How do jlog, Huntr and Simplify compare for tracking job applications?
All three track applications and fill forms from a Chrome extension. Simplify fills forms on far more sites and can submit for you with its paid Autopilot; Huntr adds a resume builder and AI credits in a subscription; jlog is free and open source, runs its AI on your own key, and never submits.
Side by side
Facts about Huntr and Simplify are from their own pages, read on 30 October 2026. Where a page did not say, the table says so rather than guessing. Prices change; check the source before deciding.
| jlog | Huntr | Simplify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Every feature | Tracker up to 100 jobs, unlimited autofills, 2 tailored resumes, a small number of AI credits | Copilot autofill, job tracker, resume builder, Gmail integration |
| Paid plan | None today | Pro: $40/month, or $90 per 3 months, or $160 per 6 months | Simplify+: $19.99/week, $39.99/month, or $89.99 per 3 months |
| Chrome extension | Records applications on 6 boards, fills forms | Job clipper, fills forms | Copilot: fills forms, saves to the tracker |
| Where it fills forms | Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby (also embedded) | Not stated | 100,000+ company career sites |
| Submits for you | Never | Not stated | Only with Autopilot (Simplify+), no review step |
| AI tailoring and cover letters | Free, on your own AI key | 2 tailored resumes free; unlimited AI credits on Pro | Simplify+ |
| Use your own AI key or Ollama | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Open source, self-hostable | Yes, MIT | Not stated | Not stated |
Sources: Huntr pricing, Simplify Copilot, What’s included in Simplify+. For jlog: plans, autofill, capture.
Choose Simplify if
- you want autofill on as many sites as possible: its 100,000+ career sites is far wider than jlog’s three form providers;
- you want applications submitted for you, and are happy to pay for Autopilot and skip the review step.
Choose Huntr if
- you want a resume builder with templates and AI credits in one subscription, without setting up an AI provider key;
- a tracker capped at 100 jobs on the free tier is enough, or you plan to pay for Pro.
Choose jlog if
- you want to read every form before it goes, and a tool that never presses submit;
- you would rather pay an AI provider at cost than a subscription, or run a model yourself with Ollama;
- you want the code, MIT licensed, and the option to run it on your own Cloudflare account;
- you want each tailored CV line to be a sentence you already wrote, with its source shown.
What jlog does not do yet
Autofill covers Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby, not every careers site. There is no auto-apply, by design. The paid cloud plan, with the AI included so you need no key, is not out yet.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheapest?
- All three have a free tier. On 30 October 2026 Huntr Pro was $40 a month and Simplify+ was $39.99 a month, each with cheaper weekly or multi-month options. jlog has no paid plan today; its AI features run on your own provider key, which usually costs under €2 for a whole job search.
- Which one fills the most application forms?
- Simplify. Its Copilot says it autofills applications on 100,000+ company career sites. jlog fills Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby forms, including ones embedded in a company's careers page.
- Do any of them submit applications for me?
- Simplify's paid Autopilot fills and submits without a review step. Its free Copilot leaves the submit to you. jlog never submits. Huntr's pricing page does not say either way.
- Which is open source or self-hostable?
- jlog is MIT licensed and can run on your own Cloudflare account. Neither Huntr's nor Simplify's pages say they are open source or self-hostable.
- Why is Teal not here?
- Teal's pricing and help pages could not be read when this was written, and third-party sites disagreed on its prices, so there was nothing checked to compare against. It will be added once it can be.