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Pricing comparison · United States · checked August 2026

AI resume builder pricing compared: the real billing cadence

Compare current public prices for SpartanResume, Jobscan, Rezi, Resume.io, and Teal, including renewal cadence, free access, and the cost detail easy to miss.

By SpartanResume Editorial

The price on a resume builder is only half the decision. The other half is what happens next: whether a trial converts, whether a quarterly plan renews, and whether downloading the document requires payment.

The short answer

If you expect a focused three-month search, compare the total charge and renewal rule for that window. If you only need one document, start with each free level and confirm export limits before entering a card.

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Side-by-side comparison

ProductFree accessCompared paid optionWhat happens next
SpartanResumeNo card; builder and main-resume work stay free$34.99 onceFull access for 90 days; no renewal
JobscanPublic free tier with limited scans$89.95 every 3 monthsRenews every 3 months unless canceled
Rezi1 resume and 3 PDF downloads publicly listed$29 per monthMonthly renewal; $149 lifetime also listed
Resume.ioLimited free template/TXT path$2.95, then $29.95 every 4 weeks7-day offer converts to every 4 weeks
TealUnlimited resumes and job tracking publicly listed$79 every 90 daysRenews every 90 days unless canceled

Prices are in USD and reflect the public source on its stated check date. Taxes, promotions, regional pricing, and checkout changes can alter the final charge.

How we compared them

  • Use the closest publicly listed individual plan for an active job search.
  • Keep billing periods in the seller’s own units instead of disguising them as monthly equivalents.
  • State auto-renewal separately from the displayed price.
  • Show free access only when the vendor’s own page describes it.

Four weeks creates thirteen charges in a year

A bill every four weeks arrives 13 times across 52 weeks. That cadence may be clearly disclosed and still be easy to misread as monthly. Compare the exact interval, not the visual size of the number.

A ninety-day product and a ninety-day subscription are different

SpartanResume’s The Campaign ends after 90 days and does not renew. The public Teal and Jobscan quarterly prices are subscriptions that renew unless canceled. Neither structure is automatically right for everyone; the distinction matters when you estimate the total cost.

Use the free level to test the actual export

Before paying, create a realistic resume, download the format you need, copy its text into a plain-text editor, and check the reading order. A long feature list cannot tell you whether the document feels usable or whether the free plan stops at the final click.

Sources

We prefer each company’s own pricing or product documentation. Check dates are part of the comparison because these facts change.