ICIMS Hire vs. PayScale Insight Lab

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ICIMS Hire
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
ICIMS 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
PayScale Insight Lab
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
PayScale Insight Lab is a sales intelligence software solution offered by PayScale, Inc.N/A
Pricing
ICIMS HirePayScale Insight Lab
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ICIMS HirePayScale Insight Lab
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
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.
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Features
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Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ICIMS Hire
8.2
133 Ratings
3% above category average
PayScale Insight Lab
-
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
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User Ratings
ICIMS HirePayScale Insight Lab
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(149 ratings)
10.0
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(31 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(70 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)
10.0
(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)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ICIMS HirePayScale Insight Lab
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.
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PayScale, Inc.
If you have a large employee base and you are trying to remain competitive from a compensation perspective, this tool is well suited to help you accomplish this goal. If you are not a comp expert, they have experts on hand that can help you through projects or just answer basic questions.
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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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PayScale, Inc.
  • Their customer service is fantastic. I absolutely adore my Relationship Success Manager, I still have a great relationship with the Account Executive that brought us on board.
  • The tool has some hiccups but overall, of the three tools I demo'ed, it is the most user friendly. PayScale is transparent about the issues they are experiencing and what is on the horizon for improvements of the tool. We all expect some things to go a little wrong or not be the as user friendly as WE THINK it should be, and I appreciate that PayScale acknowledges that and is transparent about what's in the works for improvements along the way.
  • I like the ability to customize pay structures, create favorites, and create new jobs on the fly. I've really enjoyed working in the tool and I'm excited to get our data cleaned up so that we can use all PayScale reporting and dashboards have to offer.
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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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PayScale, Inc.
  • Job titles can prove to be a challenge as they sometimes do not connect as well as you'd hope. This may require some extra work on our part to fit our needs into what Payscale provides. Generally, this is a small concern, but it is still something that should be updated to keep with some of the changes in titles/roles.
  • It would be great if Payscale offered an online tool/area for watching recorded webinars or training sessions rather than having to do it live. As others have mentioned, with a busy schedule, it is sometimes challenging to find the time to watch live. Having a database would help ensure that the training can be accessed at any time.
  • Options to perhaps break down some of the data in reports to provide to others who are less versed in the contents of the report and the overall system. I'd prefer to have to explain less of what is presented and let the data speak for itself where possible.
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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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PayScale, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Usability
ICIMS
I would give it a 9.5 rating, if allowed because despite several gaps, the user's (candidate) feedback to us has been consistently within the 9-10 range, in the past year. The tool is clean, branded and efficient for the people we recruit and who apply to our job openings. It serves our needs extremely well and I for one, wouldn't replace it at the moment, given our hiring needs. It does have some reporting misses and the Mobile app is down to a 4 - however, the results we're seeing overshadow its functionality challenges
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PayScale, Inc.
It is user-friendly and easy to learn.
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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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PayScale, Inc.
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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PayScale, Inc.
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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PayScale, Inc.
Never had any issues with customer support as they are very responsive. The system is very reliable, therefore, we rarely interact with their customer support.
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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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PayScale, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
ICIMS
I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
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PayScale, Inc.
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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.
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PayScale, Inc.
Both PayScale and Paycom were pretty comparable, but I liked the detail and sophistication of PayScale a little more. Because PayScale has a place to enter in info on both the job and the market, we went with this software. The other factor I took into consideration was that I was already using PayScale and didn't have to enter the entire company's data
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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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PayScale, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ICIMS
  • iCIMS has had a positive impact on our recruitment efficiency and compliance tracking.
  • The improved visibility across requisitions and hiring stages has shortened our time-to-hire by about 20%.
  • Centralized documentation and audit-ready reports have helped ensure adherence to EEO and federal hiring standards.
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PayScale, Inc.
  • PayScale has allowed us to better target our compensation strategy, which has reigned in managers who were increasing pay MUCH quicker than necessary.
  • The changes we've made over the past couple of years have allowed us to pinpoint areas of need. For example, we adjusted our starting pay for our primary job class and reduced turnover from over 60% to under 30% in 18 months. Reduced turnover is a clear positive impact on ROI.
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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.