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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    3scale API Management Platform

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/A3scale headquartered in San Francisco, California offers an API Management Platform.

    $750

    per month

    Jobvite

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Jobvite is a full recruiting platform. It provides features across the recruiting funnel - from sourcing and managing candidates via CRM and managing workflows to communicating with hiring managers and reporting through custom dashboards and reports.N/A

    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartRecruiters was acquired by SAP in late 2025, and its functionality will be integrated into SAP SuccessFactors HCM. Check out the Sap SuccessFactors HCM listing for the latest updates.N/A
    Pricing
    3scale API Management PlatformJobviteSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $750.00
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    3scale API Management PlatformJobviteSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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    Community Pulse
    3scale API Management PlatformJobviteSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Considered Multiple Products
    Red Hat
    No answer on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    Chose Jobvite
    Jobvite has more features than SmartRecruiters, iCIMS, and Taleo. Greenhouse looks like they will blow Jobvite out of the water.
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    I didn't select SmartRecruiters. Lever has better search, communication, and candidate management interfaces. Sonic has great customability. Jobscore workflow is intuitive and very easy to use. Jobvite's candidate experience is top notch. Taleo's metrics and reporting are very …
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    SmartRecruiters is definitely better than Taleo. I would put it as slightly below Jobvite. We still need to use Jobvite for scheduling since SmartRecruters' tool does not work. I think in a few years SmartRecruiters may surpass Jobvite. However right now because you can search …
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    It's the best of the bunch in that SmartRecruiters is modern, feels like a progressive tech company when you apply, thinks about integration and platform (and not just an electronic file cabinet) and there are a ton of bells and whistles yet you don't feel it. Whereas with a …
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Overall, SmartRecruiters is more modern, cutting edge and has an easier learning curve than the others we evaluated.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    SmartRecruiters was a good fit at the time of purchase. The price was competitive and the features were exactly what we needed to move as a blended company with multiple locations, brand names, and a large employee base. The company really did a good job of helping us get …
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Very strong.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    SmartRecruiters lets you collaborate better but in every other aspect, especially flexibility and customization, it is inferior. I would easily choose a different ATS.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Smart Recruiters has more functionality and the interface looks great!
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    SmartRecruiters won our RFP process largely in part because of the candidate experience. This in conjunction with the dynamic nature of their product releases allows us to stay ahead of most recruiting trends.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    I was not a decision maker at Ancestry. The person that chose SmartRecruter was Robert Merrill, the recruiting director at that time. I think it's one of the best decisions ever. Once I got over the initial learning curve and figuring out how to shut off the notification …
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    We found SmartRecruiters to be the easiest to use and to be the best fit for our needs.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    3scale API Management PlatformJobviteSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of 3scale API Management Platform and Jobvite and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    3scale API Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Jobvite
    7.6
    64 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.061 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.07 Ratings9.9114 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.762 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.061 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings9.061 Ratings9.7104 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.062 Ratings5.6119 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings5.058 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings6.063 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.063 Ratings9.9126 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.058 Ratings9.6117 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.050 Ratings9.997 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings8.061 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.062 Ratings9.7109 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.061 Ratings9.9119 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.059 Ratings1.7105 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    3scale API Management PlatformJobviteSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (91 ratings)
    7.9
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (22 ratings)
    6.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (49 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    3scale API Management PlatformJobviteSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    Jobvite was very useful when used to onboard our new hires. Being a Human capital management company, we hire many individuals on a weekly basis so it helps us keep all of the paperwork organized and prevent any accidents when managing all of the data. Sometimes it does pose a problem for those who are not technologically savvy.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    • Workflow- I love that you can immediately see where in the process a candidate is.
    • Dashboard- The customization and overall feel of the site.
    • Feed- The fact that you can see the feed from the candidates other applications is a plus.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    SAP
    • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
    • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
    • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    • Custom fields--custom fields do not follow the candidate from hire to onboarding. This is problematic because we then have to recreate on the onboarding side to then import into our HRIS.
    • Onboarding picklists are time-consuming to populate. We have to enter options one at a time, rather than being able to do an import. Also, field mapping on Hire is a lot easier than having to set up tags on option sets in onboarding.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    SAP
    • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
    • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
    • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    If I were to become an internal recruiter again, I would almost definitely use Jobvite. I liked the fact that we could set up any job application link on our company web site to connect directly to Jobvite. I also liked that Jobvite made employee referral easy to submit, as employee referrals tend to be the highest quality candidates. Jobvite really has all the tools a recruiter needs to get a candidate through a recruiting process quickly without anything slipping through the cracks. Even though there are a lot of features I feel can be greatly improved, I don't think there is anything on the market today that is better than Jobvite
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    SAP
    I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    After using varios ATS's in the past, I have found most comfort and ease using jobvite. This tool has made the hiring process so easy to manage and just the fact that it is not complicated to use, makes it even better
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    No issues (especially compared to ADP).
    Read full review
    SAP
    Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
    Read full review
    Performance
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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    Support Rating
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    Support used to be better. In the last few years, though, I feel like there has been significantly less investment in customer service. We used to have account managers who were very visible and always checking in. Also, there used to be a phone number to get around-the-clock support. I am not sure that that exists at the quality it used to
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Quick and easy to learn.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    Had phone training. Lots of webinars. Generally pretty good. Not enough time to learn. User community exists, but haven’t used.
    Read full review
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    It forces you to evaluate your own business process.

    The software lets you re-engineer things
    Read full review
    SAP
    It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    Before implementing Jobvite, we had iCIMS and Kronos Workforce Ready. Neither of these products got us where we wanted to be with metrics, candidate experience, or technology. I'm sure since we left them they have updated, but we are much happier with Jobvite than others. In the process of searching for a new ATS, we attended demonstrations of 9 other applicant tracking systems and were most impressed with Jobvite.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    No explanation really, just a great product.
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    • Reporting - we had none before other than manually tracking things in excel documents, now we have a full suite of reports and dashboards we can customize.
    • Interview Scheduling - With the candidate self-scheduling feature, we can now schedule interviews in a matter of seconds while also automating the candidate confirmation email and the calendar invites.
    • More detailed source tracking than I have seen in any other product allowing full visibility on who we hire, where they came from and we can now analyze our sources.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Jobvite Screenshots

    Screenshot of where Jobvite centralizes onboarding activity, to standardize processes and seamlessly transition candidates, with the goal of providing them the best experience.Screenshot of the relevant, targeted content and job search appearing on a Jobvite career site, that helps to attract job seekers and make compelling first impressions.Screenshot of the relevant, targeted content and job search appearing on a Jobvite career site, that helps to attract job seekers and make compelling first impressions.