | AI fit score (0–10) with ranked fixes and suggested rewrites. Free keyword gap check against your profile skills | Keyword matching: top 5 keywords free, unlimited on Teal+ |
| AI writing | Reach out drafts (email to the hiring manager, LinkedIn note, follow-up): 1 free, then with any pass. Pass Plus (€29 / 30 days, one-time) or your own Anthropic key: cover letter, tailored CV draft, interview prep, negotiation script | Bullets, summaries and cover letters: limited credits free (10, 2 and 2), unlimited on Teal+ |
| Ghost-job risk | Yes, on every posting (Low/Medium/High with reasons) | Not mentioned on the pages checked |
| Salary insight | Median and P25–P75 from postings in your feeds | The extension detects pay in a job description |
| Follow-ups | Scheduled reminders with email drafts, calendar (.ics) export | Email templates for each job stage (1 per stage free, unlimited on Teal+) |
| Contacts | Per-job contacts and a People ledger | Contacts, notes, checklists, excitement rating |
| Export | Full JSON backup, plus CSV, JSON and Markdown exports | Not verified |
Teal facts from tealhq.com/pricing and tealhq.com/tools/job-tracker, checked on 15 Oct 2026. Prices in USD and subject to change.
Why people look for a Teal job tracker alternative
Usually for one of three reasons. Some don’t want another account holding a detailed record of their job search, especially while still employed. Some find that the free AI credits run out fast and Teal+ is billed every week, month or quarter until they cancel. And some don’t need a résumé builder at all; they need help finding the right postings and keeping up with follow-ups.
What you give up with HireWire
Be clear-eyed. HireWire’s CV builder is deliberately basic (four templates, PDF, no AI suggestions), and its AI writing is a paid add-on (or needs your own key) rather than free credits; only the first Reach out draft is free. Its feeds lean towards remote and tech roles, so it won’t show every local job. Until the browser extension is published, you can only track postings that came through its feeds. If you want one tool that writes your CV and tracks everything you bookmark, Teal is the better fit.
What you get instead
- No account, no cloud copy. Your profile, pipeline, notes and contacts stay in your browser. See exactly what leaves the page.
- Jobs come to you. An hourly-refreshed list from 55 feeds, sorted by fit with your skills, salary floor and blocked keywords.
- Fewer wasted applications. A ghost-job risk on every posting and a salary reality check.
- Pay once, if at all. The AI fit score is optional: 3 free, then a 7- or 30-day pass that doesn’t renew.
FAQ
Is there a free Teal job tracker alternative without an account?
Yes. HireWire is a free Teal job tracker alternative and needs no account; it stores your job search in your browser. It focuses on finding, scoring and tracking jobs rather than writing résumés.
How much is Teal+ (the paid plan of the Teal job tracker)?
Per Teal’s pricing page (tealhq.com/pricing) on 15 Oct 2026: $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days or $79 every 90 days. The free plan includes unlimited job tracking.
Can I move my jobs from the Teal job tracker into HireWire?
No. HireWire has no importer for other trackers. Keep your Teal history where it is, or in a spreadsheet, and use HireWire for new roles.
Does HireWire write cover letters like Teal?
Yes, with the optional Pass Plus (€29 for 30 days, one-time) or your own Anthropic API key: a cover letter, interview prep, a tailored CV draft and a negotiation script for a posting. There are no free AI-writing credits, and no résumé templates.
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