# Resume Genius review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Resume and cover letter builder with AI writing aids and a job board Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA. Resume Genius is an online resume and cover letter builder that has been running since 2009. Its builder suggests skills and writes summaries with AI, can read an uploaded resume to improve it or test it for applicant tracking systems, and scores the result. Paid plans download in PDF, Word and TXT, add premium templates and open a job board for US job seekers. - **Category:** Resume Builders - **Made by:** Sonaga Tech Limited (since 2009) - **Website:** https://resumegenius.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free PDF or Word file, as free downloads are TXT only. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 24, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 24, 2026, Resume Genius has a free plan, and paid plans start at $7.95 per month, billed yearly ($95.40). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free Access: build a resume and download it as TXT only, plus the cover letter builder, free Word and Google Docs templates, and the AI summary generator. - **Free trial:** 14-day trial for $2.95; it renews at $23.95 every four weeks unless cancelled. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free Access | $0 | Resume builder with TXT download only, cover letter builder, free templates and the AI summary generator. | | Annual Plan | $7.95 per month, billed yearly as $95.40 | Everything in the paid builder for 12 months, paid at once. Renews each year. The page labels it as saving 75%. | | 14-day Trial Plan | $23.95 per 28 days, after a 14-day trial for $2.95 | Starts at $2.95 for 14 days, then bills $23.95 every four weeks. PDF, Word and TXT downloads, premium templates and the US job board. | Read from https://resumegenius.com/pricing on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Resume Genius before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 75% with the Annual Plan** (Annual discount): The pricing page labels the Annual Plan, $95.40 for 12 months, as saving 75% against the four-weekly plan at $23.95. Source: https://resumegenius.com/pricing ## Key features - **Resume builder with AI aids:** Step-by-step builder with an AI summary generator, a skills generator for the job you want and an AI spellchecker. - **AI resume parser:** Upload an existing resume to keep improving it in the builder or to test how ready it is for applicant tracking systems. - **Resume checker and review:** The checker gives a score with instant feedback, and a resume review offers an expert evaluation of your resume. - **Templates and downloads:** Hundreds of free templates in Word and Google Docs, plus 25+ premium templates. Paid plans download in PDF, Word and TXT. - **Cover letter builder:** An AI cover letter generator and builder that exports to PDF, Word and TXT, with free cover letter templates. - **Job board:** Paid plans open a premium job board, which the pricing page limits to the US. ## Good for - Job seekers who need a resume in Word as well as PDF - US applicants who want a job board alongside the builder - People who will pay for a full year up front to keep the price down ## Worth knowing - The free plan downloads resumes as TXT only; PDF and Word downloads need a paid plan. - The $2.95 trial renews at $23.95 every four weeks after 14 days unless cancelled first. - The pricing FAQ says only credit cards are accepted, not PayPal, debit or prepaid cards. - Refunds are promised only within 14 days of paying. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. Resume Genius walks you through a resume with AI summaries and skills, reads in an old one, scores it and downloads PDF, Word or TXT once you pay. Free downloads are TXT only, the lowest rate is $95.40 for a year up front, and the $2.95 trial becomes $23.95 every four weeks unless you cancel. - **Value for money: B.** The Annual Plan works out at $7.95 a month, inside this category's cheaper quarter ($8), but it's one $95.40 charge that renews each year. After the trial, the other way to pay is $23.95 every four weeks. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free Access builds a resume and a cover letter, with the AI summary generator and free Word and Google Docs templates, but the builder downloads TXT only. The 14-day trial costs $2.95, so it isn't free. - **Features: C.** A step-by-step builder with AI summaries, skills and spellcheck, a parser for an old resume, a checker with a score, 25-plus premium templates, cover letters and a job board. The gap: nothing on record tailors a resume to a job ad, and the job board is US only. - **Ease of use: C.** No App Store rating on record. A step-by-step web builder, with an upload option if you already have a resume. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only. It offers free Word and Google Docs templates, but no phone or desktop app and no other integrations on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Resume Genius's own pages, partly through copies saved by the Internet Archive, on 24 October 2026. Its pricing page turned our reader away that day, so its prices are as the listing has them. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among resume builders - Resume Genius's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 4 of the 13 other resume builders we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 9 of 13) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $7.95 a month, against a middle price of $16 for the category: 2 of the 10 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/resume-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** You could make the core of Resume Genius for yourself: resume builder and templates. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $95.40 a year. - You could make: Resume builder and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Docs, Microsoft Word **Tags:** Resume builder, Templates, AI features ## Alternatives - [Zety](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zety): Resume and cover letter builder with expert-written content. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/resume-genius-vs-zety) - [LiveCareer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/livecareer): Resume, CV and cover letter builder with ready-made phrases. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/livecareer-vs-resume-genius) - [Resume.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/resume-io): Resume and cover letter builder with AI writing and an ATS score. 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