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StayHireable vs Europass
Europass is free and run by the European Commission, with digital credentials and links to EURES. StayHireable is a CV builder with a free plan, a choice of data region, and a Career Site and video on paid plans.
Checked on 6 October 2026
Europass is the European Commission's free CV and profile service, with an editor in 29 languages, verifiable digital credentials and links to EURES, the European job mobility portal. StayHireable is a CV builder with a free plan, a choice of data region, and paid formats such as a Career Site and video made from the same career.
Who each suits
- Europass suits you if you apply in the EU and want a free, standard CV, verifiable credentials and a direct link to EURES, with nothing to buy.
- StayHireable suits you if you want a designed CV, a choice of where your data is stored, and a Career Site and video made from the same career.
Side by side
| Feature | StayHireable | Europass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan. Pro 5, Max 15 and Ultra 25 a month, in EUR in Europe and USD elsewhere, 25% off yearly. New accounts get 7 days of Ultra with no card, and it ends on its own. | Entirely free. You cannot buy a CV or any service from Europass. |
| Free export | PDF and PNG on the free plan, with no watermark and no branding. | A free Europass PDF. |
| Personal website | A Career Site on Max: one link for your CV and the formats made from it, with a PIN option, a custom link and a QR code. | Share links for a set period, and publishing to EURES. A personal website, a custom URL or view analytics: not stated. |
| Analytics, and what it stores about visitors | On Ultra. Counts views, countries (from the device's time zone), referrers and devices. No IP address, cookie or user-agent string is stored, and no visitor is identified. | Not stated on their site. |
| Video | Career Story, a 30-second video, on Pro. Career Film: Chronicle and Teaser on Max, every type on Ultra. | Your profile can hold links to videos. No video creation. |
| Other formats | Business Card, Career Deck, Skills Map and Career Timeline, on Pro. | A CV and cover letter editor in 29 languages (no translation), skills, a library, and European Digital Credentials (verifiable, e-sealed). Import only of old Europass PDF or XML files. |
| Where your data is stored | You choose the region: United States, European Union, Switzerland or India, on every plan. Encrypted at rest and in transit. | Stored on European Commission servers, under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Kept 5 years after your last login. |
| AI training | Your career is never sold and not used to train AI. Career Sites turn AI training crawlers away. | Not stated on their site. Not given to third parties except by law. Your profile activity powers job and course suggestions, which you can switch off. |
| Job search | Job Hunt (Alpha) on Ultra: an agent finds open jobs that fit and reports them. It never applies for you. | Job and course suggestions from your profile's skills, and links to EURES. No auto-apply stated. |
What Europass has that StayHireable does not
- Free, with nothing to buy.
- Run by the European Commission.
- European Digital Credentials: verifiable, e-sealed certificates.
- An editor in 29 languages.
- Publishing to EURES, and job and course suggestions.
- Cover letters.
Sources
Checked on 6 October 2026 from each company's own pages. StayHireable's side is from our Pricing and Privacy Policy.
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