CATS Applicant Tracking System vs. Frontline Recruiting & Hiring

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CATS ATS
Score 6.0 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
Frontline Recruiting & Hiring
Score 7.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Frontline Recruiting & Hiring (formerly called AppliTrack) is recruiting, hiring and onboarding software for K-12 school districts from Frontline Technologies. It includes a set of online tools that help users attract more qualified candidates, as well as custom automated workflows that streamline hiring and onboarding communications. It also includes credentials tracking and compliance reporting.N/A
Pricing
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemFrontline Recruiting & Hiring
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 ATSFrontline Recruiting & Hiring
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlease visit the CATS pricing page to compare plans and features
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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
4% above category average
Frontline Recruiting & Hiring
7.4
7 Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.517 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.517 Ratings8.16 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.617 Ratings4.43 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.017 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.518 Ratings5.86 Ratings
Resume Management8.119 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.618 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Candidate Search6.219 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.619 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Collaboration8.612 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.615 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Email Templates9.519 Ratings7.96 Ratings
User Permissions8.517 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.517 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Reporting4.718 Ratings6.46 Ratings
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User Ratings
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemFrontline Recruiting & Hiring
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(28 ratings)
7.5
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(10 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
2.7
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.5
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CATS Applicant Tracking SystemFrontline Recruiting & Hiring
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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Frontline Education
[Frontline Recruiting & Hiring] did TOTALLY replace our paper based system. HR seems to be satisfied with it & they support it from within their department. Interfacing [it] with other Frontline modules seems easy, but we don't because our "system of record" is another ERP solution. Thus far, interfacing with other systems it not easy & takes development people from both sides to work together to get it working....which we haven't successfully completed (1+ month working on it).
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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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Frontline Education
  • 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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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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Frontline Education
  • When Frontline Recruiting & Hiring notifies us that we have an interested applicant that applied. The email should include the resume and application.
  • Based on our industry, it would be nice to be able to modify the application
  • Frontline Recruiting & Hiring is not as user friendly when trying to search candidates after a certain period of time.
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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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Frontline Education
It is an excellent product for hiring and for the applicants.
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Usability
CATS Software
not recruiter friendly. workflow is not good
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Frontline Education
While any and all platforms have room to grow and evolve. Frontline Recruiting & Hiring overall meets my expectations. There is still some room to grow in its functionality but they have a clear purpose for this platform, which they meet. As I mentioned previously, generationally applicants do not want to complete a lengthy application process. Frontline Recruiting & Hiring eliminates this when other employers use the same platform.
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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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Frontline Education
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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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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Frontline Education
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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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Frontline Education
Our HR department went with [Frontline Recruiting & Hiring] w/o investigating other solutions. It was an easy choice since we were already working with Frontline for Substitute Management & Educational Training. Still would have been nice to see what other options were available.
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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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Frontline Education
  • it helps us to be more streamlined, saving time and other resources
  • allows us to be inclusive of all applicants in our communication
  • provides consistent communication
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ScreenShots

CATS ATS Screenshots

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Frontline Recruiting & Hiring Screenshots

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