Eightfold AI vs. SeekOut

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Eightfold
Score 7.6 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Eightfold AI delivers the Talent Intelligence Platform, a solution designed to help organizations to retain top performers, upskill and reskill the workforce, recruit top talent efficiently, and reach diversity goals. Eightfold AI's deep learning artificial intelligence platform aims to empower enterprises to turn talent management into a competitive advantage.N/A
SeekOut
Score 6.1 out of 10
N/A
SeekOut is a people-first platform that helps organizations hire, grow, and retain great talent. They aim to empower companies with a clear picture of their current and future talent by combining internal and external data backed by actionable analytics.N/A
Pricing
Eightfold AISeekOut
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EightfoldSeekOut
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Eightfold AISeekOut
Considered Both Products
Eightfold
Chose Eightfold
Eightfold had
- Integration with our ERP
- Talent rediscovery
Chose Eightfold
Eightfold [AI] does a much better job at matching talent to new positions and provides a match score which the Salesforce program I used at a staffing agency did not do. Eightfold AI doesn't have an applicant tracking system, which I would like to see in the future.
Chose Eightfold
Workday has many more candidates and user capabilities, such as housing all candidate information and utilizing it as a company portal.
Chose Eightfold
Eightfold [AI] is comparable to BullHorn. However, some features are missing. Bullhorn allows me to search the entire candidate pool by using filters to help identify other viable matches. From that screen, I am able to mass mail, create datasheets, and other tools for …
Chose Eightfold
We found that Eightfold [AI] offered greater functionality than other vendors and their partnership with SuccessFactors ensured our ATS integration would go smoothly. Eightfold offers CRM capabilities, AI matching, marketing campaigns, and a careers page landing site. The …
Chose Eightfold
Overall Eightfold AI fulfills all needed requirements for us as a global enterprise with diverse markets. And the most mature and most trusted AI algorithms from all vendors. The continued improvements are very helpful and the integration with the current system helps a lot! …
Chose Eightfold
We elevated both Eightfold and Entelo on the premise of looking into our past applicants/candidates and how they would help us achieve our hiring goals. They both have a great reputation and what they can do to help solve your hiring needs, but we essentially went with …
SeekOut
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut is probably our 2nd most valuable candidate search tool.
Chose SeekOut
Linkedin Recruiter is great but I think SeekOut does a better job at allowing the filters to be applied better - more options to do free text vs typing in filters one by one. I also like that SeekOut shares the contact info. I strongly prefer beign able to send an email over …
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut is just below LinkedIn Recruiter - if messaging were more accessible, I would rank at the level of LIR.
Chose SeekOut
While I have not evaluated any other products similar to SeekOut, I am aware Hireology, Entelo, GEM, and others. We have not gone down the path to review these as for now SekOut has covered most of objectives needed. The information provided for both email and phone, along …
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut is a lot easier to pull TAM data and diverse candidates.
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut does a better job of finding emails and lists for me than Eightfold AI.
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut proved more user friendly with less clicks to get to what you're looking for. Additionally, it gave us the ability to find great talent that had previously applied but never reviewed.
Chose SeekOut
It is easy to automate what used to be very manual processes. This allows us to move for efficiently and reserves bandwidth for us to be more intentional towards broadening our talent pools to be more
Chose SeekOut
I used Eightfold AI back in 2016-2018 and it was pretty good. I would say SeekOut is just as good, but I liked the ATS integration that Eightfold AI provided. Not sure if SeekOut has that, but would be a great addition if they do not yet have it.
Chose SeekOut
We selected SeekOut as an extra level of sourcing and the intention was not to use LI anymore. They do not stack up because we are able to DM candidates, or they can message us asking questions, set up screens, send resumes, etc. You can not do that on SeekOut.
Chose SeekOut
I have not used anything else like it.
Chose SeekOut
In my opinion, Hired is not good. It has been collapsing and getting worse for years.
Chose SeekOut
I selected SeekOut for the comprehensive market research and the company comparison feature.
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut lets you focus on diversity and specific skillsets more than LinkedIn Recruiter. LinkedIn Recruiter has a more basic view of candidates and doesn't let you target how long they've been in a specific position - only overall years of experience. SeekOut let's you target …
Chose SeekOut
More accessible and detailed information already in the search platform; AI-based details such as which skills are actually the most relevant based on a comprehensive read of the profile.
Chose SeekOut
It is an excellent resource for finding top candidates by being able to tap into numerous search engines at one time.
Chose SeekOut
Gives you more informational data on how to find targeted candidates with the ability to find contact information
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Better than most sites I have used.
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut is the most comprehensive candidate tool with contact management information. It also provides the greatest seach capabilities and functionality to divide/segment the marketplace, to complete a search.
Chose SeekOut
SeekOut unlike others, has been able to match candidates to the needs of the hard to fill roles in a very simple and friendly way, highlighting the skill set, location and key words used.
Chose SeekOut
LinkedIn Recruiter is industry standard; GDPR compliant, with strong presence in global markets.
Chose SeekOut
Gem, in my opinion, is an even better tool than SeekOut as it offers more capabilities. Gem lets you see the latest activities in relation to a candidate (messages, responses, etc.). SeekOut does not allow you to store information so you need to store the information related to …
Features
Eightfold AISeekOut
Talent Intelligence
Comparison of Talent Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
Eightfold AI
7.0
Ratings
6% below category average
SeekOut
8.0
Ratings
7% above category average
Existing Skills Mapping/Lanscaping7.30 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Bias-Mitigating Algorithms7.70 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Diversity Reporting7.70 Ratings8.70 Ratings
AI-Based Role Definition7.50 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Candidate Modelling7.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Talent Rediscovery6.60 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Automated Candidate Evaluation/Scoring6.80 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Internal Mobility Recommendations7.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
At-Risk Talent Scoring5.70 Ratings7.50 Ratings
ATS Integrations6.70 Ratings8.80 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Eightfold AISeekOut
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
5.5
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1.6
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Usability
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3.0
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Support Rating
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8.2
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Online Training
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7.7
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Implementation Rating
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5.5
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User Testimonials
Eightfold AISeekOut
Likelihood to Recommend
Looking at Eightfold from a holistic approach, it is an essential tool for a fast growing company (ideally Mid-Market to Enterprise) to utilize this technology. By having access and the ability to search for previous applicants or candidates through our pre-existing pool, is a game-changer. As a company continues to grow, one will need to think of different avenues to find your next batch of employees - why not start with a group that has already engaged with your brand in the past.
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Diversity teams use this, and powerfilters are very helpful. When looking for volume, Seek out other terms to find relevant profiles well. For example, it might map other candidates with similar terms at the end of the pool search. Also, the bias reducer filter helps make sure there is less bias towards a hiring manager and the recruiters.
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Pros
  • Integration with our ATS (Greenhouse) and other social media outlets (LinkedIn)
  • Cross-functional ability to build drip campaigns and allowing the platform to do a lot of back lifting
  • Accessibility for Hiring Managers to use a portal for existing candidates
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  • SeekOut highlights diverse talent well. I love that I can filter to view Women in Technology, for example.
  • The platform's UI is easy to use and the integration with LinkedIn is superb.
  • The ability to run messaging campaigns in a quick and easy format saves both time and effort.
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Cons
  • Reporting- not all accounts are set up to run reports, however, I feel like this should be standard across all users.
  • Integration with other VMS-based systems- right now it only works for 1 type of system, so we are left to manually publish all open roles.
  • Centralized candidate tab, where you can filter and search for candidates based on a variety of filters.
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  • Geographical location search (ex: having the filter be 50 miles radius and we are getting candidates in other countries)
  • Not one candidate has been hired in our company using SeekOut
  • Other than providing diversity filters, they do not have set ethnicities for the tech industries like other AI companies do
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Likelihood to Renew
It is good but needs improvements.
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This platform tends to give you applicants who are not necessarily looking for new opportunities. I have had people be upset that I contacted them or sought them out on LinkedIn. This can be troublesome when the only thing I am trying to do is find qualified applicants. I need active people, who dont mind a cold call
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Usability
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Using SeekOut is very intuitive. Lots of multi-select boxes, toggle switches, and keyword boxes. If you have any experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut is not a far jump in learning how to use it effectively. I will say that adding candidates to projects doesn't necessarily feel like an intuitive process after you've been redirected to LinkedIn to look at a candidate's profile
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Support Rating
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We have not needed to get in touch with the support team during our time using SeekOut because someone else in our company takes care of that matter. Overall, we have been very satisfied with the ease of use and self-sufficiency of SeekOut and have not found the need to contact the support team.
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Online Training
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We had an online tarining with all the recruiters. The trainer was very good, and enthusiast as well. He explained everything very detailed, showed how to search which kind of functions are in Seekout. He showed the program by using examples of search. We could ask questions at the end, and he told that we can contact him any time.
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Implementation Rating
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Once the licenses were purchased we were sent an email to activate our account. From there we had full access to the platform and a training was set up. Since I had used SeekOut previously I understood the dynamics of the platform and was able to use it instantly.
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Alternatives Considered
We found that Eightfold [AI] offered greater functionality than other vendors and their partnership with SuccessFactors ensured our ATS integration would go smoothly. Eightfold offers CRM capabilities, AI matching, marketing campaigns, and a careers page landing site. The breadth of services offered is what ultimately made the selection an easy one for us.
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While I have not evaluated any other products similar to SeekOut, I am aware Hireology, Entelo, GEM, and others. We have not gone down the path to review these as for now SekOut has covered most of objectives needed. The information provided for both email and phone, along with diversity settings to search have been very helpful for our team.
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Return on Investment
  • I believe there will be many positive impacts, but I have only used it for about a week so I don't have any real results to report yet.
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  • It has fantastic features to help recruiters find any specific needs they are searching for to find the perfect candidate.
  • The tool is straightforward to use and find the necessary information.
  • I like that I can sort and search within the tool for additional skills as well as the talent insights.
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