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    Greenhouse

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGreenhouse is an ATS for companies of all sizes. Greenhouse's software supports every stage of the hiring process, from sourcing to onboarding, with the goal of empowering companies to hire top talent quickly, consistently and fairly as their business grows.N/A

    Guideline

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGuideline headquartered in San Mateo offers a cloud-based 401k management software for businesses priced on a per employee basis.N/A
    Pricing
    GreenhouseGuideline
    Editions & Modules
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    GreenhouseGuideline
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GreenhouseGuideline
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    97 Answers
    73%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    95 Answers
    73%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    GreenhouseGuideline
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Greenhouse and Guideline
    Feature
    Greenhouse
    8.7
    139 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Guideline
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.6123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.6123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.3109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.4115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.5116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.8129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.0110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.0112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.4133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration9.0126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation9.1104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates9.5112 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.5128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.5111 Ratings00 Ratings
    401(k)
    Comparison of 401(k) features of Greenhouse and Guideline
    Feature
    Greenhouse
    -
    Ratings
    Guideline
    6.3
    3 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Payroll Integration00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Compliance Maintenance00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Plan Flexibility00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Filings and Disclosures00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Ease of Enrollment00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
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    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GreenhouseGuideline
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (142 ratings)
    6.5
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (60 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    GreenhouseGuideline
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Well suited for Big organizations where recruitment is a daily task. Understanding of Greenhouse workings is simple and it is not difficult to train people who use it for first time. Greenhouse is less appropriate if you are looking for sharing offer letters or doing employee onboarding. Did not had a great experience in doing that
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    Guideline
    I believe that the only thing more broken than Guideline's product is their customer support. From initial contribution dates to the disastrous account closure that cost us personally thousands of dollars, this has been by far the worst SaaS and customer experience I've ever had in my career. If only 1) Guideline's product or 2) customer support had individually been broken, we would not have ended up in this state. I sent dozens and dozens of emails inquiring about oddities I was seeing in the product, but Guideline's reps only gave more conflicting and what ended up being grossly inaccurate feedback and status updates. I hope this review reaches anyone who is thinking of closing their Guideline account. Be extremely wary of what Guideline says and does in the account closure process and exact for detailed and exact timelines (you'll have to follow up many times...). For those of you who haven't yet selected a 401k provider, I'd recommend staying as far away from Guideline as possible.
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    Pros
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    • Customization of interview plans, questions, interviewer roles for multiple positions
    • Manages efficient and timely candidate, hiring manager, and interviewer communication
    • Integrates with other tools needed in the hiring process such as sourcing tools and onboarding systems
    • Provides analytics and reporting to allow for data insights and process improvements
    • Provides an Onboarding feature that makes the hiring cycle seamless from first interview to hire date
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    Guideline
    • Administrate individual 401(k)
    • Understand the contributions accumulated in total and per year
    • Understand the percentage of salary being contributed per pay period.
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    Cons
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    • Greenhouse Security is simple, but not that granular. For example, everytime new recruiter joins, we have to give them access manually one by one. There is no one click or an easy way to auto assign security unlike other systems that we use such as Workday.
    • Greenhouse reporting is very lacking. Even though we are on the highest tier, we cannot extract data through this delivered feature. For example, scorecard custom questions. We have to do this through SQL.
    • Greenhouse Audit Log is also lacking. It is not useful at all. We cannot even see what job info changed and who changed it even though we are on the highest tier now.
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    Guideline
    • I feel that the customer support was abysmal - In my experience, we were consistently given conflicting advice and statuses as we closed our account with Guideline. Despite many, many follow-ups attempting to clarify our current status and remaining steps to close the account, Guideline's reps continued to provide, I believe, misleading and inaccurate steps. This cost us thousands and thousands of dollars given Guideline was not able to appropriately pull the funds before closing the account.
    • Guideline's integrations - I believe there is clearly a broken pipeline between Guideline and Rippling. In my experience, contributions were not funded as expected when we first opened the account, and when we closed our account, there was no communication between Guideline and Rippling. Guideline continued to expect contributions into perpetuity despite closure of the account
    • I feel that Guideline's product itself is just broken in critical places - most importantly, statuses of contributions were reflected incorrectly in the software (Guideline thought funds were transferred, but they were not and Guideline never attempted to pull the funds from our bank). This, combined with the terrible customer support, cost us thousands and thousands of dollars after we closed our account. There are many absolutely critical features that are broken -> to give just one of many examples, it was not possible to update the bank account information and no error message was thrown. I was told that our account ended up in an exceptional state given our last payroll contribution date and account closure, but these seem like very basic things a 401k provider has to get right if there are going to manage people's money.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    we are gaining more by in from our hiring managers and candidates seem to like the ease of getting us interview times etc
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    Guideline
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    Usability
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Greenhouse's user-friendly interface, efficient workflows, and integration capabilities with other HR tools make it a powerful tool for our company, helping us streamline our hiring and onboarding processes. With its customizable workflow and intuitive design, Greenhouse allows us to create a hiring process that suits their specific needs and requirements, without the need for extensive coding or technical expertise. Moreover, Greenhouse's integration capabilities with other HR tools enable us to centralise our hiring and onboarding data, making it easier to access and analyse applicant information, and reducing the risk of data loss or errors.
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    Guideline
    Well thought out and intuitive user experience for employees and administrators. Educational documentation has been a plus
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    Support Rating
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    I have never needed to call Greenhouse for support. I am not the primary account holder, nor do I use Greenhouse enough to merit calling support. I delegate that responsibility to the Recruiting team. They have never mentioned any experience with Greenhouse technical support, either bad or good. I would assume that they would tell me if the support was poor.
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    Guideline
    The few questions that we've had have been answered quickly and helpfully. The implementation was a breeze and the onboarding contacts were really helpful. There was some stuff I had to learn about 401(k)s in making the decision to implement Guideline, but the Guideline team was helpful in pointing me in the right direction.
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    Implementation Rating
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    I think we could have used more delivered functionality and less customized which now results in more maintenance
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    Alternatives Considered
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Tools appears very light to use. It does not take forever to load. the interface is very simple but capable, unlike many ATS's. The tools is Simple yet loaded with very useful functionalities that save a lot of time and expedites the processes. For different stakeholders, the tools works accordingly.
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    Guideline
    We selected Guideline due to their relationship with Gusto, our payroll service. However, we did review alternative options for our 401k program and found them very competitive as to price and quality. We were thinking about going with one of the bigger companies like Schwab, E*TRADE, Ally, etc., but found Guideline to be the best choice for us based on price and ease of use.
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    Return on Investment
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    • Streamlined the hiring process and new hire time to value
    • Increased satisfaction for hiring managers and sales account managers
    • Allowed us to gain access to a bigger and more targeted talent pool
    • Saved us time and helped us avoid things falling by the wayside by keeping things in one place and sending automated alerts
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    Guideline
    • Allow small employees to enhance benefit package
    • Great recruitment tool for new employees
    • Connection with payroll vendor allowed for less manual work
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