Puvio
Comparison
Spreadsheets (Google Sheets, Excel, Notion tables) cost $0 and store URLs, dates, and status columns. They cannot score fit, pull company research, find hiring manager contacts, or draft outreach messages. Puvio Hunter ($0–$29/mo) replaces the spreadsheet with a role card: each card holds the posting, fit score, company research, ranked contacts, and an outreach draft.
Bottom line: Use a spreadsheet if you apply to fewer than five roles and only need a URL list; switch to Puvio when you want each role to come with research and a ready-to-send message.
Updated 2026-07-08
| Dimension | Spreadsheet job tracker | Puvio |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $0 (Google Sheets, Excel, Notion) | $0 free tier (75 credits) · Paid from $15/mo |
| Per-role record | Row: URL + date + status column | Card: fit score + company research + contacts + outreach draft |
| Fit scoring | Manual guess — "I think I match" | Fit analysis vs your Mirror profile |
| Company research | Separate browser tab (manual) | Company research on the card: news, funding, team, strategy |
| Contact discovery | Manual LinkedIn search | Ranked hiring managers + alumni paths per role |
| Outreach drafts | Blank cell or separate doc | Tailored draft citing company research in your voice |
| Pipeline view | Filter/sort by column | Visual Kanban with drag-and-drop stages |
| Career growth | Separate brag doc (if you remember) | Grower: weekly win logging + brag doc export |
You apply to a handful of roles and just need a simple URL list. A spreadsheet is free and familiar — there is no reason to over-engineer a 3-row tracker.
You run a multi-company search, want research done before you message the hiring manager, and need a win log that follows you after you land the job.