A free ATS score,
then a site built from the same resume.
Jobscan is the category leader for ATS scanning, and at about $49.95 a month it is a mature, dedicated optimizer with a deep keyword match report. If your only need is to tune one resume to one posting again and again, it earns its price. The free wrxstack ATS score checker is a lighter, honest alternative: it runs in your browser at no cost, scores a resume against a job description, and sits next to a product that also turns that resume into a website, a designer resume, and a cover letter. Both cases are laid out fairly below.
What Jobscan is great at.
Quick facts so you can judge for yourself. Jobscan is a focused tool, and on pure ATS optimization it is strong. Here is where it leads.
A dedicated ATS optimizer on a subscription. You pay for depth, and the depth is real.
Scores a resume against a specific posting with a detailed keyword breakdown.
Built to tune one resume to one job description, a workflow it does thoroughly.
The whole product is optimization and scanning. That focus is its strength.
Jobscan and wrxstack, judged fairly.
These are not the same product. Jobscan wins on depth of keyword analytics. wrxstack wins on being free to check and on building the site and resume, not only scoring them.
| Jobscan | wrxstack | |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | Deep keyword optimization against one posting | A free score, then a website and resume from the same file |
| ATS score | Detailed match report, its core strength | Free, runs in your browser, no account needed |
| Price to check | About $49.95 a month subscription | Free score; Portfolio is a separate product for the build |
| Keyword-gap depth | Deep per-posting analytics, the winner for power users | A clear score and readout, lighter than a dedicated optimizer |
| Builds a website | No, it optimizes resumes | Yes, a multi-page site drafted from your resume |
| Designer resume | No | Yes, a matched designer resume with 48 layouts |
| Cover letter | Separate checker inside the suite | A matched cover letter drafted from the same resume |
| Designs and domain | Not a site builder | 60 designs, custom domain, TLS handled for you |
For the deepest keyword-gap analytics on a single posting, the dedicated paid optimizer may still be the better tool. For a free score that leads into a finished site and resume, that is what wrxstack is for.
When Jobscan is the right call.
wrxstack does not try to be the deepest ATS analytics engine, and it never will. If per-posting keyword depth is the whole job, Jobscan is the better choice, and we will say so.
Choose wrxstack if you
- +Want to check a resume against a job description for free, in the browser, with no subscription.
- +Want the same resume turned into a website you own, not just a score to act on later.
- +Want a matched designer resume and cover letter built alongside the site.
- +Value a custom domain, 60 designs, and pages an answer engine can read and cite.
Stay with Jobscan if you
- −Want the deepest per-posting keyword-gap analytics available. This is its home ground.
- −Tailor many resumes to many postings and want a mature, dedicated optimizer workflow.
- −Are a power user who lives inside match-rate reports and revisits them daily.
- −Do not need a website or a designer resume, only the sharpest scan you can get.
Jobscan questions, answered.
Straight answers about the free score, the paid depth, and how an applicant tracking system really behaves.
Is there a free Jobscan alternative?
Yes. The wrxstack ATS score checker is free and runs in your browser. It scores a resume against a job description without an account or a subscription. It is lighter than Jobscan's paid analytics, and it is honest about that. If you want the deepest keyword-gap report on one posting, Jobscan is still the more thorough tool.
Does the free checker match a job description?
Yes. Paste the resume and the posting and it scores the overlap, then shows what an applicant tracking system can read in the file. Jobscan goes deeper on per-posting keyword analytics, which is exactly what its subscription pays for.
Do most resumes get auto-rejected by an ATS?
The popular claim that most resumes are auto-rejected outright is not accurate. An applicant tracking system parses your resume and ranks it, and a resume that parses badly stops surfacing in searches, so a recruiter never sees it. That is the real reason a clean, well-scored resume matters, and it is why we let you check yours for free before you do anything else.
Is wrxstack only an ATS scanner?
No, and that is the difference. The score is one free step. Portfolio then turns the same resume into a multi-page website, a matched designer resume, and a cover letter. See resume to portfolio for how one file becomes a full site.
Should I pay for Jobscan instead?
If your work is tuning many resumes to many postings and you want the deepest match analytics, Jobscan is built for that and worth its price. If you want a free score that leads straight into a finished website and resume, start with wrxstack and keep the subscription for later, or skip it.
Keep reading.
The free tool, how the resume becomes a site, and the product in full.
Score it free,
then build the site.
Check your resume against a posting in your browser at no cost. When the score looks right, paste the same resume into Portfolio and get a website, a designer resume, and a matched cover letter in about a minute, with TLS handled for you.