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StayHireable vs VisualCV
VisualCV adds a watermark to free PDFs and puts its website and analytics on Pro. StayHireable's free PDF has no watermark, and you choose the country your data is stored in.
Checked on 6 October 2026
VisualCV is a CV builder from Workstory Inc. in Vancouver, Canada. It has a free plan and a Pro plan, a personal website, cover letters and a Word export. StayHireable is a CV builder from Portugal with a free plan, a choice of data region, and formats such as a Career Site and video made from the same career.
Who each suits
- VisualCV suits you if you want cover letters, a Word file and a LinkedIn import from one tool, and are happy to pay for Pro to download without a watermark.
- StayHireable suits you if you want a free PDF with no watermark, a say in where your data is stored, and a Career Site and video made from the same career.
Side by side
| Feature | StayHireable | VisualCV |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Free plan, always free: at most 1 CV, 1 website, 1 cover letter and 1 Career Journal entry. Pro is USD 25 billed monthly, or USD 16 a month billed quarterly (USD 48). A 30-day money-back guarantee, no trial. Subscriptions renew automatically. |
| Free export | PDF and PNG on the free plan, with no watermark and no branding. | Free PDFs carry a watermark. Unlimited PDF downloads are on Pro. |
| 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. | A personal professional website and shareable links, on Pro. A custom URL; a custom domain on Pro. |
| 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. | Views and downloads, on Pro. Each view logs the date, IP address and approximate location. |
| Video | Career Story, a 30-second video, on Pro. Career Film: Chronicle and Teaser on Max, every type on Ultra. | No video CV stated. A paid human review service gives feedback by video. |
| Other formats | Business Card, Career Deck, Skills Map and Career Timeline, on Pro. | Cover letters (Pro), Word export (Beta, Pro), LinkedIn import, AI writing and paid human writing. A business card or a deck: not stated. |
| 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. | Transferred to and stored in Canada and the US, with standard contractual clauses for EU residents. No region choice. |
| 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. It says it does not sell your personal information. |
| Job search | Job Hunt (Alpha) on Ultra: an agent finds open jobs that fit and reports them. It never applies for you. | A Career Journal. A job tracker, job matching or auto-apply: not stated. |
What VisualCV has that StayHireable does not
- Cover letters.
- A Word export (Beta, on Pro).
- An import from LinkedIn.
- Paid human writing and review.
- A custom domain for the website (Pro).
- A Career Journal.
Sources
Checked on 6 October 2026 from each company's own pages. StayHireable's side is from our Pricing and Privacy Policy.
- VisualCV pricing
- VisualCV support: free and Pro
- VisualCV support: tracking
- VisualCV terms of use
- VisualCV privacy policy
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