Resume Builders

Contents

1. 01WelcomeWhat these tools do, how many we grade and what to know before choosing
2. 02Our top threeThe three we'd look at first, and who each one suits
3. 03What they costWhat paid plans start at, the best buy at each budget and the free plans
4. 04The gradesThe highest graded, and how the whole category does on each subject
5. 05Keep or make?Which are worth paying for, and which you could make yourself
6. 06Every toolAll of them, best graded first, with what each costs
7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask when choosing, each answered in a line or two
8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from each tool’s own pages, their app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on the Resume Builders page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 24, 2026.

Write a resume and cover letter from a template, with suggestions that match the job you want.

Before you choose, here are 7 things to know about resume builders, worked out from every one we grade.

1. 1

   We grade 14 resume builders

   13 of them are free or have a free plan, and 1 more let you try before paying. Everything in this guide comes from their own pages and our grades.

2. 2

   Paid plans start at $16 a month in the middle

   From $5.95 (LiveCareer) to $56.33 (Teal), going by what each one's paid plans start at.

3. 3

   Best value: Kickresume, Zety and LiveCareer

   Nothing on our chart scores higher than these without costing more.

4. 4

   3 of 14 have iPhone and Android apps

   14 run in a web browser and 0 have a Windows app. Check the one you need before you fall for anything.

5. 5

   The middle GPA is 2.2

   1 score 3.0 or higher. The highest is Kickresume, at 3.2.

6. 6

   Best free option: Kickresume

   Kickresume has the highest GPA of the free ones, 3.2. Resume, cover letter and personal website builder with an AI writer.

7. 7

   3 worth keeping, 0 you could make

   By our keep-or-make rules, 3 do something you couldn't reasonably build yourself, 0 are simple enough to make with an AI app builder, and 11 are a close call.

Part 02 · Top three

Our top three

The three we'd look at first, and who each one suits

The three resume builders we'd look at first. First place suits the most people; second and third are the best picks for the people it leaves out. Each has an Insider's Guide of its own.

1. 1st

   

   3.2GPA

   Kickresume

   Free plan · from $8/mo

   For: Most people writing a resume

   Kickresume's free plan keeps unlimited resumes and downloads on 4 basic templates and 2 fonts, with 20,000 pre-written phrases. Premium adds 40+ templates with matching cover letters, an AI Writer that drafts a resume from a job title and ad, and an ATS checker, at $8 a month paid as $96 for the year. It runs on the web, iPhone and Android, and its iPhone app averages 4.7 from about 4,200 ratings. Know the limits: the AI Writer and ATS checker are not free, monthly billing is $24, every plan renews on its own with one 14-day refund window for new users, and the iOS app does not run on iPad.

   The Kickresume Insider’s Guide

2. 2nd

   

   2.8GPA

   Huntr

   Free plan · from $26.66/mo

   For: Job seekers tracking many applications

   Huntr is a job tracker with a resume builder attached. Its free plan keeps unlimited base resumes with PDF export, every template, 2 job-tailored resumes, 100 tracked jobs and unlimited autofill from its Chrome extension, and it runs on the web, iPhone and Android. Its App Store app averages 4.7 from 362 ratings. It is second because Pro costs more than Kickresume's Premium, at $40 a month or $160 for six months, there is no trial of Pro, the free AI credits are only a few, and the extension names no browser but Chrome.

   The Huntr Insider’s Guide

3. 3rd

   

   2.8GPA

   Rezi

   Free plan · from $29/mo

   For: Anyone who would rather pay once than subscribe

   Rezi scores a resume on 23 checks, works a pasted job ad's keywords into it, and writes bullets and cover letters and runs mock interviews with AI. Lifetime is $149 once for Pro's features without the monthly expert review. It runs on the web, with a Chrome extension that fills in applications and a phone app for job matches. It is third because the free plan stops at one resume and three PDF downloads, Pro is $29 a month with no yearly option, Word and Google Drive export need a paid plan, and it has no App Store rating on record.

   The Rezi Insider’s Guide

Going by our grades, Kickresume, Zety and LiveCareer give the most for the money among resume builders: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $16 a month across the 11 that charge, from $5.95 (LiveCareer) to $56.33 (Teal).

1 of the 11 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 2 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Every tool gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. Here are the 12 highest graded resume builders, then how the whole category does on each subject.

Tool	Value	Free	Features	Ease	Platforms	GPA
Kickresume	B	B	B	A	B	3.2
Huntr	C	B	B	B	B	2.8
Rezi	A	C	B	C	B	2.8
Teal	C	B	B	C	C	2.4
Jobscan	C	C	B	C	C	2.2
LiveCareer	B	C	C	C	C	2.2
Resume Genius	B	C	C	C	C	2.2
Resume Worded	C	B	C	C	C	2.2
Resume.io	C	C	B	C	C	2.2
Zety	B	C	C	C	C	2.2
Careerflow	C	C	C	C	C	2.0
Enhancv	C	C	C	C	C	2.0

Some software does something you couldn’t reasonably build yourself. Some is simple enough that an AI app builder could make the core of it in an afternoon. Here’s where resume builders land, by the same rules for every tool.

• 3

  Keep it

  It does something you could not reasonably make for yourself, or it costs nothing.

• 11

  Your call

  You could make the core of it, and you would give something up.

• 0

  You could make this

  What it does is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well, and it charges every month.

Every resume builder we grade, with its GPA and what it costs. Each one has a page of its own on toolgpa.com, with its Insider’s Guide.

1. 1KickresumeFree plan · from $8/mo3.2
2. 2HuntrFree plan · from $26.66/mo2.8
3. 3ReziFree plan · from $29/mo2.8
4. 4TealFree plan · from $132.4
5. 5JobscanFree plan2.2
6. 6LiveCareerFree plan · from $5.95/mo2.2
7. 7Resume GeniusFree plan · from $7.95/mo2.2
8. 8Resume WordedFree plan2.2
9. 9Resume.ioFree plan · from $29.952.2
10. 10ZetyFree plan · from $5.95/mo2.2
11. 11CareerflowFree plan · from $14.41/mo2.0
12. 12EnhancvFree trial · from $16.50/mo2.0
13. 13NovorésuméFree plan · from $23.99/mo2.0
14. 14VisualCVFree plan · from $16/mo2.0

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

• 3,189

  tools graded

• 94

  categories

• 426

  price changes on record

• 579

  apps priced in 12 countries