# SkillSyncer review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Resume builder and keyword scanner that matches a resume to a job Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. SkillSyncer compares a resume with a job posting and scores the match, then marks the keywords and formatting issues to fix. It includes a resume builder with PDF and DOCX export, AI rewrites paid for with weekly credits, and a job application tracker. A free plan covers one resume and two scans a week. - **Category:** Resume Builders - **Made by:** SkillSyncer (since 2018) - **Website:** https://skillsyncer.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you're staying free: 1 resume and 2 scans a week. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, SkillSyncer has a free plan, and paid plans start at $11.62 per month, billed $34.86 quarterly ($14.95 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 1 resume built and exported as PDF, 2 job match scans a week, 10 AI credits a week and scan history of 10. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 1 resume, 2 job match scans a week, 10 AI credits a week, issues marked by section, PDF export. | | Premium Quarterly | $11.62 per month, billed $34.86 quarterly | Unlimited resumes and scans, exact words marked, live match scoring, 250 AI credits a week, PDF and DOCX export. | | Premium Monthly | $14.95 per month, billed monthly | Same features as Premium Quarterly, billed month to month. | Read from https://skillsyncer.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SkillSyncer before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Free for a year for students** (Education): SkillSyncer's About page says it is free for a year for students with a .edu address. Source: https://skillsyncer.com/about - **Free for a year for military users** (Other savings): The About page says it is free for a year for veterans, service members and military spouses. Source: https://skillsyncer.com/about ## Key features - **Job match scoring:** Scores a resume against a posting on skills and keywords, job title, degree, accomplishments and word count. - **Resume builder:** Import a PDF or DOCX, then adjust templates, colors, typefaces, margins and section order. Building and exporting are not metered. - **AI tools on credits:** Keyword Boost costs 3 credits, Full Rewrite 5 and the Bullet Point Generator 1. Suggestions apply only when accepted. - **ATS resume checker:** Flags formatting issues that can break resume parsers, with each finding marked in the resume. - **Job application tracker:** Tracks applications from saved through interview to offer. ## Good for - Job seekers tailoring one resume to many postings - People who want a free scan before deciding to pay - Veterans, service members, military spouses and .edu students ## Worth knowing - The free plan allows 1 resume, 2 job match scans a week and PDF export only. - AI credits reset weekly: 10 on Free, 250 on Premium, and some AI tools use several credits each. - Live match scoring and DOCX export need Premium. - Runs in a browser only; the pages list no mobile or desktop app. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. SkillSyncer scores your resume against a job post and marks the keywords to fix. The free plan allows 1 resume and 2 scans a week, and live match scoring and DOCX export need Premium at $14.95 a month. AI rewrites run on weekly credits that some tools use several of. - **Value for money: C.** Premium is $11.62 a month on quarterly billing or $14.95 monthly. The category's middle is $14.41, so this is an ordinary price. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free gives 1 resume, 2 job match scans a week, 10 AI credits a week and PDF export. Two scans a week runs out when you're applying a lot. - **Features: C.** It does keyword matching, builds a resume, checks ATS fit and tracks applications. A focused job, done fully. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record, and you build and paste in each job post yourself. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Browser only, with no integrations listed on the pages. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SkillSyncer's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among resume builders - SkillSyncer's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 45 other resume builders we grade, and level with 12. - Its paid plans start at $11.62 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 11 of the 26 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/resume-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of SkillSyncer you could make: resume builder and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 26 of the 45 other resume builders grade higher. It costs $139.44 a year. - You could make: Resume builder and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover. - 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. **Tags:** Resume builder, AI features, Templates, Content optimization ## Alternatives - [Jobscan](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jobscan): Resume scanner that scores your match to a job and its ATS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jobscan-vs-skillsyncer) - [Resume Worded](https://toolgpa.com/tools/resume-worded): Resume scoring, ATS checks and AI rewrites, plus LinkedIn reviews. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/resume-worded-vs-skillsyncer) - [Teal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teal): Free job tracker and resume builder, with AI and matching in Teal+. 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