CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking vs. SmartRecruiters

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking
Score 6.9 out of 10
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The former Luceo is now the CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking system. Luceo was originally Profilsoft, a French company, but was bought by Careerbuilder and rebranded Luceo, featured at over 400 companies worldwide. Luceo presented a full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems: a user-friendly interface with mobile integration and an emphasis on the candidate's perspective, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by…N/A
SmartRecruiters
Score 7.8 out of 10
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SmartRecruiters’ Talent Acquisition Suite is a cloud-based recruitment marketing and collaborative hiring platform. It features an open marketplace for third party recruitment services. SmartRecruiters also offers talent sourcing and screening as add-on features.
$0
per month
Pricing
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingSmartRecruiters
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Corporate
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
Global
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
SmartStart
Free
up to 10 active job postings
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingSmartRecruiters
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,000
Additional DetailsThe software subscription is determined by the number of full time employees in your company. A one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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Community Pulse
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingSmartRecruiters
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingSmartRecruiters
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking
7.3
3 Ratings
9% below category average
SmartRecruiters
8.3
127 Ratings
4% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.02 Ratings9.2109 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.02 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.03 Ratings7.6112 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.03 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.02 Ratings8.6104 Ratings
Resume Management9.02 Ratings7.7119 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.03 Ratings7.9114 Ratings
Candidate Search5.03 Ratings8.4122 Ratings
Applicant Tracking6.53 Ratings9.3126 Ratings
Collaboration9.01 Ratings8.2117 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.01 Ratings9.197 Ratings
Email Templates7.02 Ratings8.5114 Ratings
User Permissions9.01 Ratings8.8109 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.02 Ratings9.3119 Ratings
Reporting7.53 Ratings4.5105 Ratings
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User Ratings
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(3 ratings)
7.8
(129 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(15 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(12 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CareerBuilder Applicant TrackingSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
CareerBuilder
Great for a small company that doesn't have a lot of resources. Allows manager and HR to be on the same location to review resumes and assess them. Alerts can be sent to managers all in the system. I really like the product so don't know where it would be less appropriated if you really needed a ATS
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SmartRecruiters
SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
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Pros
CareerBuilder
  • Easy user face.
  • Easy to learn.
  • Easy to work with, always helpful.
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SmartRecruiters
  • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
  • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
  • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
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Cons
CareerBuilder
  • Search tool has limits. You can key word search, and that is about it.
  • When reading a resume for one job respondent in a requisition, I would like to stay in that same viewing mode when jumping to the next candidate with less clicks!
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SmartRecruiters
  • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
  • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
  • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
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Likelihood to Renew
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
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Usability
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
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Reliability and Availability
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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Performance
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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Support Rating
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
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In-Person Training
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
Quick and easy to learn.
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Implementation Rating
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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Alternatives Considered
CareerBuilder
Didn't always get good resumes from Monster. CareerBuilder Applicant Tracking allowed us to get resumes and track all in one place which was very helpful for the project we were working on at the time. Resumes were good as well as system itself. The managers all like it as well which is a big help when you want their buy in to a product to use.
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SmartRecruiters
I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
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Scalability
CareerBuilder
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
No explanation really, just a great product.
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Return on Investment
CareerBuilder
  • Negative-ROI.
  • Positive - brand awareness
  • Positive - templates
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SmartRecruiters
  • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
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ScreenShots

SmartRecruiters Screenshots

Screenshot of A candidate experience to  reach, engage, and connect with talent wherever they are.Screenshot of Engaged hiring managers empowered by collaboration tools and applicant tracking to drive better hiring decisions.Screenshot of Digital offer management, onboarding, and reporting deliver a seamless journey for new hires and recruiters.Screenshot of SmartRecruiters eases the burden of juggling multiple open roles and hiring large volumes.Screenshot of Frees up hiring teams to focus on making great hires and delivering a better candidate experience by automating routine tasks.Screenshot of Find and discover qualified talent while getting the most from the advertising budget.