What the alternatives are built to do.

Every page here compares how the tools are built, says what the other one is better at, and names the person who shouldn't switch. If we can't do all three honestly we don't write the page.

Trakker vs LinkedIn job alertsAn alert built on an index can't be faster than the crawl that feeds it. Reading the employer's hiring system removes that step.Also: what linkedin is better at
Trakker vs HandshakeOne feed is defined by your school's employer list. The other is defined by the employers' own career pages, which is a different and much larger set.Also: what handshake is better at
Trakker vs GitHub internship listsA repo is something you have to remember to check. An alert is something that finds you.Also: what the repos are better at
Trakker vs job boardsIndex, then notify. We drop the first step, and the second stops being a schedule.Also: what job boards are better at