Resume Genius and ClearHire, side by side
A resume and cover letter builder sold through a 14-day trial, with free templates to download as Word files.
Who is better served by which
Better served by Resume Genius
Choose Resume Genius if you want hundreds of ready templates and example text to start from.
Better served by ClearHire
Choose ClearHire if you want the resume PDF and Word file without the trial, and a countersigned role on them.
What each one charges
Resume Genius’s prices are copied as its pages print them, with the plan name and the page. Ours come from the same list our pricing page reads.
| Plan | Price | Note | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Access | $0 a month | Resume Builder download in TXT only; cover letter builder lists PDF, Word, TXT | resumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) |
| 14-day Trial Plan | $2.95 for 14 days | Auto renews after 14 days at $23.95 billed every four weeks | resumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) |
| Annual Plan | $95.40 a year | $7.95/month, one-time payment, auto renews annually | resumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) |
ClearHire’s plans
- Free
- No cost. Not a trial, and it does not end.
- Pro
- $9 a month, or $90 a year.
- Team
- $7 a seat a month, or $70 a seat a year. At least 3 seats, so from $210 a year.
How a paid plan is bought today is on the pricing page.
Feature by feature
A row that reads “not stated” means the pages we read did not say. It does not mean no, and we did not guess.
| What | Resume Genius | ClearHire |
|---|---|---|
| A free plan that does not end | Resume GeniusYesresumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Downloads a PDF | Resume GeniusPartlyresumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Downloads a Word file | Resume GeniusPartlyresumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Exports JSON, HTML, Markdown and XML | Resume GeniusNot stated on the pages we checked | ClearHireYes |
| Free downloads carry no vendor line | Resume GeniusNot stated on the pages we checked | ClearHireNo |
| Cover letters | Resume GeniusYesresumegenius.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| A named company countersigns a role, and the record is then locked | Resume GeniusNot stated on the pages we checked | ClearHireYes |
What ClearHire does not do
This list is the same on every page here, and it is true today.
Only resumes leave in six formats
Cover letters copy out as plain text, and a portfolio has no export.
Free exports name us
A resume exported on Free carries one “built with” line. A paid plan removes it.
No career path on your record
The roadmap and skills-gap pages are reading, not a plan we keep for you.
A company’s answer stays private
What a company writes about a person is read by that person and the company’s admins. Nobody else sees it.
Check us
We read these pages on 7 November 2026. Prices move, and this page only knows what was true that day.
The pages we read
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