We did not sign up for or use the other tools here: what follows is read from their own public pages on the dates shown, with stated facts kept apart from marketing claims. How we review.
Good fit if
- Kickresume, if you want unlimited free downloads in PDF or DOCX.
- Kickresume, if you want tailoring at a level you choose, with a report of each change.
- Rezi, if you want to pay once rather than subscribe: Lifetime is $149.
- Rezi, if you want AI interview practice drawn from your resume and the job.
Look elsewhere if
- Neither, if you want a full ATS score for free: Kickresume's checker is paid and Rezi's score is limited on the free plan.
- Neither, if you want a job tracker at the centre of your search.
- Neither, if you need refund terms that agree with each other: both have pages that conflict.
Two builders with different free plans
Rezi and Kickresume both build resumes and cover letters, score them and tailor them to a job description. The biggest difference is what you can take away without paying. Neither tool was used for this page; every line comes from the two companies’ own pages.
Free plans and exports
Kickresume’s free plan has 4 basic resume templates, 4 matching cover letter templates and 1 website template, with unlimited downloads as PDF or DOCX. It leaves out the AI Writer and the ATS checker and includes one tailoring. Its iOS and Android apps also export PDF or DOCX free.
Rezi’s free plan has 1 resume, 1 AI interview and 3 PDF downloads, with the Rezi Score and keyword targeting limited, and unlimited cover and resignation letters. Word export is Pro. No card is needed for either.
Scoring
Rezi’s score breaks the resume down section by section, and pasting a job description shows the keywords the resume is missing. Kickresume’s ATS checker runs more than 20 weighted checks of formatting, design, typefaces, structure and content; 75% and up counts as good. It is listed under the paid plans.
Tailoring
Kickresume rewrites the CV for a pasted job post at a level you choose, Conservative, Balanced or Turbo, and reports each change it made. Its page says the AI works only with information already in the resume. The free plan gets one tailoring. Rezi’s pages describe keyword targeting against a job description, limited on the free plan, but do not describe a separate rewrite step.
Extras
Rezi includes AI interview practice that draws questions from your resume and the job and scores your answers, a free Chrome extension that fills applications on Workday, Greenhouse and Lever while you press Submit, and a phone app that scores jobs from 0 to 100 against your resume. Kickresume has an interview question generator, personal website templates, and up to 180 days of free Premium for verified students and teachers.
Price and leaving
Kickresume is $19 a month, $27 every 3 months or $54 a year. Its plan card says $4.50 a month for the yearly plan and its comparison table $5, both for $54 a year. Subscriptions renew automatically, and you must cancel before the term ends. The pricing page offers a 14-day money-back guarantee; its terms, dated 11 January 2024, apply it once per user and otherwise call subscriptions non-returnable.
Rezi Pro is $29 a month and Lifetime is $149 once. The pricing page offers a 30-day money-back guarantee; its banner covers all plans and its FAQ names Pro and Lifetime. Rezi’s cancel page says a subscription ends as soon as it is cancelled, while its plans page says it runs to the end of the billing period. Rezi’s prices show $ with no code, and one help page shows pounds.
If you will search for months, Rezi’s Lifetime plan removes the renewals. If you want the files free, Kickresume gives them.
Rezi and Kickresume, fact by fact
| Topic | Rezi | Kickresume |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: Free Pro: $29 a month Lifetime: $149 once Enterprise: $99 a month | Monthly: $19 a month Quarterly: $27 every 3 months Yearly: $54 a year |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Resume tailoring | Pasting a job description shows the keywords the resume is missing. [source] | Resume tailoring rewrites the CV for a pasted job post at a chosen level (Conservative, Balanced, Turbo) and reports each change; the free plan gets one use. [source] Its page says the AI works only with information already in the resume. [source] |
| ATS check and match score | The Rezi Score breaks the resume down section by section. [source] | The ATS checker runs more than 20 weighted checks of formatting, design, typefaces, structure and content; 75% and up counts as good. It is listed under the paid plans. [source] |
| Job tracker | The extension page describes seeing every job applied to, every company watched and every resume sent. [source] | A free job application tracker that links each application to the resume and cover letter used. [source] |
| Interview practice | AI interview practice generates questions from the resume and job description, scores the answers and practises STAR answers; free users get one interview. [source] | An AI generator of likely interview questions. [source] |
| Phone apps | A job-search app on the App Store and Google Play shows jobs from company career pages, each scored 0 to 100 against the saved resume, with a daily swipe limit on the free app; Pro adds more swipes and AI tailoring. [source] | iOS and Android apps build resumes and cover letters, with free unlimited PDF or DOCX export. [source] |
| Trial | Its app page says new users may be eligible for a free trial, without terms. [source] | There is no separate trial; Kickresume is free while no paid customization option is chosen. [source] |
| Refunds and cancelling | A 30-day money-back guarantee on the paid plans (Pro and Lifetime). [source] | The pricing page offers a 14-day money-back guarantee; the terms say it applies once per user and that otherwise subscriptions are non-returnable, with no refund for the remaining period on cancelling. [source] The terms (last modified January 11, 2024) state that the money-back guarantee applies only once to the same user. [source] |
| How we know | Research-based: its public pages, checked 2026-10-31 | Research-based: its public pages, checked 2026-10-31 |
Rezi pricing
| Plan | Price | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No card required | rezi.ai/pricing 2026-10-31 |
| Pro | $29 a month | Unlimited resumes, AI and downloads, one expert review a month | rezi.ai/pricing 2026-10-31 |
| Lifetime | $149 once | Pro features without the monthly expert review | rezi.ai/pricing 2026-10-31 |
| Enterprise | $99 a month | Per 200 users; through a demo | rezi.ai/pricing 2026-10-31 |
Free plan: 1 resume, 3 PDF downloads, 1 AI interview, limited AI tools, unlimited cover and resignation letters, free Chrome autofill; no card needed. (rezi.ai/rezi-docs/rezi-subscription-plans-explained)
Kickresume pricing
| Plan | Price | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $19 a month | $ shown with no currency code | kickresume.com/en/pricing/ 2026-10-31 |
| Quarterly | $27 every 3 months | $9 a month, billed $27 every 3 months | kickresume.com/en/pricing/ 2026-10-31 |
| Yearly | $54 a year | $4.50 a month on the plan card ($5 in the comparison table), billed $54 every 12 months | kickresume.com/en/pricing/ 2026-10-31 |
Free plan: 4 basic resume templates, 4 cover letter templates, 1 website template, pre-written phrases and examples, unlimited downloads, one resume tailoring; no AI Writer and no ATS checker. (kickresume.com/en/pricing/)
Also worth a look
- Enhancv: A 27-check ATS review and one-click tailoring you accept or reject, with pro-rated refunds on 3 and 6 month plans. Our Enhancv review.
- Teal: Unlimited free PDF exports beside a full job tracker, and a paid plan you can buy for 7 days. Our Teal review.
- Resume.io: Word export for some templates and an ATS scorer with a free basic grade, with a trial that renews at $29.95 every 4 weeks.
Questions
Is Rezi or Kickresume better for a free resume?
Kickresume's free plan has 4 basic templates with unlimited PDF or DOCX downloads. Rezi's has 1 resume and 3 PDF downloads, with unlimited cover and resignation letters.
Which is cheaper, Rezi or Kickresume?
Kickresume is $19 a month, $27 for 3 months or $54 a year. Rezi Pro is $29 a month, or $149 once for Lifetime. Over one year Kickresume is cheaper; Rezi's Lifetime costs the same however long you use it.
Which has the better ATS checker?
They check differently. Rezi's score breaks the resume down section by section and lists missing keywords from a job description. Kickresume's checker runs more than 20 weighted checks of formatting, design, typefaces, structure and content, and counts 75% and up as good. Neither page shows how its score relates to an employer's decision.
Do Rezi and Kickresume give refunds?
Rezi offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on its paid plans. Kickresume offers 14 days, once per user; its terms otherwise call subscriptions non-returnable.
Sources
- rezi.ai/rezi-docs/rezi-subscription-plans-explained
- rezi.ai/tools/cover-letter-generator
- rezi.ai
- rezi.ai/ai-interview
- rezi.ai/rezi-chrome-extension
- rezi.ai/ai-apply-app
- rezi.ai/pricing
- rezi.ai/rezi-docs/how-to-cancel-your-subscription
- kickresume.com/en/pricing/
- kickresume.com/en/resumes/
- kickresume.com/en/ats-resume-checker/
- kickresume.com/en/resume-tailoring/
- kickresume.com/en/cover-letters/
- kickresume.com/en/job-application-tracker/
- kickresume.com/en/
- kickresume.com/en/mobile-app/ios/
- chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-cover-letter-generator/khgnimehiiohfhdjbailflcfgjjlgamo
- kickresume.com/terms/