SmartRecruiters vs. Workstream

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Workstream
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Workstream is a text recruiting and hiring tool for local businesses, especially restaurants. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, aims to help users to hire faster with texting / SMS, cutting in half the time to engage, hire and onboard hourly workers. Plans include technology support for Hiring (text-to-apply posters, referral tracking, post to job boards), and employee onboarding (document sharing, new hire esigning, form collection and sharing).N/A
Pricing
SmartRecruitersWorkstream
Editions & Modules
Corporate
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
Global
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
SmartStart
Free
up to 10 active job postings
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SmartRecruitersWorkstream
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$1,000 No setup fee
Additional DetailsThe 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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Features
SmartRecruitersWorkstream
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SmartRecruiters
8.3
127 Ratings
4% above category average
Workstream
9.0
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.2109 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.7114 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.6112 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.1116 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Customized Application Form8.6104 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Resume Management7.8119 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.9114 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Candidate Search8.4122 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.3126 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Collaboration8.2117 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.197 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Email Templates8.5114 Ratings9.25 Ratings
User Permissions8.8109 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.3119 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Reporting4.6105 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
SmartRecruitersWorkstream
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(129 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.1
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SmartRecruitersWorkstream
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Workstream
Workstream has been great for new restaurant openings by using the QR code on business cards and using the QR code on our marketing material as well. We had one restaurant have 17 applicant's via the QR code. The biggest opportunity was cost during the pandemic. Our franchisees wanted a guaranteed number of applicants for being charged what they were getting charged. This was not something Workstream can accommodate but this is also not guaranteed on any job board.
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Pros
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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Workstream
  • Video interviews works really well in the current pandemic circumstances.
  • Google calendar is linked with zoom and makes scheduling easy.
  • Mobile training helps with videos and quizzes.
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Cons
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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Workstream
  • It is software very attentive to our needs, which means that when we have a concern or need to solve something, they solve it immediately, they listen to our proposals so that our hiring is fast and without inconvenience.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Workstream
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Usability
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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Workstream
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
SmartRecruiters
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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Workstream
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Performance
SmartRecruiters
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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Workstream
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Support Rating
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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Workstream
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
SmartRecruiters
Quick and easy to learn.
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Workstream
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Implementation Rating
SmartRecruiters
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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Workstream
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Workstream
Workstream is hands down easier to navigate and create and post positions versus ClearCompany and iCIMS
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Scalability
SmartRecruiters
No explanation really, just a great product.
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Workstream
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Return on Investment
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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Workstream
  • Posting on multiple job sites from one click.
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ScreenShots

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.