Magic Resume vs Novorésumé

Magic Resume is a freemium, web and self-hosted resume workbench that uses AI proposals for editing, tailoring, and translation. It reads a resume and looks up a role before suggesting changes; each suggestion includes a reason and can be accepted or skipped. The editor offers a live preview, 19 templates, applicant-tracking-system optimization, job-description matching, and translation intended to preserve tone and structure. Mock interviews use real-time voice, ask follow-up questions, and produce reports on depth, job fit, expression, and structure. Resumes export as PDF or JSON, and JSON backups can be loaded back. Users can edit local drafts in a browser, then sign in for cloud workspace access and continuation on another device. The MIT-licensed editor can be self-hosted with Docker. The Free plan includes about 22 AI conversations monthly, 30 requests per minute, every template, PDF export, cloud sync, and version history. Pro costs $3.99 a month; Max costs $9.99 a month.

Novorésumé is a web-based tool for creating resumes and cover letters, with templates designed to be ATS-friendly. Users can download formatted resumes or CVs as PDFs, and PDF downloads are available on all plans. The AI toolkit includes resume building, ATS checking, job matching, cover-letter generation, and professional bios. Free users get two uses per month for each AI tool; Premium users get 10. Each tool can be used once without signing up, while an account saves results and provides unlimited access to each tool.

The free Basic plan allows one version and a one-page resume. Premium is listed at $23.99 a month, billed once with no recurring billing, and allows a resume or CV of up to 10 pages. The CV maker works on phones, tablets, and desktops, synchronizing CVs across devices. Novorésumé uses OpenAI and Anthropic for some AI features and says those providers do not use user data to train their models. Personal data is retained on its servers as long as needed, up to six years after last use.