ATS resume checkers compared
There is no best resume checker in the abstract. There are tools that excel at one precise question, and the right choice depends on yours: clearing the automated filter, improving how the resume is written, or applying on a French-speaking market.
This comparison describes what each one does, including where a competitor beats us.
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Compiled in September 2026. Pricing and features change often: always check the official pricing page before paying. The links below point to each vendor's own site.
Four questions to settle before choosing
The choice comes down to four criteria, in this order.
- What do you actually need? Comparing your resume to an advert, or improving your resume in the abstract. Those are different tools.
- What language are you applying in? Most reference checkers are built for the English-speaking market and for North American resume conventions.
- How many scans a month? Nearly every free tier caps the monthly scan count.
- Does it require an account? A trivial question until you want to test something in three minutes.
Jobscan
Jobscan is the long-standing reference for resume-to-advert comparison. You paste your resume and the advert, and it returns a match rate plus a list of missing keywords.
What it does well. Comparison against an advert, with a track record and a name recognition no other tool matches in that niche. It also covers LinkedIn profile optimisation and offers application tracking.
Where it falls short. The free tier is capped at a handful of scans a month, and the full subscription is the most expensive in this selection. The tool is built for the English-speaking market: French resume conventions and European job titles are not its ground.
Who it fits. An application in English, on a North American market, with a monthly budget you accept.
Teal
Teal is a broader job-search platform than a checker: resume builder, application tracker, job search engine, and a free ATS checker.
What it does well. Creating and downloading resumes is free and unlimited, which is rare. The free ATS checker runs several dozen checks across structure, clarity and measurable results, returning a score out of 100.
Where it falls short. The features that make the tool genuinely useful — AI bullet generation, keyword matching, cover letters — sit behind the subscription. Like Jobscan, it is designed for English-language resumes.
Who it fits. Someone who wants a full command centre for their job search, in English, and accepts paying for the AI.
Resume Worded
Resume Worded does not compare against an advert. It grades the writing quality of the resume itself, line by line.
What it does well. The writing feedback is the best in this selection. Passive voice, missing numbers, weak phrasing, flat verbs: it pinpoints what undermines a line of experience, across some twenty checks.
Where it falls short. With no advert as input, it can say nothing about your fit for a given role. It is a resume style checker, not a targeting tool. And it works in English.
Who it fits. An already well-structured English resume whose phrasing needs tightening.
Epimoni
Epimoni is built for the French-speaking market and covers the whole chain, from resume to salary negotiation.
What it does well. First-class French, English and Spanish, with no language a translation of another. No sign-up for the first analysis. Corrections appear on the document itself, next to the passage concerned, rather than in a separate list. And the scoring methodology is published in full, weightings included, which no other tool on this list does.
Beyond the resume, the suite covers job offer analysis, cover letters, interview simulation and a salary negotiation simulator.
Where it falls short. Our analysis base is younger than Jobscan's, and our name recognition among English-speaking recruiters is smaller. On purely editorial feedback in English, Resume Worded remains sharper. And free usage is limited by an hourly quota.
Who it fits. An application in France or French-speaking Europe, or a search that goes beyond the resume.
Comparison table
| Jobscan | Teal | Resume Worded | Epimoni | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resume / advert comparison | Yes | Paid | No | Yes |
| Line-by-line writing feedback | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Native French | No | No | No | Yes |
| Analysis without sign-up | No | No | No | Yes |
| Published scoring methodology | No | No | No | Yes |
| Interview simulation | No | No | No | Yes |
| Salary negotiation | No | No | No | Yes |
| Application tracking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| LinkedIn optimisation | Yes | Partial | Yes | No |
The last two rows are there because they matter: if application tracking or LinkedIn is your main need, Jobscan or Teal will serve you better than we will.
What none of these tools can do
No checker, ours included, knows the filtering algorithm of the company you are applying to. Workday, SuccessFactors, Taleo and Greenhouse do not publish their rules and do not apply them alike.
A match score measures keyword coverage and machine legibility. Those are necessary conditions for clearing the filter, not sufficient conditions for being shortlisted. Any tool promising an "ATS pass rate" is selling a certainty nobody holds.
Choosing in one minute
- Applying in French: Epimoni is the only one on this list built for that market.
- Applying in English and targeting an advert: Jobscan.
- Wanting to improve the writing of an English resume: Resume Worded.
- Wanting one command centre for the whole search: Teal.
- Wanting to test without an account: Epimoni.
FAQ
What is the best ATS resume checker?
There is no single one. Jobscan is the most established for comparing a resume to an English-language advert, Resume Worded gives the best writing feedback, Teal covers the widest ground, and Epimoni is the only one built natively for the French-speaking market.
Is there a free ATS resume checker?
Yes, several, but all cap free usage. Jobscan limits monthly scans, Teal reserves its AI features for the subscription, and Epimoni applies an hourly quota while allowing a first analysis with no sign-up.
Do these tools work for a French resume?
Only partly. Jobscan, Teal and Resume Worded are designed for English-language resumes and North American conventions. They will read a French resume, but their phrasing and structure advice targets a different market.
Does a high score guarantee clearing the ATS?
No. No tool knows the filtering rules of the company you are targeting, which are not public and vary between systems. A high score indicates a legible, well-covered resume, which is necessary without being sufficient.
Do you have to pay to check a resume?
Not to start. One free analysis is enough to surface the missing keywords and structural problems, which account for most of the recoverable points. A subscription earns its keep once you are applying at a sustained pace.
Put it into practice
Apply the advice from this article with the free Epimoni tool: Check my resume (free ATS score)