This is the detail page behind our free resume builder overview. It lists what the $0 plan includes, then goes builder by builder through who charges at the download step, with prices as of September 2026 and a source for each.
Free account to save and download. No credit card. No watermark.
No expiry, no card on file. This is the full list.
The one thing that costs money
Unlimited AI: $2.95 for a 14-day trial, then $19.95 a month, auto-renewing until you cancel from account settings, with access to the end of the billing period. Same shape as the trials below, with two differences: it renews monthly, not every 4 weeks, and downloads never depend on it.
The editor is free. The file is not. You spend an hour, click Download, and a checkout appears. It is common enough to have its own r/YouShouldKnow thread.
| Builder | Free PDF download | Watermark | Trial | Then renews at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmoothApplyThis site | Yes, unlimitedAll 93 templates | None | Optional, AI only$2.95 for 14 days | $19.95 monthly, AI onlyDownloads never depend on it |
| Resume.io | No, TXT only | Not verified | $2.957 dayssource | $29.95every 4 weekssource |
| Zety | No, TXT only | No free PDF | $1.9514 dayssource | $25.95every 4 weekssource |
| Novoresume | Limited | Yes, branded | No paid trialfree Basic plansource | NonePremium one-time, $21.99 for 1 monthsource |
| Kickresume | Yes, 4 basic templates | No | Noneperpetual free plansource | $24per month, auto-renewssource |
| Enhancv | Limited, 7 days | Yes, branded | $07 days, no cardsource | $39per month, auto-renewssource |
| LiveCareer | No, TXT only | No free PDF | $2.9514 dayssource | $23.95every 4 weekssource |
| MyPerfectResume | No, TXT only | No free PDF | $2.9514 dayssource | $23.95every 4 weekssource |
| Resume Genius | No, TXT only | No free PDF | $2.9514 dayssource | $23.95every four weekssource |
US dollar prices as of September 2026, from each company's own pricing page or help center, read September 3, 2026. Terms change; the linked source wins. "Not verified" means the company's pages did not say, so we make no claim.
All free. Each one is a link if you want the detail.
93 templates, all free, in one, two or mixed column layouts, every setting editable after you pick one. The resume examples hub opens finished occupation examples in the builder.
The free ATS resume checker runs an 11-point scan on any resume, no account needed. It does not promise interviews; it shows what a parser may misread so you can fix it.
The cover letter builder uses templates that match the resume, so both documents read as one application. Open it here and export PDF or Word, free.
The job application tracker keeps applications in one place instead of a spreadsheet you stop updating. Free, at /my/tracker after sign in.
PDF for uploads, DOCX when a recruiter asks for Word, TXT for forms with a paste box, in A4 or US Letter. All three come from the same resume data, so the Word file has real headings and bullets, not the text boxes a PDF conversion leaves behind. More: converting a resume PDF to Word, converting a resume to plain text.