Lentra vs Simplify
By application 30, job hunting feels like a part-time job in itself. The Greenhouse form, the Workday form, the Workday form again because it logged you out, the company-built thing that doesn't autofill anywhere. Both Simplify and Lentra exist to make that part less brutal. Here's the honest read on which one fits how you actually apply.
The short version
- Lentra is free, no quota meter. No AI-answer cap you'll bump into when you're applying to ten roles in one sitting.
- Lentra fills more sites. Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, plus the long tail of custom company careers pages where Simplify Copilot can fall over.
- Lentra is about 20 seconds per application. One click, every field, every essay question, your resume attached.
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At a glance
| Lentra | Simplify | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no quota meter | Free |
| AI-drafted essay answers | 60/hr, 300/day, included | Limited |
| Works on custom company careers pages | Broad coverage | Moderate |
| Speed per application | About 20 seconds | Slower |
What Lentra does better
- Genuinely free. Simplify Copilot's free tier has caps on AI features that you'll notice during peak application season. Lentra's free tier is the whole product, with AI answers at 60 per hour and 300 per day. Plenty for even an aggressive application sprint.
- Broader site coverage. Both tools handle the big-name applicant tracking systems. Lentra also handles the long tail of custom careers pages that small companies and startups build themselves, which is where Simplify Copilot tends to drop off and you end up typing manually anyway.
- Faster per application. One click fills the standard fields, the work history, the education, the EEO self-ID, the screener questions, and attaches your resume. Most applications go from 10 to 20 minutes down to about 20 seconds.
- AI answers that don't run out. The "Why are you interested in this role?" and "Tell us about a project you're proud of" essays get drafted from your real resume and profile. High enough limits that you won't notice them.
When Simplify might fit better
Simplify's real moat isn't the Copilot extension, it's the SimplifyJobs GitHub internship list. That list is genuinely the best free internship resource on the internet, and there's no Lentra equivalent. If you're using Simplify primarily to find internships (which most people are), keep using the list. Lentra slots in for the filling step, not the discovery step.