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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CATS ATS

    Score3.2 out of 10
    N/ACATS 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

    hireEZ

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    hireEZ is a platform powered by Agentic AI, built to help teams source, engage, and hire with precision. From CRM to analytics, internal mobility to ATS integration, every workflow is driven by intelligence. hireEZ features include: AI Sourcing - This feature is used to discover and engage talent across the open web, ATS, and Source Hub. Applicant Match - Instantly matches and ranks applicants with open roles as they apply, helping users to more quickly surface the most…N/A
    Pricing
    CATS ATShireEZ
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Pro Plan
    $69
    per user, per month
    Monthly Pro Plan
    $99
    per user, per month
    hireEZ Enterprise
    Custom
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CATS ATShireEZ
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlease visit the CATS pricing page to compare plans and featuresDiscount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    CATS ATShireEZ
    Considered Both Products
    CATS Software
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    hireEZ
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    CATS ATShireEZ
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and hireEZ
    Feature
    CATS Applicant Tracking System
    8.2
    19 Ratings
    4% above category average
    hireEZ
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.617 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form9.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management8.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.619 Ratings00 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 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting4.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Talent Intelligence
    Comparison of Talent Intelligence features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and hireEZ
    Feature
    CATS Applicant Tracking System
    -
    Ratings
    hireEZ
    6.5
    23 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Existing Skills Mapping/Lanscaping00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Bias-Mitigating Algorithms00 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Diversity Reporting00 Ratings6.817 Ratings
    AI-Based Role Definition00 Ratings5.916 Ratings
    Candidate Modelling00 Ratings5.416 Ratings
    Talent Rediscovery00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Automated Candidate Evaluation/Scoring00 Ratings6.513 Ratings
    Internal Mobility Recommendations00 Ratings4.46 Ratings
    At-Risk Talent Scoring00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    ATS Integrations00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CATS ATShireEZ
    Small Businesses
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    LinkedIn Talent Solutions
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Indeed Resume
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    Indeed Resume
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CATS ATShireEZ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (28 ratings)
    8.7
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CATS ATShireEZ
    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.
    Incentivized
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    hireEZ
    I speak highly of hireEZ internally. I believe their are use cases for both hireEZ and LinkedIn and whatever other sites are used in recruiting. hireEZ is well suited when you want to reach out to candidates with contact information after maybe seeing they have not responded to most LinkedIn messages. We have also had a bit of success in going back to old reqs that we can search through hireEZ in a seamless way and reach out to those candidates.
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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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    hireEZ
    • Talent sourcing aggregate (known by Hiretual as AI Sourcing).
    • Custom insights based on search criteria.
    • Contact information & social link retrieval.
    • Applicant Tracking System Integration -- At OnPoint we use Lever as our ATS. Hiretual allows us to export candidate data directly into our ATS and associate said candidates to a specific requisition, & in a specific stage.
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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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    hireEZ
    • I have come across many duplicate profiles that could cause me to contact the same person twice in a short period.
    • Doesn’t have an “undo” button for if I accidentally mark a candidate as “not a good fit”
    • Their “variables” used in creating email templates don’t function optimally. If you use “candidate last name”, and the person has a title, it will use the title instead of name. For example… I sent an email to a doctor and it sent as “Dr. MD”. Not ideal.
    Incentivized
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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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    hireEZ
    The benefits of a larger universe of candidates and automating recognition of talent we cannot hire, hireEZ has been a big time saver just as a sourcing tool
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    Usability
    CATS Software
    not recruiter friendly. workflow is not good
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    hireEZ
    I am a user of three years and have seen the features grow over time. I love how responsive the team is when there is an issue and their willingness to work towards a feature request is unmatched. I also find the accuracy of the data is comparable if not better than most competitors
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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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    hireEZ
    The support team is proactive with information, sharing changes or new features, conducting training, etc. It is not a pull scenario, as with other vendors, where I have to ask for what is going on. Instead, the hireEZ team is reaching out to us to follow up, provide information, etc. I love their proactiveness and desire for us to use the tool to its full potential!
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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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    hireEZ
    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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    hireEZ
    Entelo is probably the closest competitor that stacks up against Hiretual head to head in my opinion, but the differentiator for us has been the relationship and the flexibility that the vendor provides us on top of the fact that the product itself continues to perform incredibly well as it continues to evolve along with my organization's needs. To have a seat at the table to offer up opinions or advice on how to improve the product over time is invaluable. Additionally, the AI-powered version of Hiretual is much more powerful than Entelo's product.
    Incentivized
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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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    hireEZ
    • hireEZ has helped me connect with qualified candidates much quicker, which means less time spent digging and more time reaching out.
    • The platform keeps everything in one place, which really helps when I’m managing multiple roles and conversations.
    • With the built-in outreach tools, it's easier to stay on top of follow-ups and maintain better communication with candidates.
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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.Product screenshot

    hireEZ Screenshots

    Screenshot of sourcing managementScreenshot of the sourcing AIScreenshot of candidate engagementScreenshot of the Boolean builder