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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Frontline Recruiting & Hiring

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Frontline Recruiting & Hiring (formerly called AppliTrack) is recruiting, hiring and onboarding software for K-12 school districts from Frontline Technologies. It includes a set of online tools that help users attract more qualified candidates, as well as custom automated workflows that streamline hiring and onboarding communications. It also includes credentials tracking and compliance reporting.N/A

    Smartsheet

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASmartsheet is an online project management and collaboration tool. It includes automated alerts, instantaneous updating and sharing across team members, resource management, nested tasks organized in a hierarchy, a Gantt chart view, exportable and automated reports, and integration with email.

    $12

    per month per user (up to 10 users)

    Pricing
    Frontline Recruiting & HiringSmartsheet
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $12
    per month per user (up to 10 users)
    Business
    $24
    per month per user (3 user minimum)
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Advanced Work Management
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Frontline Recruiting & HiringSmartsheet
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Frontline Recruiting & HiringSmartsheet
    Considered Both Products
    Frontline Education
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    Smartsheet
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
    Features
    Frontline Recruiting & HiringSmartsheet
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Frontline Recruiting & Hiring and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Frontline Recruiting & Hiring
    7.2
    7 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media3.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting5.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form4.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting5.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Frontline Recruiting & Hiring and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Frontline Recruiting & Hiring
    -
    Ratings
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    129 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.8126 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings10.0108 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.0109 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.8111 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.2100 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings10.0122 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.981 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings9.079 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings9.2101 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings9.0100 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.762 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.169 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Frontline Recruiting & Hiring and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Frontline Recruiting & Hiring
    -
    Ratings
    Smartsheet
    7.9
    66 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings8.144 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.537 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Frontline Recruiting & HiringSmartsheet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    9.3
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (45 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Frontline Recruiting & HiringSmartsheet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Frontline Education
    [Frontline Recruiting & Hiring] did TOTALLY replace our paper based system. HR seems to be satisfied with it & they support it from within their department. Interfacing [it] with other Frontline modules seems easy, but we don't because our "system of record" is another ERP solution. Thus far, interfacing with other systems it not easy & takes development people from both sides to work together to get it working....which we haven't successfully completed (1+ month working on it).
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    Smartsheet
    Smartsheet shines for collaboration. When you have multiple people involved with planning events Smartsheet makes it easy to share and collaborate. For instance, multiple people can be in Smartsheet working at the same time. Also setting permissions for exactly those who need to know is quite easy with Smartsheet. For data analytics and general spreadsheet purposes Excel is better but for project management and event planning Smartsheet is superior
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    Pros
    Frontline Education
    • Keeps all information of applicants in one place.
    • Makes the process quick and easy.
    • Simplifies application process to allow for any individual to quickly complete an application.
    • Allows user to have all applicants at their fingertips.
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    Smartsheet
    • Its hard to overstate the value of familiarity. Being able to use a tool that has some familiarity takes away the time needed to train and orient employees on a new tool and allows an organization to hit the ground running.
    • Smartsheet covers most of the basics of a project management tool, the usual tasks, milestones and project viewing options.
    • For data viewing, you get multiple data viewing options including a calendar view (good for marketing teams and those who work around scheduling), Kanban, Gaant etc
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    Cons
    Frontline Education
    • When Frontline Recruiting & Hiring notifies us that we have an interested applicant that applied. The email should include the resume and application.
    • Based on our industry, it would be nice to be able to modify the application
    • Frontline Recruiting & Hiring is not as user friendly when trying to search candidates after a certain period of time.
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    Smartsheet
    • Smartsheet set up is similar to Excel, yet when you upload an Excel file, things like conditional formatting are lost. Smartsheet has its own conditional formatting, and you have to reinstate the rules. It would be great if those would apply automatically once a file is uploaded
    • Some Smartsheet management and access rules can take some tweaking to work properly. This may be a case of offering more info to admins so they can apply these better and with more efficiency
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Frontline Education
    It is an excellent product for hiring and for the applicants.
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    Smartsheet
    It definitely meets our needs as far as organizing and archiving our tasks and files. As we train more staff to view it, I see opportunities for more improvement, which I am sure this program can handle. I look forward to seeing continued improvement from Smartsheet on their capabilities and functionality.
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    Usability
    Frontline Education
    While any and all platforms have room to grow and evolve. Frontline Recruiting & Hiring overall meets my expectations. There is still some room to grow in its functionality but they have a clear purpose for this platform, which they meet. As I mentioned previously, generationally applicants do not want to complete a lengthy application process. Frontline Recruiting & Hiring eliminates this when other employers use the same platform.
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    Smartsheet
    Smartsheet is very easy to learn. However, while I have been able to pick it easily, Microsoft Excel and Project super users that I have trained on Smartsheet get bogged down in the differences and can find it frustrating. Explaining the differences ahead of time and why Smartsheet is being chosen instead of a different software seems to counteract those reactions
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    Support Rating
    Frontline Education
    They are very helpful if necessary, but honestly, a lot of the page is easily managed on your own. This means that you do not have to spend a long time working with customer support, because you don't need it! The simplified process helps cut down on issues and makes it easily accessible and useful to any and all
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    Smartsheet
    I give this rating because it fills a niche in the market. MS Project scares many away from proper task management but there are limited tools our there, especially cloud-based that are mobile-friendly. Smartsheet fills this market gap, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. IT is not fair to compare it to MS Project, but fairer to see what gaps it fills.
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    Implementation Rating
    Frontline Education
    No answers on this topic
    Smartsheet
    It's absolutely paramount to take a few minutes to actually play with the software. It's nearly impossible to do anything wrong or make a mistake which cannot be fixed easily. Under the help menu is Live Training option. After you familiarize yourself with the commands, watch the live training for some in depth understanding of how to make the software fit your needs perfectly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Frontline Education
    Our HR department went with [Frontline Recruiting & Hiring] w/o investigating other solutions. It was an easy choice since we were already working with Frontline for Substitute Management & Educational Training. Still would have been nice to see what other options were available.
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    Smartsheet
    Jira and Redmine are much more robust and technologically advanced project management solutions. I enjoy using either when managing a very large project. However, I prefer to use Smartsheet for my smaller to medium sized projects. As for Google Drive - I would say that Google sheets and Smartsheet are almost identical in my opinion when it comes to functionality. Personally I prefer to manage smaller projects via Google Drive, but it is a personal preference!
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    Return on Investment
    Frontline Education
    • it helps us to be more streamlined, saving time and other resources
    • allows us to be inclusive of all applicants in our communication
    • provides consistent communication
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    Smartsheet
    • This has really opened up collaboration across teams. A lot less working in silos.
    • It hasn't fully replaced any one tool so it means having to go to another place. Hopefully, we can eliminate a tool or two in the next six months.
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