Pick Teal if you want to clip jobs from 40+ boards, tailor resumes with AI and track for free (as of November 2026). Pick HighCircl Job Search, the Teal alternative for a narrower search, if you want one search across 280,000+ US roles, each listed once with no reposts and closed roles removed, and a tracker that reads your inbox by rules. Job Search is free during its open beta.
HighCircl Job Search vs Teal at a glance
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| Compared | HighCircl Job Search | Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Where roles come from | Employer boards only, synced daily | Third-party boards and aggregators, plus a clipper |
| Catalog size | 280,000+ open roles in the US (November 2026) | Over 3 million jobs |
| Tracker | Board or table, Saved to Closed | Spreadsheet View, bookmarked to negotiating |
| Inbox updates | Read-only IMAP, rules, unsure waits for you | Optional Gmail, AI classification, suggests only |
| Resume and AI tools | Not a feature of Job Search | Unlimited resumes, free AI credits |
| Price and billing | Free during the open beta; no price set | Free plan; Teal+ every 7, 30 or 90 days |
What will each one cost you?
Teal's free plan isn't a trial. It's labelled "Free Forever" and includes unlimited job tracking and unlimited resumes. If all you need is a place to track applications, you can stay on it indefinitely.
Teal+ is where the weekly billing comes in: $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days, or $79 every 90 days, in USD. Take a 90-day search. Paying weekly means 13 charges, $169. Three 30-day charges come to $87. The single 90-day charge is $79. The longer you commit, the less each day costs, but the weekly plan costs more than twice the 90-day one for the same stretch. If you're watching every dollar, check which cadence you're on before the second charge lands.
Job Search has no price yet. Nothing is charged during the open beta, and we'll announce pricing before the beta ends.
Where do the jobs come from?
Teal's tracker page advertises over 3 million jobs. Its privacy policy says job data may come from third-party job boards and aggregators. Its Chrome extension clips jobs in one click from 40+ boards.
Job Search reads the careers pages of 20,000+ companies on applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby, syncing each board once a day. There's no Indeed or LinkedIn. A role appears once with every city inside it, you pick the city and apply on the employer's own page, and when the company takes the role down, it disappears.
Teal's catalog is far larger. Ours is a smaller pool where every result came straight from an employer.
How do the two trackers differ?
Teal's tracker is a Spreadsheet View. Statuses run from bookmarked to negotiating, and each job carries an excitement rating, notes, contacts and checklists. It also comes with 40+ email templates for scheduling follow-ups. If you like your search as rows and columns, that's a rich version of a job search spreadsheet, and the contact fields cover some of what a CRM for your job search does.
Job Search gives you a board or a table with five stages: Saved, Applied, Interviewing, Offer and Closed. It keeps the applied date and the steps you log along the way. It's plainer than Teal's, built around where each application stands.
Resumes are where Teal pulls ahead. It offers AI help with resumes, bullets and cover letters, with free credits to try it, and resume tools aren't a feature of Job Search.
What happens when you connect your email?
Teal's email feature is optional and works with Gmail. It classifies messages with AI. It only suggests updates and never changes an application itself, and it sends a reply only when you press Send.
Job Search works with Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo and Fastmail; Outlook and Hotmail aren't supported. It connects over IMAP with an app password, a separate password your email provider issues for one connection, stored encrypted and revocable. It only reads your inbox and Sent folder: it never sends, deletes or changes mail.
Matching is rules in English and Spanish, with no AI. Clear emails move the application. Anything unsure lands in Updates for you to decide. Move a card yourself and later mail never overwrites it. Whichever you try, watch what it proposes during your first week to judge how well it matches.
What to do with your search this week
If you apply broadly and rework your resume for each posting, start on Teal's free plan and clip as you go. If you want each role once with closed ones gone, or want your inbox to update the stages for you, Job Search fits better. You could use both: Teal for resumes and clipping, Job Search for finding employer-board roles and tracking replies. They don't conflict.
Whichever you pick, decide your billing before you need it. If a weekly charge would sting, choose the free plan or a longer Teal+ cadence. Once interviews start coming, tracking several interview loops is the next problem to solve.
Job Search in open beta
If you want every role once, closed ones gone and your replies updating the tracker, Job Search by HighCircl is free during the open beta, which is open to 300 people in the US. Employers never see your search or your applications.
FAQ
Is Teal free?
Yes, to start. Teal's free plan includes unlimited job tracking and unlimited resumes. Teal+ is paid and bills every 7, 30 or 90 days.
How does Teal's pricing compare with HighCircl Job Search?
Teal+ is $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days or $79 every 90 days. Job Search has no price yet: it's free during the open beta, and we'll announce pricing before the beta ends.
Does Teal read my email?
Only if you turn it on. Teal's optional Gmail connection suggests updates and never changes an application itself, and it classifies messages with AI.
Does HighCircl Job Search read my email?
Yes, if you connect a mailbox. It opens INBOX and Sent read-only, uses rules rather than AI, and parks unsure matches for you. Outlook and Hotmail aren't supported.
Can I use both?
Yes. Use Teal for resumes and clipping and Job Search for employer-board roles and inbox-driven tracking. The Job Search beta is US only.