Rezi vs Teal vs Jobscan: We Ran the Same Resume Through All 3

Three of the biggest ATS scoring tools on the market. Same resume, same job description, same inputs. I wanted to see what each one actually said about the same document.

The resume: a clean single-column PDF for a mid-level product manager with 6 years of payments experience. Real resume, lightly anonymized. The JD: Stripe Product Manager, Risk role pulled from their public careers site. The tools: Rezi Pro ($29/mo), Teal+ ($29/mo), and Jobscan Premium ($49.95/mo). For more on this, see AI resume builder vs writing your own.

Here are the exact scores each one returned, the feedback quality delta, and what each tool actually gets right.

The Scores

Three tools. Three different scores. Three different definitions of what 'ATS match' means. Below is what actually happened in each one.

Jobscan: 72/100, Checklist Theater

Jobscan is the OG. They positioned themselves on 'we reverse-engineered every major ATS' for a decade and that authority still carries. Premium is $49.95/mo, the most expensive of the three.

What it returned: 72 percent match. A long keyword list with green checkmarks for matches and red Xs for misses. 'Risk management' present. 'Merchant onboarding' missing. 'Fraud velocity' missing. 'Payment reliability' partial.

The format section flagged my two-column skills list (it was actually single-column but Jobscan saw the inline bullets and got confused) and my use of dashes in the date ranges. Both false positives.

What the feedback actually told me: that I was missing 8 keywords. It did not tell me where to put them. It did not tell me which of my existing bullets were weak. It did not suggest a rewrite. You get a list, you go do the work.

This is the Jobscan pattern I have been writing about for months: checklist theater. The scoreboard tells you what is wrong. It does not tell you how to fix it. You could take the keyword list, keyword-stuff your resume, resubmit, and watch the score jump to 90 without the writing improving at all.

Verdict: Jobscan is accurate at what it measures (keyword match) and expensive for what you get. The format-issue detector is unreliable. The feedback is a list, not coaching. For more on this, see the AI cover letter workflow.

Teal+: 81/100, Section-Level Coaching

Teal is the established consumer player. 2M+ users, $29/mo for Teal+, and the AI resume review is one of the most-used features. The score on the same resume came back at 81 percent.

What it returned: 81 percent match score, broken down by section (summary 76, experience 84, skills 79, education 90). Teal also ran a separate Resume Achievements scan: 'How many of your bullets contain a metric? 6 of 14.' That was a useful signal.

The feedback quality is where Teal pulls ahead. Instead of just 'missing keyword: merchant onboarding,' Teal said something like 'Your experience section covers merchant operations. Consider reframing your Bullet 3 at Company X to explicitly use the phrase 'merchant onboarding' which appears 3 times in the JD.'

That is the difference between a scoreboard and coaching. Teal tells you which bullet to edit, and why, and what phrase to use. It does not write the new bullet for you but it points directly at the weak spot.

What Teal missed: the format checker did not flag my skills layout at all. Teal trusts you on formatting. That is either a feature or a bug depending on how confident you are in your resume layout.

Verdict: Teal at $29/mo beats Jobscan at $49.95/mo on feedback quality. The score is higher on the same resume because Teal weights coverage differently. The coaching is the reason to pay.

Rezi: 78/100, Bullet-Level Rewrites

Rezi is the builder-first tool that added scoring as a natural extension. Rezi Pro is $29/mo and the tool is laser focused on writing bullets that score well against ATS systems.

What it returned: 78 percent match. Where Rezi stands out is the actual rewrite suggestion. For the weakest bullet in my experience section, Rezi offered a literal rewritten version: same facts, tighter verb, specific JD keyword inserted, metric preserved. I could accept or reject the rewrite with one click. For more on this, see AI-written resume detection.

This is what Teal gestures at and Rezi delivers. Teal points at the weak bullet and tells you what to fix. Rezi shows you the fixed version.

What Rezi missed: the tone of its rewrites was stiff and corporate. Accepting the suggestions as-is makes your resume read like an MBA wrote it. You have to polish the voice after. Worth it for the ATS score delta, but not zero-effort.

The format checker was the best of the three. It correctly identified my PDF as single-column, flagged my use of small caps in one section header (minor issue), and confirmed the total word count was in ATS-safe range.

Verdict: Rezi is the best of the three for actually doing the rewrite work. The tone needs a human polish pass. At $29/mo, the value is real.

What Each Tool Actually Gets Right

• Jobscan: keyword match accuracy, LinkedIn profile optimizer (a feature Teal and Rezi do not have), brand authority on the category.
• Teal: section-level coaching, achievements scanner (metrics coverage), kanban tracker integration, deep template library.
• Rezi: bullet-level rewrite suggestions with accept/reject UI, best format checker of the three, strong resume builder.

All three measure roughly the same thing (keyword coverage against a JD) and all three agree on the same ballpark score. The delta between 72 and 81 on the same resume is not a quality judgment, it is a weighting choice. Jobscan penalizes more heavily for missing exact phrases. Teal gives partial credit for related phrases. Rezi splits the middle.

The score is a scoreboard. The feedback is the actual product. Only one of these three tools gave me a rewrite I could use.

The Feedback Quality Hierarchy

Ranked by how actionable the feedback actually is:

1. Rezi: shows a rewrite you can accept. Least effort to act on.
2. Teal: tells you which bullet to edit and what phrase to use. You still write the new bullet yourself.
3. Jobscan: lists missing keywords. You figure out where to put them and how to phrase them.

Jobscan at $49.95/mo is the most expensive and produces the least actionable feedback of the three. Teal at $29/mo produces coaching. Rezi at $29/mo produces rewrites. On a per-dollar basis, Jobscan is the worst value and the brand authority is the only reason it still commands premium pricing.

Where All 3 Fall Short

Three problems none of the three solve, and which show up the moment you try to move past scoring into actually applying.

1. No auto-apply. All three are scoring-plus-builder tools. You still click submit on every application yourself. For 30+ applications a week, scoring is the easy part and submitting is the time sink.
2. No screening question answers. Every modern ATS asks 5-15 screening questions per application. None of these tools help you answer them. You hand-type each one or let the form time out.
3. No score-gated submit. You can score a resume, see it is 48 percent match, and still submit it anyway. Nothing in these tools prevents a weak submission. The scoring is advisory, not operational.

How AI Applyd Compares

Disclosure: I built AI Applyd after running this exact kind of test. The scoring layer on AI Applyd produces bullet-level feedback in the same format as Rezi. The differentiator is what happens after the score. For more on this, see what to do about resume gaps.

• Score-gated submit: you set a minimum match threshold. Below the threshold, AI Applyd refuses to submit. This alone kills most of the wasted applications.
• Screening answers generated from profile: 'Why do you want to work at Stripe' answered using your real experience, not a template.
• Actual submission: AI Applyd runs the cloud browser session and submits the full application, not just the fill step.
• Price: Pro is $39/mo, which is higher than Teal or Rezi but lower than Jobscan Premium. Free tier includes 35 AI ops per month including ATS scores.

AI Applyd is not better at the pure scoring task than Rezi. It is better at the full apply-to-submitted loop, which is what the scoring was always supposed to enable.

Who Should Actually Pick What

• Pick Jobscan if: you specifically need LinkedIn profile optimization or you trust the brand authority for career coaching work. Otherwise there are cheaper, more helpful options.
• Pick Teal if: you want section-level coaching plus a kanban tracker bundled in. Best overall value at $29/mo.
• Pick Rezi if: you want bullet-level rewrite suggestions and the most accurate format checker. Best pure scoring-and-rewriting tool at $29/mo.
• Pick AI Applyd if: scoring is a step in the flow, not the endpoint. You want the resume scored, the application submitted, the screening questions answered, and the receipt logged.

The Bottom Line

Three tools, one resume, three scores between 72 and 81. The scores are roughly equivalent because they all measure the same thing. The feedback quality is not equivalent. Jobscan lists. Teal coaches. Rezi rewrites.

At $49.95/mo, Jobscan is paying brand-authority pricing for the least actionable output. At $29/mo each, Teal and Rezi both deliver more. Teal wins on coaching and integration. Rezi wins on direct rewrites and format detection. The dollar-for-dollar value is with the $29 tools.

And if you want scoring that actually gates the submit button, not just a scoreboard you can ignore, that is a different product category altogether.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rezi vs Teal vs Jobscan: which has the most accurate score?

All three measure keyword coverage against the job description and land within roughly 10 points of each other on the same resume. In a 2026 test with the same PM resume and Stripe JD, Jobscan returned 72/100, Rezi returned 78/100, and Teal returned 81/100. The score delta reflects weighting choices, not accuracy differences.

Which tool gives the most actionable feedback?

Rezi gives the most actionable feedback. Rezi Pro generates bullet-level rewrites you can accept or reject directly. Teal provides section-level coaching that points at which bullets to edit. Jobscan lists missing keywords but does not tell you where to use them or how to phrase them.

Is Jobscan worth $49.95/mo in 2026?

Only if you specifically need the LinkedIn profile optimizer, which Teal and Rezi do not have. For pure ATS resume scoring, Teal and Rezi both deliver more actionable feedback at $29/mo. Jobscan's premium pricing reflects brand authority more than product value in 2026.

Do ATS scoring tools prevent you from submitting low-match resumes?

No. Jobscan, Teal, and Rezi all show you the score but do not gate the submit action. You can see a 48 percent match and click submit anyway. Score-gated submission (where the tool refuses to submit below a threshold) is only found in auto-apply tools like AI Applyd, not in standalone scoring tools.

Can I use Teal and Jobscan together?

You can but the overlap is significant. Both measure keyword match. Jobscan adds LinkedIn optimization. Teal adds a kanban tracker and achievements scanner. For most job seekers, picking one is enough. The combined bill ($78.95/mo) is hard to justify when Rezi plus auto-apply tools can do more for less.

What is the cheapest way to score resumes against job descriptions?

AI Applyd's free tier includes ATS scoring at no cost, up to 35 AI operations per month with no credit card. Below that, Teal+ and Rezi Pro both run at $29/mo. Jobscan Premium at $49.95/mo is the most expensive option. Quarterly billing on Jobscan drops the effective rate to about $29.99/mo.