Every auto-apply product promises the same thing: you stop filling in forms, and applications keep going out. The products are not the same, though. Some are a browser extension you babysit. Some are a web app that applies on a schedule from settings you choose. A few are services where people run the search for you.
Careery publishes this page and sells managed job applications, one of the options compared. No competing plan was purchased or tested. Competitor facts come from each company's own pricing, terms and help pages, Trustpilot and the Chrome Web Store, with the date each was checked. User reports are one person's account and were not verified.
The three kinds of auto-apply
The label hides three different products. They differ in who presses submit, and in how much of your time they still need.
| Kind | Examples | Who does the work | Your time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browser bot or extension | LazyApply; autofill extensions from most tools | Software running in your browser, started by you | You run it, watch it, and fix what it gets wrong |
| Web app that applies on a schedule | AIApply, JobCopilot, LoopCV, JobHire.ai, Jobright's Agent | Software on the company's servers, from settings you choose | Setup, then reviewing what it sent or queued |
| Managed service | Careery, reverse recruiters | Software plus a team that sets up the search and checks answers | Setup call or form, then replies to recruiters |
Compare auto-apply products on who does the work and who checks it, not on how many applications a day they advertise. A daily cap tells you how fast a mistake can repeat.
The options compared (checked October 2026)
Prices change often in this market and several companies show different prices by region or after signup. Treat the table as a starting point and confirm the total at checkout.
| Option | Model | Price | Refunds | Trustpilot | Our page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LazyApply | Browser bot you run | $99/yr (15 a day), $149/yr (150 a day), $999/yr (1,500 a day) | Only if it fails as advertised, fewer than 100 applications, within 30 days, first purchase only | 2.1/5 from 110 reviews (Oct 29) | Careery vs LazyApply |
| AIApply | Web app, credits | $49/mo for 100, $99/mo for 250, $199/quarter for 750 | Generally non-refundable; narrow exceptions | 4.3/5 from 2,111 reviews (Oct 29); BBB rating F | AIApply review, Careery vs AIApply |
| JobCopilot | Web app, applies every 2 hours | Premium from $0.93 a day, Elite from $1.05 a day | Technical issues reported within 7 days, at its discretion | 2.1/5 from 98 reviews (Oct 9) | JobCopilot review |
| LoopCV | Web app and Chrome extension; can also email recruiters | Free (10 a month); €8.99/mo (100); €29.99/mo (300); Done For You €87.99/mo | Within 7 days, under 20 applications; Done For You never refunded | 3.8/5 from 132 reviews (Oct 29) | Careery vs LoopCV |
| JobHire.ai | Web app for US applications | Shown after signup; public statements disagree | Cash for billing errors; credit for no interviews | 4.1/5 from 1,030 reviews (Oct 9) | JobHire.ai review |
| Jobright | Job matching with an Agent | Free plan; Turbo reported at $39.99/mo by third parties (Aug 2026) | First purchase: request within 7 days (24 hours on weekly plans); usage limits apply | 4.8/5 from 3,555 reviews (Oct 9) | Jobright review |
| Careery | Managed service | $500 once for 3 months; $750 once for 6 months with resume, LinkedIn and video resume | Non-refundable once service starts (Terms, section 6) | Not shown here: we publish this page | How Careery works |
A few things the table cannot show:
- Price per month of a real search. A $99 yearly plan is cheap if you use it for a year. Most searches last a few months, and the tool only works while you run it. A one-time plan is priced for the whole search.
- Where applications go. LazyApply's homepage names Greenhouse, Dice, Indeed and ZipRecruiter. JobCopilot documents searching company career pages. LoopCV's extension applies on LinkedIn, Indeed, Dice and other boards while you are logged in. AIApply's help pages do not say which sites it submits on. Careery applies on employer career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and others).
- Who answers the screening questions. Every tool answers them from what you saved. The question is whether anyone checks the answers before they are sent.
How auto-apply works, and where it breaks
Step 01: It finds postings
The tool searches job boards or company career pages for postings that match your titles, locations, salary floor and keywords. This is where most wrong applications start: a loose title match ("Data Analyst" catching "Data Entry Analyst") repeats at whatever daily cap you chose.
Step 02: It fills in the form
It copies your resume fields into the form and answers screening questions from your saved answers or from a model. Long or unusual questions (essays, "why this company", salary in a currency you did not expect) are where answers go wrong.
Step 03: It submits, or queues for you
Some tools submit straight away. Others save the filled application for you to approve. A review step costs you time, but it is the only place a wrong answer gets caught before an employer sees it.
Step 04: It reports back
You get a list of what was sent. Few tools show you the exact answers that went out, so ask before you pay whether you can see them.
CAPTCHAs, sign-in walls, multi-page employer portals and assessments stop most bots. A tool that "applied" may have stopped halfway. Check a sample of applications in the employer's own portal during the first week.
The matching and the screening answers decide whether auto-apply helps or hurts. Volume only multiplies whichever of the two you got right.
The risks to check before paying
- Account restrictions: LinkedIn prohibits extensions that automate activity on its site and warns that accounts using them can be restricted or shut down.
- Wrong-fit applications: a loose filter sends you to roles, cities or seniority levels you would never accept, under your name.
- Wrong screening answers: a sponsorship, work authorization or salary answer that is wrong can end an application on its own.
- Refunds that do not apply: most tools refund little or nothing once applications have been sent, and renewals are usually excluded.
- Data you hand over: an extension can read the pages you visit. Check the data disclosures on its Chrome Web Store listing before installing.
If you are on a visa, the screening questions carry more weight than for most applicants. "Will you now or in the future require sponsorship?" has one right answer for you, and a tool that guesses it wrong can cost you the application. Whatever you choose, set those answers yourself and check that they are used.
How to choose
| If you... | Look at | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Have time to review every application and want the lowest cost | A self-serve tool with a review queue | You are the quality check; the tool saves typing |
| Apply to a narrow set of roles and companies | Applying by hand, or a tool in review mode | Few, well-aimed applications beat volume here |
| Have no time to run the search (a job, a layoff, a visa clock) | A managed service | Someone else runs and checks the search |
| Depend on sponsorship or work authorization answers | A service where people check screening answers | One wrong answer can end an application |
| Want resume and LinkedIn rewrites too | A bundle that includes them, or a separate writer | Most auto-apply tools sell tailoring as an add-on |
Before you pay any of them, ask three questions and keep the answers in writing: where will you submit my applications, can I see every answer you send, and what do I get back if the first two weeks go wrong.
If you use a self-serve tool: the first week
Where Careery fits
Careery is the managed option in this comparison. Software submits applications on employer career sites. A team of people sets up the search, checks your resume and screening answers, monitors submissions and replies to you. You do not run a bot or approve each application.
The weekly figure is the median across the 22 customers who first paid on or after July 1, 2026 and whose agent was running between October 2 and October 29, 2026, counting only the weeks their agent sent applications (23,213 applications over 82 running weeks; the exact median is 262, printed rounded down), from Careery's production data. It counts applications, not interviews, and no job or immigration outcome is guaranteed. For visa holders, postings that require US citizenship are skipped; on H-1B, postings that say they will not sponsor are skipped too.
Reviews and head-to-head comparisons
- Careery vs LazyApply: a yearly browser bot against a one-time managed plan.
- Careery vs AIApply: monthly credits against a managed search.
- Careery vs LoopCV: a free-to-€87.99 monthly tool against a one-time plan.
- AIApply review: prices, refunds, Trustpilot and BBB.
- JobCopilot review: how it applies, pricing, refunds and user reports.
- JobHire.ai review: pricing, refunds and the interview remedy.
- Jobright AI review: the Agent, pricing and Reddit reports.
- What a reverse recruiter does and whether one is worth it.
- 01Auto-apply comes in three kinds: browser bots, scheduled web apps and managed services. Choose by who does the work and who checks it.
- 02Self-serve tools cost from free to $999 a year (October 2026) and need your time; managed services cost more and need less.
- 03Refunds are narrow almost everywhere. Read the refund and renewal terms before paying.
- 04Set your own screening answers, especially sponsorship and work authorization, and check what was sent in the first week.
Do AI auto-apply tools actually get interviews?
No public, independent data shows interview rates for these tools, and none of the companies compared here guarantees interviews or offers. What they change is how many applications go out and how much of your time that takes. Results depend on the roles, your resume and the screening answers.
Can auto-apply get my LinkedIn account banned?
LinkedIn prohibits browser extensions that automate activity on its site and warns that accounts using them can be restricted or shut down. Tools that apply on employer career sites are not using LinkedIn, so that rule does not apply to those applications.
What is the cheapest auto-apply tool?
Of the paid plans checked in October 2026, the cheapest are LoopCV Standard at €8.99 a month (100 applications a month) and LazyApply Basic at $99 a year (15 a day). LoopCV and Jobright also have free plans, and AIApply a limited free tier. Cheap plans cap volume and leave the checking to you.
Is a managed service worth it over an auto-apply tool?
It is worth it when your time is the constraint, or when wrong screening answers would be costly, for example on a visa. It is not worth it if you would review every application anyway and want the lowest price.
Should I run auto-apply overnight without checking?
Not at first. Start in review mode or with a low daily cap, check a sample in the employers' own portals, and only raise the volume once the matches and answers are right.
Does auto-apply work for H-1B, OPT or H-4 EAD job seekers?
It can, if the sponsorship and work authorization answers are set correctly and the search skips postings that exclude you. Ask any tool or service how it handles those questions before paying. No tool or service can promise an immigration outcome.
Prepared by Careery Team
Researching Job Market & Building AI Tools for careerists · since December 2020
- 01Pricing — LazyApply (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 02Refund policy — LazyApply (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 03Homepage (supported platforms) — LazyApply (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 04LazyApply : Job Application Bot (listing and data disclosures) — Chrome Web Store (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 05LazyApply reviews — Trustpilot (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 06Pricing — LoopCV (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 07Refund Policy — LoopCV help center (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 08LoopCV reviews — Trustpilot (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 09How plans, credits and charges work — AIApply Help Center (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 10What is AIApply's refund policy? — AIApply Help Center (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 11AIApply reviews — Trustpilot (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 12AIApply.co business profile — Better Business Bureau (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 13Pricing — JobCopilot (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 14Automate Job Applications with AI (how it works and FAQ) — JobCopilot (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 15JobCopilot reviews — Trustpilot (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 16How can I set up and use the Chrome extension? — LoopCV help center (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 17Terms of Use (refunds, section 6) — JobCopilot (Nextwave Labs Pte Ltd) (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 18Refund Policy (last updated July 17, 2026) — JobHire.AI (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 19JobHire.ai reviews — Trustpilot (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 20Refund and Cancellation Policy (last updated July 29, 2026) — Jobright Inc. (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 21Jobright reviews — Trustpilot (Checked October 9, 2026)
- 22JobRight Review 2026 (Turbo pricing reported August 31, 2026; author builds a competing tool) — Jobity (2026-09-01)
- 23Prohibited software and extensions — LinkedIn Help (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 24Job Scams Explained — consumer.gov (FTC)
- 25Careery plans and pricing — Careery (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 26Careery Terms of Service, sections 6 and 13 — Careery (Checked October 29, 2026)
- 27Applications per running week, customers who first paid on or after July 1, 2026, October 2 to October 29, 2026 (22 customers, 23,213 applications) — Careery production data (Computed October 30, 2026)
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