CATS Applicant Tracking System vs. Deltek Talent Management

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
Deltek Talent Management
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Deltek Talent Management is a suite of modules for talent management. Modules include Talent Acquisition, Performance, Development, Compensation, and Learning. These modules enable employee hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management.N/A
Pricing
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDeltek Talent Management
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 ATSDeltek Talent Management
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
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDeltek Talent Management
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDeltek Talent Management
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
Deltek Talent Management
8.3
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.517 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.517 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.617 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.017 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.518 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Resume Management8.119 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.618 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Candidate Search6.219 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.619 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Collaboration8.612 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.615 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Email Templates9.519 Ratings8.24 Ratings
User Permissions8.517 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.517 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Reporting4.618 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Deltek Talent Management
8.4
7 Ratings
13% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Deltek Talent Management
8.7
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Deltek Talent Management
8.6
4 Ratings
23% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Deltek Talent Management
8.4
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Deltek Talent Management
8.8
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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User Ratings
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDeltek Talent Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(28 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(10 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
2.7
(1 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.5
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemDeltek Talent Management
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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Deltek, Inc.
Once you know how to utilize the filters, it is very handy when looking for something specific. However, it requires a bit of handholding to get to that point. Also, adjusting hours for artists is pretty quick which is useful when needing to do something right away, especially on a meeting call.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
  • It is very easy to know which employees have a detachment in the activities they carry out. What I like the most about Deltek is that it allows me to visualize in real time, the performance that each employee has had depending on the assignments fulfilled in the labor sector. The real-time reports are very detailed, it offers information on work time, the activities carried out, assignments fulfilled and not fulfilled, and it also performs an automated process to know how effective each of the assignments fulfilled has brought to the company.
  • It has excellent integration with our workforce management software. This integration is what has allowed us to obtain these great results, since it allows us to transfer all the data collected about the work of each employee, and automates the analysis of the data collected, providing us with a detailed report on the performance and prominence of the various employees.
  • The support and technical assistance Deltek provides is second to none. When I started using this software in my Marketing sector, I had several questions about the compensation system and how I could apply it to my employees. The doubts were answered in a live chat, with precise answers.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
  • The user interface is crammed with stuff and it's sometimes hard to find where you need to be at any given time. For example, you can't just use the search bar to find all people in the system named "Maria". You need to know whether she is a "resume", a "candidate" or an "employee", or use one of the menus to search in a different window.
  • It's not very Canadian-friendly. The options for cross posting are mostly American or Spanish.
  • The onboarding isn't the greatest. They have lots of options for creating e-signable documents, but some of the most necessary information (like tax forms) are not able to be e-signed, so candidates were having to do some forms online and print some off and they were getting very confused and we had to scrap the whole endeavour.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
Their support and assistance was timely, the system wasn't overly complicated and it simplified the sourcing process stem to stern
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Usability
CATS Software
not recruiter friendly. workflow is not good
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Deltek, Inc.
HRSmart is a basic, antiquated ATS that does not meet current challenges organizations face. Reporting and analytics is basic.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
Deltek provides adequate support for their products and I have had no complaints at all with their customer support and time to help fix the problems.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
HRSmart would actually be my last choice of these (lynda.com isn't an ATS so it would come in ahead, but the training on lynda.com is excellent). We are actually switching over to BirdDogHR based on functionality, price, usage and ease of use. HRSmart is an ok system, but there are better and more affordable options out there.
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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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Deltek, Inc.
  • Absolutely improved our candidate managemenr capability. Before we simply had three piles of resumes on our desk for each position (yes, no, and not yet reviewed). HRSmart changed all of that.
  • Our cost per hire was positively affected. We were hiring at a high volume and this soltion facilitated us doing that very efficiently.
  • Our ability to share candidates across open positions turned out to be a huge plus.
  • Not having to copy or scan resumes and send them via interoffice mail was HUGE in terms of efficiency gain.
  • HRSmart made it easier for candidates to apply for openings and that increased our applicant flow for open/posted positions. This translates into better hires in the end.
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ScreenShots

CATS ATS Screenshots

Screenshot of Easily view candidates, without leaving the job order, using the candidate preview. Even quickly communicate with candidate via SMS without leaving your current screen.Screenshot of Candidate ProfileScreenshot of Add filters to quickly search and narrow down your candidate database.Screenshot of

Deltek Talent Management Screenshots

Screenshot of Deltek Talent Onboarding Portal - Streamline onboarding with checklists and action items and get new hires assigned to billable projects fasterScreenshot of Deltek Talent Performance and Development Project-Based Appraisals -  Drive continuous performance improvement with project-based appraisals that help your teams grow faster from project to projectScreenshot of Deltek Talent Learning - Offering the right learning opportunities ensures that your firm is leading the industry and that your workforce is ready to take on the next new projectScreenshot of Deltek Talent Performance and Development 9 Box-Matrix - Identify top performers and high-potential employees with a highly configurable 9-box rating system