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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brassring

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ABrassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.N/A

    Middesk

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMiddesk is a business intelligence (BI) software used to onboarded clients working in three primary verticals — Fintech, Credit Reporting, and Business Marketplaces.

    $1,000

    per month

    Pricing
    BrassringMiddesk
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrassringMiddesk
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Users may also pay per use if they are expecting a lower volume of usage.
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    Features
    BrassringMiddesk
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    7.5
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Middesk
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.711 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.711 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Brassring and Middesk
    Feature
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrassringMiddesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (30 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrassringMiddesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
    Incentivized
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    Middesk Inc.
    Middesk majorly provides us with real-time access to the data and documents which are required for automating KYB and CIP regulatory compliance, mitigating front and backend risk. In addition, it is the easiest way for financial services companies to verify and monitor their business customers. It for us very much makes the process of onboarding customers very easy.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa allows Boolean key word search within a particular requisition so it makes sifting through a high number of applicants manageable and effective
    • Kenexa can be tailored to meet individual business needs. During the time we’ve had Kenexa here I’ve used it in support of a few different business segments and for each the way the system was used to “position” candidate statuses have varied based on the individual need of the business. One example is when interviewing a high volume of applicants internationally, we were able to send qualified applicants through to the “event manager” and it would enable the candidate to select his/her interview date/time based on previously submitted options inputted by our Kenexa users.
    • Kenexa allows one to customize and score questions for each open requisition that applicants complete as they apply. The system then sorts applicants according to the score of candidate answers allowing for easy sorting of top qualified candidates.
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    Middesk Inc.
    • Gathering information needed for registration.
    • Making the registration process efficient.
    • Guiding us through the process when we hit snags.
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    Cons
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • BrassRing's application system for candidates is prone to freezing and crashing in the middle of the application causing potential candidates to lose all progress. I filled out the application myself and witnessed these issues first hand, on top of several complaints I received via phone and email from candidates attempting to apply via the BrassRing service. Also, the Parsing system within the application is not capable of pulling any meaningful information out of text documents.
    • Each user must be added to each job in order for that job, and the candidates in it, to show up in relevant searches. This becomes a problem when a new team member joins the account and needs access to all of the previous openings just so that they can find candidates already in the system. The account I was working on involved literally hundreds of new openings a month, meaning that any movement of personnel on or off the account would mean having to update potentially thousands of old positions just to allow them to be able to mine the ATS for candidates. I don't see any particular reason why someone with access to the system should have to be given access to each individual job. If a particular position needs to be kept confidential for whatever reason then that individual position should be able to be set to only show to authorized recruiters. The rest of the positions should automatically be searchable by anyone with appropriate access to the ATS to allow for basic level candidate mining and movement.
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    Middesk Inc.
    • Better navigation.
    • More marketing and make it very reachable to customers.
    • Login is difficult.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I am confident that the Kenexa product will continue to evolve to meet the needs of our business in an ever changing work environment. The affiliation with IBM also plays a factor as we have a long standing successful relationship with IBM products. We will be looking to integrate other Kenexa products in the near future to streamline our HR processes.
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    Middesk Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I feel like I am pretty decent with computers and systems. It was fairly easy to use it after about a week or two . But I have seen people struggle with it as well as some people not use it at all. It can be slow at times and not work at times. But Its a fine system.
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    Middesk Inc.
    UI is not as intuitive as other systems we use. For states that require income tax withholding, some of them require registration with multiple agencies - the UI doesn't easily tell you which login credentials are tied to which agency.
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    Performance
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Just slow for what we are doing here
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    Middesk Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    It is a very basic system. It may be OK for entry level positions only. The practice of removing CVs while the recruitment process is ON is disturbing and there is no one to explain or to inform why it is being done. Even a routine mail is not sent to the client/consultant. I am surprised how this system is continuing without too many complaints.
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    Middesk Inc.
    The user experience of this tool must be rearchitected. I am able to observe a lot of lag in the process when initiated. There are sometimes when the tool's navigation becomes difficult. The time taken at times is large to process a request and this can also be highly improved in the future.
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    Implementation Rating
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    We purchased an out of the box solution and that worked well for us.
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    Middesk Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    SF ATS was not available at the time and Taleo was thought to be too expensive. In retrospect, given the amount of customization and leveraging of other vendor technology for things like analytics I suspect any cost advantage we realized evaporated
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    Middesk Inc.
    ADP Workforce Now offers a module to handle payroll tax registrations. The interface is confusing and the information is hard to find. The service and support are awful - nobody ever knows who can answer tax account questions, they escalate to a different department and promise a callback but they never call back.
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    Return on Investment
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa has assisted us in identifying top talent within our target market of applicants.
    • Kenexa may exclude potentially good associates that don't test well.
    • Kenexa clearly defines specific categories and general notes for training, development, & coaching of associates on areas of opportunity.
    Incentivized
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    Middesk Inc.
    • Better speed.
    • Better quality for optimal cost.
    • Saves a lot of time.
    Incentivized
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