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
Personio
Score9 out of 10
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Personio is presented as an all-in-one HR software for small and medium-sized companies from the company of the same name based in Munich. The platform supports applicant tracking, workforce management features (e.g. attendance tracking, leave management) with employee self-service, as well as support for HR workflows, and employee performance review.
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Pricing
CATS ATS
Personio
Editions & Modules
Annual Pro Plan
$69
per user, per month
Monthly Pro Plan
$99
per user, per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CATS ATS
Personio
Free Trial
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
CATS ATS
Personio
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
8.2
19 Ratings
4% above category average
Personio
8.7
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management
9.517 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting
9.517 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
8.617 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
10.017 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Customized Application Form
9.518 Ratings
00 Ratings
Resume Management
8.119 Ratings
00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
4.618 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Candidate Search
6.219 Ratings
00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
7.619 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Collaboration
8.612 Ratings
00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation
8.615 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email Templates
9.519 Ratings
00 Ratings
User Permissions
8.517 Ratings
00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
9.517 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Reporting
4.718 Ratings
00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
9.6
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Employee demographic data
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Employment history
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Organizational charting
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Organization and location management
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
7.9
2 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
00 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Approval workflow
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Balance details
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Update personal information
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Employee recognition
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
View job history
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Report builder
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Pre-built reports
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
11% above category average
New hire portal
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Individual goal setting
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Performance tracking
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
Feature
CATS Applicant Tracking System
-
Ratings
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Performance plans
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Review status tracking
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Review reminders
00 Ratings
10.02 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of CATS Applicant Tracking System and Personio
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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If you are an SMB or generally just a startup, Personio is a no-brainer for its intuitiveness and easy-to-get-started approach. Employees truly enjoy the UI and possibility to get an easy overview of its own data, not to mention processes to apply for vacations and absence etc. Absolutely recommended if your main focus for the new HR system is directed towards your employees.
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Allows automatic posting of job offers on different sites and portals to find the perfect candidates for available vacancies.
It has employee tracking tools, such as attendance and absence tracking, as well as time monitoring of working hours and overtime.
Payroll management is very complete and is done quickly and almost automatically, as it enters hours worked, overtime and absences, with an accurate calculation to avoid errors.
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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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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.
Personio is an established HCM provider - for good reasons. In particular, for employees and managers, Personio is easy to use and allows for managers and employees to truly focus on what matters, in a modern and flexible way. There are certain points that could be improved in the overall administration of the system, in particular when it comes to integrations and old techstack - but this is the case really for all historical HCM providers. Personio is a solid tool and certainly recommended.
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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.
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
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.
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity. Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its customers good value for the investment.
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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).
This program is complete, so it allows to have all the human resources management in the same panel, along with all the information of the employees, which streamlines the activities of the department, making us more productive. Employees feel more satisfied with our performance, and we have considerably lowered payroll complaints.
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