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DraftCareer vs Kickresume
Kickresume is the more established product and its free plan is more generous than ours — it allows unlimited free PDF downloads on four templates, where DraftCareer allows one. DraftCareer costs $59.99 a year against Kickresume's $96, includes a free ATS checker, and sells passes that charge once and end rather than renewing.
Kickresume, cheapest 12 months
$96
DraftCareer, cheapest 12 months
$59.99
Side by side
| Kickresume | DraftCareer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest 12 months | $96 | $59.99 |
| Annual plan | $8/mo, $96 a year | $5/mo, $59.99 a year |
| Quarterly | $18/mo — $54 a quarter | $19.99 a quarter |
| Rolling plan | $24 a month | $7.99 a month |
| Billing cycle | Calendar month | Calendar month |
| That rolling plan, over a year | $288 | $95.88 |
| Cheap way in | None | $3.99 for 10 days, then it stops |
| Pay once, nothing renews | No — subscription only | Both passes, no card kept on file |
| Free plan download | PDF, unlimited, on 4 free templates | PDF, no watermark — one PDF download |
| Free templates | 4 resume, 4 cover letter | 3 resume |
| Templates on a paid plan | 40+ resume, 40+ cover letter | 48 resume |
| ATS check | Premium | Free, no account needed |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android | None — web only |
| Personal website templates | 7 on Premium | None |
| Money-back guarantee | 14 days | Not applicable to the passes |
Prices read from Kickresume’s own pricing page and from ours, October 2026, in US dollars. Both products price by region, so the figures you are shown may differ — open the card before you pay anyone, including us.
Pick Kickresume if
- You want unlimited free PDF downloads. Kickresume's free tier genuinely beats ours on this, and it is the single best reason to choose them.
- You want a mobile app. We are web-only.
- You want a personal website or a large cover letter template library — Kickresume has 40+ cover letter designs and 7 website templates, and we have neither.
- You are already paying for it annually at $8 a month and it is working. The $36 a year you would save is not worth relearning a tool mid-search.
Pick DraftCareer if
- You want the lower annual price: $59.99 against $96, for a year of the same kind of product.
- You want to pay once. A job hunt runs about three months and then stops; our 10-day and 60-day passes charge once, keep no card on file, and end on their own. Kickresume is subscription-only.
- You want to check a resume before paying for anything. Our ATS checker is free and needs no account; Kickresume's sits behind Premium.
- You do not want a monthly plan that costs $288 a year. Ours is $95.88.
Check your resume before you pay anyone
Our ATS checker is free and needs no account. It tells you whether screening software can read the file you already have — worth knowing before you buy a subscription to make a new one.
Questions
Is DraftCareer cheaper than Kickresume?
Over twelve months, yes: $59.99 a year against $96 on Kickresume's yearly plan, and $95.88 against $288 if you pay month to month. Checked October 2026 in US dollars — both products price by region, so check your own card.
Does Kickresume have a free plan?
Yes, and it is a good one. Four resume templates, four cover letter templates, and its FAQ says you can download your resume as many times as you want on the free customisation options. That is more generous than our free plan, which allows one PDF download.
Does Kickresume bill every four weeks?
No. Kickresume bills monthly, quarterly and yearly, so twelve charges a year on the monthly plan. Several other builders in this category bill every four weeks, which is thirteen charges a year, but Kickresume is not one of them.
Can you pay Kickresume once instead of subscribing?
No. Kickresume's plans are all recurring — monthly, quarterly or yearly. DraftCareer sells a 10-day pass at $3.99 and a 60-day pass at $14.99 that charge once and then end, with no card kept on file.
Is Kickresume's ATS checker free?
No, the ATS Resume Checker is listed as a Premium feature on its pricing page. DraftCareer's ATS checker is free and needs no account.
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