Kickresume Review
An honest look at Kickresume’s pricing and templates, and what ResumeFox does differently.
What each one actually costs over twelve months
Kickresume charges no separate trial fee: you pay $24, $18 or $8 a month depending on the term, starting immediately. ResumeFox runs $2.95 for the first 14 days, then $23.95 every 4 weeks. The fairest comparison is what each actually totals over a year, on the closest matching plan.
- Free plan includes 4 templates with genuinely unlimited downloads, no card required
- Job board, application tracker and AI job matching included on every plan, free included
- Standards from 80,000+ resumes written by real US career writers
- Full Access adds tailoring, tracking and job sourcing, not just the document
Kickresume is cheaper than ResumeFox on every recurring cadence except the once-a-year plan, where the two are within 60 cents of each other. Its Free plan also allows real downloads on 4 basic templates; upgrading unlocks the other 36+ templates and full customization.
The full side-by-side comparison
Grouped by what actually matters: where the writing comes from, whether the file survives the software, whether the resume gets aimed at the job you want, and what it costs to keep using.
A half-filled circle means the feature exists but with a real limitation, described in the cell.
More templates is not the same as more good templates
A large share of the designs these builders promote use two columns, a headshot slot, or skills drawn as dots and bars. Those choices are the reason a resume arrives shredded: the sidebar gets read straight across into the middle of your job history, and a skills graphic says nothing once the picture is gone.
ResumeFox ships 10 templates plus a US federal layout. Not one has a sidebar, a photo or a chart. They differ in typography and emphasis, never in whether they parse.
- Whether a parser reads your name, email, phone and dates
- Whether anything is trapped in a table, column or image
- Named problems, not a grade out of 100
What each one is genuinely good and bad at
The most feature-complete builder reviewed on this site outside ResumeFox itself, real job board, tracker, tailoring and interview questions, at genuinely competitive prices and a free plan that actually downloads. What it does not have is a credentialed writing team behind its standards, or company-specific interview prep.
- Cheapest recurring price of any builder reviewed here, and no separate trial fee
- Free plan includes real, unlimited downloads on 4 templates, no card required
- A named job board, application tracker and AI job matcher bundled into every plan
- Yearly price ($96) lands within 60 cents of ResumeFox’s Annual plan
- Several of its most-promoted templates use a photo slot or a shaded two-column sidebar
- ATS checker leads with a numeric score rather than a named fix list
- Interview prep is a generated question list, not research on the specific company
- No tool rewrites an existing LinkedIn profile; it only imports one into a resume
Built by a resume-writing firm rather than a template shop. The standards come from real work, not a phrase library, and Full Access covers the whole job search, tailoring, tracking and sourcing, not just the document.
- Standards drawn from 80,000+ hand-written resumes by 100+ CPRW-certified US writers and recruiters
- Built around targeting: per-posting tailoring, a matching cover letter, job sourcing, interview prep, LinkedIn and an application tracker
- Every template parses: no sidebars, photos or charts, plus a federal layout
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- 10 templates, not 40+, deliberately, but it is fewer
- No phone line; support is email, where Kickresume also offers chat
- More expensive on every cadence except the once-a-year plan, where the two are nearly tied
- PDF and Word still need a paid plan; Kickresume’s free plan can download
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Is Kickresume legit?
Yes. It is operated by Kickresume s.r.o., is hosted in the EU under GDPR, and carries a 4.6 rating from 3,859 Trustpilot reviews. Its free plan really does allow unlimited downloads on its 4 basic templates, which is not true of every builder in this category.
How much does Kickresume cost?
Free for 4 basic templates with unlimited downloads. Paid plans run $24/month, $18/month billed quarterly ($54 every 3 months), or $8/month billed yearly ($96 once a year), all with a 14-day money-back guarantee and no separate trial fee.
Does Kickresume use real resume writers?
Not in the way ResumeFox does. Kickresume credits one HR consultant by name on its ATS checker page, and its writing runs on an AI writer plus 20,000 pre-written phrases. ResumeFox is built by TopStack Resume, a US career-services firm, on standards drawn from more than 80,000 resumes written by hand by over 100 CPRW-certified writers and recruiters.
Is ResumeFox cheaper than Kickresume?
No, not on most plans. Kickresume’s Monthly ($24), Quarterly ($18/month) and even its Free plan all undercut ResumeFox’s equivalent options. The one near-tie is the once-a-year plan: Kickresume’s Yearly is $96 against ResumeFox’s Annual at $95.40, a 60-cent difference. What ResumeFox adds is a resume built on standards from a US resume-writing firm’s real work, interview prep built from live research rather than a generated question list, and a tool that rewrites an existing LinkedIn profile rather than only importing one.
Does Kickresume’s ATS checker give a score?
Yes. It runs more than 20 checks and calculates a weighted numeric "ATS Resume Score," and separately compares your resume against others in its database. ResumeFox’s ATS check names 12 specific problems in your file instead of giving you a score.
Can I download a resume for free from Kickresume?
Yes. Its Free plan includes unlimited downloads as long as you stick to the 4 free templates and their default customization options; the other 36+ templates and full customization require a paid plan.
Does Kickresume tailor a resume to a specific job posting?
Yes, a named Resume Tailoring tool: paste a job description and its AI rewrites your resume to match it, using only what is already in your CV. Free accounts get one tailoring; paid plans get unlimited. It was not possible to confirm whether your original resume is kept as a separate copy. ResumeFox creates a distinct targeted version per posting, keeps your master resume untouched, and reports every change it made.
What happens if I don’t like it?
Kickresume states a 14-day money back guarantee on all of its paid plans, next to the price on its pricing page. ResumeFox carries the same 14-day money-back guarantee. Read the exact terms on each checkout page before paying.
How we compared these
Pricing is read from each provider's own checkout or pricing page. Feature claims are checked against each product's live interface. Where we could not confirm something ourselves, it is not on this page.
Where numbers disagree
Entry prices in this category differ across landing pages and promotions. Where that happens we give the observed range rather than one figure, and say so.
Our disclosure
This page is published by ResumeFox, one of the products compared. We have an obvious interest in your choosing it. That is why every claim about a competitor is one you can check on their own site, and why we name the rows they win.
- Kickresume’s pricing page: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s homepage: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s resume template gallery: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s ATS Resume Checker: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s Resume Tailoring tool: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s AI Career Map: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s Job Application Tracker: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s AI Job Matcher: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s AI Interview Questions Generator: read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s LinkedIn Resume Builder (imports LinkedIn into a resume): read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s Terms of Use (owner: Kickresume s.r.o.): read 2026-09-23
- Kickresume’s Trustpilot profile: read 2026-09-23
Building and editing your resume on ResumeFox is free. Full Access is $2.95 for your first 14 days, then $23.95 every 4 weeks until you cancel, or $95.40 once for a year. Cancel anytime. 14-day money-back guarantee.