Kickresume's free plan is honest: 4 templates, no watermark. Everything past that is Premium at $24 every 30 days, auto-renewing, as of September 2026. SmoothApply rings up 93 templates, PDF and Word, cover letters and a job tracker at $0.
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Kickresume column read from kickresume.com/en/pricing, its Terms and help center on September 3, 2026. SmoothApply column from our pricing page. Full breakdown of charges, refunds and how to switch: Kickresume pricing explained.
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Import my resumeYes. As of September 2026, Kickresume's help center gives free users an "Unlimited number of resumes & downloads, as long as you stick to free customization options", in PDF and TXT (free templates page). The limit is design: 4 basic templates and fewer colors and typefaces. SmoothApply gives unlimited PDF and DOCX on all 90+ templates with a free account.
As of September 2026, Kickresume's pricing page lists Premium at $24 per month billed monthly, $18 per month billed as $54 every 3 months, or $8 per month billed as $96 every 12 months. Free is $0 and there is no lifetime plan.
Yes. As of September 2026, Kickresume's Terms of Use say the monthly plan renews for "an additional subscription term of 30 days", quarterly for 90 days and annual for one year, and you must cancel "prior to the end of your current subscription term" to stop it. SmoothApply's free plan has nothing to renew; only the optional $19.95 per month AI plan does.
SmoothApply is not affiliated with Kickresume. Prices and policies were checked on September 3, 2026 from the linked sources and may change. Related: free resume builder with no watermark, no credit card required, convert a resume PDF to Word. Other comparisons: Resume.io, Zety, Novoresume, Enhancv, LiveCareer, MyPerfectResume, Resume Genius.