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Bullhorn ATS & CRM vs. SmartSearch ATS

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bullhorn ATS & CRM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Bullhorn Recruitment CRM is a SaaS based solution that offers a suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems: a mobile app, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels, instantaneous posting to multiple job boards, resume parsing, and data and document uploading.

    $99

    per month per user

    SmartSearch ATS

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ASmartSearch is a web-based talent acquisition and staffing management software. Features include job posting to job boards and social media outlets, resume parsing, and automated workflow. SmartSearch advertises robust customer service and implementation assistance.N/A
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    Bullhorn ATS & CRMSmartSearch ATS
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Bullhorn ATS & CRMSmartSearch ATS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Bullhorn ATS & CRMSmartSearch ATS
    Considered Both Products
    Bullhorn
    Chose Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    I've only used two recruitment CRMs prior to Bullhorn. The first was a homebrewed CRM platform and the second was SmartSearch. Bullhorn is vastly superior to both in terms of functionality, ease of use, and stability.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    Bullhorn is much more user friendly than bond, Winsearch and somewhat more user friendly than SmartSearch. The biggest competition for us was between Bullhorn and SmartSearch, it basically came down to the fact that bullhorn was a large company with a lot of partners and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    iCIMS is way more robust of a tool than Bullhorn. The reporting is better and it is much more customizable. The upside to Bullhorn is it requires less work up front and can be easier to use than iCIMS. If you are looking for a simple ATS/CRM I would go with Bullhorn. If you're …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    Ultimately I did NOT select Bullhorn. When I was at a previous company, we were using Bullhorn. I evaluated a few, gave a full trial to SendOuts and MaxHire, and ultimately selected MaxHire to replace Bullhorn.

    Then, at my current company, we were using PCRecruiter. It was not …
    Incentivized
    Advanced Personnel Systems (SmartSearch)
    Chose SmartSearch ATS
    I did not choose to purchase this software.

    If you are someone who wants to go back and forth with the rep and customize a tool and reports that match your business then you will like this tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartSearch ATS
    SmartSearch is far, far, far better than our experience with any other system. It may not be as "pretty" but the technology and service blow away the competition.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartSearch ATS
    SmartSearch is by far the easiest and most effective ATS that I have used. It is extremely user friendly and integrates well with other products to eliminate duplicate efforts.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartSearch ATS
    i think they are very different systems and i would say i like smartsearch better. i did not select the system, the company was already utilizing it when i started. The other company I used ss at already had it in place as well but I believed used more aspects of it then my …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Bullhorn ATS & CRMSmartSearch ATS
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Bullhorn ATS & CRM and SmartSearch ATS
    Feature
    Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    9.5
    58 Ratings
    SmartSearch ATS
    3.4
    17 Ratings
    Job Requisition Management10.057 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.049 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.222 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.027 Ratings1.017 Ratings
    Customized Application Form10.040 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Resume Management10.058 Ratings1.017 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.055 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Candidate Search10.058 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.058 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    Collaboration10.053 Ratings1.015 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation10.052 Ratings1.014 Ratings
    Email Templates10.055 Ratings1.016 Ratings
    User Permissions10.049 Ratings1.016 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.052 Ratings5.513 Ratings
    Reporting10.052 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Bullhorn ATS & CRMSmartSearch ATS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (80 ratings)
    6.0
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    3.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)