CATS Applicant Tracking System vs. Darwinbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CATS ATS
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
CATS is a web-based recruiting software. Users can manage the entire recruiting process including custom job applications, posting jobs, resume parsing, custom recruitment workflows, and generating customized reports. Pricing is tiered per user, per month.
$69
per month
Darwinbox
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Pricing
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDarwinbox
Editions & Modules
Annual Pro Plan
$69
per user, per month
Monthly Pro Plan
$99
per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CATS ATSDarwinbox
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
8.2
19 Ratings
3% above category average
Darwinbox
9.5
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.517 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.517 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.617 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.017 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management8.119 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.618 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Candidate Search6.219 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.619 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Collaboration8.612 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates9.519 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions8.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.517 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Reporting4.718 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.4
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
8.9
3 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.0
3 Ratings
11% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
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Ratings
Darwinbox
9.5
3 Ratings
15% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.83 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
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Ratings
Darwinbox
8.9
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
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Ratings
Darwinbox
9.2
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.9
2 Ratings
21% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
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Ratings
Darwinbox
9.6
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
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Ratings
Darwinbox
9.8
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.6
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
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User Ratings
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(28 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
2.7
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
CATS Software
It has a great parsing feature and the extension is very helpful. Many ATS systems do not support parsing within LinkedIn...this one does. I was sad to see this option go when we finally transitioned. I would almost keep CATS just for the LinkedIn parsing if I knew I could easily get the information OUT of the system once it was there. A good API/webhook would be great, but sadly the API connections don't work well. Our firm also works with companies with multiple sites all across the US. There was never a way to "nest" a location with a parent company. Because of this, being able to research or report on a true client relationship was not possible. It was a very manual process.
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Darwinbox
Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
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Pros
CATS Software
  • Simple to implement, SaaS based tool that needs no in-house IT support or resources
  • Customizable reports, labels, fields, applications
  • Affordable
  • No long term contract, month-to-month with ability to cancel anytime
  • Data backups are simple
  • Email directly from the candidate record with response coming into Outlook is easy to configure and creates record and updates status automatically
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Darwinbox
  • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
  • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
  • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
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Cons
CATS Software
  • I would like to see either an integration with a robust reporting tool that would allow me to design my own custom reports with a data export or more built-in reporting options.
  • Mobile app is currently mostly just a look-up tool. I would like it to have the ability to do more - add tasks, update pipelines, etc.
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Darwinbox
  • The app version is a bit lankier than the pc version.
  • Interface customization would be great for individuals wanting to change style.
  • No other real issue to improve, possibly lower the price but that's not too bad.
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Likelihood to Renew
CATS Software
Our company has been using it and enjoying the benefits for a few years now. Its a perfect system for our end goal of finding the best candidate effectively and being able to track and write reports on our progress.
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Darwinbox
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Usability
CATS Software
not recruiter friendly. workflow is not good
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Darwinbox
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Support Rating
CATS Software
I've had mixed results with asking for support. Sometimes they gave a quick answer and sometimes my emails were never responded to. Some responses were a single word.
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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
CATS Software
This is an incredibly easy system to implement. There is no hardware or software required, it's entirely SaaS based. Compared to other systems I've implemented, it's breathtaking. Customization can all be done directly in the tool, there is no need for any involvement of consultants and most of the information you cannot figure out intuitively is covered in the knowledge base
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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
CATS Software
We used to use Sendouts (prior to it being acquired by Bullhorn) - and it wasn't browser based like CATS so instead of being able to access it from a home computer, laptop, mobile phone, etc. you could only use it on the computer with the software uploaded - which is a hindrance. It also wasn't as customizable as CATS. We picked CATS because it the price was right, it was browser-based, had email-integration, and integrates with social media and job posting services to share your jobs
with the public.
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Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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Return on Investment
CATS Software
  • We went from Excel spreadsheets to using CATS so honestly anything would be an improvement. But CATS has saved tremendous time on an on-going basis in terms of managing the career portal automatically.
  • Being able to log email conversations with the click of a button from Outlook right into CATS has been a time-saver and also has helped numerous times in providing better follow-through to candidates and providing better tracking of candidate interactions and what they have previously said (or not).
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Darwinbox
  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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ScreenShots

CATS ATS Screenshots

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Darwinbox Screenshots

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