VisualCV and ClearHire, side by side
An online resume builder with templates, a live resume link and a paid tier for downloads.
Who is better served by which
Better served by VisualCV
Choose VisualCV if you want a hosted resume page with its own URL and a large template set, and you are ready to pay for the download.
Better served by ClearHire
Choose ClearHire if you want the PDF and Word file on the free plan, four more formats beside them, and a role a former employer has countersigned on the page.
What each one charges
VisualCV’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 Account | $0 a month | Always free, no hidden fees. PDF download listed as not included. | visualcv.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) |
| Pro Quarterly | $16 a month | Billed quarterly | visualcv.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 | VisualCV | ClearHire |
|---|---|---|
| A free plan that does not end | VisualCVYesvisualcv.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Downloads a PDF | VisualCVPartlyvisualcv.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Downloads a Word file | VisualCVYesvisualcv.com/resume-builder (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Exports JSON, HTML, Markdown and XML | VisualCVNot stated on the pages we checked | ClearHireYes |
| Free downloads carry no vendor line | VisualCVNot stated on the pages we checked | ClearHireNo |
| Cover letters | VisualCVPartlyvisualcv.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) | ClearHireYes |
| Tracks your applications | VisualCVNot stated on the pages we checked | ClearHireYes |
| A named company countersigns a role, and the record is then locked | VisualCVNot 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.
Note from the check: The pricing page lists PDF download under Pro only; Word download appears on the builder page; no watermark statement found on the pages read.
The pages we read
- visualcv.com (opens in a new tab)
- visualcv.com/pricing (opens in a new tab)
- visualcv.com/resume-builder (opens in a new tab)
Open VisualCV’s site (opens in a new tab)Moving from VisualCV to ClearHire, in the docs (opens in a new tab)