Kickresume vs Resume.io

Kickresume is a career toolkit for creating resumes and cover letters, checking resumes for applicant tracking systems, preparing for interviews, and planning career moves. Its AI Writer can build a resume from a job title and the job ad being answered. The ATS Resume Checker compares a resume with successful examples in Kickresume’s database, while Career Map suggests career directions based on skills and experience. Free includes four resume templates, four matching cover-letter templates, and unlimited downloads. Premium adds more than 40 templates of each type, AI Writer, ATS checking, Career Map, LinkedIn and PDF import, and seven website templates. Premium costs $24 a month, $18 a month billed every three months, or $8 a month billed every 12 months. Apps for iOS and Android sync documents with desktop through the cloud. The help center lists PDF, Word text export, email, Dropbox, and Google Drive options. Kickresume says it hosts data in the European Union and does not share user data without permission.

Resume.io is a web-based builder for creating resumes and cover letters. Its 30 templates include ATS-friendly, professional, simple, modern, creative and two-column designs, with controls for colors, photos and line spacing. AI writing tools provide sample sentences, a summary generator and examples for hundreds of job titles. Many templates can be downloaded as PDF or Word DOCX files; Google Docs and Microsoft Word templates are also available for editing or download. Resume.io presents its templates to job seekers including students, interns and professionals, and says the product is translated into 20 languages. The free plan costs nothing and allows one resume, one cover letter and TXT downloads only, with limited sharing and analytics. A 7-day trial automatically renews as a premium monthly membership unless canceled; no price is listed for the trial or premium plans. The support team typically responds within 24 hours, according to the pricing page.