LinkedIn Talent Hub vs. SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors vs. Zoho Recruit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LinkedIn Talent Hub
Score 7.8 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
SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
SmartRecruiters was acquired by SAP in late 2025, and its functionality will be integrated into SAP SuccessFactors HCM. Check out the Sap SuccessFactors HCM listing for the latest updates.N/A
Zoho Recruit
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Recruit is a cloud-based ATS. Zoho offers a full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems, including social recruiting and resume parsing. Its custom automatable reports enable analyses of processing and information sharing. It is available in Free, Standard, and Enterprise versions.
$25
per month per user
Pricing
LinkedIn Talent HubSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactorsZoho Recruit
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Forever Free
$0
Standard
$25
per month per user
Professional
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
$75
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LinkedIn Talent HubSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactorsZoho Recruit
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee$30 per user per month
Additional DetailsThe software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.Zoho recruit also provides options for add-ons such as a client portal ($6/license/month) and video interviews ($12/license/month).
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Community Pulse
LinkedIn Talent HubSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactorsZoho Recruit
Considered Multiple Products
LinkedIn Talent Hub
Chose LinkedIn Talent Hub
Dice seems to have a good database of candidates but it's not like a single integrated platform offering an end-to-end solution for recruiting. LinkedIn seems to be better in that way offering talent search, verification, and validating the authenticity of the candidates, plus …
Chose LinkedIn Talent Hub
Smart recruiters is a smaller tool, we have been working with two tools alongside, Linkedin being a larger and main one, as it is able to provide more resources when it comes to technical difficulties and support. SR tool has a more customizable interface and partners working …
Chose LinkedIn Talent Hub
Association of the LinkedIn Talent with LinkedIn is a great plus. This association makes this talent search tool more trustworthy, and resourceful. We can also assess the market and what other recruiters are doing, whom are the candidates preferring. The LinkedIn networking is …
Chose LinkedIn Talent Hub
We actually use all 3 recruiters. LinkedIn fills in the gap of making it very easy to find professionals for free. It's easy to communicate with the candidates right within the app. The only con with LinkedIn is that there are a lot of fake accounts and sometimes they will try …
Chose LinkedIn Talent Hub
LinkedIn is more expensive - and the other tools point to LinkedIn. Not sure how they all can work together. At this time, LI is the social media standard.
SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
All in one solution with enterprise capabilities and a brilliant UI.
Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
Much better features and support
Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
SmartRecruiters would rank an average 7 out of 10, with some specifics ranking 10 and some ranking 3 in comparison.
Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
We've used a couple of different platforms in the past before settling on SmartRecruiters (I can't remember all of the names). SmartRecruiters seems to have a decent balance between costs, tools, and the amount of work required to learn and adopt the platform. Every platform …
Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
We also use CareerBuilder. Several of the users on our Team, myself included, have discontinued their use of CB in favor of solely using SR.
Chose SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
Clean, easy, and sleek. The tool is a great option to add to your belt in the recruiting process.
Zoho Recruit
Chose Zoho Recruit
Arithon is a widely used system, it is similar in functionality, but much more expensive. Salesforce has a system also, but once again is very expensive, and too cumbersome, might be better for very large organizations. We have viewed other systems, such as Firefish, but again …
Features
LinkedIn Talent HubSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactorsZoho Recruit
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
LinkedIn Talent Hub
7.0
77 Ratings
12% below category average
SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
8.6
127 Ratings
8% above category average
Zoho Recruit
6.6
37 Ratings
18% below category average
Job Requisition Management4.063 Ratings9.8109 Ratings4.935 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.067 Ratings9.9114 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.067 Ratings7.5112 Ratings6.025 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.069 Ratings8.0116 Ratings7.031 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.059 Ratings9.7104 Ratings5.033 Ratings
Resume Management7.065 Ratings5.6119 Ratings7.836 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.953 Ratings9.6114 Ratings9.032 Ratings
Candidate Search8.076 Ratings8.1122 Ratings7.035 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.058 Ratings9.9126 Ratings7.837 Ratings
Collaboration8.064 Ratings9.6117 Ratings7.519 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation7.256 Ratings9.997 Ratings7.417 Ratings
Email Templates6.065 Ratings9.7114 Ratings3.333 Ratings
User Permissions6.060 Ratings9.7109 Ratings7.835 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts6.070 Ratings9.9119 Ratings5.633 Ratings
Reporting7.761 Ratings1.7105 Ratings6.433 Ratings
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User Ratings
LinkedIn Talent HubSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactorsZoho Recruit
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(79 ratings)
7.9
(129 ratings)
7.8
(38 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(15 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(22 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
6.0
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LinkedIn Talent HubSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactorsZoho Recruit
Likelihood to Recommend
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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SAP
SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
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Zoho
With the business I am in I have to be able to search and reach potential candidates from hours away due to the scope of the contract we have covering a solid couple hundred sq. miles of the state; so being able to have a software that can search, sort, rank, and suggest candidates without having to spend ours of time or driving hours for an interview I can connect with one person and make a decision and have the software there for them and send an email or two with the steps and instructions and 5 minutes later be doing the same for another candidate hours away without even needing to leave the office or even from home and knowing that I'm able to monitor and adjust the steps or make adjustments along the way and being able to trust that it is choosing quality candidates and able to help me hire the right people to do my job to keep my contractors and homeowners safe is amazing for our business.
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Pros
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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SAP
  • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
  • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
  • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
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Zoho
  • Like other HR-based services, Zoho Recruit allows you to track the behavior of candidates during the execution of your hiring process, so that you can create constant notes of any problems that may arise and that may prevent a proper job.
  • The relationship between employers and candidates can be measured, which is excellent for creating reports on the development of each hiring process, and employees can then be evaluated on their ability to manage and communicate correctly with each candidate under their direct care.
  • Hiring sessions can be recorded using a variety of methods. It does not necessarily have to be done using an audiovisual recording tool (which is possible through different integrations) but a convenient recording system that allows you to note down important data, and where even the candidate's photographs can be saved.
  • We believe that some features of Zoho Recruit's support service could be improved, although this is probably a general service by the Zoho team for all their programs. The staff is not sufficiently explanatory, and therefore we have not been able to meet our expectations for troubleshooting.
  • We like that using Zoho Recruit is so convenient, and that it interfaces well with the other services that the entire Zoho suite has to offer: Zoho Recruit is a good alternative for human resources, which shows a reliable and easy-to-manage operability, so that all registration and follow-up processes are simple.
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Cons
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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SAP
  • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
  • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
  • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
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Zoho
  • Zoho Recruit should allow for customization of pipelines based on department/role to be hired.
  • Zoho Recruit should allow for customization of the vendor portal allowing the vendor to type in key data points about candidate profiles that are typically not found on the resume, such as notice period, current salary and expected salary.
  • Zoho Recruit could simplify the blueprinting process built into the tool which allows for smooth flow of candidates through the system.
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Likelihood to Renew
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SAP
I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
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Zoho
We have evaluated every other ATS on the market, and do so every 1-2 years just to make sure we aren't missing out on anything better, and found that Zoho offers more functionality than any ATS with a per-recruiter-price under $100. Once it introduces automated job alerts and candidate login functionality there will be no reason for us to look elsewhere.
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Usability
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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SAP
I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
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Zoho
The user interface looks clunky and designed by engineers. I suspect it didn't undergo much user testing.
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Reliability and Availability
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SAP
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Performance
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SAP
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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SAP
Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
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Zoho
I give Zoho Recruit this rating because over all, it has helped me to organize my candidates and saved me time and energy in organizing them myself. Without Zoho Recruit, I simply would not be able to keep my talent pool straight, and it certainly gets the job done. I took off a couple points because if I download a resume after already inputting the candidate into Zoho, it won't automatically sync the two profiles up. It also does not remind me when a task is expired.
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In-Person Training
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SAP
Quick and easy to learn.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SAP
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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SAP
I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
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Zoho
Zohorecruit is the best platform for small and mid-sized companies. It will help us to save lots of time in the recruitment and hiring journey. We have used Oorwin also in the past, but this is much better than the Oorwin, and it's very robust and easy to use, and the site is very fast.
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Scalability
LinkedIn
No answers on this topic
SAP
No explanation really, just a great product.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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SAP
  • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
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Zoho
  • I can't say anything about ROI, but Zoho Recruit made our recruitment process highly effective.
  • We did not need to hire more HR managers as the system helped to manage the processes automatically.
  • We saved money with Zoho Recruit for sure. And this was very best.
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