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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crelate

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACrelate is a recruitment platform built for executive search, direct placement, and in-house talent teams. The Crelate platform combines an ATS, a Recruiting CRM, and intelligent sourcing.

    $149

    per month per user

    iApplicants

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AiApplicants is a cloud-based ATS that offers batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels, resume parsing, and data management. This particular platform is sought and used by small to midsize companies and is offered on a flexible payment schedule.

    $800

    per year

    Pricing
    CrelateiApplicants
    Editions & Modules
    Business
    $149
    per month per user
    Essentials
    $1020
    per year per user
    Business Plus
    Custom Pricing
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    ATS
    $800.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrelateiApplicants
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsVolume and commitment pricing discounts are available.
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    Features
    CrelateiApplicants
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Crelate and iApplicants
    Feature
    Crelate
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    12% above category average
    iApplicants
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Job Requisition Management10.05 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.06 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media5.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.02 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.02 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management10.05 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.06 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Candidate Search10.06 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.06 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Collaboration10.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation9.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email Templates7.04 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    User Permissions9.03 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.04 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Reporting10.05 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    CrelateiApplicants
    Small Businesses
    Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrelateiApplicants
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrelateiApplicants
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crelate Inc.
    There is definitely a little bit of a learning curve (but this would be with any platform) but what we have loved most is the ability to centralize both relationship management and workflows. We feel it has given us much better visibility into our pipeline.We love that the platform is highly customizable (with the help of our customer success manager) which has allowed us recreate workflows that have already worked for our team and has been easy to use for our new team memebrs
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    iApplicants.com
    In my opinion, they are well suited to any hiring scenario in which there are many applicants and you need to do an initial screening. The tests we use are effective in filtering out people who we have learned later or from experience would not work in our organization, those who have scored well have went on to be successful. It is an excellent tool.
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    Pros
    Crelate Inc.
    • Very good resource to track and organize client business development
    • Very customizable to allow you to modify the activities to you preference
    • Great training and support to help you customize your processes
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    iApplicants.com
    • Innovation - iApplicants partners with other related businesses and develops tools to streamline processes. Their integration makes sense - e.g. integrated background checks or HR software integration.
    • Responsiveness - I don't think I've ever had a response that was beyond 24 hours of my request.
    • Training and Updates - The dashboard offers tutorials at your fingertips. Updates/announcements are displayed upon logging in. I appreciate having it there as a constant reminder, but without getting a lot of email notices that clutter my inbox.
    • Customization - I love that we can brand the application for a professional recruiting "portal" and add additional details about our company. Additional customizations are accessible to me as an end user via the GUI, so I don't have to make a request for everything.
    • The application is long enough to deter job hunters who are "click-happy" and apply to every job they come across - applications that allow job hunters to store their resume in the system and click to apply generated hundreds of unqualified people who were desperate for anything and didn't even read the job description. On the reverse side of the spectrum (particularly government systems), I've seen (experienced) online submissions that were so long and tedious and could take hours to complete online. While some fields are mandatory in the application, iApplicants doesn't require a candidiate to essentially re-key every piece of their resume into sections of an online form.
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    Cons
    Crelate Inc.
    • The Crelate ad response can be pretty touch and go. Crelate should be able to identify similar emails and phone numbers and replace them into the stage they were in.
    • Crelate needs to have better interface with job board sites such as Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, etc.
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    iApplicants.com
    • The version we used didn't have the look and feel of more sophisticated ATS systems, which often feel more user friendly. It would be nice if it had less of a database format.
    • The posting feature utilized a third party which was great but didn't post to real time and required some follow up administratively. The feature of posting from the system is fantastic and the number of options is great but for sites that require manual entry and approval just knowing you are waiting on a third party company to manually enter those postings, have them approved and then verify they have actually been posted live requires a bit more follow up than I prefer.
    • We had a posting delete and no technical explanation as to why or how. It took someone several days to realize it was gone which lost traction and was alarming when we realized that the technical support team had no idea how it happened or what could prevent it from happening again. Needless to say that led to having to verify all postings were active daily for several weeks after which was time consuming when you have 30 open requisitions at a time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Crelate Inc.
    It works, but not sure that it's the best/we might try out alternatives first.
    Incentivized
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    iApplicants.com
    This is simply because as we expanded our business to include a staffing division, our technical needs of a tracking system greatly increased because now we needed to also track job orders, time sheets and billing. Had we simply stayed a software development company, we would have stayed with iApplicants as it fulfilled our needs at that time.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Crelate Inc.
    Like said earlier there is definitely a little bit of a learning curve but support and CS is wonderful to work with. Our team trainings have helped significantly. The ui is really easy to navigate as well, a little outdated but easy to navigate but they are in the process of improving it I believe.
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    iApplicants.com
    iApplicants is rare -- they offer both a great company (service, innovation, and ongoing development) with a product that really focuses on the needs of its users. It provides the basis for HR/legal reporting. It's easy to use, just logging in for the first time, so even my not-so-tech-savvy managers love it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iApplicants.com
    I've used this product consistently for 8 years now. In that time, I've seen ONE time that they had a technical glitch -- and THEY were all over it. The only reason I even knew about it was an email alert they sent out to all clients, explaining the issue. They also had it fixed the same day.
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    Performance
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iApplicants.com
    It works. It's easy for everyone I've shared it with -- even my not-so-tech-savvy staff. When I hired a coordinator to handle routine HR duties, this was a simple transition to hand off to someone else without a lot of training. Sometimes it's a little slow downloading documents (resumes) from the site, but that could be a combination of issues that may not be related to their product. At one time, it wasn't able to accommodate newer Word documents (.doc vs. .docx), but they fixed that, as well.
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    Support Rating
    Crelate Inc.
    Usually the Crelate support is very responsive and quick to fix any problems that arise. I've personally seen emails of the threads where Crelate support was quick to resolve problems and act courteously while doing so. While I have never called their line, it seems that their phone support is also well experienced.
    Incentivized
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    iApplicants.com
    Responses are always within 24 hours. They don't nickel and dime for everything we request. I like that they understand the request and we're not caught in a flurry of emails or failed attempts. Customizations, when needed by the vendor, have been at no charge. Most modifications can be made from my administrative panel. Everyone I've dealt with at iApplicants has been positive -- there seems to be a great sense of ownership across all staff there.
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    Online Training
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iApplicants.com
    I thought the training was well structured and the demos well-paced. Topics are set up sequentially so one can watch each one and build on previous tutorials. However, they are broken down into segments so a user can hone in on just a specific area where help is needed and not waste time on other topics s/he may already know. I also like the fact that the tutorials are available on the home page of the admin login, so we don't have to hunt for topics in a huge "knowledgebase." It's easy to get a quick refresher when needed (or when ready to try out something a little more advanced) and apply it immediately.
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    Implementation Rating
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iApplicants.com
    Great product support!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crelate Inc.
    • Easier to use, modern, supports drag and drop. Easy to set up and use. Fewer keystrokes
    • better support than zoho, not as good (but getting there) as PCR
    • Crelate is a smaller company, nimble and has ear of the customer
    • LIke ability to click and dial!
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    iApplicants.com
    I would say the overall capability with the iApplicant system is fairly similar to what other products can offer. Our recruitment goes in streaks where we can have several positions at once and then there are times when we have no recruitment at all. So we didn't want to spend a lot of money on an applicant tracking system. I would say the biggest selling point for us was that the iApplicants allowed for our applicants to apply online and would improve our processes. But also that it was reasonably priced compared to the other products.
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    Scalability
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iApplicants.com
    At the very basic level, it provides a place to post jobs and cross-post to free job boards. It could just be used by HR staff. However, it's more than just another place to post if one opts to utilize the full functionality-- it's an applicant management system that allows a user to pre-screen, organize, and collaborate on candidates with other users. They've added built-in background checks, reporting tools, community boards, integrated with larger/broader paid marketing opportunities, and affirmative action programs.
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    Return on Investment
    Crelate Inc.
    • Can more easily organize our candidates and we have a lot of info at our fingertips - this translates to quicker processes which is positive
    • We keep all our notes on Crelate - very useful for the whole team to see
    • We have multiple team members scheduling so it really helps to see all the emails that have gone out, to ensure there's no overlap
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    iApplicants.com
    • Increased employee efficiency
    • Faster lead conversion
    • The ability to identify qualified candidates
    • Increased and more effective communication with candidates
    • Source tracking to assist in determining where to best invest our recruiting resources, in turn increasing our ROI in our HR department
    • The job board has increased our ROI as well with increased visibility on multiple job boards that would otherwise increase overall expenses
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Crelate Screenshots

    Screenshot of a Contact RecordScreenshot of the Job DashboardScreenshot of the List ViewScreenshot of the AI Discover AgentScreenshot of Detailed ReportsScreenshot of Candidates