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Enhancv vs Kickresume

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Enhancv publishes a starting price ($16.50); Kickresume does not. Both have a free tier.

EnhancvResume builder with ATS checking, live content suggestions and tailoring against a specific job adKickresumeResume templates with the writing help locked behind the paywall

Side by side

FactEnhancvKickresume
CategoryResume & Cover LettersJob Search & Applications
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$16.50 month—
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyEnhancvKickresume
Launched—2013
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Enhancv

One of the better-designed resume builders, and the ATS check plus job-ad tailoring are the parts that actually move outcomes. The free plan is a seven-day trial in disguise: everything you make carries Enhancv branding until you pay for a quarter up front.

Pros

  • ATS check scores the draft against screening criteria before you submit
  • Job tailoring rewrites the resume against a pasted job advert
  • All templates and design tools are available even on the free plan
  • Cover letters, interview prep and an application tracker come with the same subscription

Cons

  • The free plan expires after seven days and brands every export
  • Billing is quarterly, so the $16.50 headline means paying about $50 at once
  • Free tier caps you at twelve section items, which is tight for a full career history
  • Prices render in local currency, so the USD figure only appears in the page title

Kickresume

A good-looking resume builder whose free tier is a template gallery and nothing more — the writer, the cover letter tool, the ATS checker and the career map are all paid. Buy it for one month while you are actively applying and cancel; the annual plan only pays off for a job hunt measured in quarters.

Pros

  • Free downloads are genuinely unlimited, which several competitors gate
  • The output covers resume, cover letter and a hosted page from one set of content
  • A long-established company rather than a recent launch, founded 2013 in Bratislava
  • The ATS checker addresses the specific failure mode that sinks well-written resumes

Cons

  • Every generative feature is paid, so the free tier cannot demonstrate the product's premise
  • Month-to-month at EUR 24 costs three times the yearly rate of EUR 8/month
  • Pricing is euro-only with no USD figures shown, making the true cost currency-dependent
  • Four free templates against 40-plus paid ones makes the free gallery a shop window

Which one fits

Choose Enhancv if you need

  • Job seekers applying through ATS-screened postings
  • People who want a designed resume without fighting a word processor
  • Anyone tailoring one base resume to many different job ads

Choose Kickresume if you need

  • Candidates who want a clean, well-typeset resume without fighting a word processor
  • Applicants wanting the same content as a resume, a cover letter and a personal page
  • Anyone in an active search who will use the paid features within a single month

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