Bullhorn ATS & CRM vs. CareerSiteBuilder vs. IBM Planning Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Score 8.0 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
CareerSiteBuilder
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
IBM Planning Analytics
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
IBM Planning Analytics, powered by IBM TM1®, is an integrated planning solution designed to promote collaboration across the organization and help keep pace with the speed of modern business. With its calculation engine, this enterprise performance management solution is designed to help users move beyond the limits of spreadsheets, automating the planning process to drive faster, more accurate results. Use it to unify data sources into one single repository, enabling users to build…
$825
per month 5 users
Pricing
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Editions & Modules
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Essentials
$825
per month 5 users
Standard
$1,650
per month 10 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Considered Multiple Products
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Chose Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Bullhorn is much better overall and integrates more smoothly with our other databases and systems. It has been very helpful for me to keep organized and work with other branches of our company.
CareerSiteBuilder
Chose CareerSiteBuilder
We use all of these products. Indeed is more expensive and LinkedIn licenses are not given to everyone in our company. Indeed is probably our favorite, as it has the most brand recognition, so most people use Indeed to view jobs and apply, and when they get an email from Indee…
IBM Planning Analytics

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Features
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
9.5
58 Ratings
18% above category average
CareerSiteBuilder
7.7
3 Ratings
3% below category average
IBM Planning Analytics
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.957 Ratings5.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.949 Ratings7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.222 Ratings8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.027 Ratings8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.940 Ratings7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.958 Ratings8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.955 Ratings5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search9.958 Ratings7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.958 Ratings7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration9.953 Ratings7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.952 Ratings7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates9.955 Ratings8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions9.949 Ratings6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.952 Ratings9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting9.952 Ratings7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
7.5
109 Ratings
2% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.496 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4109 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8103 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
7.7
115 Ratings
5% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4113 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings00 Ratings7.487 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
8.0
109 Ratings
3% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9103 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9102 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3100 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings7.993 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
7.4
110 Ratings
4% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8110 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings00 Ratings6.9102 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8100 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings00 Ratings6.932 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
7.9
115 Ratings
9% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9113 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5114 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0115 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings00 Ratings7.542 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4107 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
7.2
101 Ratings
6% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings00 Ratings7.597 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings00 Ratings6.862 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings00 Ratings6.073 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
8.7
124 Ratings
6% above category average
Long-term financial planning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
Financial budgeting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6123 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2123 Ratings
Scenario modeling00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9122 Ratings
Management reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3123 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
8.4
115 Ratings
5% above category average
Financial data consolidation00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2111 Ratings
Journal entries and reports00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2103 Ratings
Multi-currency management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2104 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2101 Ratings
Minority Ownership00 Ratings00 Ratings8.894 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3107 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9108 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
8.4
116 Ratings
4% above category average
Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
Management Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6113 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.3115 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2105 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings00 Ratings6.976 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
8.3
118 Ratings
2% above category average
Personalized dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9117 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9112 Ratings
KPIs00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3115 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0113 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings00 Ratings8.284 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
CareerSiteBuilder
-
Ratings
IBM Planning Analytics
8.7
116 Ratings
4% above category average
Flat file integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4113 Ratings
Excel data integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9114 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7104 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Small Businesses
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.2 out of 10
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.2 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.2 out of 10
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.2 out of 10
Centage
Centage
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
OneStream
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(80 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
8.0
(123 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.0
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(69 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(93 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bullhorn ATS & CRMCareerSiteBuilderIBM Planning Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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CareerSiteBuilder
If you have a job opening or a high turn around rate like we do. (we are a staffing company) [CareerSiteBuilder] is a great place to to start. It is affordable and reaches hundreds of potential employees. When you search resumes sometimes when you enter keywords you have to play around with it to find the right phrasing. Its not difficult just time consuming.
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IBM
Very powerful modeling capabilities. It has a really good OLAP engine memory. Strong scenario planning for what if analysis. Flexibility of integration with ERPs or WM systems for both cloud and on premises. Centralized planning and alignment of governance is also a plus. Having one single system for many different functions.
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Pros
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.
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CareerSiteBuilder
  • Search features.
  • Quantity of resumes.
  • The format that the candidates information is presented.
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IBM
  • Handle very large data volumes.
  • Scale to a large number of users.
  • Not having to compromise on business complexity.
  • It can be run by business users.
  • Availability of highly qualified consultants to support businesses.
  • REST API allows for an open eco system and a variety of solutions to extend the product.
  • Vast integration possibilities.
  • AI-infused engine with IBM Watson.
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Cons
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.
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CareerSiteBuilder
  • There are some missing functionalities that could be addressed such as fusing resume search and recruitment edge.
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IBM
  • sometimes it is hard to produce pixel perfect reports from the Web UI. I know it is not made for this, but still, it'll be great
  • getting in e.g. an Excel file just by drag and drop, and the AI should "understand" what the data is all around
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Likelihood to Renew
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.
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CareerSiteBuilder
No answers on this topic
IBM
Since IBM Cognos Express is suitable only for medium data warehouse environment, we are not sure if this tool solves the long term need as the business keeps growing rapidly. So its a 50/50 ratio to renew Express license. But having said that, the components of IBM Cognos Express are also available in other Cognos BI suites like Cognos 10.x version. So we will probably upgrade our environment to IBM Cognos 10.x which comes with more new features.
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Usability
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.
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CareerSiteBuilder
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IBM
IBM Planning Analytics is generally good in terms of functionalities. It can be used reduce time for budget planning, resource planning, demand forecasting, etc. The performance of IBM Planning Analytics is acceptable, but user interface can be improved. It would be good to see new features that allow users to customise the dashboard.
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Support Rating
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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CareerSiteBuilder
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IBM
IBM support has been very quick to respond and handle the very few issues we've had. We've had a third-party who partners with IBM to be our consulting team which has helped greatly reduce the need for us to contact IBM directly. I highly recommend researching and selecting a well-respected partner to help with an implementation as well as ongoing support as needed.
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Alternatives Considered
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.
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CareerSiteBuilder
Affordable, quick, easy, super user friendly, well known, offers a large variety of job seekers[.]
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IBM
As it is related to MS Excel, IBM Planning Analytics is a much more robust and complete solution for the CFO or COO in mind. Oracle Hyperion stacks up nicely against IBM Planning Analytics. However, IBM's investment in AI allows Planning Analytics users more options and speed.
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Return on Investment
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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CareerSiteBuilder
  • We have been able to present MORE candidates to our clients in the staffing industry, and therefore fill more positions.
  • We are able to find MORE QUALIFIED candidates using search features, to in turn fill more direct-hire positions.
  • We have to pay or Career Builder for thousands of people, so that takes away from ROI.
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IBM
  • Automate direct data connections to multiple data sources
  • One secured version of the the truth (for data and formulas)
  • Ability to scale to much more detailed planning with option to create predictive forecasts at detail
  • Business user friendly with powerful Excel integration
  • Very flexible and powerful modeling, can handle custom modeling needs at scale
  • Can make the same data available across finance and ops, but at the level of details and timeline that makes sense for them
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