roastmy.cv
Summary
Most CV feedback tools make you sign up, store your data, and then hand you a generic rubric — roastmy.cv skips all three.
The tool runs two distinct checks: a comedy-inflected AI critique that targets writing quality and structure, and an ATS scan that tests whether applicant tracking software can actually parse your file and match its keywords against a pasted job posting. Both modes require no account and process nothing beyond the single request — the vendor states CVs are parsed in memory and discarded immediately. The roast output is retained for 30 days solely to keep share links functional. Daily request limits apply per visitor, so this is a solo-use tool, not something a recruiter runs across a candidate pool. Teams needing batch processing or tracked feedback over time hit the ceiling fast.
Bottom line: Use it the night before an application when you want a fast gut-check on formatting and keyword fit — skip it when you need feedback tracked across multiple resume versions or processed at volume.
Pricing Plans
- Free Tier
- Daily limit per visitor
Free
Daily limited roasts and ATS scans
- Roast mode
- ATS scan
- No signup
- PDF/DOCX/text upload
View full pricing on roastmy.cv →
Pricing may have changed since last verified. Check the official site for current plans.
Community Performance Report Card
No community ratings yet. Be the first to rate this tool!
Pros
Sign in to edit- No signup required for any tool on the site, so you get feedback without handing over an email address or creating an account — which removes the friction that causes most people to abandon feedback tools before they use them.
- CVs are parsed in memory and discarded immediately after each request, so sensitive career history is not sitting in a vendor's database — a meaningful difference from services that retain uploads indefinitely.
- The ATS scan checks both format parseability and keyword match against a real job posting when you paste one, so you find out whether the file actually renders inside recruitment software before you click submit.
- Accepts PDF, DOCX, and plain text paste, which means you do not need to convert your file to a specific format before getting feedback.
- Two distinct feedback modes — editorial critique and machine-parsing check — address different failure reasons a CV gets rejected, rather than collapsing everything into a single score.
Cons
Sign in to edit- Daily request limits per visitor cap how many iterations you can run in a session — if you are revising a CV through multiple drafts in one sitting, you will exhaust the limit before you finish, and there is no paid option described on the vendor page to raise it.
- No session persistence means feedback from one visit cannot be compared against feedback from the next — teams or coaches wanting to track improvement across versions have no mechanism to do so here, and will move to a tool with saved history or a persistent dashboard.
- No API access means roastmy.cv cannot be embedded in a recruiting workflow, an applicant portal, or any automated pipeline — teams that want CV screening as part of a larger hiring stack need a service that exposes an endpoint, and this one does not.
About
- Platforms
- Web
- API Available
- No
- Self-Hosted
- No
- Last Updated
- 2026-09-15T12:23:20.042Z
Best For
Who it's for
- Job seekers wanting fast, no-frills CV critique
- Users testing resume parseability before applications
- Anyone preferring anonymous, temporary processing
What it does well
- Get quick witty feedback on CV writing and structure
- Check ATS compatibility and keyword match for a job post
- Receive specific improvement suggestions without signup
Add notes, reviews, and benchmarks so the next visitor gets a clearer picture.
Compare roastmy.cv
Spotted incorrect or missing data? Join our community of contributors.
Sign Up to ContributeFrequently Asked Questions
- Is roastmy.cv free?
- roastmy.cv has a permanent free tier alongside paid upgrades. You can keep using a baseline version indefinitely without paying.
- Is roastmy.cv open source?
- No — roastmy.cv is a closed-source tool. Source code is not publicly available.
- What platforms does roastmy.cv support?
- roastmy.cv is available on: Web.
Best roastmy.cv alternatives →
Curated lists that include this category
Getting a real critique of a CV before sending it out is harder than it sounds: most tools bury feedback behind registration walls, and generic scoring engines tell you your ‘keyword density’ without showing you whether the file even parses correctly. roastmy.cv addresses that with two focused modes — Comedy (Mode 01) and Precision (Mode 02) — accessible from the homepage without any account creation. Mode 01 runs an AI critique of the CV’s writing and structure and returns specific fixes framed as a career-coach-style teardown with a sharp editorial voice. Mode 02 tests ATS parseability and, if you paste a job posting alongside your CV, scores keyword alignment between the two.
The standout constraint — stated explicitly by the vendor — is that CVs are never stored. The file or pasted text is parsed in memory for one request and discarded immediately after. The only data that persists is the roast output text itself, kept for 30 days so its share link remains accessible. Nothing is used for model training. That architecture makes this genuinely safe for job seekers wary of uploading sensitive career documents to an unknown service.
Accepted formats are PDF, DOCX, or plain text paste — which covers the dominant formats job seekers actually have. Where the tool breaks down is at the edges of casual solo use: the daily per-visitor limit means anyone trying to iterate quickly through multiple CV versions in a single session will stall. There is no API, no self-hosting path, and no mechanism to track feedback across sessions. Career coaches or HR teams wanting to run structured feedback across a candidate pool need a different tool entirely — one with batch capability and persistent session tracking, neither of which the vendor describes here.