AI Applyd vs Huntr in 2026: Should You Track or Apply?
Huntr charges $40/mo to track applications you submit yourself. AI Applyd charges $39/mo to submit applications for you. One dollar different, completely different product. Here is the honest head-to-head for 2026.
Huntr is a job search CRM. You apply somewhere, you drag a card across a kanban board, you update the stage when something happens. It is a tracker with a resume tailor attached. It costs $40/mo on monthly billing.
AI Applyd is an auto-apply agent. You build a profile once, set a match-score threshold, and it submits applications on Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS, Taleo, and LinkedIn end-to-end while you sleep. The tracker is a receipts view that logs what got shipped. It costs $39/mo Pro. For more on this, see why mass-applying to jobs fails.
One dollar apart. Completely different product. If you are picking between them you need to know what you are actually paying for. Here is the honest comparison.
The Quick Verdict
If you want the punchline before the data: Huntr wins if your job search problem is organization. AI Applyd wins if your job search problem is throughput. Huntr does not auto-apply. AI Applyd does. At essentially the same price, you are choosing between a polished tracker and a submission agent. Pick based on which half of the job search actually stalls you.
Side-by-Side Feature Matrix
AI Applyd vs Huntr Features
What Huntr Actually Does
Huntr is a job search command center built around a kanban board. Wishlist, Applied, Interviewing, Offer, Rejected. You drag cards as your status changes. The product layer on top includes a Chrome extension that saves jobs from 50+ boards, a resume builder with multiple templates, AI resume reviews, AI cover letters, and a contact tracker for recruiters and hiring managers.
The UX is genuinely polished. The Chrome extension has a 4.9 rating and 1.1k reviews. The kanban feels good to use. The contact tracker for recruiters is well thought out. The map view shows commute distance to each job. None of this is accidental. Huntr ships craft. For more on this, see the safe auto-apply playbook.
What Huntr does not do: submit applications. The autofill extension fills the form. You still click 'Apply' on every job. At 30 applications a week, that is 30 clicks plus 30 screening question answer sessions. Huntr helps you keep score. It does not play the game for you.
What AI Applyd Actually Does
AI Applyd is an auto-apply agent. You build your application profile once, set a match-score threshold (say 70%), and it runs a cloud browser that submits applications end-to-end. Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, SuccessFactors, Greenhouse, Lever, LinkedIn. The screening questions get answered from your stored profile data, not templates.
Every application it ships shows up in a receipts view. Job, company, match score, screening answers, submission timestamp, link to the posting. You can audit what got submitted and read every application as if you wrote it. The ATS scorer gates submission so you do not auto-apply to 40% matches.
What AI Applyd does not do: pretty kanban UI, a shipped Chrome extension, map view with commute distance, contact CRM for recruiters. The tracker is a receipts list. Functional, not visually rich. For more on this, see the LinkedIn-safe LazyApply replacement.
Ship Applications, Not Just Kanban Cards
AI Applyd auto-submits via direct API on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, and join.com, plus an AI browser agent for Workday, LinkedIn Easy Apply, Indeed, iCIMS, and other ATS forms. Every application lands in a receipts view with the match score attached. Free tier. No credit card.
Pricing: Head to Head
AI Applyd vs Huntr Pricing
Huntr biannual at $26.66/mo is technically cheaper than AI Applyd Hired in 30. For a tracker. If you are comparing dollars to dollars, Huntr wins on price. If you are comparing dollars per shipped application, the Huntr number gets ugly fast because every shipped application is still your 30 minutes of manual submission work.
Where Huntr Wins
- Visual pipeline clarity. Kanban boards are genuinely satisfying when you are managing 40+ active conversations. AI Applyd's receipts list is functional but less visually organized.
- Contact CRM depth. Tracking recruiters, hiring managers, and referral contacts in a dedicated CRM is a Huntr strength. AI Applyd does not do contact CRM.
- Chrome extension shipped. 4.9 stars, 1.1k reviews, works on 50+ boards. AI Applyd's extension is on the roadmap.
- Resume template library. Richer gallery. AI Applyd focuses on a smaller set of ATS-safe templates.
- Map view with commute distance. If you care about commute filtering and the visual geography of your search, Huntr has it. AI Applyd does not.
- Brand logos on marketing site. Huntr lists users at Goldman Sachs, Spotify, Google, Microsoft. Strong enterprise-brand trust signal.
Where AI Applyd Wins
- End-to-end auto-apply. The biggest delta. Huntr tracks applications you already submitted. AI Applyd submits them. At 30 applications a week, that is roughly 15 hours saved per week.
- ATS match scoring with reasoning. AI Applyd scores against the actual JD with per-bullet rewrite suggestions. Huntr does keyword matching, which is a thinner version of the same idea.
- Enterprise ATS coverage. Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, SuccessFactors are where senior roles live. These are the hardest ATS to auto-apply on. AI Applyd submits end-to-end. Huntr does not submit anywhere.
- Screening question answers from profile data. 'Why this company?', 'Tell us about a conflict,' 'What motivates you?' AI Applyd answers these from your stored experience data. Huntr does not touch them.
- Interview prep included. Huntr tracks the interview slot. AI Applyd actually generates prep material for it.
- Match-score threshold gating. Set a minimum match score and AI Applyd refuses to waste an application on a 40% fit. Nobody else offers a submission gate tied to a score.
Who Should Pick Huntr
- You apply to fewer than 10 jobs a week. At low volume the auto-apply ROI is not huge. A pretty tracker matters more.
- Your search is network-heavy. If half your applications come from warm intros, the Huntr contact CRM earns its keep.
- You want a visual dashboard. If a kanban board is emotionally important to how you manage a long search, Huntr is more satisfying.
- You enjoy the apply process. Some people like tailoring each application by hand. If you are one of them, Huntr is your tool.
Who Should Pick AI Applyd
- You apply to 20+ jobs a week. The auto-apply math collapses at volume. 30 applications a week saves you roughly 15 hours.
- Your targets use enterprise ATS. Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, SuccessFactors. These are where senior roles post. AI Applyd submits on all four.
- You hate screening questions. The 5-8 minute-per-question tax is real. AI Applyd answers these from profile data.
- You want scoring and submission in one tool. Score before apply. Gate by threshold. Submit end-to-end. Track in receipts. One invoice.
Paying $40 a month to drag cards across a board was fine in 2021. In 2026 there is an agent that fills the board for you at essentially the same price.
Can You Use Both?
Sure. Some people like AI Applyd for submission and Huntr free tier for the visual tracking layer. The free Huntr tier tracks up to 100 jobs with no time limit, so you can pair them without doubling costs.
But the honest answer is: AI Applyd's receipts view is enough to tell you what got shipped and where you stand. If you do not actively crave the kanban board, you probably do not need Huntr on top.
Submit the Applications. Track Them in Receipts.
AI Applyd auto-applies end-to-end, gates by match score, answers screening questions, and logs every submission. Pro at $39/mo. Free tier. 10 ATS scores per month.
The Bottom Line
Huntr at $40 is a polished tracker. AI Applyd at $39 is an agent that submits. The landing pages look similar and the price tags look similar. The products are not. If your search stalls at organizing applications, Huntr is defensible. If it stalls at actually submitting them, Huntr does not solve that and AI Applyd does. For the broader pattern, see kanban trackers versus auto-apply tools in 2026.
The cleanest way to decide: count the applications sitting in your Huntr 'Wishlist' column right now. If the number is under 5, Huntr is the tool. If the number is over 20, you do not need a better way to look at them. You need a way to ship them. For more on this, see every auto-apply tool compared.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is AI Applyd a good Huntr alternative in 2026?
Yes for the submission side of the workflow. AI Applyd Hired in 30 at $39/mo auto-submits applications end-to-end on Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS, Taleo, and LinkedIn with ATS match-score gating. Huntr at $40/mo tracks applications you submit yourself. If your bottleneck is actually shipping applications, AI Applyd is the stronger fit.
Does Huntr auto-apply to jobs?
No. Huntr is a job tracker with autofill assistance through its Chrome extension. The extension fills fields, but you still click the 'Apply' button on every job yourself and answer screening questions manually. AI Applyd submits end-to-end including screening answers.
How much does Huntr cost in 2026?
Huntr Pro is $40/mo billed monthly, $30/mo billed quarterly ($90 every 3 months), or $26.66/mo billed biannually ($160 every 6 months). The free tier tracks up to 100 jobs, 2 tailored resumes, and includes unlimited autofill. AI Applyd Hired in 30 is $39/mo with auto-submission included.
Does AI Applyd have a kanban board like Huntr?
No. AI Applyd uses a receipts list view rather than a visual kanban board. Every submitted application is logged with match score, screening answers, and submission timestamp. If you specifically want draggable cards and visual pipeline UX, Huntr is the better fit for that preference.
Which tool is better for enterprise ATS applications like Workday?
AI Applyd. Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, and SuccessFactors applications are the slowest part of any senior job search because their forms are long and their screening questions are intricate. AI Applyd submits end-to-end on all four. Huntr tracks these applications but does not submit them for you.
Can I use Huntr and AI Applyd together?
Yes. Use AI Applyd for submission and match scoring. Use Huntr's free tier for the visual kanban board and contact CRM if you like that view. The combined cost is $39/mo since Huntr's free tier tracks up to 100 jobs without a time limit.
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Written by
Ava Bagherzadeh
Builder, AI Applyd
Ava built AI Applyd because she got tired of watching talented people get filtered out by broken hiring systems. She writes about what she has learned building a platform that actually respects job seekers.