YourCVMaker vs Huntr: Compared (2026)
Huntr isn't primarily a resume builder -- it's a job-application tracker with an AI resume tailorer and free PDF export bolted on, built around organizing the roles you're applying to rather than designing the document itself. If what you actually want is one place to track every application plus a resume that's quickly tailored to each posting, Huntr answers that more directly than we do; if you want real control over how the resume looks, that's a different tool. Here's a fact-checked, honest look at both, verified directly against Huntr's own site today.
At a glance
This page compares YourCVMaker and Huntr on what each product is actually built to do, plus their free plans and pricing, verified directly against huntr.co on September 30, 2026.
Huntr's own pricing page frames the free tier as a "Basic Plan" built around a job tracker: track up to 100 job applications, unlimited base resumes with free PDF export on every template, basic job matching and resume scoring, 2 AI job-tailored resumes, up to 100 document uploads, contact management, application autofill and a Chrome job-clipper extension. YourCVMaker is a full design tool: an Advanced Editor across 229 templates, AI writing and interview prep, plus its own ATS check, with no job-tracking board at all beyond a simple application-status list. The honest framing, not a sales pitch: Huntr organizes the job hunt and tailors a resume fast for each posting, YourCVMaker is built for designing the resume itself in depth -- plenty of job seekers could reasonably use both.
| What you get | Huntr | YourCVMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | Job-application tracker (Kanban-style board) with a bundled AI resume tailorer, cover-letter generator and browser autofill | Full resume design tool -- Advanced Editor across 229 templates, plus AI writing, scoring and interview prep |
| Free plan | Unlimited base resumes with free PDF export on every template, job tracking up to 100 positions, 2 AI job-tailored resumes, 100 document uploads, no card required | 1 ATS-friendly PDF download per account (plain layout, footer credit); Designer PDF/PNG/Word need Pro (one-time Designer PDF exception for a verified academic email) |
| Templates | All templates unlocked on the free plan -- exact total count not published on its own site | 229 templates -- 215 through the Advanced Editor (move/resize any element), 14 on a simpler Quick/AI Editor |
| Job tracking | A dedicated tracker board -- 100 positions free, unlimited on Pro, plus contact management and a Chrome job-clipper extension | Not offered as a board -- AI Job Search across eight boards, de-duplicated into a 5-stage application tracker |
| AI resume tailoring | 2 free AI job-tailored resumes, then unlimited on Pro -- tailors an existing resume to a specific posting | Not a per-job tailoring feature -- AI writing assistance and an ATS-Friendly export built into every plan |
| Named AI model | Not published on Huntr's own site | Anthropic's Claude models, named explicitly in our Privacy Policy |
| Pricing | $40/month (Pro), $90 billed every 3 months (~$30/mo), or $160 billed every 6 months (~$26.67/mo) | €9.99/month flat |
Where Huntr is genuinely strong
Its free plan is a real, honest one worth crediting directly: unlimited base resumes with free PDF export on every template, no card required -- a more generous free-download story than our own 1-ATS-friendly-PDF-per-account cap. On top of that, the free tier throws in a genuinely useful job-application tracker (up to 100 tracked positions), 2 free AI-tailored resumes, up to 100 document uploads and a Chrome extension that autofills application forms -- a wider free feature set aimed at the whole job search, not just the resume document.
The job-tracker-first design is also a specific, named strength we don't have an equivalent for: a Kanban-style board for every application's status, contact management tied to each role, and document storage for cover letters, offer letters and other job-search paperwork alongside the resume itself -- built as one workspace rather than a resume tool with a bolted-on status list.
Two different products, not really a head-to-head
The honest comparison isn't "which is better" -- it's "which problem do you actually have." Huntr starts from the job search as a whole: track every application, store every document, tailor a resume quickly to each posting without redesigning it. YourCVMaker starts from the resume itself: a real design canvas with AI drafting help and a live mock interview once the resume exists. Our closest equivalent to Huntr's tracker is AI Job Search, which fans a single search out across eight job boards and de-duplicates the results into a five-stage tracker -- a simpler board than Huntr's dedicated Kanban tracker with contact management and document storage. A job seeker who wants one workspace for the whole application process and doesn't need deep resume design control is better served by Huntr alone; one who wants a resume they actually control the visual design of is better served by YourCVMaker, whether or not they also track applications elsewhere.
What YourCVMaker adds beyond tracking and quick tailoring
Every YourCVMaker plan gives you the Advanced Editor -- 215 of our 229 templates run through a canvas of individually selectable, moveable, resizable elements (text, photos, shapes, icons), while still exporting back out as clean, ATS-parseable text underneath (the remaining 14 use a simpler Quick/AI Editor). That's a different kind of control than tailoring an existing resume's wording to a posting without touching its layout. Beyond the resume itself: AI-personalized cover letters and a live, camera-on mock Interview Prep tool that scores clarity, confidence and speaking balance in real time and hands you a transcript afterward both ship on Pro, and TalentBuzz -- an opt-in, anonymous profile recruiters can search -- ships on both Free and Pro. Every plan also exports two PDFs from the same resume: a Designer PDF for the template you chose, and a separate ATS-Friendly PDF built as plain, structured text, checked with four automated tests before every release -- on Free, that ATS-Friendly PDF is capped at 1 download per account and carries a small footer credit line, while the Designer PDF still requires Pro.
Pricing structure, side by side
Huntr prices its Pro plan at $40/month, $90 billed every 3 months (about $30/mo), or $160 billed every 6 months (about $26.67/mo) -- each step unlocks unlimited AI resume generations and tailored resumes, unlimited AI cover letters, advanced job matching/scoring/insights and unlimited job tracking (versus the free plan's 100-position cap). YourCVMaker has one paid tier, a flat €9.99/month with nothing above it -- the free plan already includes access to every template.
| What you get | Huntr | YourCVMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0/mo -- unlimited base resumes with free PDF export, job tracking up to 100 positions, 2 AI job-tailored resumes, no card | €0/mo -- every template to build and preview, 10 AI credits/mo, 1 ATS-friendly PDF download (footer credit) -- Designer PDF/PNG/Word need Pro, except a one-time Designer PDF for verified students/teachers |
| Next paid step | $40/month, $90/3 months, or $160/6 months | €9.99/month flat -- one plan, no trial-to-subscription step |
| What paying unlocks | Unlimited AI resume generations/tailored resumes, unlimited AI cover letters, advanced job matching/scoring/insights, unlimited job tracking | Unlimited templates (already unlocked on Free), 500 AI credits/mo, 10 watermark-free downloads/mo, AI cover letters, live camera-on interview prep |
| Resume design control | AI-tailored wording within a fixed template, not a visual editor | Advanced Editor -- move/resize any element on 215 of 229 templates |
| Job application tracking | Dedicated Kanban-style tracker, 100 positions free, unlimited on Pro | AI Job Search across 8 boards, de-duplicated into a 5-stage tracker |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Huntr a resume builder or a job tracker?
- Both, but the job tracker is the core product -- per its own pricing page, the free "Basic Plan" is built around tracking up to 100 job applications, with a bundled resume builder (unlimited base resumes, free PDF export on every template) and an AI tool that tailors an existing resume's wording to a specific posting, rather than a from-scratch visual design tool.
- Does YourCVMaker track job applications the way Huntr does?
- Not as a dedicated board. AI Job Search finds and de-duplicates listings across eight boards into a five-stage tracker, but it doesn't include Huntr's contact management or document storage across an entire job search.
- Which is cheaper, Huntr or YourCVMaker?
- YourCVMaker's one paid plan is a flat €9.99/month. Huntr's Pro plan starts at $40/month ($30/mo billed quarterly, or about $26.67/mo billed every 6 months) -- though Huntr's free tier already includes unlimited resumes with free PDF export and tracking for up to 100 applications, more generous on downloads than our own free tier.