Tsenta vs LoopCV, more expensive per application at every tier

LoopCV looks cheap. it isn't.

their entry paid tier is $19.99/mo for 100 applications, which works out to $0.20 per application. their top tier is $89.99/mo for 300 applications plus a human advisory call, which still works out to about $0.30 per application. tsenta's monthly tiers run roughly $0.03 per application. that's a 6x to 10x gap.

let me walk through the four LoopCV tiers and what each one actually buys you.

what LoopCV actually is

a job application automation product out of Europe. you set up "loops" (basically saved job-title searches), the platform finds matching jobs from connected job boards, and it applies on your behalf.

four tiers, verified from their public pricing page:

• Basic Looper: free. 1 job-title search per month, up to 10 applications/emails per month, 3 job boards, low priority queue, Chrome extension, 2 AI CV checks.
• Standard Looper: $19.99/mo. Up to 20 parallel job-title searches, 100 applications/emails per month, 20 job boards, medium priority, remote search, custom email.
• Premium Looper: $59.99/mo. Up to 50 parallel searches, 300 applications/emails per month, 20 job boards, high priority.
• Done For You: $89.99/mo. Everything in Premium plus a weekly advisory call, CV improvements for ATS, optimization of job-title searches, weekly performance reviews.

quarterly billing saves up to 25%. so Standard drops to ~$16/mo, Premium to ~$45/mo, Done For You to ~$67/mo.

the per-application math

this is the part nobody runs:

• Standard at $19.99 for 100 apps = $0.20 per application
• Premium at $59.99 for 300 apps = $0.20 per application
• Done For You at $89.99 for 300 apps = $0.30 per application (the upcharge buys you the advisory call, not more applies)

now compare to Tsenta:

• Starter at $19/mo for 600 apps = $0.032 per application
• Pro at $39/mo for 1,500 apps = $0.026 per application
• Power at $99/mo for 4,500 apps = $0.022 per application

at every paid tier, LoopCV is 6x to 14x more expensive per application than we are.

put another way: $19.99 at LoopCV gets you 100 apps. $19 at Tsenta (Starter, cheaper) gets you 600 apps. six times the volume for one dollar less.

where LoopCV falls short

european-first means weaker US ATS coverage. LoopCV's user base skews European. their apply tech works best against European postings and the global big ATS platforms. US-specific systems sometimes get partial coverage. if you're hunting in the US, that matters.

the volume per dollar is rough. at $59.99/mo Premium they give you 300 applications. for the same money you'd spend on three months of Premium ($180), Tsenta Power ($99/mo, 4,500 apps) gets you 4,500 apps in one month. an order of magnitude more for less than the cost of two Premium months.

quarterly discount is smaller than peers. LoopCV saves up to 25% on quarterly billing. Tsenta saves up to 32% quarterly and up to 36% annual. small thing, but it adds up across a hunt.

limited surface. web and Chrome extension only. no desktop, no native mobile, no MCP, no SMS, no iMessage or WhatsApp integration. you check it on a laptop and that's the workflow.

the Done For You tier is interesting but pricey. $89.99/mo gets you a weekly advisory call and ATS CV improvements, which is a useful product. it's also $90/mo for what's effectively human-concierge layered on top of the same 300-application bucket. compared to Scale.jobs ($299+ one-time for human-applied), it's cheaper. compared to our $99 Power tier ($99/mo for 4,500 apps with built-in AI resume optimization per job), it's overpriced.

where LoopCV is actually fine

if your hunt is European, LoopCV is genuinely one of the better picks. the free forever tier is real (10 apps/mo with no time limit), and they understand the EU job boards better than US-focused tools do.

their search-loop model is a fair product idea. you set up a job-title search once, the tool keeps watching and applying as new matches come in. that's different from our paste-a-URL or paste-a-search flow. for hunters who want to "set and forget," LoopCV's loops are a reasonable shape.

it's a hobby tool at hobby pricing for casual European hunting, and that's not a knock.

where Tsenta is different

US ATS coverage is where we focused. Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Lever, iCIMS, Oracle Cloud, Workable, Paylocity, JazzHR, BambooHR, Jobvite, Rippling, BreezyHR, UltiPro. that's 15 platforms. LoopCV doesn't publish their full ATS list.

per-app cost is roughly 6x to 14x cheaper at every paid tier. that's the dollars-and-cents bottom line.

we have subscriptions if you want recurring:

• Starter: $19/mo, 600 applications/month
• Pro: $39/mo, 1,500 applications/month
• Power: $99/mo, 4,500 applications/month

quarterly saves up to 32%, annual saves up to 36%. every tier includes AI-powered resume optimization (per job, not generic), automated OTP filling, and priority support.

if you want one-time pricing instead, credit packs: $19 for 200 credits, $39 for 600, $99 for 2,000. credits never expire.

8 surfaces to apply from. web dashboard, native desktop on Mac/Windows/Linux, Android app, iOS app (pending App Store review), Chrome extension, MCP for Claude and ChatGPT, iMessage bot, WhatsApp bot. LoopCV is web + Chrome extension.

the comparison

Feature	LoopCV	Tsenta
Free tier	Basic Looper: 10 apps/mo, 1 search/mo	25 apps total, no time limit, full Pro features
Entry paid	Standard $19.99/mo, 100 apps ($0.20/app)	Starter $19/mo, 600 apps ($0.032/app)
Mid paid	Premium $59.99/mo, 300 apps ($0.20/app)	Pro $39/mo, 1,500 apps ($0.026/app)
Top paid	Done For You $89.99/mo, 300 apps + concierge ($0.30/app)	Power $99/mo, 4,500 apps ($0.022/app)
Quarterly discount	Up to 25%	Up to 32%
Annual discount	Not advertised	Up to 36%
One-time credit packs	No	$19/200, $39/600, $99/2,000, never expire
Surfaces	Web + Chrome extension	Web, desktop (Mac/Win/Linux), Android, iOS, Chrome ext, MCP, iMessage, WhatsApp
Geographic focus	Europe-first	US-first
ATS coverage	Not publicly listed	15 named ATSes
Per-job resume tailoring	CV improvements on Done For You only	Included every tier
Automated OTP filling	No	Yes
Built by	LoopCV team	Two college kids from Indiana (YC S26)

the closer

LoopCV's "starts from €9.99" headline is technically true on the free tier and one promotional read of the entry paid tier. the actual money math at any meaningful volume is roughly $0.20 per application across all three paid tiers.

if you're in the US, you're paying 6x to 14x more per application for fewer ATS platforms, fewer surfaces, and a tool built around European job boards.

if you're in Europe and want a tool that knows your market, LoopCV is a fair pick. for anyone else, the dollars don't add up.

(read the full comparison across 21 cloud appliers if you want the wider picture.)