iSmartRecruit vs. LinkedIn Talent Hub

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iSmartRecruit
Score 9.3 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
LinkedIn Talent Hub
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
LinkedIn Talent is a recruiting solution. It offers core ATS capabilities, as well as proactive recruitment outreach tailored to LinkedIn’s site. LinkedIn Talent also enables competitive insights and recruitment marketing.N/A
Pricing
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level 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.
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Community Pulse
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
Features
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
iSmartRecruit
9.9
5 Ratings
22% above category average
LinkedIn Talent Hub
7.0
77 Ratings
12% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.35 Ratings4.063 Ratings
Company Website Posting10.05 Ratings7.067 Ratings
Publish to Social Media10.05 Ratings8.067 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.05 Ratings7.069 Ratings
Customized Application Form10.05 Ratings7.059 Ratings
Resume Management10.05 Ratings7.065 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.05 Ratings7.953 Ratings
Candidate Search10.05 Ratings8.076 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.05 Ratings8.058 Ratings
Collaboration9.45 Ratings8.064 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation10.05 Ratings7.256 Ratings
Email Templates9.75 Ratings6.065 Ratings
User Permissions10.05 Ratings6.060 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.05 Ratings6.070 Ratings
Reporting10.05 Ratings7.761 Ratings
Best Alternatives
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
Small Businesses
Breezy HR
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.2 out of 10
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(6 ratings)
7.0
(79 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(22 ratings)
User Testimonials
iSmartRecruitLinkedIn Talent Hub
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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LinkedIn
I really feel like [LinkedIn Talent Hub] has great potential to be used by many many companies. I think if it is made a little more user friendly with a little more development on the back end to remove some bugs, this could be a potential game changer. I have enjoyed working and getting to know this.
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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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LinkedIn
  • Source of talent - LinkedIn has become the #1 place to engage talent.
  • Targeting / advertising / sponsoring employment ads are very effective. They are costly, but effective.
  • Connecting with talent via InMails and ability to send InMails to a pretty targeted audience with ease is great. This allows you to reach out/connect fast with people that "fit" what you are looking for. Other sites for recruiting, etc. are hit and miss. The quality of results is the strongest on LinkedIn and has been for many, many years.
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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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LinkedIn
  • Reporting. Major lacking here. If a job is closed then reopened (which that feature was recently removed), all reporting is wiped clean and picked back up with the "reopen" date. So it doesn't give a full history of the job activity.
  • Lacks adequate approvals in the system.
  • If you're a company with a risk of audits, I would not recommend Talent Hub. They lack compliance: the system allows us to "hire" someone who never applied to the job. Req history could be incomplete with the way reporting functions are set up. The system puts passive "sourced" candidates and applicants in the same bucket for pipeline workflows. Disposition status is inadequate and greatly lacking, etc.
  • Dashboard is not customizable.
  • We do not have our own unique req IDs. The system generates project IDs but these numbers are shared with all their clients, they're not unique to Ora so they are somewhat random and not in order.
  • They do not differentiate between a networking project and an approved requisition.
  • There's more, too many to list.
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Usability
iSmartRecruit
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LinkedIn
The LinkedIn Talent Hub is a very easy to use and widely known by other users. If someone is hiring, its very visible and accessible. I have never had trouble posting exactly what I need. However, I have had trouble finding the candidate I am looking for. It tends to not bring in a lot of candidates
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Support Rating
iSmartRecruit
No answers on this topic
LinkedIn
Although we never experienced any issues with the LinkedIn Talent platform or required any support, we always knew in the event that we did need assistance, it was readily available. LinkedIn as a whole is always very supportive and responsive whenever I've had any issues or even a simple question in the past. I'm sure anyone experiencing difficulties with the platform would have a resolution from the support team just about instantly.
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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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LinkedIn
It's definitely better than other competitors because of one a better pool of candidates, who are well categorised and filtered, and the database is well updated. Also, it has a better UI with end to end hiring requirement management, that helps to make hiring faster and smarter. The UX though is a bit laggy, which can be improved
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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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LinkedIn
  • Positive impact. The tool has helped us in finding quality candidates for our hard to fill positions!
  • Helps in “pipelining” even after we fill a position, we make a folder of prospective candidates that we find through the platform. This list is then revisited once we have additional positions!
  • Outreach to global candidates. We have an office in Spain and we have found so many qualified candidates on the platform to fill those positions!
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ScreenShots

iSmartRecruit Screenshots

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