Resumap vs MyPerfectResume
One of the largest US resume builders — 11M users, Trustpilot 4.5★, phone support 7 days a week — but the same BOLD LLC trial-to-4-weekly playbook as LiveCareer.
Verdict
MyPerfectResume is one of the largest US resume builders — Trustpilot 4.5★ from 17,700+ reviews, 11 million users since 2012, phone support 7 days a week. It's owned by BOLD LLC, which also operates LiveCareer, Resume Now, Cover Letter Now, ResumeBuilder.com, FlexJobs, and (operationally) Zety.
The mechanic is the same across the family: the free plan exports plain text only, the $2.95 14-day trial converts to $23.95 every 4 weeks (~$311 a year), and the most documented complaint pattern is cancellation friction — clicking cancel sometimes routes through multiple confirmation steps, and the BBB profile for Bold LLC carries active complaints about billing. If you want a free, formatted PDF without entering a card, Resumap does that. If you commit to MyPerfectResume's $95.40 annual plan and screenshot every step, MyPerfectResume is a competent product. Most users will find the simpler path simpler.
How MyPerfectResume's pricing actually works
MyPerfectResume publishes three plans.
Free
$0 — no card
Build a resume in the AI Resume Builder and download it as a plain text (.txt) file. The TXT strips all formatting.
For most job applications it's not usable — you'd be copying text into another tool to apply any styling.
Trial trap
14-day trial
$2.95
Unlocks 40+ customizable templates, unlimited PDF and Word downloads, the ResumeCheck tool, the cover letter builder, and access to certified writer guidance. $2.95 charged at signup.
Auto-converts to $23.95 every 4 weeks on day 15 unless cancelled. Every 4 weeks = 13 charges per year, so annualized cost is ~$311, not $287. MyPerfectResume doesn't typically send a reminder email before the conversion charge.
Annual plan
$95.40 upfront (≈ $7.95/mo)
Removes the every-4-weeks billing mechanic — by far the cheaper-per-month rate.
Auto-renews annually. 14-day money-back guaranteeon paid plans. Cancellations outside the window stop future billing but don't refund the current cycle.
Cancellation routes through Account → Subscription → Cancel, by phone at 1-855-213-0348 (Mon-Fri 8am–8pm CST), or through live chat. A recurring pattern in 2026 reviews describes the cancellation flow as harder to complete than the signup was — the flow may include retention prompts before final cancellation. Save the confirmation email.
For comparison: Resumap is free for unlimited unwatermarked formatted PDF downloads. No trial, no card, no countdown. Paid AI features are sold as pay-as-you-go credits ($1 = 100 credits) that never expire — and the descriptor on your bank statement matches the brand you used.
Side-by-side
| Attribute | Resumap | MyPerfectResume |
|---|---|---|
| Free PDF download | Yes, unwatermarked, formatted | No — plain text (.txt) only |
| Credit card required for free tier | No | No (only for the $2.95 trial) |
| Trial price | No trial | $2.95 / 14 days |
| Post-trial price | N/A | $23.95 every 4 weeks |
| Billing cadence | Per-credit purchase, no recurring | Every 4 weeks (13 cycles per year) |
| Annual plan | None — base product is free | $95.40 upfront (≈ $7.95/month) |
| Effective annual cost if forgotten | $0 | ~$311 |
| Refund policy | N/A — no subscription | 14-day money-back on paid plans |
| Number of templates | 22 (15 free + 7 Pro) | 40+ templates |
| Templates free for download | 15 of 22, unwatermarked | None — formatted output requires paid plan |
| ATS-friendly templates | ATS-friendly DOM order across the board | Single-column safe; sidebar variants risky |
| ResumeCheck / ATS analysis | ATS analysis built-in, credits per scan | Built-in, paid plan only |
| AI bullet rewriting | Not currently | Yes — included in paid plan |
| AI cover letter builder | Not currently | Yes — included in paid plan |
| AI Resume Parser (PDF import) | CV import from PDF — credits per import | Yes — paid plan |
| LinkedIn import | On roadmap | Yes — paid plans |
| Word (.docx) export | Not currently | Yes — paid plans |
| Cancel friction | Nothing to cancel | Account → Subscription → Cancel; phone or chat |
| Customer support | Email ([email protected]) | Phone 1-855-213-0348, live chat, email |
| Trustpilot rating | New product — no review base yet | 4.5 ★ from 17,700+ reviews |
| BBB profile | N/A | BOLD LLC profile (#0633-90405674) — active complaints |
| Years in business | New | ~14 years (since 2012) |
| User scale | New | 11M users |
| Ownership | Indie, founder-led | BOLD LLC (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) |
| Sister brands under same parent | None | LiveCareer, Resume Now, Cover Letter Now, ResumeBuilder.com, FlexJobs, Zety |
| Bank statement descriptor | Single — matches the brand you used | Can appear as "Bold LLC" — shared across sister brands |
| GDPR-compliant | Yes | Yes |
MyPerfectResume — what they do well
- Beginner-friendly step-by-step builder — the wizard onboarding is well-paced for first-time resume writers. Guided prompts walk you through each section.
- 40+ templates with flexible formatting — swap templates on the fly, toggle between one-column and two-column layouts, adjust margins, font sizes, line spacing.
- Phone support — 1-855-213-0348 (Mon-Fri 8am–8pm CST) is staffed by humans. Live phone reachability is genuinely rare in the category — most competitors are email-only.
- AI Resume Parser — uploads an existing resume and auto-extracts the data so you don't re-enter everything by hand.
- Trustpilot 4.5 ★ from 17,700+ reviews — real volume of users have built resumes successfully on the platform.
- Pre-written content suggestions tailored to specific job titles and industries — useful if you struggle with what to write.
- 14-day money-back guarantee is honored within the window if the user contacts support directly.
MyPerfectResume — where it bites users
- The free tier exports plain text only. Formatted PDF or Word requires at least the $2.95 trial.
- Billing is every 4 weeks, not monthly. $23.95 × 13 cycles = ~$311 per year, not $287.
- No proactive trial-end email. Most users find out about the conversion from their bank statement.
- Documented cancellation-friction pattern — a recurring complaint in 2026 reviews describes the cancellation flow as harder to complete than the signup was. The flow routes through retention prompts.
- BBB complaints against Bold LLC (the parent company) remain active as of early 2026, primarily about unauthorized charges and unresponsive support.
- Charges may appear under "Bold LLC" on bank statements rather than "MyPerfectResume" — a result of shared billing infrastructure across BOLD's brand portfolio.
- AI features tend to rewrite sentences rather than prompt for quantifiable metrics — more rewriter than coach. If you want bullets with specific numbers and outcomes, you add those yourself.
Why this matters: the BOLD LLC parent company
BOLD's own corporate site and its BBB profile (#0633-90405674) list the brand portfolio openly — LiveCareer, Resume Now, Cover Letter Now, ResumeBuilder.com, FlexJobs, and (operationally) Zety. The brands share template engines, AI tools, and — most relevantly — billing infrastructure. But that has practical implications for the user.
1. Reviewing competing products from within the family is a conflict of interest.When MyPerfectResume's blog reviews LiveCareer or Resume Now, it's reviewing a sister brand. The same is true in reverse on the LiveCareer blog. Comparison content from within the BOLD family should be treated as company-affiliated.
2. Cancelling MyPerfectResume doesn't always cancel related charges.Users who signed up for MyPerfectResume and were charged by “Bold LLC” sometimes report difficulty matching the bank-statement descriptor to the brand they thought they cancelled. If you see a charge from Bold LLC after cancelling MyPerfectResume, the charge may be from a sister product or a separate billing cycle from the same brand under a different descriptor — contact support and provide the exact amount and date.
3. The mechanics common to MyPerfectResume — $2.95 trial converting to $23.95 every 4 weeks, no proactive renewal email, retention friction on cancellation — are documented across the BOLD family.They're a portfolio-level approach, not a single-brand anomaly.
None of this makes the MyPerfectResume product itself bad. The builder is competent. The templates work. The phone support is real. But understanding the ownership context helps you interpret the billing model, the BBB complaint volume, and the difficulty some users describe in tracking charges across the family.
For users who'd rather not navigate that ownership context, Resumap is a single indie product with a single descriptor on the bank statement and no sister-brand cross-referencing.
MyPerfectResume isn't a standalone brand.It's one of seven major resume builders operated by BOLD LLC out of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico — alongside LiveCareer, Resume Now, Cover Letter Now, ResumeBuilder.com, FlexJobs, and (operationally) Zety. The brands share template engines, AI tools, and — most relevantly — billing infrastructure. Charges on bank statements may appear under “Bold LLC” rather than the brand the user signed up with.
ATS compatibility
MyPerfectResume offers 40+ templates with proper PDF text layers (selectable text), standard section labels, and a built-in ResumeCheck tool that scans against 30+ formatting and content criteria.
Single-column traditional templates parse cleanly across the major ATS systems. For ATS-strict applications — corporate, finance, legal, government — these are the safe choice.
Two-column / sidebar templates carry the standard parsing risk seen across the category. Sidebar contact information can interleave with experience text in older ATS configurations.
The ResumeCheck tool is a useful sanity check (formatting, missing keywords, content issues) but doesn't test your resume against a specific job description's parser output. For real ATS-pass verification, run your PDF through a dedicated tool like Jobscan.
A reviewer's observation in 2026: MyPerfectResume's AI features for refining bullet points tend to rewrite sentences rather than prompt for quantifiable metrics — the AI is more rewriter than coach. If you want bullets that include specific numbers and outcomes, you'll need to add those yourself.
Resumap's templates use ATS-friendly DOM order across the board — main column → sidebar, standard section labels, no skill-bar visual encoding, no icons-as-data. Most are two-column (Compact, Beacon, Boardroom, Linen, and others), but the column structure doesn't hurt parsing because the DOM sequence is what ATS engines read. Every template is tested for compatibility with major ATS systems before it ships.
When to pick MyPerfectResume instead
Pick MyPerfectResume if:you want live phone support during an active job search — 1-855-213-0348 is genuinely staffed. Or you'll commit to the $95.40 annual plan upfront — the annual rate removes the every-4-weeks billing mechanic. Or you specifically want the AI Resume Parserto import an existing PDF resume and save manual data entry. Or you'll use both the resume and cover letter builders actively.
It's roughly a tie if:you only need one resume, you'll use the $2.95 trial, you'll download what you need within the first week, you'll cancel before day 14, and you'll save the cancellation confirmation. The 14-day money-back guarantee is honored within the window.
Pick Resumap if:you want a free, formatted PDF without entering a credit card. Or you'd rather not navigate the BOLD LLC family of brands and the cross-descriptor billing. Or you only need to build resumes occasionally and don't want a recurring charge. Or you want pay-as-you-go AI features instead of an always-on monthly bill — Resumap credits never expire.
Try Resumap free — no card, no countdown, no BOLD family.
Unwatermarked formatted PDF on the free tier. One company, one bank descriptor.
Frequently asked questions
Is MyPerfectResume really free?
You can build a resume on MyPerfectResume for free and download it as plain text (.txt), which strips all formatting. The formatted PDF or Word download requires at least the $2.95 14-day trial or a paid plan. Resumap's free tier exports an unwatermarked PDF with full formatting.
How much does MyPerfectResume cost?
The $2.95 14-day trial converts to $23.95 every 4 weeks unless cancelled. Because there are roughly 13 four-week periods in a year, the annualized cost is approximately $311. The annual plan is $95.40 upfront ($7.95/month effective).
Why was I charged $23.95 instead of $2.95?
The $2.95 was the 14-day trial price. On day 15, the subscription automatically converts to the standard rate of $23.95 every 4 weeks. MyPerfectResume doesn't typically send a reminder email before the conversion. The 14-day money-back guarantee covers refund requests within that window.
How do I cancel MyPerfectResume?
Log in, go to Account → Subscription → Cancel. You can also call 1-855-213-0348 (Mon-Fri 8am–8pm CST), use live chat, or email support. The flow may include retention prompts before final cancellation — click through them. Save the confirmation email.
Did MyPerfectResume charge me but the bank statement says "Bold LLC"?
Yes — MyPerfectResume is owned by BOLD LLC, which uses shared billing infrastructure across its brand portfolio (LiveCareer, Resume Now, Cover Letter Now, ResumeBuilder.com, FlexJobs, Zety). Charges from any of these brands may appear under the parent company name on bank statements. They're not separate companies despite the different brand names.
What other resume builders does BOLD LLC own?
LiveCareer, Resume Now, Cover Letter Now, ResumeBuilder.com, FlexJobs, and (operationally) Zety. Documented on Bold LLC's BBB profile (#0633-90405674). The brands share templates, billing infrastructure, and the trial-to-recurring billing model.
Are MyPerfectResume templates ATS-friendly?
The single-column traditional templates parse cleanly in standard ATS systems. The two-column / sidebar templates carry parsing risk in older ATS. Resumap's templates use ATS-friendly DOM order across the board.
Can I download my MyPerfectResume resume free?
Only as plain text (.txt). The free .txt download strips all design elements. For a formatted PDF you'd need the trial or paid plan.
What is ResumeCheck?
MyPerfectResume's built-in ATS tool that scans your resume against 30+ formatting and content criteria. It's locked behind the paid plan. Useful as a sanity check; not a substitute for testing your resume against a specific job description in a dedicated parsing tool.
Why does MyPerfectResume bill every 4 weeks instead of monthly?
The $23.95 is billed every 4 weeks (every 28 days), producing roughly 13 billing cycles per year rather than 12. The cadence is in the terms but isn't surfaced on the pricing page in headline size. The annualized difference is about $24 more per year than a strict monthly billing would produce.
Is MyPerfectResume better than Zety?
Both are operated by or affiliated with BOLD LLC and share similar billing mechanics. MyPerfectResume bills $23.95 every 4 weeks; Zety bills $25.95. MyPerfectResume has 40+ templates and live phone support; Zety has slightly more refined step-by-step guided writing. Both run the trial-conversion mechanic.
Will MyPerfectResume delete my data if I cancel?
Account data persists after cancellation per the privacy policy — you can log back in and view your resume, but you can't download formatted files without an active plan. To request full data deletion, contact MyPerfectResume support.
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