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    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

    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Lightning Forms is a SharePoint list form design tool that aims to enable users to improve the logic, layout and styling of responsive SharePoint Forms. Lightning Forms offers cascading lookups, customized buttons with actions, repeating lists integration, tab controls, styling and conditional control formatting, calculations, and expressions. These features help users to build business forms within SharePoint and offers an alternative to InfoPath Forms.

    $2,200

    per year per installation

    Pricing
    ICIMS HireLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Editions & Modules
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    Lightning Forms OnPrem
    From $2000
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms Plus OnPrem
    From $3500
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms OnPrem Enterprise Edition
    POA
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms (Online)
    From $2200
    per year per installation
    Form Designer Suite (Online)
    From $4000
    per year per installation
    Lightning Forms Enterprise Edition (Online)
    POA
    per year per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ICIMS HireLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo 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.Prices stated are minimum per installation for "stock" products. $2.2 & $4.00 per user/year for each product ion top of base price. Enterprise editions can be amended to suit business needs if deemed necessary, additional costs incurred and TBD. All packages include free technical support. Free upgrades available to latest versions of tool as they are released. (online versions)
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    ICIMS HireLightning Tools Lightning Forms
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    ICIMS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    91 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    81 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    61 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    63 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ICIMS HireLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ICIMS Hire and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    ICIMS Hire
    8.1
    133 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management8.0130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.7123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.6113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.7115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.4125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.2127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.5128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.8116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.098 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates8.3128 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions7.8125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.5127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of ICIMS Hire and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    ICIMS Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of ICIMS Hire and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    ICIMS Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of ICIMS Hire and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    ICIMS Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Data export00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of ICIMS Hire and Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Feature
    ICIMS Hire
    -
    Ratings
    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Access controls00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ICIMS HireLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (151 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (72 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (103 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ICIMS HireLightning Tools Lightning Forms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    Overall, there are many use cases for which Lightning Forms provides a slick, easy to develop and extremely useful solution. Request forms that need to be actioned and inspection forms are the scenarios that we have used them for so far, which have seen a lot of success. We have decided that other scenarios that are perhaps more sensitive, for instance forms that may contain special category data relating to our customers, are less appropriate given the permissions/licensing constraints of both SharePoint and Lightning Forms.
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    Pros
    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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    Lightning Tools
    • Simple user interface - users of the forms intuitively aware of how/where to input information. This is in part due to being able to show or hide different questions or areas of the form, and making them required or not, based on previous answers.
    • Low/simple code - building complex forms with automation and multiple dependencies or lookups is relatively easy once you get started. You have the power of JavaScript to use and do some quite clever things if you can get to grips with it - a lot of solutions are only a Google away.
    • As it is based on SharePoint, it integrates perfectly with the rest of the M365 suite. Things like PowerAutomate enhance its functionality even further.
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    Cons
    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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    Lightning Tools
    • The styling of the form can sometimes be slightly awkward to use depending on what you're looking to do. For instance, if I was looking to highlight fields that users have missed (left empty), I would need to set up a validation for that question and then set a style for that particular field for when it is invalid. When you have a large and complex form with lots of dependencies, this is awkward.
    • Support for complex and niche issues is slightly lacking in my experience. I submitted a helpdesk ticket for help with a strange issue I couldn't figure out, which took several weeks to get a response to. Because it is niche, it's more difficult to find an answer by searching the internet. Luckily, knowing there is likely to always be a fix if you find the right place/use the right formula, I manage to resolve the issue with some trial and error.
    • It is disappointing that Lightning Forms does not integrate with the MS Lists app. Having the ability to access the form through the list app would add in a lot of useful functionality, including a better experience for users when taking photos to add as attachments.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Lightning Tools
    It is very user friendly both to me who is building the content (with little background knowledge of coding etc., other than what I have picked up from using products like PowerAutomate, PowerBI, a bit of html etc.) and to end users of varying levels of IT proficiency. This has been extremely important as we have used the forms to make relatively large process changes, and need to have our users on board and seeing that it is actually easier than it was before.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Lightning Tools
    Some support has been okay, but in one instance of a fairly complex problem, the support team were not able to provide me with a fix within a few weeks, before I was able to find a workaround myself.
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    Online Training
    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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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ICIMS
    I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
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    Lightning Tools
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    We were using Microsoft Forms, SharePoint Lists and PowerAutomate to attempt to do much of what we are currently doing. Functionality is very limited in comparison. The ability to make questions required based on previous answers was a massive improvement from normal SharePoint List forms and has greatly improved the quality of data. Also just the very visual display and customisation is much better.
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    Scalability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Lightning Tools
    • We changed the process by which site colleagues report repairs on behalf of customers. Instead of emailing them into a shared inbox, they now report them using a lightning form. We have seen a great improvement in the time taken for our team to log the repair issue from the time is arrives with them.
    • We anticipate that streamlining our void property reletting process by using a SharePoint kanban board view with lightning forms (providing a single platform for all things void) will reduce avoidable days vacant and therefore reduce our void loss.
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    ScreenShots

    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.

    Lightning Tools Lightning Forms Screenshots

    Screenshot of SHAREPOINT MODERN LIST FORM DESIGN
Lightning Forms offers the ability to redesign SharePoint List forms to reflect the business needs. Lightning Forms can be used to transform the SharePoint List Forms such as New Form, Edit Form, and Display Form to meet any business requirements of a business form or business solution. The layout can be improved to suit the needs of the business, add business logic, and include styling and conditional formatting. All of this can be achieved while retaining the modern, responsive SharePoint list forms.Screenshot of THE CONTEXTUAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Lightning Forms provides a design experience for SharePoint Modern List Forms with the context of the form being customized. Logic can be tested with existing list items, expressions can be built using existing fields belonging to the list being modified, and changes tested without committing changes to the list. The original design can be restored if needed. Having the context of the SharePoint List within the design tool also means that any environment values such as user profiles and site properties can be used and tested within the design experience.Screenshot of SHAREPOINT LIST FORM DESIGN WITHOUT CODE OR COMPLEXITY
With Lightning Forms, expressions can be built for calculating field values, hiding fields and other controls, adding actions to buttons or the form load experience. The user does not need to be a programmer to accomplish adding business logic. The Lightning Forms expression builder guides the user through expressions. Issues with expressions are explained in the interface and can also be tested without existing from the design experience.Screenshot of ADDING STYLE TO SHAREPOINT LIST FORMS
Modern SharePoint List Forms are responsive, and modern looking. The colours of controls adhere to the theme applied to a SharePoint site. Lightning Tools doesn’t break from that modern experience, but it does allow users to add styling and conditional formatting to any control on a form. This can be used to highlight to users where they have incorrectly completed the form. Tabs can be highlighted, border colours and labels changed based upon conditions to make form completion intuitive.Screenshot of NEW ACTIONS BUILDER
In the new Actions Builder, multiple actions can be dragged into a condition block. The conditions have an ‘If Yes’ and an ‘If No’ section. Therefore multiple actions can be dragged into the relevant sections to save time. The new interface allows users to drag and drop the actions into the sequence that they should run. Drag and drop conditional blocks can be used to save repeating condition rules against each action.Screenshot of MANAGING VARIABLES
Variables can also be used to calculate a value and then retrieve it multiple times. This update saves a lot of time as ordinarily it would need to be completed  for each new form.