Teal tracks the search.
Portfolio builds the website.
Teal pairs a resume builder with a job tracker and a browser extension that matches a resume to a posting. If you are managing a lot of applications at once, that tracking is a real reason to use it. Portfolio answers a different need: paste your resume and it drafts a website you own, a matched designer resume, a live ATS score, and a cover letter. You leave with a resume and a site to share, not a pipeline to manage. Below is a fair look at where Teal is the better tool.
What Teal is good at.
Fair first. Teal is more than a resume builder, and the job tracking is where it earns its place. The facts, price included.
Save postings, track stages, and keep an application pipeline in one board.
The paid plan adds match analysis and heavier resume features.
Clip jobs from listing sites and match your resume to each one.
A resume document alongside a pipeline. That pairing is the draw.
Teal next to Portfolio.
They solve different parts of a job search. Teal manages the hunt. Portfolio builds the resume and the website you send out.
| Teal | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Track applications, build a resume | A website plus a designer resume from your paste |
| Job tracking | A full application tracker, the clear winner here | Not a tracker, it builds the site and resume |
| Price | Teal+ around $9 a week | A separate paid product for a bigger job |
| Match analysis | Resume to posting matching | Live ATS score while you edit |
| Website | No, it manages documents and jobs | Multi-page site: work, about, projects, contact |
| Cover letter | Yes | Yes, matched to the resume |
| Own domain | Not applicable | Custom domain, TLS handled automatically |
| Designs | Resume templates | 60 site designs and 48 resume layouts |
Managing many applications at once? Teal's tracker is the reason to stay. Want a resume and a website you own? That is Portfolio.
When Teal is the right tool.
Portfolio does not track applications and has no browser extension for clipping jobs. If organizing a busy search is the point, Teal is the better tool, and we will say so.
Choose Portfolio if you
- +Want a website and a designer resume, not a board of tracked applications.
- +Would rather paste a resume and get a full site in about a minute.
- +Want a live ATS score and a matched cover letter with the site.
- +Want pages on your own domain that search and answer engines can read.
Stay on Teal if you
- −Are juggling many applications and need a tracker to keep them straight.
- −Want a browser extension that clips postings and matches your resume.
- −Value the pipeline view more than having a website of your own.
- −Have no plan to publish anything on the web.
Teal questions, answered.
Direct answers about tracking, price, and scope.
Does Portfolio track my job applications like Teal?
No. Teal has a real application tracker and a browser extension for clipping jobs, and that is its strength. Portfolio builds the resume and the website you send out. If tracking a busy search matters most, Teal is the more fitting tool.
Can Teal build a personal website?
No. Teal builds resume documents and manages applications. Making a multi-page website from your resume is what Portfolio does. See resume to portfolio for the steps.
Is Portfolio cheaper than Teal?
Teal+ runs around $9 a week for its paid features. Portfolio is a separate paid product built for a wider job: a website plus a scored resume. Weigh them on what you need rather than price alone.
Does Portfolio score my resume for an ATS?
Yes. Portfolio shows a live ATS score as you edit, so you can see what an applicant tracking system reads. Try the free ATS score checker to preview it now.
Do both include a cover letter?
Yes. Teal has cover letter support, and Portfolio drafts one matched to your resume. On that feature they overlap, so decide on whether you want a website too.
Should I switch from Teal?
Switch when you want a website, not a tracker. Teal stays a strong choice for managing a busy search. Choose Portfolio when you want a resume and a site to share from the same text.
Keep reading.
The product, the resume to site path, and the free resume tool.
Tracking the search?
Give yourself a site.
Keep Teal for the tracker if that is what you need. When you want a resume and a website to send out, paste your resume into Portfolio and get a site, a scored designer resume, and a matched cover letter in about a minute, with TLS handled for you.