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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

    ICIMS Hire

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AICIMS Hire is an enterprise applicant tracking system (ATS) that supports core hiring workflows. With comprehensive support for screening, interview management, offer management, and onboarding, it is built on enterprise‑grade technology and designed to support complex, global hiring at scale.N/A

    Kudos®

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kudos® is an employee engagement and recognition platform, that harnesses peer-to-peer recognition, casual rewards, values reinforcement, and open communication to help organizations boost employee engagement, reduce turnover, improve culture, and drive productivity and performance.N/A
    Pricing
    GreenhouseICIMS HireKudos®
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsImplementation pricing is determined on a per-company basis. Starting price (does not include set up fee) - Pricing is determined on a per-company basis, tailored to organization size, configuration, and selected solutions.Kudos® pricing is based on the number of users and the length of the contract.
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    Community Pulse
    GreenhouseICIMS HireKudos®
    Considered Multiple Products
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Chose Greenhouse
    Interms of price point Greenhouse is placed very well. The pricing is reasonable and affordable compared to its competitors. iCIMS is a lot bigger ATS with higher pricing and lot of features. I would rate Greenhouse higher on ease of usage and pricing
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    Greenhouse is less matrixed than iCIMS but way more user-friendly and easier to track where a candidate is in the process. Greenhouse is more advanced and has a lot more capability than Workable. Workable is also user-friendly but does not have the same reporting capability or …
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    iCIMS has good reporting, but is very basic compared to Greenhouse.
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    iCIMS is VERY clunky compared to Greenhouse. I have heard good things about Lever. We demo'd with Lever and Jazz when we were selecting a new ATS and went with Greenhouse. I have heard Greenhouse is more expensive than others and some companies get priced out. When I recommend …
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    Greenhouse and JobDiva are similar - they're both easy to use and don't require a huge time commitment for the applicant. iCIMS is also easy for the candidate to apply. ADP requires a significant time commitment from the applicant, but, it has integration features that the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    Comparable with Lever, and better than iCIMS
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    Greenhouse is far better than the alternatives I have used in the past. It is sleeker, quicker, and has better functionality. With ADP it was very old and boring, but functional. iCIMS was good but lacked a lot of features and you had to pay for each of them. Taleo was older as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    Greenhouse has mastered the ATS tool and continuously improves features based on soliciting feedback from their customers. They do a great job at listening and adjusting based on the growing needs of their customers in the talent management space.
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    Greenhouse was slightly more expensive, but the recruiting team really liked the ability to capture a resume via phone/tablet while at recruiting events, integration into LinkedIn and other job boards (Glassdoor, Indeed, etc), ability to add notes and set reminders for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Greenhouse
    I've used iCims and Salesforce Job Science and Greenhouse is better. Lowest barrier to entry. Better pricing.
    Incentivized
    ICIMS
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    ICIMS Hire stands out as the right choice for our needs. I used to prefer Greenhouse's focus on structured interview science and feedback abilities but I selected ICIMS Hire because its unmatched configurability and robust automation allow us to manage massive, high-volume …
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    iCIMs is better in terms of reporting and tracking data. They also have great built-in reports that you can use to track progress. However, Greenhouse excels in every other way: better user experience, integrates with calendar invites for interviews, tracks feedback for every …
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    iCIMS Talent Cloud is definitely more user friendly than most other platforms we have vetted or used. It is also more presentable and has more capabilities than most others. We appreciate the integration capabilities of linking our career portals within our own websites and …
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    I didn't make the call, but I have used both. I like iCIMS better.
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    iCIMS Talent Cloud is easy to navigate when it comes to candidate and reporting search.
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    iCIMS proved to be a more robust/mature tool that increased recruiter efficiency. Reporting was a big winner, the speed of pulling data and sharing it with peers, scheduling exports, etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    Better technology. Reasonably priced. Great customer service. Continually updates to keep current. Strong partnerships with other vendors. Great add-on services.
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    iCIMS was the best bang for our buck!
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    We recently went through an RFP process and iCIMS was a finalist with Avature and Jobvite. iCIMS finished third in that RFP because of their high cost, challenging customer service, difficult reporting and their ability to work with us on customization of our site.
    Incentivized
    Chose ICIMS Hire
    The iCIMS software is comparable to other larger ATS's out there today. We felt that iCIMS was there to meet the needs of our business. The price point was appropriate for us and the level of customer service support was enticing for us.
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    Kudos®
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    86%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    84%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    GreenhouseICIMS HireKudos®
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Greenhouse and ICIMS Hire and Kudos®
    Feature
    Greenhouse
    8.7
    139 Ratings
    9% above category average
    ICIMS Hire
    8.1
    133 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Kudos®
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    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.6123 Ratings8.0130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.6123 Ratings8.7123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.3109 Ratings8.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.4115 Ratings8.6113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.5116 Ratings7.7115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.8129 Ratings9.4125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.0110 Ratings8.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.0112 Ratings8.2127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.4133 Ratings8.5128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration9.0126 Ratings7.8116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation9.1104 Ratings7.098 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates9.5112 Ratings8.3128 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.0115 Ratings7.8125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.5128 Ratings8.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.5111 Ratings7.5127 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Bonusly
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    Achievers
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GreenhouseICIMS HireKudos®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (142 ratings)
    8.5
    (151 ratings)
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.1
    (60 ratings)
    8.7
    (72 ratings)
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    9.1
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    Performance
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    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    6.0
    (103 ratings)
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    Online Training
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    7.9
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    Implementation Rating
    6.1
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    6.3
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    Ease of integration
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    Product Scalability
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    7.8
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    GreenhouseICIMS HireKudos®
    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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    ICIMS
    When we partnered with ICIMS in 2018, it met our needs. 8 years later, I think ICIMS can offer more. AI needs to be incorporated into its system to better service its customers. The other recommendation is that they should offer training and communicate more often with their clients. Their dashboard should also be improved to make it easier on the eyes.
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    Kudos®
    Kudos is especially useful and helpful during project deployment where team members can be awarded kudos and appreciation and motivation for their team efforts in meeting milestones and targets. In some instances, the reward types or gifts may seem irrelevant to some departments in certain regions or my company' operations in other parts of the African continent.
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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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    ICIMS
    • My favorite: Workflow Auto-Process Rules. When moving a candidate to the "Phone Screen" stage, the system can automatically trigger a text message to them with a link to my calendar. Once they pick a time, it sends the calendar invite to both of us and attaches their resume for me.
    • It eliminates the manual emailing, making the company look incredibly fast and organized to the candidate.
    • The simplicity with which you are able to navigate the tooling. Very intuitive, requires little training and troubleshooting. At a prior company we were using a robust system which took me weeks to navigate and learn. As a hiring manager, this is such a drag as I am not constantly hiring people to keep the skills fresh.
    • ICIMS Hire is great at reporting on past applications. Whenever I have a new opening on the team, instead of spending ad money on social, I go dig for "star candidates" that applied 1 year ago, for example, and start there. I personally hired a returning candidate this way which is such a great relationship builder with possible future candidates.
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    Kudos®
    • One of the most useful aspects of this tool is that it allows you to save the profile of each of the employees individually and to be able to track their activities and give them the recognition they deserve.
    • Another useful feature of "kudos is that the system allows you to assign badges to each profile based on their job performance.
    • I also really like that the platform has a dedicated portal for employees. In which they can see their badges, recognitions and awards obtained for their efforts.
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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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    ICIMS
    • It is a little difficult to track internal applicants that are already active with our company.
    • Some of the fields when hiring an employee are a little difficult to change.
    • Not a sure way of identifying "eligible for rehire" within iCIMS for those that re-apply.
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    Kudos®
    • Rewards take a long time to be given out, but this I would put on the company's policy.
    • From my own perspective on a mobile phone, it's not so smooth like on desktop, like searching for a colleagues name sometimes is difficult.
    • Sometimes email notifications take too long to come, or they don't even come at all.
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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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    ICIMS
    We would highly likely renew iCIMS Hire because it consistently delivers strong value across our recruiting process. It streamlines workflows, improves collaboration between teams, and provides reliable reporting and insights. The system is scalable, user-friendly, and continues to evolve with new features, making it a dependable long-term solution for our hiring needs.
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    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ICIMS
    The platform is intuitive once configured and makes managing candidate pipelines, status updates, and communication straightforward. However, certain tasks—like custom reporting, bulk updates, and navigating between modules can feel a bit cumbersome and could benefit from a more modern interface. Overall, it’s reliable and effective for structured, high-volume recruiting environments like federal hiring.
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    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    ICIMS
    There is always ample advance notice before the software goes down for maintenance and this is usually done at off-peak hours. As for system failures - I can't think of any that have effected us in over two years od use.
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    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    ICIMS
    We can think of no dissatisfaction with our daily use of iCims, involving its response time to commands or incompatibility with any other software we presently use.
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    Kudos®
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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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    ICIMS
    Before pandemic and iCIMS Talent Cloud acquisitions I would give 10 without a doubt. Unfortunately, I see a strong decrease in the support model, which seems to be mainly connected with the fact that acquired companies/tools/features need to be integrated with the platform, and knowledge of newly provided services and tools were not yet incorporated fully into the support.
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    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    ICIMS
    I would say I believe iCims online training is very good. It's informative, visually appealing, and simple in explaining all the different aspects of iCims. I also really like the new candidate onboarding, and all the other training curricula you have up to be able to inform or send out to the candidate. I like you can attach a URL link for videos as well so you can really customize the training. I feel that overall, I would like to see more. Perhaps, more robust options with the training, if that's something iCims is expanding on in the future.
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    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ICIMS
    I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
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    Kudos®
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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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    ICIMS
    Fully available automation, lesser bad data quality, more information is gathered at the time of applicant profile creation without having the need to ask for any follow ups or additional notifications. Integrates better with Oracle, Workday and SAP than other similar systems. Service tickets are resolved faster than other vendors we worked with.
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    Kudos®
    I used to work at a company called Sparc that developed its own in-house platform called Teamphoria. It was great software that coupled a lot of the same features as workday but also with a recognition system. Essentially it allocated certain types of recognition levels per month, 1 platinum, 5 gold, 20 silvers, where each was worth a drawing ticket. At the end of the month, someone would be drawn from that pool based on their received recognition and then receive a gift card. However, some abused this system and devalued its purpose and inflated the meaning behind it. Kudos seems to do a good job by having a direct point/monetization system which isn't up for random chance. This can help even incentivize employees to go above and beyond, getting them to work harder since they are receiving recognition for it.
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    Scalability
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    ICIMS
    iCims is currently pretty good and the best TAS for us at our stage of growth - but further improvement and enhancements will only help make it even better.
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    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ICIMS
    • It makes it so much easier to keep the recruit engaged and informed about what is going on in the process.
    • I can speak to multiple people at one time which saves me time in the long run
    • I can keep a record of every time I have had a conversation with a recruit and what was said in those conversations.
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    Kudos®
    • Incentivizes employee to work harder.
    • Helps with thanking our employees for jobs well done without having just a normal "Thank You."
    • Allows the employees to use kudos for company SWAG or items they may need in their lives and it's all possible to get thanks to KUDOS.
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    ScreenShots

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    ICIMS Hire Screenshots

    Screenshot of The personalized, configurable dashboard built for recruiters. It brings together upcoming interviews, open jobs, offer statuses, and time-to-fill metrics in one easy view.Screenshot of The candidate list used to manage applications in one organized view. It shows all candidates for a job along with key details like application date and status, giving recruiters a quick snapshot of the pipeline.Screenshot of The global profile provides a complete, real-time view of each candidate in one place. Recruiters can quickly access contact details, work history, education, and active applications without navigating multiple screens.Screenshot of The Microsoft Teams integration. Hiring managers can rate candidates, leave comments, and make recommendations without leaving Teams.

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