Teal is a popular job search platform known for its AI resume builder and Chrome extension. But when it comes to managing your entire job search, including contacts, follow-ups, finances, and mental health, Orbit goes further.
Full contact CRM with AI capture from LinkedIn profiles
Smart follow-up reminders that track every relationship
Career wellness coach with mood tracking and streaks
Financial runway planner to manage savings during your search
AI job search assistant (Scout) for research and prep
Goals system with daily targets, streaks, and badges
Shareable milestone cards for LinkedIn and X
Application timing intelligence so you know when to apply
AI persona customization for different communication styles
What Teal does well
Established brand with large user base
Free tier with basic features
LinkedIn job matching integration
Feature by feature
Feature comparison between Orbit and Teal
Feature
Orbit
Teal
Job pipeline tracker
Drag-and-drop Kanban board
Offer tracking & comparison
Activity timeline & history
Browser extension
Chrome & Safari
Chrome
Stale job & deadline alerts
AI resume tailoring
ATS keyword scoring
AI job search assistant
AI job description parsing
AI contact capture
Semantic search (AI)
AI persona customization
Contact CRM
Smart follow-up reminders
Email template library
Interview prep tools
Offer negotiation tools
Calendar integration
iCalendar feed subscription
Push notifications
Career wellness coach
Mood tracking & journaling
Financial runway planner
Goals, streaks & badges
Shareable milestone cards
Morning Brief (daily mood-adaptive greeting)
Quiet Mode (auto-adapts on rough days)
Week in Review (Sunday summary)
Career Mode (post-hire retention)
AI coaching emails
Shareable coaching insights
Weekly career tips
Application timing intelligence
Cross-device sync
Dark & light themes
Multi-language (8 languages)
Full data export & backup
Passkey (WebAuthn) login
Free trial
14 days
Limited
Based on publicly available feature lists. Last updated March 2026.
The verdict
Teal is a solid resume builder, but Orbit is a complete job search command center. If you want to track contacts, manage follow-ups, monitor your finances, and stay mentally healthy throughout your search, Orbit is the better choice.
Common questions
Orbit includes everything Teal offers for job tracking plus contact CRM, smart follow-up reminders, a financial runway planner, career wellness coaching, and an AI assistant. Teal focuses primarily on resume building and job matching.
Yes. Orbit includes AI resume tailoring that customizes your resume for each job description. Unlike Teal, Orbit also provides ATS scoring and keyword optimization built into the same workflow.
Teal offers a limited free tier and charges $29/mo for full access. Orbit's free tier includes more features than Teal's, and Pro starts at just $19.99/mo with yearly savings available.
Yes. You can export your data from Teal and manually add your jobs to Orbit. Orbit's AI contact capture makes it fast to rebuild your network from LinkedIn profiles.
Yes. Orbit has extensions for both Chrome and Safari, so you can save jobs with one click on any browser. Plus Orbit gives you a full CRM, wellness coach, and financial planner that Teal doesn't offer.