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SJobscan vs Kickresume
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Jobscan if…
- you're in its core audience: job seekers, career changers tailoring resumes to new roles
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Choose Kickresume if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $29.99/mo)
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: job seekers, career changers
Side by side
Feature Jobscan Kickresume
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$29.99/mo$8/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Security and compliance—GDPR
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryResume & Job SearchResume & Job Search
CompanyJobscanKickresume
Based in—Slovakia
Founded—2013
Part of——
Key features
J Jobscan
- Resume scanner with match rate against a job posting
- Missing hard skills, soft skills and keyword detection
- Resume formatting checks
- AI Optimize for tailoring a resume to a job
- AI resume builder with ATS-friendly templates
- Cover letter generator and cover letter scans
- LinkedIn profile optimization
- Job tracker, matched jobs, Auto Apply and AI interview practice
K Kickresume
- AI Resume Writer that generates bullet points for a job title
- AI Cover Letter Writer for role-specific drafts
- ATS Resume Checker
- Resume rewriting, translation, feedback and job tailoring tools
- 40+ resume and cover letter templates on Premium
- LinkedIn and PDF import
- Resume-to-personal-website builder
- 20,000 pre-written phrases and 1,500+ resume samples
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Jobscan
FreeFree
Premium Monthly$49.95/month
Premium Quarterly$89.95 every 3 months ($29.99/month)
Kickresume
FreeFree
Yearly$8/mo billed yearly ($96/yr)
Quarterly$18/mo billed quarterly
Monthly$24/mo
Strengths and limitations
Jobscan
- Free plan includes 5 resume scans per month
- Premium includes unlimited scans and scan history
- Free ATS resume builder with unlimited resume downloads
- Auto Apply lets you review each application before it is sent
- Free Match Report shows only a shortened skills list
- No yearly plan is offered, per a February 2026 vendor article
- Refunds require a dispute within 2 calendar days and no use of the service in that billing period, with a 3.5% fee
- No mobile app or public API mentioned on the pages reviewed
Kickresume
- Free plan includes unlimited resumes, cover letters and downloads
- Paid plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee
- Students and teachers can get 6 months of Premium free after verifying status
- iOS and Android apps are available
- Free plan is limited to 4 basic resume templates and 2 fonts
- AI tools are limited on the free plan
- No free trial of Premium; the refund guarantee takes its place
- Grammar correction is a paid add-on sold per resume, in English or Spanish only
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