Checked against Kickresume's own pages · 14 September 2026
KaizenCV vs Kickresume
Kickresume is a resume, cover letter and personal website builder with 40+ resume and 40+ matching cover letter templates on Premium. Its AI toolbox includes a resume writer, cover letter writer, resume tailoring, an ATS resume checker, an interview questions generator and Career Map. It has a free plan and Premium billed monthly, quarterly or yearly.
Kickresume and KaizenCV both offer a free plan, resume and cover letter templates, AI writing and a free job tracker. Kickresume adds more templates, personal websites and mobile apps, with Premium at €24 a month or €96 a year. KaizenCV centres on an AI coach that edits your documents, with Pro at €19.95 a month or €99.95 a year.
KaizenCV and Kickresume side by side
Kickresume details as published on their site on 14 September 2026. Plans change — check the sources below before you decide.
| Feature | KaizenCV | Kickresume |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plan pricing | Pro: €19.95/month, €39.95/quarter or €99.95/year | Premium: €24/month, €54/quarter or €96/year |
| Free plan | Free forever; 10 templates, AI allowance, no PDF export | Free forever; 4 resume templates, unlimited downloads |
| Scoring against a job posting | Pro scores against a pasted posting; live ATS score is free | ATS resume checker; AI tailoring to a pasted job ad |
| AI writing | Coach chat that rewrites your resume and cover letter | GPT-4.1-based writers; limited uses on the free plan |
| Templates | 14 resume and 11 cover letter, selectable-text PDFs | 40+ resume and 40+ matching cover letter templates |
| Personal website | Not offered | 7 website templates; 1 on the free plan |
| Interview practice | Interview prep (beta); voice practice coming soon | Question generator; personalised version is Premium |
| Job application tracking | Application tracker, free on every plan | Free tracker linked to each resume and cover letter |
| Free LinkedIn profile review, no account needed | LinkedIn and PDF import on Premium | |
| Languages | English and Danish interface | AI resume translation into 8 languages |
Choose Kickresume if
- You want a large template catalogue — Kickresume lists 40+ resume and 40+ matching cover letter templates on Premium.
- You want a personal website built from your resume alongside the documents themselves.
- You prefer working on your phone: Premium includes Kickresume's iOS and Android apps.
- You are a student or teacher — Kickresume offers verified students and teachers free Premium for up to 180 days.
Choose KaizenCV if
- You would rather talk your resume through with an AI coach that drafts the edits for you to apply than generate a draft and rework it alone.
- You want an ATS score that updates while you edit, with scoring against a specific job posting on Pro.
- You want help with the offer too: walk-away, target and stretch figures, replies to pushback and a ready-to-send negotiation email.
- You job hunt in Denmark or in Danish — the KaizenCV interface is available in English and Danish.
Template range and extras versus a coach-led editor
Kickresume's strength is breadth. Premium unlocks 40+ resume templates, 40+ cover letter templates designed to match them, 26 fonts, 7 personal website templates and apps for iOS and Android. Its pricing page describes one million possible design combinations, and Career Map suggests career paths based on your resume. If you want one account for a resume, a matching letter and a personal website, it covers all three.
KaizenCV is narrower and goes deeper on the writing. It has 14 resume and 11 cover letter templates, each exporting a selectable text layer, and no website builder. The centre of the product is an AI career coach you talk to: it asks about your experience, proposes rewrites of sections in your resume or cover letter that you apply or skip, and answers questions about your job search as you go.
How the free plans and pricing differ
Both free plans are permanent. Kickresume's includes 4 resume templates, 4 matching cover letter templates, 1 website template, 20,000 pre-written phrases, 1,500+ resume examples and unlimited downloads, with limited design options and 2 fonts. Premium costs €24 a month, €54 every three months or €96 every twelve months, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Kickresume's own comparison page lists the same figures in US dollars.
KaizenCV's free plan includes unlimited resume and cover letter drafts, the live ATS score with rule-based fixes, 5 resume and 5 cover letter templates, the application tracker and a small monthly AI allowance, but PDF and Word export start with Pro. Pro costs €19.95 a month, €39.95 a quarter or €99.95 a year ($24.95, $49.95 or $119.95 in USD), excluding VAT, and adds all 25 templates, unlimited PDF and Word export, scoring against a job posting, AI fixes with an automatic re-score, and enough AI to tailor a resume and cover letter for up to 125 jobs a month.
Job-description matching and interview preparation
Kickresume splits job matching across tools. Its ATS Resume Checker runs more than 20 checks, and its Resume Tailoring tool rewrites your resume to a pasted job description — one tailoring is free, then unlimited tailoring is part of Premium. In KaizenCV the ATS score updates as you edit on every plan, so you can see which change moved it, and Pro adds scoring against a pasted job posting with the matched and missing keywords.
For interviews, Kickresume's AI Job Interview Questions Generator writes likely questions with suggested answers. The basic version, based on job title and seniority, is always free; the version personalised to your resume can be tried once before it needs Premium. KaizenCV's interview prep, in beta on every plan, writes a company briefing, behavioural and role questions, questions to ask and a prep checklist for a job in your tracker, without suggested answers. Voice interview practice is coming soon, with an early-access waitlist.
Sources
Kickresume facts checked on 14 September 2026. KaizenCV facts come from our own pricing and features pages. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Fair questions.
Yes, Kickresume has a free plan with no time limit. It includes 4 resume templates, 4 matching cover letter templates, 1 website template and unlimited downloads, with limited design options and a limited number of AI uses. Premium starts at €24 a month, or €96 billed yearly.
Yes. Both build resumes and cover letters, run ATS checks and include a free application tracker. KaizenCV centres on an AI coach that edits your documents and a live ATS score, with scoring against a job posting on Pro; Kickresume offers more templates, personal websites and mobile apps.
It depends on billing. Monthly, KaizenCV Pro is €19.95 and Kickresume Premium is €24. Yearly, Kickresume is €96 and KaizenCV is €99.95. Quarterly, Kickresume is €54 and KaizenCV is €39.95. Both have permanent free plans; KaizenCV's does not include PDF or Word export.
Both help in different ways. Kickresume generates written interview questions with suggested answers, with a personalised version on Premium. KaizenCV’s interview prep (beta) writes a company briefing, likely questions, questions to ask and a checklist for each job you track, without suggested answers. Its voice interview practice is coming soon.
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Watch the ATS score move as the coach edits with you. Or run the free checker against a real posting first — no account needed.