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Canyon vs Huntr

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Canyon starts at $16.33, Huntr at $40. Both have a free tier.

CanyonJob search workspace: ATS-aware resume builder, application tracker, autofill extension and mock interviews.HuntrJob-search tracker with a Chrome autofill extension and a resume retailored per posting

Side by side

FactCanyonHuntr
CategoryJob Search & ApplicationsJob Search & Applications
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$16.33 month$40 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtWeb, Chrome Ext
CompanyCanyonHuntr
Launched—2016
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Canyon

The value is the tracker plus the extension: saving a posting and autofilling the form is where a job hunt actually leaks time, and Canyon covers it alongside the resume work. The listing database is US-only, and the useful research features sit on the $43 tier rather than the $16 one.

Pros

  • Chrome extension saves postings and autofills applications on major boards
  • Resume scoring and per-posting tailoring against ATS parsing
  • Application tracker with analytics rather than a separate spreadsheet
  • Free tier covers resumes, cover letters and mock interviews at reduced limits
  • Student discount available with a .edu address

Cons

  • Listings database is US-only, roughly 600,000 postings
  • Company research and networking features are Gold-only at $43.33/month
  • Advertised prices assume quarterly billing, so month-to-month costs more
  • No mobile app

Huntr

Huntr is the rare job tool that treats a search as a pipeline rather than a series of one-off applications, and the kanban board plus contact and interview trackers are genuinely better than a spreadsheet. Pairing that with per-posting resume tailoring and an autofill extension removes most of the mechanical work. The pricing is aggressive for a product people use for two or three months: $40 a month rolling is steep, and the discount only arrives if you commit before you know how long the search will take.

Pros

  • One-click job capture from the Chrome extension with automatic keyword extraction
  • Kanban pipeline with separate contact, interview and scheduling trackers
  • Resume tailoring against a specific posting with a match score, plus cover-letter generation
  • Autofill works across many common application forms
  • Free tier is genuinely usable for tracking, capped at 100 jobs

Cons

  • $40/month rolling is high for a tool most people need for a short, uncertain period
  • The real discount requires committing three or six months up front
  • Free tier's two tailored resumes run out almost immediately if tailoring is why you came

Which one fits

Choose Canyon if you need

  • US candidates running many applications at once
  • people who need ATS-aware resume tailoring per posting
  • anyone currently tracking applications in a spreadsheet

Choose Huntr if you need

  • Anyone running dozens of applications at once who has outgrown a spreadsheet
  • Tailoring one base resume against each job description and checking keyword match
  • Cutting the repetitive typing out of ATS application forms

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