> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rxresume.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Reactive Resume vs MyPerfectResume > Compare Reactive Resume and MyPerfectResume by free downloads, writing guidance, templates, AI, open source, and self-hosting. MyPerfectResume is built around guided writing: step-by-step prompts, expert-written content suggestions, and a resume checker. Reactive Resume is an open-source editor whose core hosted workflow has no premium tier and includes PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports and a built-in Check mode, but it has no equivalent library of prewritten content. ## Quick comparison | Consideration | Reactive Resume | MyPerfectResume | | - | - | - | | Free final download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | Plain-text TXT | | Designed PDF and Word | Included exports | Require premium access | | Writing help | Direct editing; optional AI assistant using your own provider | Step-by-step prompts, tips, and content suggestions | | Checking tools | Free Check mode (contact details, dates, layout, headings, job-posting terms) and a public ATS checker | ResumeCheck feedback is listed with premium access | | Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting | Hosted service | MyPerfectResume's free-builder guide says free accounts get tailored content suggestions, expert tips, and unlimited plain-text downloads, and that PDF or Word template downloads need a premium plan. Its pricing page lists TXT downloads with basic access and puts PDF, Word, and ResumeCheck behind premium access. Reactive Resume takes a different path: you get a rendered [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, or JSON export](/guides/exporting-your-resume) with no premium tier. That helps most when you already know what to write and want both a presentation-ready document and reusable resume data. ## Where MyPerfectResume is a better fit MyPerfectResume fits when the wording is the hard part. Its guide describes prompts for building or importing a resume, job-specific bullet-point suggestions, summary suggestions, writing tips, and AI-powered suggestions for skills. It also has a resume checker, so the guided sequence and the feedback live in the same hosted product. Its cover-letter workflow is another reason to pick it if you want guided related documents. The free guide describes writing a matching cover letter with prompts and content suggestions, though the designed cover-letter downloads sit behind the same premium boundary. ## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit Reactive Resume fits when you have the content and want a designed export without picking a premium plan. Make your template and layout choices in the editor, fix what Check mode flags, then export a PDF or DOCX for document use, Markdown for text workflows, or JSON for a backup that keeps the structured resume data. A matching cover letter is its own document that reuses the resume's design, with the same free downloads. The [template selection guide](/guides/choosing-a-template) covers the template workflow. You also get control over the application itself. Reactive Resume is [MIT-licensed](/legal/license), its source is public, and you can self-host it. The hosted service stays available if you would rather not run the stack. ## Which should you choose? Choose MyPerfectResume if you want prompts, prewritten suggestions, and its resume-checking tool while you draft. Choose Reactive Resume if you already have the content and want designed exports, portable JSON, or the option to run the software yourself. Neither choice promises an application outcome. The question is whether guided content and checking tools are worth a paid workflow for formatted downloads. ## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison Reactive Resume has no equivalent library of role-specific prewritten bullets and no step-by-step writing prompts. Its Check mode looks at how software reads your resume, not at what you should write. Its optional AI assistant asks you to configure a provider and review whatever it suggests. If you want a hosted product that supplies the drafting prompts and the feedback in one place, MyPerfectResume has the broader built-in writing surface. ## Sources * [MyPerfectResume: use the resume builder for free](https://www.myperfectresume.com/career-center/resumes/how-to/free-resume-builder) * [MyPerfectResume pricing](https://www.myperfectresume.com/pricing) Last checked: July 28, 2026 Use Reactive Resume when you already have the content and want free PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.