By Nancy Osazee, Founder. Last updated 9 October 2026.
Fair UK comparison of CareerPilot, Teal, Jobscan, Kickresume, Huntr, LinkedIn, Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs for job seekers. Prices checked on 9 October 2026.
Quick verdict
This page is for UK job seekers comparing CareerPilot with Teal, Jobscan, Kickresume, Huntr, LinkedIn, Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs. A board, a CV editor and a tracker do different jobs. Use the row that matches the task you have this month, then open the official page before you pay.
Every cell comes from that company's own site or pricing page, checked on 9 October 2026. If the page does not say, the cell says not stated. That is not a claim that the feature is absent. Prices in US dollars stay in dollars. They are not turned into pounds, because the card rate and any UK tax were not on those pages.
CareerPilot lists its prices in pounds. Free is £0, with no card. Career Focus is £12.99 a month and includes tailored CVs and cover letters. Career Growth is £24.99 a month and adds the interview simulator. The FAQ says Career Focus and Career Growth include a 14-day refund. The refund policy says a full refund if you ask within 14 days of purchase and have used the service in good faith.
The jobs board says every role comes from an employer's own careers page, with apply links and closing dates checked daily. A role older than 45 days stays up only when the link still works and the employer still lists it. The import uses the Fantastic.jobs career-site feed, which names Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever among its ATS platforms. A fixed total of open jobs is not stated here. The live count changes.
A free Ghost Job Detector needs no account. Match scores use your real CV or Career Profile, with the skills that fit and the skills that are missing, and they are withheld when there is not enough information. The resources hub is free for ADHD and neurodivergent job seekers, with no email required.
Live UK jobs, without an accountCV tailoring on the paid plansInterview practice on Career Growth
How this comparison was checked
This is a comparison of stated features and prices. There is no star rating. Yes means the company's own page says the feature is there. Not stated means the linked page did not say. We did not fill a gap from a third-party review.
Offers move. On 9 October 2026 Kickresume was showing a limited-time 20% discount, with higher monthly figures struck through. LinkedIn says its Premium Career prices are estimates, may exclude VAT, and were last updated on its page on 20 April 2026. Jobscan's pricing address opened a plan chooser whose HTML did not include a price, so the Jobscan dollar figure is the one in Jobscan's own articles.
Comparison table
Scroll sideways to see every column. Dollar prices are not converted to pounds. Not stated means the linked official page did not say.
CareerPilot compared with Teal, Jobscan, Kickresume, Huntr, LinkedIn, Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs
Tool
UK focus
Employer-direct jobs
Ghost or expired-job checks
AI CV tailoring
Cover letters
Application tracker
Interview practice
Free plan
Starting paid price
Best for
CareerPilot
Yes. Prices are in pounds, and the product is described for UK job seekers.
Yes. The jobs page says every role is from an employer's careers page, with apply links and closing dates checked daily. A fixed total is not stated.
Yes. The Ghost Job Detector is free and does not need an account.
Yes on Career Focus and Career Growth. Free has a basic ATS check and five CV scans a month, not full CV generation.
Yes on Career Focus and Career Growth. Not on the free plan.
Yes. Applications can be tracked in the product.
Yes on Career Growth (interview simulator). Not on Free or Career Focus.
Yes. £0, and no card.
£12.99 a month (Career Focus). Career Growth is £24.99 a month.
UK seekers who want employer career-site jobs and pound-priced CV, cover letter and interview tools together.
Teal
Not stated. The prices on the pricing page are in US dollars.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Yes on Teal+. Free includes unlimited resumes, the top five keywords, and a basic analysis.
Yes. An AI cover letter generator is listed. Unlimited AI cover letters are described under Teal+.
Yes. Unlimited job tracking is on the free plan.
Not stated as practice. An interview tracker is listed.
Yes. Free Forever, and no card to start.
$13 every 7 days (USD). Also $29 every 30 days, or $79 every 90 days.
Organising a search and tailoring a resume with keyword matching, on a dollar price.
Jobscan
Not stated. The prices in Jobscan's articles are in US dollars.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Yes. Jobscan's articles describe a resume scanner, AI optimisation, and a resume builder.
Yes. Jobscan's comparison with Teal describes an AI cover letter generator.
Yes. The same article says Jobscan has a job tracker.
Not one confirmed answer. Jobscan's tools article says Interview Practice is in Enterprise, and also says Premium includes interview practice.
Yes. One Jobscan article says five scans a month. Another says a few scans a month, plus a 7-day Premium trial that excludes full LinkedIn optimisation.
$49.95 a month (USD), or $89.95 every 3 months. The plan chooser HTML did not show a price on the day we checked.
Matching a CV to a job description, if you confirm the dollar price in the plan chooser before you pay.
Kickresume
Not stated as a UK product. Prices are in US dollars. Hosting in the EU is stated.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Yes on Premium (AI Writer and an ATS resume checker). A free resume is available with free customisation.
Cover letter templates: yes, 40+ on Premium. An AI cover-letter writer is not stated on the pricing page.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Yes, if you stay on free customisation. Students can get Premium free with ISIC, ITIC or UNiDAYS.
$19.20 for the first month (USD), with $24 struck through, during a stated 20% offer. A 14-day money-back guarantee is stated.
A designed CV and cover letter template, including a free student route via ISIC, ITIC or UNiDAYS.
Huntr
Not stated. The prices on the pricing page are in US dollars.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Yes. Free includes two job-tailored resumes and basic matching. Pro includes unlimited AI tailoring.
Yes on Pro (unlimited AI cover letters). Not stated as included on the free plan.
Yes. Pro is unlimited. The FAQ says that on the free plan you cannot save over 100 jobs.
Not stated.
Yes. There is no free trial of Pro. The free plan includes some complimentary AI credits.
$40 a month (USD). Also $90 every 3 months, or $160 every 6 months.
Tracking applications and tailoring resumes in one product, on a dollar price.
LinkedIn (Premium Career and Easy Apply)
Available in the UK. A pound price is listed. It is not described as a UK-only product.
Not stated as employer-direct only. Easy Apply is available where an employer has enabled it.
Not stated.
Not stated for CVs. Premium includes profile writing assistance and AI insights on job posts.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Not stated for the UK. AI coaching with LinkedIn Learning is listed, with a footnote that some features are English and US only.
Yes. A free account can search jobs and use Easy Apply where it is enabled.
£29.99 a month for Premium Career, or £179.88 a year. LinkedIn says prices are estimates and may exclude VAT.
People who already use LinkedIn and want InMail, applicant insights, and LinkedIn Learning.
Indeed
Yes. This row uses the Indeed.co.uk job-search guide.
Not stated as employer-direct only. The guide describes company-site applications and Easy Apply on some posts.
Not stated.
Not stated. Indeed CV is described as a template you fill in.
Not stated.
Yes. My Jobs tracks status after you apply.
Not stated.
Yes. The guide says create a free account.
£0 for the jobseeker account described. A paid jobseeker price is not stated.
Searching a large UK board and tracking applications you make on Indeed.
Reed
Yes. Reed.co.uk, and registration for job seekers is free.
Not as a rule. Policies say job alerts may include vacancies from third-party providers.
Not stated.
Not stated as a tool for job seekers. Policies mention automated shortlisting on Reed's side.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Yes. Registration and use for job seekers is free.
£0 to register. A paid jobseeker price is not stated.
A free UK board with job alerts, including alerts that may leave Reed for a third-party site.
Totaljobs
Yes. The jobseeker terms are for totaljobs.com and are under English law.
Not stated as employer-direct only. The terms describe jobs published on the Totaljobs site.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Not stated.
Not stated for job seekers.
Not stated.
Yes. You can browse jobs without registering.
£0 to browse. A paid jobseeker price is not stated.
Browsing a large UK board, including without an account.
CareerPilot
UK seekers who want employer career-site jobs and pound-priced CV, cover letter and interview tools together.
Teal
Organising a search and tailoring a resume with keyword matching, on a dollar price.
Jobscan
Matching a CV to a job description, if you confirm the dollar price in the plan chooser before you pay.
Kickresume
A designed CV and cover letter template, including a free student route via ISIC, ITIC or UNiDAYS.
Huntr
Tracking applications and tailoring resumes in one product, on a dollar price.
LinkedIn (Premium Career and Easy Apply)
People who already use LinkedIn and want InMail, applicant insights, and LinkedIn Learning.
Indeed
Searching a large UK board and tracking applications you make on Indeed.
Reed
A free UK board with job alerts, including alerts that may leave Reed for a third-party site.
Totaljobs
Browsing a large UK board, including without an account.
Best for each tool
CareerPilot
CareerPilot puts a UK jobs board next to CV, cover letter and interview tools, priced in pounds. Free includes browsing and a basic ATS check. CV generation and cover letters start on Career Focus. The interview simulator is on Career Growth. Both paid plans include the 14-day refund.
The board is employer career-site listings. Apply links and closing dates are checked daily, and a role older than 45 days stays up only when the employer still lists it. The Ghost Job Detector is a separate free check, not a promise about every vacancy on the internet. Best for someone who wants the board and the writing tools together. For the widest general board, Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs are the other rows.
Teal
Teal offers Free Forever and says you do not need a card to start. Free includes unlimited resumes, unlimited job tracking, the top five keywords from a job description, and a basic analysis. Teal+ is $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days, or $79 every 90 days, in US dollars. A pound price is not stated. Teal+ is where the page describes unlimited AI resume writing and an AI cover letter generator.
An interview tracker is listed. That is a record of interviews. Interview practice is not stated. A UK job board and a ghost-job check are not stated. Teal considers a refund only inside the plan's eligibility timeframe, and the pricing page does not say how many days that is. Best for organising a search and tailoring a resume, if you are paying in dollars.
Jobscan
Jobscan's pricing address opened a plan chooser. On 9 October 2026 that HTML did not include a price. Jobscan's own articles say Premium is $49.95 a month, or $89.95 every three months, in US dollars. They also describe a resume scanner, an AI cover letter generator and a job tracker.
The free allowance is not one number. One article says five scans a month. Another says a few, plus a 7-day Premium trial that excludes full LinkedIn optimisation. Interview practice is not one answer either. The tools article says it is in Enterprise, and later says Premium includes it. A UK board and a ghost-job check are not stated. Confirm the price in the chooser on the day you pay.
Kickresume
On 9 October 2026 Kickresume showed a limited-time 20% discount, in US dollars. First-period prices were $19.20 for the first month, $14.40 a month quarterly, and $6.40 a month yearly. Struck-through list prices were $24, $18 and $8. The offer may end. A pound price is not stated.
Premium lists an AI Writer, an ATS checker, and 40+ resume and cover letter templates, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Free customisation can still be downloaded. Students with ISIC, ITIC or UNiDAYS can get Premium free. A tracker, interview practice and a ghost-job check are not stated. An AI cover-letter writer is not named. Best for a designed CV, including the student route.
Huntr
Huntr lists Free and Pro in US dollars. Free includes a resume builder, two job-tailored resumes, and basic matching and scoring. Pro is $40 a month, $90 every three months, or $160 every six months. The page also shows the longer plans as $30 and $26.66 a month. Pro adds unlimited tailored resumes, unlimited AI cover letters and unlimited job tracking. There is no free trial of Pro. The free plan includes some complimentary AI credits.
The FAQ says that after you cancel you keep your data, and you cannot save over 100 jobs. That is the free tracking limit in the table. A UK board, a ghost-job check, interview practice and a pound price are not stated. Best for tracking and tailoring in one product, after you pick the billing period.
LinkedIn (Premium Career and Easy Apply)
A free LinkedIn account can search jobs and use Easy Apply where the employer has enabled it. Premium Career starts at £29.99 a month or £179.88 a year. LinkedIn says those figures are estimates, may exclude VAT, and were last updated on its page on 20 April 2026. The plan includes top-applicant jobs, five InMail credits a month, and 25,000+ Learning courses.
A free trial is offered. The FAQ does not state how many days. A refund may be available within seven days of the charge if Premium has not been used. A CV tailor, cover letters, a tracker and a ghost-job check are not stated. AI coaching is listed with a footnote that some features are English and US only, so UK interview practice is not stated. Best for people who already use LinkedIn.
Indeed
Indeed's UK guide says you can create a free account, upload a CV, save jobs, track status on My Jobs, and set alerts. Some posts use Easy Apply. Others send you to the company site. Indeed CV is a template you fill in. It is not described as an AI tailor. A paid jobseeker price, a cover letter tool, interview practice and a ghost-job check are not stated in that guide.
Best for searching a wide UK board and keeping track of applications you make there. Rewriting a CV for one vacancy is a different product from the board.
Reed
Reed's policies say registration for job seekers is free, and that the service includes job alerts. Those alerts may include vacancies from third-party providers. Reed is not described as a list made only of employer career sites. A paid jobseeker price is not stated.
An AI CV tailor for the job seeker, cover letters, a tracker, interview practice and a ghost-job check are not stated. Reed does say it may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to help shortlist candidates. That is Reed's own shortlisting, not a CV editor for you. Best for a free UK search with alerts. Check whether the next click stays on Reed.
Totaljobs
Totaljobs' jobseeker terms say you can browse jobs without registering. A My Totaljobs account adds more, including a profile you can use to apply. The terms page says they were last updated on 1 April 2018. The browsing line is still the line we read. A paid jobseeker price is not stated.
An AI CV tailor, cover letters, interview practice and a ghost-job check are not stated. Recruiter tools for tracking applications they receive are not a tracker for the person applying. Best for browsing a large UK board, including before you create an account.
How to choose
Start from the task
For employer career-site roles, open the jobs board and the Ghost Job Detector. For a CV rewritten for one vacancy, check the plan. CareerPilot starts that at Career Focus. Teal describes unlimited AI writing under Teal+. Huntr puts it on Pro. Kickresume's AI Writer is on Premium, with a free path on free customisation.
If you need to practise an interview, CareerPilot includes the simulator on Career Growth. Teal lists an interview tracker, which is a record, and does not state a practice tool. LinkedIn's coaching footnote limits some features to English and the US. Jobscan's article describes interview practice in two places, so confirm it in the product.
Check the currency
CareerPilot and LinkedIn Premium Career publish a pound figure. Teal, Jobscan, Kickresume and Huntr publish dollar prices. This page does not convert them. Read the renewal as well as the first bill. Kickresume's discount was on the first period. Teal's shortest paid period is seven days. Huntr costs less per month if you pay for three or six months up front. LinkedIn says VAT may be extra. Jobscan's plan chooser did not show a price in the HTML we fetched.
A board and a tool can sit together
Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs are places to search, and their pages do not state an AI CV tailor or a ghost-job check. You can use a board and a separate writing tool. CareerPilot is the row that states employer career-site jobs, a free ghost-job check, CV and cover letter tools, a tracker and interview practice, with paid plans in pounds. Interview practice is on Career Growth. Read the pricing page before you upgrade.
Questions people ask
Which AI job search tool is the best one in the UK?
There is no single best tool for every person. CareerPilot is the row with pound prices, employer career-site jobs, a free Ghost Job Detector, and CV, cover letter and interview tools on the paid plans. Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs suit a large free board. Teal, Kickresume and Huntr are CV tools priced in dollars. LinkedIn Premium Career is the add-on if you already use LinkedIn.
Is CareerPilot free?
Yes. Free is £0 and does not need a card. It includes the jobs board and a basic ATS check. Tailored CVs, cover letters and the interview simulator are on the paid plans. Career Focus is £12.99 a month. Career Growth is £24.99 a month.
Do Teal, Jobscan, Kickresume and Huntr charge in pounds?
Not on the pages checked on 9 October 2026. Teal, Kickresume and Huntr list US dollar prices. Jobscan's own articles list US dollar prices. LinkedIn Premium Career does list a pound price, from £29.99 a month, and says that figure may exclude VAT.
Does LinkedIn Easy Apply need Premium?
LinkedIn's compare-plans page says a free account can apply with Easy Apply if the employer has enabled it. Premium Career adds other tools, such as InMail credits and top-applicant insights. Easy Apply itself is not described as Premium-only.
Do Indeed, Reed and Totaljobs check listings for ghost jobs?
Not stated on the pages we checked. Indeed's guide, Reed's policies, and Totaljobs' jobseeker terms do not describe a ghost-job or expired-job checker. CareerPilot has a separate Ghost Job Detector, and it is free to use without an account.
How current are the prices on this page?
They were read on 9 October 2026 from the official pages linked in the sources. Companies change prices, discounts and trials. Kickresume was in a limited-time discount. LinkedIn's own page said its price list was last updated on 20 April 2026. Check the linked page again before you pay.
Try CareerPilot
If the pound price and the employer career-site jobs are what you wanted from this comparison, you can look at the live board, run a ghost-job check, or create a free profile. Paid plans are optional. The 14-day refund on Career Focus and Career Growth is described on the refund page.
Each note is what that official page said on the date above. Open the page again before you pay or rely on a feature.
CareerPilot pricing
Free at £0 with no card. Career Focus £12.99 a month. Career Growth £24.99 a month. CV generation and cover letters are on the paid plans. The interview simulator is on Career Growth. The free plan includes a basic ATS check and a limited number of CV scans.
A full refund if you ask within 14 days of purchase and have used the service in good faith. The page also points to the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013.
Roles come from an employer's own careers page. Apply links and closing dates are checked daily, and a role older than 45 days stays up only when the link still works and the employer still lists it. Signing in shows an AI match score. This page does not quote a fixed total, because the live count was not published as a stable number.
Free Forever, with no card to start. Paid prices are $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days, and $79 every 90 days, in US dollars. Unlimited resumes and unlimited job tracking are on the free plan. Teal+ describes unlimited AI resume writing and cover letters. An interview tracker is listed. A UK job board and a ghost-job check are not stated.
Jobscan describes its own resume scanner, AI cover letter generator, and job tracker. Prices in this article are not the source used for the dollar figure below.
Jobscan Premium is stated as $49.95 a month, or $89.95 every three months. The free version is described as a few resume scans a month. A 7-day Premium trial is stated, excluding full LinkedIn optimisation.
The same $49.95 monthly price appears, with a free tier described as 5 scans a month. Interview Practice is described as included in Enterprise, and a later line says Premium includes interview practice. Those two lines are both quoted in the table.
A limited-time 20% discount was on the page. First-period prices shown were $19.20 for the first month, $14.40 a month on the quarterly plan, and $6.40 a month on the yearly plan, in US dollars. Struck-through list prices were $24, $18 and $8 a month. Paid plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee, an AI Writer, an ATS resume checker, and 40+ resume and cover letter templates. A free download is available if you stay on free customisation. Students can get Premium free with ISIC, ITIC or UNiDAYS. Hosting in the EU is stated.
Free plan: resume builder, two job-tailored resumes, basic matching and scoring. Pro is $40 a month, $90 every three months, or $160 every six months, in US dollars. Pro adds unlimited tailored resumes, unlimited AI cover letters, and unlimited job tracking. The FAQ says that after you cancel you cannot save over 100 jobs. There is no free trial of Pro. A UK job board and interview practice are not stated.
Premium Career starts at £29.99 a month or £179.88 a year, and at US$39.99 a month. LinkedIn says those figures are estimates, may exclude VAT, and were last updated on its page on 20 April 2026. The page lists top-applicant jobs, profile writing help, AI insights on job posts, 5 InMail credits a month, and 25,000+ LinkedIn Learning courses. A footnote says some features are not available globally and are currently in English and in the US only.
A free account can do basic networking and job search, and can use Easy Apply where it is enabled. Premium subscriptions may be refundable within 7 days of the charge if Premium has not been used.
A free Indeed account, CV upload, saved jobs, status tracking on My Jobs, alerts, an Indeed CV template, and Easy Apply on some posts. Applying on the company site is also described. An AI CV tailor, a ghost-job check, and interview practice are not stated.
Registration and use for job seekers is free. The service includes job alerts. Alerts may include vacancies from third-party providers. An AI CV tailor, a ghost-job check, and a paid jobseeker price are not stated.
You can browse jobs without registering. A My Totaljobs account adds further features, including a profile you can use to apply. A paid jobseeker price, an AI CV tailor, and a ghost-job check are not stated.
