What is Jobscan?
Jobscan is a web-based resume scanner that compares your resume (PDF, DOCX or pasted text) with a job description and returns a Match Rate out of 100 plus missing keywords and formatting issues. Its site also lists AI Optimize, an AI resume builder, a cover letter generator, LinkedIn optimization, a job application tracker, auto apply and AI interview practice.
Who it's for
Job seekers who want to check and tailor a resume against a specific job posting before applying. Jobscan also sells a separate Coach plan for career coaches (Coach Lite lists one coach seat and up to 10 client seats), plus University and Business plans.
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Jobscan says generating a Match Report and seeing the initial Match Rate is free, and it accepts PDF and DOCX uploads or pasted text.
- Jobscan says each scan runs over 30 checks in five categories: ATS Readability, Keywords & Skills, Content Strength, Job Match and Formatting.
- Jobscan names Lever, Greenhouse, Taleo, iCIMS and Workday as ATS platforms, and says it tries to identify the ATS from a company name or job listing URL to give tailored tips.
- Jobscan lists Premium as including unlimited resume and job description scans, unlimited scan history, a full Match Report, LinkedIn profile scans, and a Cover Letter Report with an AI cover letter generator.
- Jobscan says its AI Optimize tool lets you accept or reject each suggested edit while watching the Match Rate change.
- Jobscan's GDPR page says it will not share personal information with third parties outside the organization other than for job recommendations or product feedback and analysis, and that you can email support@jobscan.co to ask for your data to be deleted.
Limitations
- Jobscan says free accounts get 5 scans per month and see only Searchability tips and a condensed skills list in the Match Report.
- The full Match Report (all hard and soft skills, font, size and margin advice), LinkedIn scans and the cover letter generator are listed as Premium features.
- Jobscan's cancellation policy says refunds are only considered if requested within 2 calendar days of the billing period start and only if the service was not used, with a 3.5% fee; cancelling does not trigger a refund automatically. Billing recurs monthly or quarterly until you cancel.
- Jobscan's own pages disagree slightly: its Resume Worded comparison post lists the quarterly plan as $29.99 a month, while $89.95 every 3 months works out to about $29.98; the same post says a few free scans a month while its Premium page says 5.
- Jobscan says the Match Rate is its own visualization and not a score assigned by an employer's ATS. Jobscan pages that were read did not state credit limits for AI Optimize or whether resumes are used for AI training.
Plans and pricing
- Free: $0. 5 scans per month; Match Report shows Searchability tips and a condensed skills list. The Jobscan blog also lists unlimited resume downloads in the resume builder.
- Premium quarterly: $89.95 billed every 3 months (about $29.98 a month). Jobscan says this saves 40% over monthly. A 7-day free trial is offered with this plan; the cancellation policy says you can cancel during the trial at no cost.
- Premium monthly: $49.95 a month. Listed on a Jobscan blog post, not the pricing page. Includes unlimited scans and the full Match Report.
- Coach, University and Business plans: Not listed. Jobscan says Coach Lite has one coach seat and up to 10 client seats, with discounted Premium accounts for clients. Prices were not shown on pages that could be read.
The quarterly price was read from jobscan.co/promos and the monthly price from a Jobscan blog post dated 2026. The official plan page (app.jobscan.co/plan) loaded with no readable content, and the Jobscan blog says a yearly plan is not currently offered. Prices are in US dollars; confirm on the live pricing page.
Details checked October 2026 against the vendor's own pages. Prices and limits change, so confirm before you buy. Official pricing page ↗
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Jobscan — at a glance
Jobscan is a web-based resume scanner that compares your resume (PDF, DOCX or pasted text) with a job description and returns a Match Rate out of 100 plus missing keywords and formatting issues. Its site also lists AI Optimize, an AI resume builder, a cover letter generator, LinkedIn optimization, a job application tracker, auto apply and AI interview practice.
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