Head-to-head review

Resume Now vs. Resume Genius

Resume Now’s trial price moves around depending on the day you look; Resume Genius holds steady at $2.95. Here is how the two actually compare, plus a third option built differently.

Published 2026-09-23Pricing verified 2026-09-23Reviewed by Steve Marcum
Pricing

What each one actually costs over twelve months

All three land close to the same numbers on the recurring plan, and ResumeFox is not an exception: it runs the identical $2.95-for-14-days-then-$23.95-every-4-weeks shape Resume Genius does, down to the cent on the annual plan too. The honest comparison is plan-type to plan-type: what a 4-weekly subscription costs left running for a year, and what the annual option costs instead.

Resume Now
Bold LLC
$2.45for 14 days (varies by visit)
Then $23.95 every 4 weeks, auto-renewing.
Every 4 weeks, uncancelled
≈ $314
13 charges of $23.95 plus the trial
Annual Access, paid once
$70.20
$5.85/month, billed annually, confirmed on their own pricing page
  • Free plain-text export, unlimited resumes and cover letters
  • Trial price shown at checkout has moved between $1.45 and $2.95 across visits
Resume Genius
Sonaga Tech Limited
$2.95for 14 days
Then $23.95 every 4 weeks, auto-renewing.
Every 4 weeks, uncancelled
≈ $314
13 charges of $23.95 plus the trial
Annual Plan, paid once
$95.40
$7.95/month, billed annually, the same total ResumeFox charges
  • Free plan includes a downloadable cover letter in PDF, Word and TXT
  • The resume itself stays TXT-only until you pay
OUR PICK
ResumeFox
TopStack Resume
$2.95for 14 days
Then $23.95 every 4 weeks.
Every 4 weeks, uncancelled
≈ $314
The same plan shape Resume Genius runs
Annual, paid once
$95.40
$7.95/month, billed annually
  • Standards from 80,000+ resumes written by real US career writers
  • Full Access adds tailoring, tracking and job sourcing, not just the document

Entry prices vary by promotion and by the visit: Resume Now’s 14-day trial has been observed anywhere from $1.45 to $2.95 across sessions, while Resume Genius held at $2.95 across every visit checked here. Confirm the exact price and renewal terms on the checkout screen before entering a card.

Feature by feature

The full side-by-side comparison

Grouped by what actually matters: where the writing comes from, whether the file survives the software, whether the resume gets aimed at the job you want, and what it costs to keep using.

Compared on
Resume Now
Bold LLC
Resume Genius
Sonaga Tech Limited
ResumeFox
TopStack Resume
(this site)
Built on real resume-writing experience
Where the writing standards come from
A phrase library isn’t the same as someone who has actually done this.
Partly. AI-generated suggestions, described on its own site as 'refined by our career experts'; the writers named on its team page work on advice content, not a stated volume of hand-written resumes
Partly. CPRW staff named on its About page review editorial content; the resume builder itself runs on an AI phrase library, not writer-authored standards
Yes. Standards drawn from 80,000+ resumes written by hand by 100+ CPRW-certified US writers and recruiters
Rewrites the resume you already have
Not importing it: rewriting it.
Partly. An 'Import your resume' option loads your content into the builder, where AI phrase suggestions help you revise it section by section yourself
Partly. An 'Upload My Existing Resume' start option feeds the file into an AI parser that checks ATS readability; rewriting each section is still done by hand
Yes. Upload it and the AI rebuilds it section by section, against the same standards above
ATS readability check
What actually gets checked, not just a number.
No. Free 'Resume Check' returns a numeric score; its own review tool calls 80-plus 'competitive'
No. Free Resume Checker 'grades' the file and returns a resume score in seconds
Yes. 12 named problems checked against real parsing behavior, not a score out of 100
Templates that actually parse
Templates with sidebars, photos or skill graphics
The three things that break a parse.
No. Its 'Creative' category includes photo and decorative-header designs
No. Its 'Photo' and 'Two-Column' categories include named templates ('Social', 'Headshot', 'Picture') built around a headshot or a sidebar
Yes. None. No sidebar, no photo, no skills chart, anywhere
Number of templates
Choice for its own sake is cheap.
Yes. 675 templates listed (job-title and color variants of a smaller set of base designs)
Yes. 90+ free templates plus 30+ premium ones, by their own count
Partly. 10 designs plus a US federal layout
Targeting the job, not just building the resume
Tailoring to a specific job posting
One resume per application, without rebuilding it.
No. Manual editing; duplicate and rewrite yourself
No. Its AI parser flags formatting and ATS issues but does not rewrite content against a posting
Yes. Targeted version per posting; master resume stays untouched, every change reported
Cover letter for that same posting
Written from the posting and the tailored resume together.
Partly. Cover Letter Generator builds a matching design with templated content, not written from a specific posting
Partly. AI Cover Letter Generator drafts a letter, but not from the text of a specific job posting
Yes. Drafted from the posting and your targeted resume, with the reasoning behind it shown
Job search read against your resume
Matching, not a job board embed.
No. No job search or listings tool anywhere on the public site
No. Pricing page lists 'Job Board Access'; no matching or fit-check against your resume is documented, and it has no link in the site’s own navigation
Yes. Live postings from the major boards, with a fit check against your master resume; a stretch role is labeled a reach
Interview preparation
Company-specific, or a tips article.
Partly. General interview articles in the resource center
Partly. General interview articles in the resource center
Yes. Prep built from live research on the company and role, plus a browser mock interview; video never leaves your machine
LinkedIn optimization
Recruiter search terms differ from parser terms.
No. Not offered
No. Not offered
Yes. Headline, About and experience rewritten from your master resume
Application tracker
One record per job, everything hanging off it.
Partly. Its own site describes this as notifying you when an employer has viewed your resume, not a record of applications or their status
No. Not offered
Yes. An application tracker with one record per job, linking the targeted resume, cover letter, prep and offer notes
Billing and support
What it renews at
The number nobody puts in headline size.
No. $23.95 every 4 weeks, or $70.20 once a year
No. $23.95 every 4 weeks, or $95.40 once a year
Partly. $23.95 every 4 weeks, or $95.40 once a year
Support
Yes. Phone and chat, with stated hours across the week including weekends
Partly. Phone and chat, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 7 PM Eastern
Partly. Email; a person replies, usually within one business day
Try it free

A half-filled circle means the feature exists but with a real limitation, described in the cell.

Templates & ATS

More templates is not the same as more good templates

A large share of the designs these builders promote use two columns, a headshot slot, or skills drawn as dots and bars. Those choices are the reason a resume arrives shredded: the sidebar gets read straight across into the middle of your job history, and a skills graphic says nothing once the picture is gone.

ResumeFox ships 10 templates plus a US federal layout. Not one has a sidebar, a photo or a chart. They differ in typography and emphasis, never in whether they parse.

Single column, top to bottomContact details as plain textHeadings a parser recognizes
Check which of these your file trips over
12
deterministic readability checks, run free on your own file
  • Whether a parser reads your name, email, phone and dates
  • Whether anything is trapped in a table, column or image
  • Named problems, not a grade out of 100
Deep dive

What each one is genuinely good and bad at

Resume Now
4.5★ / 13k+
Bold LLC · Trustpilot rating, per their own reviews page · operating since 2005

The largest template library of the three by a wide margin, and the cheapest of the three on its annual plan. A big phrase library and AI suggestions rather than writer-built standards.

Strengths
  • Largest template library of the three: 675 listed
  • Cheapest annual price of the three: $70.20/year
  • Free plain-text export with unlimited resumes and cover letters
  • Phone and chat support with hours across the week and weekend
Watch out for
  • Trial price shown at checkout has moved between $1.45 and $2.95 across visits
  • Its 'Creative' category includes photo and decorative-header designs
  • ATS check returns a numeric score rather than a named fix list
  • No job-search matching, LinkedIn help, or application tracker
Resume Genius
4.6★ / 45k+
Sonaga Tech Limited · founded 2009

The only one of the three whose free plan includes a fully downloadable cover letter, and the only competitor here whose annual price matches ResumeFox to the dollar.

Strengths
  • Free plan includes a cover letter downloadable as PDF, Word or TXT
  • Trial price held steady at $2.95 across every visit checked
  • Annual plan is $95.40, the same total ResumeFox charges
  • Free ATS resume checker and a free AI resume review
Watch out for
  • The resume itself stays TXT-only free; PDF and Word need the paid plan
  • Its 'Photo' and 'Two-Column' categories include headshot and sidebar templates
  • Support phone line runs weekdays only, 8 AM to 7 PM Eastern
  • No tailoring to a specific posting, no LinkedIn help, no application tracker
ResumeFox
4.8★ / 2.5k+
TopStack Resume · US writers, founded 2018

Built by a resume-writing firm rather than a template shop. The standards come from real work, not a phrase library, and Full Access covers the whole job search, tailoring, tracking and sourcing, not just the document.

Strengths
  • Standards drawn from 80,000+ hand-written resumes by 100+ CPRW-certified US writers and recruiters
  • Built around targeting: per-posting tailoring, a matching cover letter, job sourcing, interview prep, LinkedIn and an application tracker
  • Every template parses: no sidebars, photos or charts, plus a federal layout
  • 14-day money-back guarantee
Watch out for
  • 10 templates, not hundreds, deliberately, but it is fewer
  • No phone line; support is email with a next-business-day reply
  • Not the cheapest annual price: Resume Now runs about $25/year less
  • PDF and Word still need a paid plan
Built by a resume-writing firm

See your resume rebuilt against standards from 80,000+ real resumes

Upload the resume you already have. We rewrite it against the standards our writers built over 80,000 resumes, then help you target it, application by application, instead of leaving you with just a document.

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FAQ

Questions people ask before they pick one

Still stuck? Email a human: someone answers, usually within one business day.

Are Resume Now and Resume Genius the same company?

No. Resume Now is operated by Bold LLC of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, the same company behind MyPerfectResume, LiveCareer and Resume.com. Resume Genius’s business operations sit under Sonaga Tech Limited, registered in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a marketing office in Taipei, Taiwan. Different owners, and the builders differ too.

Which is cheaper, Resume Now or Resume Genius?

Close to identical on the 4-weekly plan, both landing around $314 over a year if left running. On the annual plan Resume Now is meaningfully cheaper at $70.20/year against Resume Genius’s $95.40. Resume Now’s trial entry price also moves around, observed between $1.45 and $2.95 depending on the visit, while Resume Genius’s $2.95 held steady every time it was checked.

Do either of them use real resume writers?

ResumeFox is built by TopStack Resume, a US career-services firm, and the standards its AI follows came out of more than 80,000 resumes written by hand by over 100 CPRW-certified writers, recruiters and coaches. Both Resume Now and Resume Genius employ certified writers who work on advice content and editorial review; neither states a volume of resumes those writers personally wrote, and both builders run primarily on AI suggestions and phrase libraries.

Is a good resume enough to get hired?

Not by itself. A resume that isn’t tailored to the posting is one of the most common reasons a strong candidate gets passed over. ResumeFox pairs the resume with per-posting tailoring, a cover letter written for that same posting, job sourcing that checks live postings against your resume, interview prep and an application tracker, so the resume is the start of the process, not the whole thing. Neither Resume Now nor Resume Genius tailors a resume to a specific posting or tracks what happens after you apply.

Is ResumeFox cheaper than Resume Now or Resume Genius?

No, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. Resume Genius’s annual plan is the same $95.40 ResumeFox charges. Resume Now is cheaper on the annual plan, at $70.20/year. What differs is what is behind the price: ResumeFox is built by a US resume-writing firm on standards from real work, and Full Access adds per-posting tailoring, a matching cover letter, job sourcing, interview prep, LinkedIn and a tracker, not just the document.

Which one is best for getting past an applicant tracking system?

Template choice matters more than any score. A sidebar gets read straight across into the middle of a work history, and a photo yields no text at all. Resume Now’s Creative category and Resume Genius’s Photo and Two-Column categories both offer designs that do this; ResumeFox offers none that do. On feedback, ResumeFox names twelve concrete problems in your file rather than giving you a number out of a hundred, which both competitors do instead.

Can I download a resume for free from either of them?

As plain text, yes, from both. Resume Now lets you build and download unlimited resumes in TXT format for free. Resume Genius’s free plan is TXT-only for the resume itself, though its cover letter downloads as PDF, Word or TXT even on the free plan. PDF and Word for the resume require a paid plan on all three sites, ResumeFox included.

What happens if I don’t like it?

ResumeFox carries a 14-day money-back guarantee. Resume Genius states a 14-day money-back guarantee on its pricing page. Resume Now’s pricing page also states a money-back guarantee tied to the 14-day trial; read the terms on each checkout page before paying, since the exact conditions can change.

How we compared these

Pricing is read from each provider's own checkout or pricing page. Feature claims are checked against each product's live interface. Where we could not confirm something ourselves, it is not on this page.

Where numbers disagree

Entry prices in this category differ across landing pages and promotions. Where that happens we give the observed range rather than one figure, and say so.

Our disclosure

This page is published by ResumeFox, one of the products compared. We have an obvious interest in your choosing it. That is why every claim about a competitor is one you can check on their own site, and why we name the rows they win.

Published 2026-09-23Pricing verified 2026-09-23Next review 2027-01-15Review scores shown for ResumeFox are TopStack Resume's
Sources

Building and editing your resume on ResumeFox is free. Full Access is $2.95 for your first 14 days, then $23.95 every 4 weeks until you cancel, or $95.40 once for a year. Cancel anytime. 14-day money-back guarantee.