Jobscan and OnlyApply both compare your resume with a job description. Jobscan is built around that scan: a match rate report, missing keywords and recommendations tuned to the applicant tracking system behind the posting, plus a LinkedIn optimizer and an Auto Apply feature that waits for your approval. OnlyApply starts from the same comparison and goes on to draft the tailored resume and cover letter for you, without submitting anything.
your main question is how a resume will read to a specific applicant tracking system, if you want your LinkedIn profile scored and rewritten, or if you want help filling in application forms with an approval step before anything is sent.
you want the tailored resume and cover letter written for each job from your own profile, one monthly plan with no per-application credits, and a gap list instead of a keyword target.
| OnlyApply | Jobscan | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plans | Pro $19/month or $156/year. Career $39/month or $324/year. | Monthly: $49.95 a month. Quarterly: $89.95 every 3 months ($29.98 a month). |
| Free plan | Free with no time limit: 3 jobs, 5 tailored resumes and 5 cover letters a month. No card required. | Free forever: 5 resume scans a month, plus the job tracker, resume builder and Chrome extension. |
| Trial or refund terms | 7-day free trial of Pro (card required, first charge after the trial). | 7-day free trial on the quarterly plan. No trial on the monthly plan. |
| Submits applications for you | No. OnlyApply never submits an application or emails anyone for you. | With your approval. Auto Apply drafts each application and nothing is submitted until you approve it. Credit-based. |
| Tailoring to a job description | A full resume tailored to each job, plus a match score with strengths and gaps. | Match rate report against the job, with recommendations tuned to the employer's ATS. |
| AI cover letters | Yes, per job: 5 a month on Free, 30 on Pro, 100 on Career. | AI Cover Letter Generator, listed on the paid plans. |
| Job tracker | Kanban tracker for every job you add, with stage history. | Free job tracker with a board view. |
| Resume export formats | PDF, DOCX and plain text, on every plan. | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| Browser extension | None. Add a job by pasting its link or description. | Chrome extension saves jobs from Indeed, LinkedIn and Glassdoor and shows a match rate. |
Jobscan says it detects the applicant tracking system behind each job posting and tunes its recommendations to that system's parsing rules and ranking weights. OnlyApply's checker scores your resume against the job description, but it does not identify which ATS an employer uses.
Jobscan's LinkedIn Optimizer scores your profile against at least three job descriptions, suggests keywords recruiters search for and drafts a headline. OnlyApply does not review LinkedIn profiles at all.
Jobscan's free job tracker comes with a Chrome extension that saves postings from Indeed, LinkedIn and Glassdoor and can show a match rate right on the listing. OnlyApply has no extension, and its Free plan covers 3 new jobs a month.
Jobscan's Auto Apply fills in application forms from your resume and drafts answers to the questions, for jobs sourced from Greenhouse, Lever, Workable and 20+ other ATS platforms. You review and approve each one before it goes. OnlyApply stops at the documents: you fill in and submit the form yourself.
Jobscan's strength is the scan and what to change. OnlyApply does the scan and then drafts a complete resume and cover letter tailored to the posting from your master profile, which you edit and export. Jobscan's paid plans list AI optimizations and a cover letter generator too; the difference is that OnlyApply is built around producing the finished documents for each job.
Jobscan recommends aiming for a 75% match rate and notes that scoring higher may mean overstuffing your resume with keywords. We agree, and take it one step further: a keyword for a skill you do not have is reported as a gap and never added. Every OnlyApply resume, cover letter and message is limited to what is in your own profile and CV. If a posting asks for a skill you do not have, it shows up as a gap in the match analysis instead of being written into your resume. Truth Mode cannot be turned off.
Jobscan's Auto Apply asks for your approval before each submission. OnlyApply has no submit step at all. If you would rather no software touches the application form, that is the whole design.
Pro covers 30 tailored resumes, 30 cover letters, 30 recruiter messages, 30 follow-up emails, interview prep and 10 Resume Audits a month under one subscription. There are no per-application credits to top up.
Jobscan has a free plan with 5 resume scans a month plus its job tracker, resume builder and Chrome extension. Paid plans are $49.95 billed monthly or $89.95 every 3 months ($29.98 a month), and the quarterly plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
Jobscan's Auto Apply prepares applications, and its page says nothing submits without your approval. Premium includes 2 credits a month; extra credits cost $8.50 for 5, $15.00 for 10 or $35.00 for 25. OnlyApply has no auto-apply feature.
Yes. The OnlyApply ATS Resume Checker is free and works without an account. It scores your resume against a job description and lists the missing keywords, and it only credits skills your resume actually shows.
Jobscan recommends 75%. Our view is similar: past a certain point a higher score only means more keywords, not a better candidate. Mirror the posting's wording for skills you really have, and treat the rest as gaps to address in a cover letter or interview.
Paste your resume and a job description into the free ATS Resume Checker to see your match score and missing keywords, no account needed. Sign up when you want the tailored resume and cover letter.