PCRecruiter vs. SmartRecruiters

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PCRecruiter
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
PCRecruiter is a web-based recruiting platform. It supports candidate sourcing and placement via candidate tracking, job advertising, CRM, applicant tracking, and salesforce automation.
$85
per user/per month
SmartRecruiters
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
SmartRecruiters’ Talent Acquisition Suite is a cloud-based recruitment marketing and collaborative hiring platform. It features an open marketplace for third party recruitment services. SmartRecruiters also offers talent sourcing and screening as add-on features.
$0
per month
Pricing
PCRecruiterSmartRecruiters
Editions & Modules
Basic
$85
per user/per month
Basic
$85
per user/per month
Corporate
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
Global
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
SmartStart
Free
up to 10 active job postings
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PCRecruiterSmartRecruiters
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequired$1,000
Additional DetailsDiscounts available based on number of users, affiliations, length of contract, and other needs.The software subscription is determined by the number of full time employees in your company. A one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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PCRecruiter
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Features
PCRecruiterSmartRecruiters
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
PCRecruiter
-
Ratings
SmartRecruiters
8.3
127 Ratings
4% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.2109 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.6112 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.6104 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings7.8119 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.9114 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.4122 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.3126 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.2117 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.197 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings8.5114 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.8109 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.3119 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings4.6105 Ratings
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User Ratings
PCRecruiterSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
(45 ratings)
7.8
(129 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.0
(9 ratings)
6.0
(15 ratings)
Usability
6.8
(6 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.6
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(6 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(12 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PCRecruiterSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
PCRecruiter is great for staffing and recruiting companies that are looking to organize their database. It is also suitable for companies that are also wanting to organize their recruiting processes. Many companies still receive resumes in paper and do not digitalize them. It is even suitable for sales and marketing departments, since you can do marketing and track sales with it.
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SmartRecruiters
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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Pros
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
  • Applicant tracking is a great tool. We are able to search resumes or search by keyword. This is a definite time saver and will eliminate your filing cabinets.
  • Linking candidates to job orders. We are able to create jobs and link candidates to open job orders. This allows us to see what positions are currently open and also lets us know the length of time the position was open before being filled.
  • Notes: We are able to keep notes on start dates, end dates, call-offs, tardiness, workers comp claims, disciplinary, and anything else that our company needs. This is a great tool when you have workers comp claims, unemployment, or documentation for ending a work assignment.
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SmartRecruiters
  • 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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Cons
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
  • It would be wonderful if once a presentation is made and additional information is added to a candidate's profile that PCRecruiter would update and include that information in the link.
  • Building out the backend of PCRecruiter with letters and setting up the flow of the candidate and moving the candidate through that flow is not intuitive and can be confusing to new users.
  • It would be wonderful if PCR integrated with more company's software when posting on 3rd party sites so that I wouldn't have to parse so many resumes.
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SmartRecruiters
  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
I really like using PCRecruiter and give this rating because the product has helped me with all the reports and services I need to make my job easier. I also enjoy the fact that if I do happen to have an issue of some sort, I can either search for the solution or I can contact a technician and they will take care of the issue immediately.
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SmartRecruiters
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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Usability
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
As the past VP of Recruiting for a boutique search firm. I trained many recruiters on the PCR system. All were using the system like a pro in a week to 10 days tops. PCR does everything a recruiting team will need without being overly complicated to learn or navigate.
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SmartRecruiters
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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Reliability and Availability
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
I have had little to no downtime with PC Recruiter (except for planned maintenance). Whether I am using it on my laptop or the mobile versions (iPad and Android based phone), I am able to get to my information quickly and easily
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SmartRecruiters
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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Performance
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
Except for an occassional "bug" in the software the system works very well and has for many years and thru sevewral upgrades.
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SmartRecruiters
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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Support Rating
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
The technical support team is awesome. Very knowledgeable and if it is something out of the ordinary they will quickly find the answer or someone that has the expertise to help. I have never had a bad experience with PCR technical support services. They are first class.
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SmartRecruiters
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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In-Person Training
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
Quick and easy to learn.
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Implementation Rating
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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Alternatives Considered
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
PCRecruiter is very effective in the placement of employees and has been able to achieve our vision. My experience with a similar platform was not as effective as with PCRecruiter since the speed of loading web pages is reliable. The cost of deploying PCRecruiter is relatively low as compared to other recruiting software. The support team of this platform is very reliable and can be easily reached at any time.
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SmartRecruiters
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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Scalability
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
No answers on this topic
SmartRecruiters
No explanation really, just a great product.
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Return on Investment
Main Sequence Technology, Inc.
  • Because I am a solo practitioner, with low volume recruiting, I don't use it to the fullest extent. So I'd say zero impact other than to track my information in case of discrepancies with clients.
  • There is a learning curve, so it does take away time from your day to learn the system.
  • Price is good.
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SmartRecruiters
  • 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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ScreenShots

PCRecruiter Screenshots

Screenshot of Adding an appointment to the built-in calendar.Screenshot of Mobile-friendly and fully customizable job board.Screenshot of Mobile app for Recruiters and for Contract Employees

SmartRecruiters Screenshots

Screenshot of A candidate experience to  reach, engage, and connect with talent wherever they are.Screenshot of Engaged hiring managers empowered by collaboration tools and applicant tracking to drive better hiring decisions.Screenshot of Digital offer management, onboarding, and reporting deliver a seamless journey for new hires and recruiters.Screenshot of SmartRecruiters eases the burden of juggling multiple open roles and hiring large volumes.Screenshot of Frees up hiring teams to focus on making great hires and delivering a better candidate experience by automating routine tasks.Screenshot of Find and discover qualified talent while getting the most from the advertising budget.