Resume.io builds the file.
Folio builds the site.
Resume.io is a fast, well-run resume and cover letter builder with a big template set and support for many languages. For turning out a document quickly, it is a capable tool. Folio aims wider: paste your resume and it drafts a website you own, a matched designer resume, a live ATS score, and a cover letter. You leave with a resume and a live site, not just a PDF. Where Resume.io is the stronger choice is spelled out below, honestly.
What Resume.io does well.
Fair credit first. Resume.io is polished and quick, and a lot of people finish a resume there without friction. The honest facts.
A wide range of resume and cover letter layouts to pick from.
The editor is smooth and gets you to a finished document fast.
Support for several languages makes it a broad option internationally.
The result is a resume and cover letter file. That single focus is a strength.
Resume.io versus Folio.
A document builder and a website builder are not the same tool. Resume.io wins on document breadth. Folio wins when you also want a site.
| Resume.io | Folio | |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | Fast resume and cover letter files | A website plus a designer resume from one paste |
| Templates | Wide document template set, the winner for choice | 48 resume layouts and 74 site designs |
| Languages | Support for many languages | Focused on the resume to site flow |
| Website | No, it makes files | Multi-page site: work, about, projects, contact |
| ATS feedback | Content checks on the resume | Live ATS score while you edit |
| Cover letter | Yes, built in | Yes, matched to the resume |
| Own domain | Not applicable | Custom domain on paid plans, TLS handled automatically |
| API | No | Public read API |
Need a document fast in one of many languages? Resume.io is a strong fit. Need a resume and a website to link to? That is Folio's job.
When Resume.io is the right tool.
Folio is built around a website and will not match a dedicated builder on sheer document template count. If the file is the whole job, Resume.io is a sound choice.
Go with Folio if you
- +Want a website alongside the resume, not just the resume file.
- +Would rather paste a resume than rebuild it field by field.
- +Want a live ATS score and a matched cover letter in one place.
- +Want the pages on your own domain, readable by search and answer engines.
Stay with Resume.io if you
- −Only want a resume and cover letter file, with no website.
- −Need a document in a language Resume.io supports and Folio may not.
- −Value the widest document template choice above everything else.
- −Are applying somewhere that only accepts an uploaded file.
Resume.io questions, answered.
Direct answers about what each tool is for.
Does Resume.io build a website?
No. Resume.io is a resume and cover letter builder that outputs documents. If you want a multi-page website from the same resume, Folio is the tool for that. See resume to portfolio for how it works.
Is Folio faster than Resume.io?
They are quick at different things. Resume.io is fast at a document. Folio drafts a whole website plus a designer resume in about a minute from your pasted text. If you want both a resume and a site, Folio saves the second build.
Does Folio check my resume against an ATS?
Yes. Folio shows a live ATS score as you edit so you can see what an applicant tracking system reads. You can run the free ATS score checker first to preview it.
Do both include cover letters?
Yes. Resume.io has a cover letter builder, and Folio drafts one matched to your resume. On cover letters they are comparable, so choose based on whether you also want a website.
Can I still export a resume file from Folio?
Yes. You get a designer resume you can export, plus the website. The difference is that with Folio the resume is one piece of a larger site.
Should I move from Resume.io?
Move when a file is no longer enough. Resume.io stays a good fit for fast documents in many languages. Choose Folio when you want a website and a scored resume from the same resume.
Keep reading.
The product, the resume to site path, and the free resume tool.
File is done?
Now build the site.
Keep Resume.io for the document if that is all you need. When you want a site to point recruiters to, paste your resume into Folio and get a website, a scored designer resume, and a matched cover letter in about a minute, with TLS handled for you.