iCIMS Talent Cloud vs. LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iCIMS
Score 6.4 out of 10
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iCIMS is a web-based applicant tracking system (ATS). The tool's talent recruiting and management functions include features like social recruiting, talent sourcing, offer management, and onboarding. The programs are centralized on iCIMS’s UNIFi platform and are scaled for mid-sized to enterprise businesses.
$1,700
per month
LinkedIn Talent Solutions
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
LinkedIn Talent Solutions is a talent intelligence platform that provides two talent products, talent acquisition news, recruiting tools and best practices on LinkedIn. Job Posts, for hiring managers at small or medium-sized companies who hire sporadically, allows free posting of individual jobs to target relevant job-seekers based on job post criteria. Recruiter & Jobs Slots, for talent acquisition teams at companies who hire multiple roles throughout the year, is a sourcing tool that…N/A
Pricing
iCIMS Talent CloudLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iCIMSLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
iCIMS Talent CloudLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Considered Both Products
iCIMS
Chose iCIMS Talent Cloud
It has been way more efficient for high-volume recruiting. Fewer steps to get to the same stage as the other applications.
LinkedIn Talent Solutions
Chose LinkedIn Talent Solutions
LinkedIn is a higher level page for leadership and salaried roles and I find it easier to connect and have a conversation with people on LinkedIn
Chose LinkedIn Talent Solutions
LinkedIn Talent Solutions helps us find more accurate and professional candidates than any of the other portals. The outreach is better. Bulk inmails allow reaching more candidates in the same time.
Chose LinkedIn Talent Solutions
LinkedIn [Talent Solutions] is essential in the recruitment market and for headhunting, as well as for sales development.
It is more intuitive for candidates when they need to update their experiences rather than having to redo a resume in word format.
Used at the company level, …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
iCIMS Talent CloudLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
8.4
126 Ratings
5% above category average
LinkedIn Talent Solutions
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Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.8123 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.6117 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.5103 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.4108 Ratings00 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.2111 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.2120 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.2114 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search9.4121 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.6122 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration9.7110 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation7.193 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates8.8122 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions9.3120 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.5108 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting7.3121 Ratings00 Ratings
Talent Intelligence
Comparison of Talent Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
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Ratings
LinkedIn Talent Solutions
5.7
18 Ratings
25% below category average
Existing Skills Mapping/Lanscaping00 Ratings6.916 Ratings
Bias-Mitigating Algorithms00 Ratings6.114 Ratings
Diversity Reporting00 Ratings6.414 Ratings
AI-Based Role Definition00 Ratings5.515 Ratings
Candidate Modelling00 Ratings5.517 Ratings
Talent Rediscovery00 Ratings6.418 Ratings
Automated Candidate Evaluation/Scoring00 Ratings4.417 Ratings
Internal Mobility Recommendations00 Ratings4.815 Ratings
At-Risk Talent Scoring00 Ratings4.512 Ratings
ATS Integrations00 Ratings6.716 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
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User Ratings
iCIMS Talent CloudLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(147 ratings)
8.5
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(31 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(68 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(103 ratings)
-
(0 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)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
iCIMS Talent CloudLinkedIn Talent Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
iCIMS
iCIMS Talent Cloud is a great applicant tracking system that allows users to easily identify qualified candidates with built in AI platforms. iCIMS's text recruit is a very helpful tool that allows easy communication from recruiter/admin to candidate, without using personal cell phones on the admin side. This is the day and age that we live in so this is a very appropriate add on.
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LinkedIn
LinkedIn Talent Solutions is the best way to search & find qualified candidates. For profiles with fewer qualifications, there is often little information filled in by the candidates (only job titles) and it takes a lot more phone screening to find the candidate with all the required skills. The statistics tab helps you learn more about our use of the platform and what our response rates are. The saved searches are really convenient and help us to easily expand our network of candidates.
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Pros
iCIMS
  • The opt-out message after the 1st text helps weed out the people who are not interested.
  • Having the ability to have templates/answers to frequent questions saved and ready to use makes it easier/faster to talk to multiple people.
  • Being able to schedule text campaigns is amazing. Every Saturday I set up my campaigns for the next week. This gives me more time to focus on other things.
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LinkedIn
  • UI - Pretty easy to navigate once you get the hang of it.
  • Large platform of candidates. I can't find a better platform for finding professional candidates
  • Ability to post jobs - easy to use. Attracts more of the right qualified candidates than any platform that I have posted on.
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Cons
iCIMS
  • Support model - there has been a decrease in the service, we already addressed it and hopefully, it will improve
  • Configuration flexibility - there are minor things that we could easily change but for some reason, it is available only for vendor
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LinkedIn
  • The cost is significant, especially for the more robust options
  • You can't easily collaborate with team members unless they have a license as well
  • Support tickets can take awhile to resolve, I've had one (bug with spend tracking) that took 2 months to resolve
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Likelihood to Renew
iCIMS
I would say that we are very likely to renew with iCIMS. They seem to continuously be improving their product based on the feedback from their clients. In addition, the thought have having to go through another implementation of this level is daunting and as long as the software continues to meet the business needs of the company and provides the appropriate level of support we will most likely stay. Costs regarding future renewals will also impact this decision and if necessary we will go to market to evaluate other options.
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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
Usability
iCIMS
We just love iCIMS. Our hiring managers love iCIMS. I give it a 9 because some hiring managers do not have to use it as regularly and need reminders on what to do. It really improved our experience with our ATS overall and I wouldn't want to work in any other system in my job.
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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
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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LinkedIn
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.
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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
iCIMS
Let me begin by saying the implementation phase was PHENOMENAL! Katie was our support manager and she was outstanding. The process was cumbersome and time-consuming, but she was outstanding and knowledgeable. That process gets a 9/10 for sure. However, between multiple account manager changes (and no notification) and being promised functionality that doesn't exist, and not hearing back when we reach out to support or open a ticket, the process has been really disappointing since implementation. We do have a new rep who has reached out to introduce himself, and we are optimistic that our experience will improve considerably after that meeting.
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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
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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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
iCIMS
I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
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.
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LinkedIn
I think the main thing about Linkedin is how global it has become. People might not know of other tools but they know about LinkedIn and everyone wants to be there or is learning that they have to be there to get good opportunities and build a network by using social platforms that aren't just focused on the social aspect.
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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.
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LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
iCIMS
  • We implemented iCIMS Talent Cloud right before the pandemic. The pandemic created the most difficult recruitment environment ever. I cannot say that iCIMS Talent Cloud has helped us realize any advantageous success in this battle we are fighting. It gets the job done, but we have realized anything like filling jobs faster or having resources within iCIMS Talent Cloud to allow us to attract candidates differently. Status quo, I guess.
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LinkedIn
  • The majority of our ROI come from referrals, but LinkedIn Talent Solutions has also helped us find candidates. If they referral doesn't pan out, then Workable is usually next, followed by LinkedIn.
  • LinkedIn Talent Solutions has gotten more expensive and has eliminated the Small Business offering so we did not renew. It just became to costly based on the ROI.
  • Clients always like that we have access to post jobs to LinkedIn Talent Solutions because they consider LinkedIn legitimate and professional.
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