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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    iSmartRecruit

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    iSmartRecruit is a cloud-based recruitment solution designed to address challenges faced by staffing firms, recruitment agencies, executive search firms, and HR teams. Operating in 70+ countries and 14 languages, it streamlines the recruitment process from candidate sourcing to onboarding.N/A

    Jive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AJive Software, part of the Aurea family of customer experience solutions, provides the gateway to an organization's most important assets – its knowledge and people. Jive's interactive intranet solution promises to connect people, information and ideas to help businesses outpace their competitors. The vendor says the product has more than 30 million users worldwide across every industry, and is consistently recognized as a leader by top analyst firms.N/A

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

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    Pricing
    iSmartRecruitJiveSlack
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iSmartRecruitJiveSlack
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsiSmartRecruit talent acquisition software can be customized, like adding some reports or new functionalities, with a plan that is fit to business requirements.*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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    Community Pulse
    iSmartRecruitJiveSlack
    Considered Multiple Products
    iSmartRecruit
    No answer on this topic
    Aurea
    Chose Jive
    We also use Skype to communicate in our organization. They are both useful for organizational communication. The good thing is in Jive, you will have your own personal timeline. Jive also has a newsfeed or timeline that you can browse where you can see the latest updates from …
    Incentivized
    Chose Jive
    We found that Jive had integrations with the existing IT infrastructure/tools which was nicely aligned with our strategy of playing nice with the existing ecosystem, rather than compete against it. Jive uses a technology stack that is well known by our organisation …
    Incentivized
    Chose Jive
    I honestly don't recall what we briefly used before Jive - it wasn't good and didn't last long. I think it was under-utilized because you couldn't really do a whole lot with it. Jive does pretty much everything we need it to do, so for that reason alone, Jive is the superior …
    Incentivized
    Chose Jive
    Jive is a little behind the curve in comparison with the latest Microsoft features. Jive's lack of native capabilities to support work that requires process or structure increasingly puts it at a disadvantage.
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    iSmartRecruitJiveSlack
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of iSmartRecruit and Jive and Slack
    Feature
    iSmartRecruit
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Jive
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    Slack
    -
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    Job Requisition Management9.35 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration9.45 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates9.75 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of iSmartRecruit and Jive and Slack
    Feature
    iSmartRecruit
    -
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    Jive
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    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of iSmartRecruit and Jive and Slack
    Feature
    iSmartRecruit
    -
    Ratings
    Jive
    -
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    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of iSmartRecruit and Jive and Slack
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    iSmartRecruit
    -
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    Jive
    -
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    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    iSmartRecruitJiveSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (37 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (17 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    iSmartRecruitJiveSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    iSmartRecruit
    The cost-effectiveness and flexibility of iSmartRecruit are impressive. It's a strategic investment that yields significant returns in recruitment success, in our opinion. Therefore, we wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking top-tier recruitment software.
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    Aurea
    It's definitely worth considering Jive for the type of application we've developed i.e. a central shared repository for all employees to host and discuss information. I can't say I have ever used a superior tool, but they may exist. I'm just not sure I would want to use it exclusively for file hosting, though. It does integrate with various other tools, so perhaps it would be fine if used in conjunction with another tool for that purpose.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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    Pros
    iSmartRecruit
    • Easy and quick access to clients, candidates, jobs and prospects.
    • Posting our jobs to our websites.
    • Uploading and parsing candidate resumes is simple.
    • Keeping track of our placements or the candidates we don't place (and notes about why) help us as we consider people for future opportunities.
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    Aurea
    • Individual design
    • Presence of Russian language (localization can be independently established)
    • You can configure several information tapes with different themes. One for work, the second for communication
    • A newly-arrived network user immediately receives a prepared block for beginners. After completing several game tasks, the user will receive the basics of using Jive.
    • There is a template for each scenario. There is even a template for planning R&D, and there are more than twenty of them.
    • Integrates with MS Office, Google Drive, Google Docs
    • There are all platforms (even Winphone and blackberry)
    • You can create forum threads
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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    Cons
    iSmartRecruit
    • Every system has some room for improvement. But no major issues were found, so it’s completely fine.
    • he system comes with many features and is easy to use, but it still requires some form of training to use it to the fullest and get maximum advantages.
    • Every staffing agency business has different needs and requirements. iSmartRecruit helps us to do that. Very quick to respond to requests. Sometimes, it may take more time if the requirement is complex.
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    Aurea
    • Search functionality is very weak
    • The information architecture and taxonomy doesnt allow for easy discoverability of content
    • It's hard to navigate the and find spaces/groups that I already know about
    • The main profile/interface does not allow easy access to key tasks or common tasks.
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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    There are always external factors that can impact this decision but currently, the Jive platform is maintaining its lead in the market place in this area. If the innovation in this space by Jive continues, then this number will remain high. Integration with other systems and adaptability to changes in the market or in client needs will also make this decision hard to predict more then 6 months into the future
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    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    It was harder to use that expected. The admin needs to be code savvy to truly customize the system. And users need to trained on the system and the setup. Trainings and monitoring need to continue to enforce use.
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    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
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    Reliability and Availability
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Uptime was OK. But there was one day that the system crashed for a whole day. Our company was unable to operate. And all the plugins to word/excel froze causing those systems to freeze.

    Jive posted a statement to the media saying all customers were up, but we were not.
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    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    The product worked as designed. It just didn't work for our needs.
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    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    They did an OK job when I needed them. Except for the one day the system went down. Jive pointed the finger at the hosting company, and the hosting company pointed the finger at Jive. No reliable information came to us.
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    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Jive online training is there. It is OK/average. I feel some other companies are doing better. It is not a piece that is required to have a successfully implementation, but it could be useful to improve it
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    iSmartRecruit
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    If I did this over, I would hire out the implementation. They know the best practices and could have guided us to make an easier to use setup.
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    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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    Alternatives Considered
    iSmartRecruit
    I have seen many products but iSmartRecruit won my trust due to being user friendly and having unique features as well excellent support
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    Aurea
    We had a Google phone number set up before and Jive was a lot better option than that. It is more consistent and can be configured much easier and with more advanced settings. Additionally, based on the pricing as well as working with the rep on our account, it was a perfect option for us
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    iSmartRecruit
    • It's eliminated the need to hire additional administrative staff. This is the single biggest savings.
    • It has saved a lot of time that allows us to spend more of our time and resources responding to clients and candidates. Our clients and candidates feel we are more service-oriented and different than our competition. We've received referrals this way. Difficult to measure - but definitely huge items.
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    Aurea
    • reduce email traffic
    • reduce amount of files/documents scattered & lost across shared drives
    • increased discovery, awareness and interaction of historically more separated individuals & team functions across the organisation
    • from an IT perspective, we've benefited from improved IT operations (e.g. troubleshooting info shared and easily searched/found with all team members - such that even junior team members can solve technical problems outside of business hours, lessening the burden for standby/call-in for more senior team members)
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    iSmartRecruit Screenshots

    Screenshot of AdministrationScreenshot of Candidate SearchScreenshot of Leads ListScreenshot of Candidate DialogScreenshot of Candidate ListScreenshot of Dashboard

    Jive Screenshots

    Screenshot of Jive's Interactive Intranet software provides a single platform for employee collaboration without complication.