APS vs. Recruit CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
APS
Score 5.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
APS is a national workforce management and cloud-based HR solution provider. The platform includes core HR, payroll, time and attendance (including manager and employee self-service), compliance tools, and onboarding.N/A
Recruit CRM
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Recruit CRM is an ATS + CRM built for recruitment and executive search firms. It centralizes candidates, clients, jobs, and candidate communications. Key features include AI resume parsing, intelligent candidate matching, automated sourcing, GPT-powered content generation, and customizable workflow automation. A visual Kanban pipeline, AI search, and no-code integrations streamline operations, reduce manual work, and help recruiters fill roles faster while maintaining a structured, data-driven…
$95
per month per user
Pricing
APSRecruit CRM
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Pro
$95
per month per user
Business
$125
per month per user
Business
$135
per month per user
Enterprise
$259
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
APSRecruit CRM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe Payroll solution is offered as a standalone service, but additional solutions must be used in conjunction with the Payroll solution.Up to 20% discount for annual pricing on Pro and Business plans.
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Community Pulse
APSRecruit CRM
Features
APSRecruit CRM
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
APS
9.1
34 Ratings
10% above category average
Recruit CRM
-
Ratings
Pay calculation10.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.925 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.913 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
APS
-
Ratings
Recruit CRM
8.7
14 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
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APSRecruit CRM
Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
APSRecruit CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(37 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(5 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.8
(5 ratings)
9.5
(12 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
APSRecruit CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
APS
APS Payroll is an easy to use payroll system, and integrates well with some things such as the APS Hire feature, which handles onboarding, and the eSelfServe timeclock feature. It exports well to Quickbooks, but is only ok with NetSuite. (It works but is a completely manual process and takes a lot of setup.) Our tax registration and filing has been fine and we're always apprised of any tax discrepancies such as small Unemployment overages/underages when filed compared to what was withheld.
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Recruit CRM
Another way to describe your CRM experience is to show your skills and abilities in using CRM software and tools. For example, you can mention the specific CRM platforms or systems that you have used or are familiar with, such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, or Microsoft Dynamics.Highlight both technical and transferable skills. Showcase your ability to collaborate with and contribute to a team in addition to your capabilities in CRM applications. This way, the interviewer can see how your skills are assets to their organization. Highlight any special certifications in CRM software you haveTalent Shortage.Attracting the Right Candidates.Targeting Passive Candidates.Engaging with Qualified Candidates.Reducing Time-to-hire.Building a Strong Employer Brand.Creating an Efficient Recruiting Process.Eliminating Bias in Hiring.
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Pros
APS
  • It's fast and intuitive. Our previous contractors were ADP and Paychex and neither were intuitive. Our payroll runs have less errors now than with previous vendors. Payroll prep time is down from 5 hours with ADP to 2 hours with APS for the HR Manager.
  • The limiters are great. I'm always afraid of that error that no one caught. Let's assume that you add a $200 limiter to overtime. Any time that a staff member is about to receive more than $200 in overtime for that pay period, a red flag goes up for the HR manager to double check.
  • We have 3 programs in public schools that block certain ports. APS has a 2nd feature using GPS so that staff can only check in for their shift while they are in the designated GPS range. Great for someone who has to report to a remote location. Just add the GPS coordinates and they can't check until they get to the project.
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Recruit CRM
  • Easy parsing Resume
  • Adding contacts, Companies, candidates with ease from Linkedin
  • setting tasks and calendar invites
  • Advanced boolean search of candidates
  • reports on Activities
  • Fully Customize system
  • Email triggers
  • contact stages
  • Hiring pipeline
  • Deals pipeline
  • Phone calling & Recording Settings
  • Deal Pipeline
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Cons
APS
  • Reporting - We have six different business units and the reporting is separate for all three. Most reporting I do requires information from all business units so am running six reports and then copying and pasting to get the report I need.
  • Multi-state taxes - We have a number of employees who live in New York and work in New Jersey. APS OnLine is designed to accommodate one state withholding so ability to have "worked in" state and "lived in" state taxes withheld went away. This was a shortfall.
  • The Carrier connection setup took much longer than expected. After a year, we are still having some issues with some items transferring over to the GL.
  • The CA overtime calculation does not calculate after 8 hours per day, only on the 40 per week so we override each week.
  • Reporting - when running Benefit reports, it recognizes employees who formerly carried the plan but may have dropped it. To get around this, we have to delete off the employee's record so the history is not readily available.
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Recruit CRM
  • They are adding a lot of features all the time which can be annoying
  • They are usually catching up with features that other programs have rather than being more innovative
  • Other than this, I do not really have any complaints about this software
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Likelihood to Renew
APS
I have been using the system for over a year now and feel more comfortable with the functionality of it. I have just recently implemented the benefit administration portion.
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Usability
APS
The APS Payroll software is very easy to use, and it is easy to train new employees on it. The APS Payroll support team is very helpful and response time is quick. It is easy to enter/change employee information, adjust salaries and benefits, etc. New features have also been added that makes it even better, such as being able to set up your own income/deduction items.
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Recruit CRM
There is always room for improvement and I believe RCRM is a great system that is adapting to what it's users want and need. The system suits our needs and is a huge improvement from our previous system. I can't say enough good things about the customer service. They have great follow up and always get back to me within the same day. If there is ever an unknown, there is a timeline given for follow up and a promise to get it resolved. They always come through. It's important to have a team behind your software that listens and adapts.
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Reliability and Availability
APS
I haven't had any outages
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Performance
APS
Very quick
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
APS
I had to learn APS on my own, and the support team held my hand. They are still there when I have an occasional question. Anytime I need support, I can call my rep or send an email and help is on the way, without failure. The support team is awesome
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Recruit CRM
Again, the customer service team is awesome. They always respond in the same day and have resolved any issue I have ever had. They have made improvements to the system on a weekly basis, always improving for their users. There is a forum where you can leave your feature suggestions and vote on ones left by other users. The reps will jump on a call or screen share with you if you need to be walked through anything. They go above and beyond.
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In-Person Training
APS
Even if it wasn't in-person on location, we felt like we had our trainer in the room with us.
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Online Training
APS
We had great webinars.
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
APS
It would have been helpful to understand the phases of the implementation up front so I could have prepared differently for enrollments, billing, and transfer of information to payroll. At the end of the day, I'm happy with the selection and the system and anticipate I will like it better as we go along. We have done a number of other system implementations in the past few years, and this has been pretty painless, however, I've had a few surprises.
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
APS
We had used ADP for years and had always struggled with their customer service. With over 20 locations (20+ W2s, quarterly filings, etc) we had a lot of questions. We would have to call and sit on hold for long periods of time to talk to someone who couldn't always answer our questions. Then we would get different answers from different people or have to re-explain our issue. It was a major time suck for my employees and they dreaded having to call all of the time. For us - the final straws for us to switch providers were: +Numerous year end filings with incorrect names and addresses (they couldn't keep our 20+ locations separate even though our paperwork was completed correctly) +Incorrect SUI rates for several locations that resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in overpayments which was a lot of money for small hotels. We had sent in numerous requests for them to fix this but it never happened +Lack of care - even though we were having all of these issues, nobody would work with us to get them all resolved and make sure to remedy the situation. We had to seek out a manager to get them resolved but even after this, we still had more issues. Overall - DON'T stick with ADP or even think about switching to them. They might be able to slash prices but their poor customer service and lack of care will cost you in the end. It's not worth it. APS does everything ADP had the capability of but we don't have the errors or headaches we did before. I am really looking forward to this year end!
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Recruit CRM
We evaluated about 3-5 different vendors. The low barrier to entry made it an easy target to test out. Forcing an upfront annual fee was not in our interest without extensively testing the product. We also had a very basic requirement - an easy way to intake a large number of candidates and move them through a recruitment process. We didn't need anything else special at the time and recruit CRM was the most straightforward application that would provide us with a solution.
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Scalability
APS
I've never had a problem with the system nor in finding the right information.
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Recruit CRM
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
APS
  • We were able to transition quickly and continue to successfully hire and onboard new hires for several Clubs that opened within weeks of moving to APS.
  • We do struggle a bit with the ease of reporting simply because our locations are all under separate EIN and that can make it difficult to easily combine data queried under custom reports, so the volume of reporting that I might wish to be able to push through weekly in order to help address 'real time' trends is not always available.
  • The lack of effective dating for position and wage changes does mean that HR and available APS data is not 'real time' accurate and that HR does need to return to the system to update changes well after-the-fact, which is not ideal.
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Recruit CRM
  • Huge Impact on ROI (This is going from having no ATS to having an ATS)
  • Allowed us to focus more work on our user experiences rather than building our own tool to manage recruitment operations
  • Has allowed us to maintain a relatively low cost in our tooling
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ScreenShots

APS Screenshots

Screenshot of workforce planningScreenshot of expense management

Recruit CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of the dashboardScreenshot of Candidate List PageScreenshot of AI Workflow automationsScreenshot of Candidate details pageScreenshot of the AI assist toolScreenshot of AI Candidate Summary