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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AkkenCloud

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AAkkenCloud is a cloud-based ATS developed by Akken Inc in New Hampshire. This product offers the full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems: A user-friendly interface and mobile device integration Batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by leveraging its integration with social networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn) Instantaneous posting to multiple job boards Job alerts and category sorted…N/A

    JazzHR

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AJazzHR is an ATS and recruiting software. JazzHR aims to replace antiquated hiring processes like email and spreadsheets with an intuitive applicant tracking system that helps recruiters and hiring managers build a scalable and effective recruiting process.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    AkkenCloudJazzHR
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Hero
    $99
    per month
    Plus
    $325
    per month
    Pro
    $499
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AkkenCloudJazzHR
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    AkkenCloudJazzHR
    Considered Both Products
    AkkenCloud
    No answer on this topic
    Employ Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    AkkenCloudJazzHR
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of AkkenCloud and JazzHR
    Feature
    AkkenCloud
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    3% below category average
    JazzHR
    2.8
    54 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Job Requisition Management6.18 Ratings3.748 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.67 Ratings2.752 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.65 Ratings2.245 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.75 Ratings3.849 Ratings
    Resume Management9.47 Ratings3.154 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.28 Ratings1.632 Ratings
    Candidate Search4.08 Ratings2.750 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.58 Ratings3.454 Ratings
    Collaboration4.88 Ratings3.551 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation8.27 Ratings2.946 Ratings
    Email Templates8.05 Ratings3.151 Ratings
    User Permissions9.05 Ratings3.351 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.05 Ratings3.150 Ratings
    Reporting8.06 Ratings1.044 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings2.552 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AkkenCloudJazzHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (13 ratings)
    3.1
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.5
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AkkenCloudJazzHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AkkenCloud
    I don't know many other scenarios, as I have been with this company for 13 years and in this industry for roughly 25 years. It is a tool that is well suited for our company and this industry in general. As a staffing company, you can accomplish nearly everything imaginable with this tool. The only area I have seen that might not be ideal is if you wanted to run all kinds of metrics. You can run a variety of reports in Akken, the data fields are limited sometimes and one would think that wouldn't need to be the case. You should be able to put whatever data you want in any field to create the report you need.
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    Employ Inc.
    Since it allows you to tag candidates based on their level of talent or potential utility to the company, it is best used to identify the best prospects in large operations, such as multi-franchise oriented businesses that cover all kinds of sales. It can be used to make periodic assessments of the level of employee growth in certain departments, and based on the results let us know if certain employees would do better working in another type of area, so that the overall work operations are more uniform. JazzHR could excel in departments that use a high level of reporting, as its administrative tools provide high content reports with statistics on the performance of each employee or candidate at different levels.
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    Pros
    AkkenCloud
    • Automatically keeps a record of activities such as email conversations related to a candidate.
    • Time and date stamp on events logged to a candidate and customer is a great resource.
    • Completing full company profiles with all contacts is very helpful for later efficiency.
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    Employ Inc.
    • Customizable fields for the applicant/candidate process.
    • Easily tag managers on comments for candidates.
    • Send emails to candidates easily through the system.
    • Easy to see duplicate candidates and delete or merge their files.
    • Can assign stars to candidates and managers can vote on a candidate through the system.
    • Can set up Questionnaires to help screen candidates.
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    Cons
    AkkenCloud
    • This is the worst ATS I've ever used. It's hard to find what you need. It's not set up in a coherent manner and things are all over the place.
    • I have to download a resume just to view it.
    • The parse function only works in Internet Explorer and it works poorly then. Makes it impossible to tell if its actually a duplicate because it flags everything.
    • No section for meaningful notes. Notes are all just reports of action.
    • No way to make it efficient for direct hires. All geared towards staffing so it makes you fill out non-sense information that will be inaccurate and irrelevant just to satisfy field requirements.
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    Employ Inc.
    • The integration of the other systems such as Payroll, HR systems and operations are not easy to set and not all systems are compatible.
    • Should improve compatibility with Microsoft Teams
    • Some processes require more steps and become more tedious than in other solutions
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AkkenCloud
    There is no reason for us to make a switch. Everybody in the office is familiar with it and it allows us to get our work done faster. There are no pressing issues that would warrant a change at this point
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    Employ Inc.
    It worked well for the majority of our needs and is still in use even though I've left the company. The Resumator was an interim solution until we found a system that integrated with all our other internal systems. However, we ended up staying with it because of ease of use
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    Usability
    AkkenCloud
    Akken is quite easy to use however there are a few more complex functions or multi steps to go through to run reports and find historic information.
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    Employ Inc.
    It's not a 10 due to the eTemplates. If those were less time-consuming to set up and if some common forms were available to select from already set up, then I would give it a 10.
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    Performance
    AkkenCloud
    It's an average tool. The calendar function isn't great, email is slow, and there always seem to be day-to-day issues. The functionality is mostly there for a staffing firm, but there are plenty of areas of improvement still needed
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    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    AkkenCloud
    The best support we have received has been from sales. Customer success is pretty much a joke. We have been yelled at by customer success reps; been told to take a screenshot of something we are not seeing; been told there are no issues on there in when Akken hadn't been working for hours, only to have it magically fixed shortly after we reported the problem; and been told engineering was working on a problem for weeks without resolution. If you are going to be working with IT Staffing companies, you have to understand that we have a modicum of knowledge in IT, and you can't BS us. Honesty will get you a lot farther than stringing us along with BS.
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    Employ Inc.
    Each person I've spoken to have been helpful, positive and encouraging. Once you begin using JazzHR, they have intervals in which they reach out to you to see how you're doing or if you have any questions. When you're setting up, they review what you've done and offer praise as well as suggestions on how to make it work better for you. They offer webinars and online training videos to walk you through every process.
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    Implementation Rating
    AkkenCloud
    Encourage your team to watch the training videos available.
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    Employ Inc.
    A solutions consultant walked me through each step. It was easy. As I progressed in setting things up, their support contacted me to set a time to walk through any possible issues and make suggestions on a better way to set it up. At any time, if I had a question, they were available and there are also training documents and videos available.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AkkenCloud
    We preferred the ability to go with Mac computers. That was the number one selling point for us. Besides that we liked the ease of the product. The email interface looked exactly like Outlook. The calendar the same. The price was also a big selling point. It came in slightly cheaper than Bullhorn and other systems and in our opinion a better product.
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    Employ Inc.
    Both Greenhouse and Lever at least seemed to have great products and great teams; they simply weren't worth 2-5X the cost for us. Now, let's be clear - a platform that helps you hire the best people is a certainly worth 2-5X (or perhaps 10X) the cost. However, for most small and medium businesses, the three platforms are very similar. Once you have ~100s of different positions or ~100,000 applicants, then a more advanced ATS could be worth the cost. For us, Jazz is excellent. We have about 8 types of roles and 250 employees, and we see the Jazz system working very well for us even as we grow to 1,000+ employees.
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    Return on Investment
    AkkenCloud
    • Sometimes the system is slow and the process of hiring someone is lengthy so it takes a long time to complete it so it takes away from other things I could be working on
    • It’s easy and quick to manage candidates to show what process they’re in
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    Employ Inc.
    • This cuts down immensely on staff time needed in the total recruiting process. Has probably saved at least 1/2 person.
    • Trees are being saved since we don't have to print as much! :)
    • Consistency is so important in the HR field. Jazz HR makes this easy.
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    ScreenShots

    JazzHR Screenshots

    Screenshot of the JazzHr dashboard, where users can manage all open jobs.Screenshot of a customizable careers page.Screenshot of a customizable recruiting workflows that reflects the hiring process.Screenshot of where to see which jobs and job boards are performing with JazzHR's Job Analytics.Screenshot of where data and custom reports can be gathered and created for easy viewing.