Ceipal ATS vs. SmartRecruiters

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ceipal ATS
Score 8.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
With automation and artificial intelligence, Ceipal’s ATS and CRM solutions help recruiters and staffing professionals to identify, assess, engage, hire, and onboard the best talent.N/A
SmartRecruiters
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
SmartRecruiters’ Talent Acquisition Suite is a cloud-based recruitment marketing and collaborative hiring platform. It features an open marketplace for third party recruitment services. SmartRecruiters also offers talent sourcing and screening as add-on features.
$0
per month
Pricing
Ceipal ATSSmartRecruiters
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Corporate
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
Global
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
SmartStart
Free
up to 10 active job postings
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ceipal ATSSmartRecruiters
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,000
Additional DetailsThe software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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Community Pulse
Ceipal ATSSmartRecruiters
Features
Ceipal ATSSmartRecruiters
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Ceipal ATS
8.2
94 Ratings
4% above category average
SmartRecruiters
8.5
127 Ratings
7% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.892 Ratings9.7109 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.087 Ratings9.9114 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.183 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.893 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
Customized Application Form8.085 Ratings9.6104 Ratings
Resume Management8.693 Ratings5.9119 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.892 Ratings9.4114 Ratings
Candidate Search8.493 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.593 Ratings9.8126 Ratings
Collaboration7.788 Ratings9.4117 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.389 Ratings9.897 Ratings
Email Templates8.191 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
User Permissions8.187 Ratings9.6109 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.292 Ratings9.8119 Ratings
Reporting8.389 Ratings2.0105 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ceipal ATSSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(94 ratings)
7.9
(129 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(6 ratings)
6.0
(15 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(82 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
Availability
7.5
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.3
(5 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(19 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.4
(57 ratings)
7.1
(12 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.7
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
8.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ceipal ATSSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
Moving to Ceipal ATS was the worst decision we made at the organization I work for. The data loss, lies sold to us from their team, the inability to send emails and text messages successfully, the reporting limitations, the career site limitations across industry and categories… all of it… is quite possibly the biggest Mistake we have made. This horrible platform quite possibly will sink the organization i work for.
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SmartRecruiters
SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
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Pros
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
  • Ceipal ATS maintains our company database so well that we can fetch the required resumes at our will.
  • Switching between tabs and submission format is so well-organized.
  • Adding multiple job portals at the same place is so appreciable that we can search different resumes with different technologies with ease.
  • Posting urgent requirements through Ceipal ATS posting is quite easy.
  • The requirement blasting feature is so good to use to connect with multiple sales and employers at the same time.
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SmartRecruiters
  • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
  • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
  • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
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Cons
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
  • Most of the functionality is missing. Ceipal ATS will be great to use once we're able to utilizing all the different options to manage our programs.
  • I think it should be made easier to grant access to a client. There seems to always be issues there.
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SmartRecruiters
  • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
  • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
  • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
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Likelihood to Renew
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
We have been using this ATS for the past few years and have never had any major problems. It is being used for candidate sourcing as well as keeping track of all our candidate's databases. In the market, there are very few ATS software available, and I think Ceipal is the best among all.
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SmartRecruiters
I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
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Usability
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
One of the easiest interfaces among the other ATS is Ceipal ATS, which reduces manual effort due to the AI automation integration, which increases the productivity of high-volume tasks. The overall Ceipal ATS interface looks presentable or is easy to approach due to its automation tools.
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SmartRecruiters
I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
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Reliability and Availability
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
In my tenure of using this software, there were multiple times when I faced a technical outage, and it was not too long. We had it resolved as we connected with the support, and they informed us immediately that the developer team is working on it and will get the issue resolved.
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SmartRecruiters
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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Performance
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
I never faced any problem loading the Ceipal login page and when I had a problem it was just my browser. I rarely use any other browser other than Chrome. Even after integrating with other job portals, Ceipal never gets hung or there is any error loading page I have received.
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SmartRecruiters
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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Support Rating
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
I would rate myself a 5 out of 10 in coding. While I have a basic understanding of coding languages like Java and Python, I am still learning and honing my skills. However, I am eager to learn and willing to put in the effort to improve my coding abilities.
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SmartRecruiters
Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
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In-Person Training
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
A executive visit our organisation and check the compatibility of the systems and check the proper installation and navigation to the Ceipal. and take multiple sessions with the employees phase wise. also give some activity to perform and pull reports.
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SmartRecruiters
Quick and easy to learn.
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Online Training
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
They provided in-depth online training, covering all aspects thoroughly. They also informed us that we could contact them if we need any assistance in the future. The trainers were knowledgeable and patient, making sure everyone understood the material. Additionally, they provided useful resources and documentation for our reference even reach them many time for the support they fabulous work
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SmartRecruiters
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
Clear Communication, core training, Data Migration, Customization and Configuration, Continuous Improvement. Regularly review and optimize your utilization of Ceipal ATS by collecting feedback from users, monitoring key performance metrics, and staying informed about new updates and features. Carefully plan and execute the data migration process to ensure that all existing candidate and recruitment data is accurately transferred to the new system.
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SmartRecruiters
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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Alternatives Considered
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
Ceipal ATS systems seamlessly automate recruitment processes and allow hiring managers to source, shortlist, and select the right candidates. In other words, ATS is like an applicant data repository that can be used to automate workflows and maintain compliance all along the recruitment process.
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SmartRecruiters
I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
Pricing model was very flexible with Ciepal and when we agreed we already knew that we are going to renew it for more than 5 years now. It was flexible and we had to make sure that there is no breach in between. we are using the services for more than 2 years now so I think I made the right decision.
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SmartRecruiters
No answers on this topic
Scalability
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
I have given an 8 rating as the Ceipal is being used in our department for mostly recruitment purposes so we don't have many other departments. We use Ceipal for recruitment and for sales purposes. Currently, it's being used for the bother dept and working absolutely fine so I think an 8 rating is reasonable.
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SmartRecruiters
No explanation really, just a great product.
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Professional Services
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
Ceipal Professional Service is also an elite service provided by Ceipal for its premium vendors. It's just like an upgrade system one can avail of if they want to pay more and have more features added to their current system. We did not use this service so I don't have much to say about this, but maybe in future we will require it.
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SmartRecruiters
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
CEIPAL Solutions Private Limited
  • Finding candidates is very easy with Ceipal; thus, recruiters are able to close more job roles, in turn increasing the company's revenue.
  • Sometimes, due to poor customer service, the work of the delivery team gets affected.
  • And its job integration part helps us to decrease the turn around time for serving job roles and saving on the heavy subscription packages.
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SmartRecruiters
  • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
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ScreenShots

Ceipal ATS Screenshots

Screenshot of Executive DashboardScreenshot of Job postingsScreenshot of Internal DatabaseScreenshot of Applicant ReportsScreenshot of Custom ReportsScreenshot of Applicants Module

SmartRecruiters Screenshots

Screenshot of a candidate experience to  reach, engage, and connect with talent wherever they are.Screenshot of engaged hiring managers empowered by collaboration tools and applicant tracking to drive better hiring decisions.Screenshot of digital offer management, onboarding, and reporting deliver a seamless journey for new hires and recruiters.Screenshot of how SmartRecruiters eases the burden of juggling multiple open roles and hiring large volumes.Screenshot of an example of the routine task automation that frees up hiring teams to focus on making great hires and delivering a better candidate experience.Screenshot of where to find and discover qualified talent while getting the most from the advertising budget.