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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ApplicantStack

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AApplicantStack is a recruiting software solution acquired by SwipeClock in January 2019. Users can post to job boards, manage candidates and onboard new employees with top-rated applicant tracking and onboarding.

    $95

    per month

    Bullhorn ATS & CRM

    Score7.9 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

    Pricing
    ApplicantStackBullhorn ATS & CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Recruit
    $95
    per month
    Onboard
    $95
    per month
    Bundle: Recruit + Onboard
    $135
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ApplicantStackBullhorn ATS & CRM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Contact Bullhorn for pricing information
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    Community Pulse
    ApplicantStackBullhorn ATS & CRM
    Considered Both Products
    SwipeClock
    No answer on this topic
    Bullhorn
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    65%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    68%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    68%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    45%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    ApplicantStackBullhorn ATS & CRM
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ApplicantStack by SwipeClock and Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    Feature
    ApplicantStack by SwipeClock
    9.5
    8 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    9.5
    58 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Job Requisition Management8.27 Ratings10.057 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.97 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media10.07 Ratings7.222 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.68 Ratings6.027 Ratings
    Customized Application Form10.08 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Resume Management9.77 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.78 Ratings10.055 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.08 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.08 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Collaboration10.06 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation10.05 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Email Templates9.48 Ratings10.055 Ratings
    User Permissions10.07 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.66 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Reporting10.07 Ratings10.052 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ApplicantStackBullhorn ATS & CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ApplicantStackBullhorn ATS & CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SwipeClock
    ApplicantStack is an excellent tool for managing applicants and recruitment efforts. It allows multiple users to access data and stay informed of the status of recruitment projects.
    Incentivized
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    Bullhorn
    Bullhorn served as a very reliable and thorough tracking system for contacts, discovering prospects, and maintaining track of all relevant data. There are many customization options, strong search results, and sensible workflows. Excellent reporting tool. When we needed to find new resumes but all we could find were talents who had previously been discovered, it was less appropriate. Job Boards outperformed Bull Horn in terms of speed and quality.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SwipeClock
    • Customized reporting
    • Customized workflow
    • Email triggers
    • Customized URLs apply links to track the source of candidates, with scraping capabilities for Indeed, LinkedIn and social platforms
    • Customized screening questions with scoring functionality
    Incentivized
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    Bullhorn
    • It provides the contact details of a candidate relevant to the job. All details are with a user-friendly interface that anyone can use the application.
    • The specific details given by Bullhorn ATS & CRM are unbelievable. One place and you can make a decision about hiring or not hiring.
    • The messaging automation feature again helps to save our time.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SwipeClock
    • Could have additional choices of what job boards you can post to.
    • Ability to integrate to more ATS systems and Social Media Platforms.
    Incentivized
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    Bullhorn
    • Reporting: out of the box reporting is not very detailed or easy to navigate. In order to get better detailed and specific reports, you either need their Canvas product or pay for a 3rd party vendor.
    • Customization: will get better with NOVO Experience update, but many users still don't have it. Right now many fields and order are not customizable
    • Many features Bullhorn can do are not apparent to the user, often times you have to call in the figure things out.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SwipeClock
    No answers on this topic
    Bullhorn
    We have about 2 years left on our current contract; It would take a major change in the ATS marketplace for us to strongly consider opting out of renewal given the time and effort we have dedicated to building our our Bullhorn system. I will take the time to revisit with some of the competition down the road, but Bullhorn acquired our runner up, MaxHire, about a year back and continues to offer a solid product suite for our current and future needs.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    SwipeClock
    No answers on this topic
    Bullhorn
    I found Bullhorn ATS & CRM to be extremely user friendly and quick to learn how to navigate it. The integration to Xero is extremely beneficial and really helps us to manage and monitor our recruitment activities and what stage of recruitment we are up to and to ensure we are invoicing our clients accordingly which we do in three stages.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    SwipeClock
    ApplicantStack support is outstanding. Any issue that I have ever encountered is handled within a day by their support team. There are very rarely issues that come up, and they typically stem from a user error, but the ApplicantStack team is always ready to help and solve the issues that arise.
    Incentivized
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    Bullhorn
    It's been a nightmare experience. The initial sales team were brilliant, and the customer service is great from the tech team - they get in touch with you quickly. However; I was often finding workarounds myself, or being advised workarounds instead of having issues resolved (example - The DPA/Non DPA issue - an Excel spreadsheet can do this, yet a CRM cannot?). I was debited on the incorrect date & then when I requested they refund until the due date, I was re-debited again on the correct date. The communication was poor - their billing team are based in the US and there was no acknowledgement of the mistake. My initial consultant chased them down for me, and advised me of their error. Lucky. The product was oversold. For example; I was advised their 'merge docs' feature would allow me to pull data directly from the 'Overview,' 'Work Histories' which later proved to be false. Finally, when I requested to end my contract & transfer my data (I advised a specific date I needed it, when my CRM would be ready) they advised it would take 15 business days & I was to put no further data in my system during that 15 days, and then gave me my data after 3. I now have no CRM for 4 weeks
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    Alternatives Considered
    SwipeClock
    Applicantstack offered a high level of customization for us, at a price point their competitors couldn't touch. While it's got some room for improvement in reporting, we've been able to fill every gap with custom programming at an incredibly reasonable rate.
    Incentivized
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    Bullhorn
    Breathe is a great tool for smaller internal recruitment teams and I have previously used an in-house built system similar however Bullhorn is something you can use across larger businesses and growing SME's it works well for international businesses as everything is updated in real-time. The support function is excellent and the training tools for new starters are super helpful for our L&D team. Your account manager is also great for assisting in personalising sections to make them more business specific.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SwipeClock
    • We want to see more applications. Most months, it would be impractical to have all those papers on our recruiter's desk. I cannot imagine going back to paper after using ApplicantStack.
    Incentivized
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    Bullhorn
    • Bullhorn has helped with the standardization of data which allows us to track our high, low and in between individuals. It allows for corporate bench marks to be tracked. It also allows for a closer look at all of the data points to make decisions versus making decisions based on perceptions. The data has definitely helped us make better business decisions because of the reporting capabilities.
    • Bullhorn has some great marketplace partners and additional products like VMS Access that help with your VMS clients. This is a real time saver.
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