Free ATS Resume Checker
Score your resume against 6 real ATS platforms before you apply
Around three quarters of resumes are filtered by software before a person reads them. This checker runs yours through the scoring rules of six real applicant tracking systems and shows you the score each one would give, plus the specific fixes that raise it.
Free on every account, including free ones. No card required.
How it works
Upload your resume
PDF or DOCX. Parsing happens in your browser, so the file itself never sits on a server.
Add the job description
Optional, but it switches scoring from general to targeted against that specific posting.
Get six scores and a fix list
A score per ATS platform with formatting, keyword, section and experience breakdowns — and the ranked changes that move the number.
What you get
✓ Six real ATS platforms
Workday, Taleo, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Lever and SuccessFactors — each weights formatting and keywords differently, so one score is never enough.
✓ Keyword gap analysis
Shows which job-description terms are missing from your resume, and which you matched by synonym.
✓ Formatting audit
Flags the things that silently break parsers: tables, columns, images, headers and non-standard section names.
✓ Emailed scorecard
Your score and the fix list land in your inbox automatically, so you can work through them later.
Frequently asked questions
Is the ATS resume checker really free?
Yes. Scoring your resume is free on every ApplyPilot account, with no credit card and no trial period. You need a free account so your scorecard can be saved and emailed to you.
Which ATS platforms does it check against?
Six: Workday, Taleo, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Lever and SuccessFactors. Each one parses resumes differently, so you get a separate score for each rather than a single generic number.
What is a good ATS score?
Above 80 clears most filters comfortably. Between 60 and 80 you are borderline and small fixes matter. Below 60 most systems will screen the resume out before a human sees it.
Does uploading my resume put it on your servers?
The text is extracted in your browser and only the extracted text is scored. Your original file is not stored.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Match the job description's exact keywords, use standard section headings, avoid tables and multi-column layouts, quantify your bullet points, and export as a text-based PDF rather than an image.
Also free on every account
None of these need a card, and the 1.4M+ job board is free to search too.