Bullhorn ATS & CRM vs Vibe HCM

Likelihood to Recommend

Bullhorn is only appropriate for staffing/recruiting agencies, or internal corporate recruiters. It is made to track jobs, candidates, placements, and is not well suited for any other scenario. Bullhorn integrates with other, more robust software for sales and leads gen, but itself is not a sales or lead gen tool. Bullhorn works best when you integrate with the other services you're already using, like your background screening vendor, phone service, or other analytics tools.

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Ingrid Reyes

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Ranger Technical ResourcesStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees

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It is best suited for companies that want their HR function streamlined and automated. It's also suited for companies that want their employees to engage more and collaborate on the same platform.

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Kumar Gaurav

Human Resources Business Specialist

CareerpointStaffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Vibe HCM

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Customized Application Form

Resume Management

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Candidate Search

Applicant Tracking

Collaboration

Task Creation and Delegation

Email Templates

User Permissions

Notifications and Alerts

Reporting

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Vibe HCM

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

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Vibe HCM

Pay calculation

Support for external payroll vendors

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

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Vibe HCM

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

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Vibe HCM

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

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Vibe HCM

Tracking of all physical assets

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Vibe HCM

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

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Vibe HCM

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

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Vibe HCM

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

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Vibe HCM

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

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Vibe HCM

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Pros

Candidate Management- it is very easy to track and search your candidates. Candidates are the heart of your ATS in staffing and Bullhorn does a great job of making those candidates accessible.
Job Order Management-Being able to keep your job orders managed in a way that keeps you closest to money is a one of the best parts of the system. You can filter your lists, schedule your followups and keep on top of the orders that are the most urgent.
Configuration- the ability to configure the tool to the look and feel that matches your business.
Bullhorn CRM allows Account Managers to do their prospecting without cluttering the Company and Contact List with Company and Contacts that are not buyers or individuals that do not using staffing, not decision makers, etc. Leads allows AM's to pursue those individual within a different entity until they are vetted as buyers. The opportunities allow you to track those longer range opportunities versus storing them in a notebook or on an excel document. They become company IP for down the road.
Configuration of the CRM is huge asset. We have changed and configured our workflow several times over the past few years until we have decided on the workflow we want to move forward with. The tool allowed us to make these changes as we saw fit and without the time and cost of having to go through a PS channel.
The Lead and Opportunity dashboards help to keep you on track in a visual way so you can see the time cycle of your leads and opportunities.

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Wendy Kennah

Director, Recruiting

ProcomStaffing and Recruiting, 201-500 employees

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Vibe HCM is highly configurable. That flexibility is extremely useful.
The portal pages create a friendly user experience that aids in adoption.
Vibe takes action on change requests and enhancements quickly.
The number of employee self-service options allow for easy colleague use.

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Verified User

Manager in Human Resources

Banking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

If there is a chain of commands that need signatures, it would be nice to be able to push the document through instead of a hard copy.
Sometimes the drop-down functions don't match exact scenarios, it would be nice to be able to edit OTHER with an explanation.
It would be nice to connect the Recruitment side, to match when a candidate is added to the database by another recruiter but is actually a skill match for a requirement that you have been assigned to as the primary recruiter.
Being able to assign who is the Primary Recruiter, especially if working on a team of Recruiters

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Catherine Soto

Technical Recruiter & Account Manager

Contract Professionals, Inc.Staffing and Recruiting, 501-1000 employees

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Any areas of opportunity are discussed and addressed. They are incredibly open to suggestions and have an overall attitude of continuous improvement. No possibility goes unexplored.

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Cassidy Bowman-Prideaux

Sr. Manager of People Infrastructure & Communications

California Pizza KitchenRestaurants, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Bullhorn ATS & CRM 10.0

Based on 12 answers

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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Paul Sabatino

Senior Recruiter - Technology, Accounting and Finance

Harmer Consultants, Inc.Staffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees

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No score

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Usability

Bullhorn ATS & CRM 6.7

Based on 6 answers

It isn't the best ATS out there. It lacks on both the recruitment and sales side. There is no way to differentiate between prospects, candidates, and clients. There isn't a way to merge accounts and names, so there are many duplicates. Too may paid add ons. I had a much longer review written up and the page just deleted it, but I wouldn't recommend Bullhorn first or even third. It feels like it hasn't been fully realized yet. There are certainly some good things about the product, but more areas where they can improve.

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Verified User

Account Manager in Sales

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Vibe HCM 9.1

Based on 1 answer

It works just as advertised! Not always the case with solutions. Flexible and configurable!

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Jeff Hansen

EVP/Corporate HRIS Director

Zions BancorporationFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Vibe HCM 9.1

Based on 2 answers

World class service and support! Second to none!

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Jeff Hansen

EVP/Corporate HRIS Director

Zions BancorporationFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Bullhorn ATS & CRM 4.7

Based on 14 answers

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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Verified User

Director in Human Resources

Staffing & Recruiting Company, 1-10 employees

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Vibe HCM 9.0

Based on 2 answers

The customer support team is responsive and always available for solving technical or implementation issues that may arise from clients.

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Kumar Gaurav

Human Resources Business Specialist

CareerpointStaffing and Recruiting, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Bullhorn has a complete integrated feature where it speaks with Outlook; makes parsing candidates who submit their data and resume simple. This is effective when you are running a 360 desk as it saves time and helps you focus on prospecting for clients and candidates. Often times when the software is hard to navigate through or requires many steps to complete one entry, it becomes discouraging and you're less eager to enter the data properly.

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Verified User

Professional in Human Resources

Staffing and Recruiting Company, 1001-5000 employees

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We selected Vibe HCM about 2 1/2 years ago because they approached communication and the interaction between the employer and the employee so differently. It was a combination of connection and transaction. You have a system that meets the business need and functionality but that connects with your employee in such a fresh non-corporate way. It's not just about automating a process but building an environment that surrounds those daily business transactions that looks and feels how we interact on the web and social media. It totally transforms not only the user experience but the employers as well. It makes us think a little bit more about the touch points we have with our employees and how we want those to look/feel and resonate.

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Shannon Kirk

VP of People, Organizational Development & Infrastructure

California Pizza KitchenRestaurants, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

We have realized a clear, positive benefit from Bullhorn's ability to integrate with other software. We have our background check vendor integrated within our CRM platform and by doing so have saved a great deal of time and money as a result.

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Richard Knight

Onboarding and Benefits Coordinator

Alluvion StaffingStaffing and Recruiting, 201-500 employees

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Vibe HCM has been providing Zions Bancorporation with range of tools that fully encompass all areas of HR Operations. We have found that these tools have made our business process more efficient.

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Dennis Burns

Senior Vice President HRIS

Zions BancorporationFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Bullhorn ATS & CRM Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

Contact Bullhorn for pricing information

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Vibe HCM Editions & Modules

Edition

Vibe HCM Suite	¹
Vibe HCM ERP Connector
Vibe HCM Payroll Connector
Vibe Onboarding
Vibe Social Intranet

Per User per Month
none

Additional Pricing Details

We offer our products as a comprehensive suite, or on a modular basis as our clients' needs, priorities and budgets dictate. Our clients do not need to do a full "rip and replace" of current systems that are working to deploy Vibe HCM. We can seamlessly integrate with existing technologies, providing a highly engaging "one-stop-shop" / unification platform.

Rating Summary

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