CATS ATS vs Frontline Recruiting & Hiring | TrustRadius

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Score 8.5 out of 10

Based on 44 reviews and ratings

Score 7.8 out of 10

Based on 6 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

CATS ATS

Frontline Recruiting & Hiring

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

Pros

Custom fields for all entities of any data type let's you track what you care about. Also customizable workflow with triggers can save a ton of time in automating processes and also ensuring steps aren't missed/established processes and protocols are adhered to.
Support is extremely responsive, knowledgeable and committed to resolving any issue.
Integrations with LinkedIn, job boards etc. is a big time saver and helps bring it all to one place.

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Executive in Other

Staffing and Recruiting Company, 1-10 employees

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Keeps all information of applicants in one place.
Makes the process quick and easy.
Simplifies application process to allow for any individual to quickly complete an application.
Allows user to have all applicants at their fingertips.

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Employee in Other

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Reporting has improved over the years but could still be better. It is what I would call "semi-customizable" in terms of what I can generate a report on, but would like full customization capability.
Mobile access is OK but not slick. Usually I don't need mobile access but every once in a while I'm out somewhere, need to grab something out of CATS and I can get it but I think there's a good opportunity to make it better.

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Staffing Manager

KBACE TechnologiesInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

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It could modernize the look and feel, it is starting to look dated to me.
All the places that use it look the same to me as well, it should be more customizable per the company.

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Employee in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

CATS ATS 8.4

Based on 10 answers

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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Caitlin Hostetter

RPO Specialist

TriStarr StaffingStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees

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Frontline Recruiting & Hiring 10.0

Based on 1 answer

It is an excellent product for hiring and for the applicants.

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Employee in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

CATS ATS 2.7

Based on 1 answer

not recruiter friendly. workflow is not good

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Employee in Human Resources

Human Resources Company, 1-10 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Support Rating

CATS ATS 4.5

Based on 1 answer

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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Bill Branstetter

Managing Director

The Six Second ResumeDefense & Space, 51-200 employees

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Frontline Recruiting & Hiring 9.0

Based on 2 answers

They are very helpful if necessary, but honestly, a lot of the page is easily managed on your own. This means that you do not have to spend a long time working with customer support, because you don't need it! The simplified process helps cut down on issues and makes it easily accessible and useful to any and all

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Employee in Other

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

CATS ATS 9.1

Based on 1 answer

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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Randall Kooistra

Talent Management Lead

Market TrackMarket Research, 501-1000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

I find CATS ATS easier to use then Salesforce, on the recruitment side. It's hard to create pipelines like you can in CATS ATS. I, however, have used other customized ATS using Microsoft Access. I have used HRConnect which was developed by a firm I worked for using MS Access. It which was a great tracking and reporting tool. It logged calls out, calls in, length of calls, job orders, candidate submissions and tracked all the status automatically.

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Ashley Thompson

Senior Public Sector Recruiter - Technical & Professional Services

NewFound RecruitingStaffing and Recruiting, 11-50 employees

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Before we just used individual job sites, such as monster. Frontline makes life easier for us.

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Scott Trautwein

Director of Technology

Brush School District Re 2jEducation Management, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

We were able to reduce the amount of time we spent posting to various job boards by more than 75%.
We were able to reduce the time it takes to find, engage, submit and ultimately hire candidates.
We were able to recoup the entire cost of the tool within less than 2 months.

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LeQuay Marsh, MHCS, TAS, ECRE

Principal Recruitment Consultant

International PaperHuman Resources, 11-50 employees

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Reduced in-house paper storage of applicant information
Centralized place to review previous job applicants & offer jobs
Somewhat limited on reporting

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Programmer Analyst

Wicomico County Public SchoolsPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

CATS ATS Editions & Modules

Edition

Monthly Pro Plan	$99¹
Annual Pro Plan	$69¹

per user, per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Frontline Recruiting & Hiring Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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