Zety requires a paid subscription to download your resume and access its checker. ATSAlign gives you a full ATS keyword match score against any job description. Completely free, no account needed, with results in under 60 seconds.
See exactly how ATSAlign compares on the features that matter most for ATS optimization.
| Feature | ATSAlign | Zety |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Function | ATS score checker | Resume builder + checker |
| Free ATS Score Check | Unlimited | Requires paid plan |
| Signup Required | No | Yes |
| Free Resume Download | N/A (checker only) | No (paywall) |
| Job Description Matching | Yes (paste any JD) | General tips only |
| Missing Keywords List | Free | Not available |
| PDF & DOCX Support | Both | PDF (paid) |
| Pricing Model | Pay-per-job (no subscription) | Monthly subscription |
Zety is a well made resume builder, and it is popular for a reason. The editor is smooth and the templates are clean. The part that frustrates people is the word free. You can build your resume without paying, but when you go to download it in a usable format, you hit a wall. The free plan only exports plain text, and a proper PDF or Word file needs a subscription. Plenty of people spend half an hour building a resume and only discover the paywall at the very end.
Zety's entry point is a low cost trial, often around two dollars for two weeks, which then renews at roughly twenty six dollars every four weeks if you forget to cancel. For someone who only needed one resume, that can add up to a few hundred dollars over a year. The annual plan is far cheaper per month, but the trial and the automatic renewal catch a lot of people off guard. None of this makes Zety a bad tool. It is just a pricing model that rewards reading the fine print.
ATSAlign is a checker, not a builder, so it solves a different part of the problem, but it is upfront about cost. The ATS score check is free, with no account and no trial that quietly renews. You upload the resume you already have, in any format, paste the job description, and see your match and missing keywords. The only thing you ever pay for is the optional AI rewrite, and that is a one time purchase, not a subscription.
If you like Zety's editor, use it, just go in knowing the download costs money and the trial renews. Build there if you want, then run the finished resume through ATSAlign for each job to check the keywords for free. That way you are paying Zety for the design you chose, not for the basic answer to whether your resume passes.
The entire process takes under 2 minutes and gives you a clear, actionable report.
Upload your DOCX or PDF resume. Our parser extracts your content exactly as an ATS would.
Add the job description you are targeting. We analyze keyword alignment, skills, and structure.
Receive an instant ATS score with a list of missing keywords and exactly what to fix.
ATSAlign tells you exactly what to fix — not just whether you passed or failed.
See the exact keywords from the job description that are missing in your resume — by name, not just by count.
Understand your ATS score across skills, experience, and formatting — not just one opaque number.
Once you know what is missing, let AI rewrite your bullet points to naturally include them. No fabrication — only what you actually did.
Most resume checkers give you vague feedback. ATSAlign shows you exactly what enterprise ATS platforms look for — keyword frequency, skills alignment, and formatting compatibility — and maps your resume against those factors precisely.
Try It FreeUpload your resume and paste any job description. Get your ATS score, missing keywords, and a step-by-step fix list in under a minute.