Teal alternative
Teal is a well-made resume builder and job-application tracker, and its free tier is a real starting point rather than a teaser. Mbason AI covers more of the search in one place: it is a job board you search on, plus CV matching, resume tailoring, AI cover letters, auto-apply with a review step, and a tracker. This page is an honest look at where each one is the better fit.
Both tools overlap on resumes and tracking. They differ most on discovery and applying. Here is a plain side-by-side.
| Feature | Mbason AI | Teal |
|---|---|---|
| A job board you search on | Yes, its own Job Board (3M+ listings) | |
| Match your CV to a job | ||
| Tailor your resume to each job | ||
| AI cover letter generator | ||
| Dedicated resume builder | Flagship feature | |
| ATS / resume analysis score | Match gaps instead | |
| Auto-apply with review | Not the focus | |
| Chrome extension that fills applications | ||
| Live help during a real interview | Not the focus | |
| LinkedIn tools + networking CRM | Not the focus | |
| Application tracker | ||
| Free tier |
“Not the focus” means a capability is not what that tool is built around, not that it cannot exist. Teal now runs its own Job Board (3M+ listings) and a Super Search discovery feature, alongside a Chrome extension for saving jobs you find on other boards.
If you want fewer tools doing more of the search, this is the difference. Mbason AI is a job board you actually search on, so discovery, matching, tailoring, applying, and tracking live in one place. You open a job, tap Match My CV to see your fit and gaps, tailor your CV to that role, and the auto-apply agent can prepare applications for the roles that fit and hold them in a review queue for your approval. It also includes Live Copilot, a desktop overlay that can help during a real interview. Teal, by contrast, is focused on building resumes and organizing a search you run elsewhere, and based on reviews it does not submit applications for you.
Teal is genuinely good at its specialty, and it is fair to say so. Its AI Resume Builder is its flagship, it lets you keep unlimited resume versions to compare side by side, and its Analysis Mode gives an ATS-style resume score with structure and keyword feedback. It also has LinkedIn tools and a networking CRM for tracking contacts and companies, which Mbason AI does not center on. If your job search is mostly resume writing, ATS polishing, and staying organized, and you are happy finding jobs yourself, Teal is a strong choice and may serve you better than Mbason AI.
Both are free to start, but the free plans lean in different directions. Teal’s Free Forever plan is substantial for resumes and tracking: per its own pricing page it includes unlimited resumes, unlimited job tracking, templates, and the Chrome extension, with the AI writing features metered by credits. Mbason AI’s free plan leans toward finding and sizing up the job: the job board is free to search with no fees, and Free lets you apply to 3 jobs, run one CV-to-jobs discovery and get one detailed Match My CV result with three important gaps, plus an application tracker for your first 5 applications and job alerts. Your first tailored CV preview, cover letter and Resume Roast are free. Live Copilot is free too (3 sessions a month, 5 minutes each), with longer sessions on Gold. Gold adds downloadable tailored CVs, cover letters for every application, Auto-Apply and extension autofill.
Both are subscriptions, and both let you cancel anytime. As of September 2026, Teal’s own pricing page listed Teal+ at $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days, and $79 every 90 days, with no annual plan shown; pricing changes often, so check Teal’s current pricing before deciding. Mbason AI Gold is $7.99/week, $14.99/month or $149.90/year in the US, and every Gold plan renews until you cancel. Gold includes 1,250 AI credits every 7 days, enough for up to 62 tailored CVs a week. Top up with extra credits any time. There is no credit card required to browse the Mbason AI job board.
It depends on what you want it to do. Teal is a polished resume builder and job-application tracker with a genuinely useful free tier. Mbason AI is broader: it is a job board you search on, plus CV matching, resume tailoring, AI cover letters, auto-apply with a review step, and a tracker, all in one place. If you want more of the search in a single tool, Mbason AI is worth a look. If you mainly want a resume workspace and organizer, Teal may fit you better.
Not as its focus. Based on public reviews as of September 2026, Teal does not submit applications for you; every application is a manual click, and Teal describes itself as a place to build resumes and organize your search rather than an automation tool. Mbason AI's agent scores each job against your CV, prepares only the roles that fit, and queues them for your approval, and on Gold you can opt in to have approved applications submitted while you are away. It never bypasses CAPTCHAs or verification.
Teal has a Free Forever plan that, per its own pricing page, includes unlimited resumes, unlimited job tracking, resume templates, and the Chrome extension, with the AI writing features metered by credits on free. Mbason AI is also free to start: the job board is free to search with no fees, and Free lets you apply to 3 jobs, run one CV-to-jobs discovery and get one detailed Match My CV result with three important gaps. Your first tailored CV preview, cover letter and Resume Roast are free.
As of September 2026, Teal's own pricing page listed Teal+ at $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days, and $79 every 90 days, with no annual plan shown and no credit card required to start the free plan. Pricing changes often, so check Teal's current pricing before you decide. Mbason AI Gold is $7.99/week, $14.99/month or $149.90/year in the US, and it renews until you cancel.
If your job search is mostly resume writing and staying organized, Teal is excellent at that and its free tier goes a long way. If you would rather run discovery, matching, tailoring, applying, and tracking from one place, and want an agent that can prepare applications for your review, Mbason AI is built for that. You can try Mbason AI's free job board and match score before paying for anything.
Comparison based on publicly available information about Teal as of September 2026, including Teal’s own pricing page. Features, plans, and prices change, and figures here should be re-checked against tealhq.com before relying on them. “Not the focus” means a capability was not what the tool is built around on its public site, not that it cannot exist. Teal is a trademark of its respective owner; descriptions are based on its current public pages and third-party reviews.