Lentra vs SpeedyApply
SpeedyApply and Lentra are close cousins: both are Chrome extensions that autofill job applications and draft answers to open-ended questions. They do the same core job well. The real difference is the pricing model and the details around coverage and control. Here's an honest breakdown so you can pick the one that fits.
The short version
- Same core job, different price. Both fill applications and draft AI answers. Lentra is free with no quota; SpeedyApply runs on a free trial, then a paid tier for full use.
- AI answers are included with Lentra. Drafted essay answers come free (60 per hour, 300 per day). With SpeedyApply, the AI answers live on the paid plans.
- You stay in control either way. Both keep you reviewing and submitting on the company's real page. Neither is a blind mass-apply bot.
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At a glance: how they compare
| Lentra | SpeedyApply | |
|---|---|---|
| Job application autofill | Yes, one click | Yes |
| AI-drafted essay answers in applications | Yes, 60/hr, 300/day, free | Yes, on paid plans |
| Works on custom company careers pages | Broad coverage | Yes |
| Free tier | Free, no quota | Free trial, then paid |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium (paid tier for full use) |
| You review every answer before submitting | Yes | Yes |
What Lentra does differently
SpeedyApply is a genuinely good autofill extension, so this isn't a case of one tool filling forms and the other not. Both fill standard fields, work history, education, and EEO self-ID, and both can draft the open-ended answers. Where Lentra carves out its space is on price, quota, and coverage.
- Free, with no quota. Lentra's rule-based fills are unlimited, and the AI-drafted answers are included free, capped at 60 per hour and 300 per day. That cap is generous enough that most people never touch it. There's no free trial that lapses and no paywall mid-application.
- AI essay answers, included. "Why this role?" or "Tell us about a time you led a team" get drafted from your real resume and profile, right inside the form, at no cost. With SpeedyApply, the AI answers sit on the paid plans.
- Broad site coverage. Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, iCIMS, Workable, SmartRecruiters, and Jobvite, plus the long tail of company-built forms. If a company rolls its own careers page, Lentra still fills it.
- You stay in control. Lentra fills the form on the company's real careers page and you submit it yourself, after reviewing every answer. It is not a mass auto-apply bot, and a finished application looks identical to a careful manual one.
What SpeedyApply does well
Credit where it's due: SpeedyApply earned its users the hard way. It grew through the Chrome Web Store and a genuinely active Discord community, where people swap tips and report issues directly to the team. That kind of word-of-mouth traction usually means the product holds up in daily use, and it does: the autofill is fast, the AI answers on the paid plans are useful, and it covers a wide range of application sites. If you're already paying for it and it fits your workflow, it's a reasonable tool and there's no reason to feel you picked wrong.
The honest positioning is simple. Both products do the same core thing, and both are worth running. The reason to choose Lentra is the model: free with no quota, AI essay answers included rather than gated behind a plan, broad coverage across ATS platforms and custom forms, and you reviewing every answer before it goes out. If "free, no quota, fills almost everything" is what you're after, that's Lentra. If you're happy on a paid plan and the Discord community is part of the appeal, SpeedyApply is a fair pick too.
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