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CATS ATS

Overview

What is CATS ATS?

CATS is a web-based recruiting software. Users can manage the entire recruiting process including custom job applications, posting jobs, resume parsing, custom recruitment workflows, and generating customized reports. Pricing is tiered per user, per month.

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Recent Reviews

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Simplicity and Ease of Use: Many users have found CATS to be simple to implement and use, with no need for in-house IT support or …
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East to use ATS

8 out of 10
April 27, 2016
CATS is being used by the entire organization to track all open requisitions and candidates. Prior to CATS there was no ATS in place. Now …
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Catsone #1 ATS Hands Down

10 out of 10
June 09, 2015
CATS Applicant Tracking System is super easy to use and much more powerful for our business than hiring another recruiter. From workflows …
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Easy to Use

9 out of 10
May 27, 2015
CATS is being used in the HR department to help us streamline the applicant tracking, job posting, applicant review and applicant contact …
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Customized ATS

10 out of 10
May 27, 2015
We use the CATS Applicant Tracking System for our applicant tracking for our positions throughout the United States. The ATS addresses our …
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Popular Features

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  • Email Templates (19)
    9.5
    95%
  • Resume Management (19)
    8.1
    81%
  • Applicant Tracking (19)
    7.6
    76%
  • Candidate Search (19)
    6.2
    62%
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Pricing

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Annual Pro Plan

$69

Cloud
per user, per month

Monthly Pro Plan

$99

Cloud
per user, per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttp://www.catsone.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $69 per month
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Features

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

8.2
Avg 8.0
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Product Details

What is CATS ATS?

CATS is a full-featured, web-based recruiting software that is designed to make it easy to track and hire talent. Accessible from any browser or mobile device, users can manage the entire recruiting process from creating custom job applications to posting jobs to leading job sites to generating customized reports. Users can also create highly customizable hosted career portals, keyword search inside resumes, source candidates using the CATS browser extension, and design custom workflows to match their recruiting process.

CATS ATS Features

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Customized Application Form
  • Supported: Resume Management
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Candidate Search
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Collaboration
  • Supported: Task Creation and Delegation
  • Supported: Email Templates
  • Supported: User Permissions
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts
  • Supported: Reporting

CATS ATS Screenshots

Screenshot of Easily view candidates, without leaving the job order, using the candidate preview. Even quickly communicate with candidate via SMS without leaving your current screen.Screenshot of Candidate ProfileScreenshot of Add filters to quickly search and narrow down your candidate database.Screenshot of

CATS ATS Integrations

CATS ATS Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesAsia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Germany, India, Latin America, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Dutch, Spanish, German, French, Lithuanian, Arabic, Czech, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese, Hebrew, Finnish

Frequently Asked Questions

CATS is a web-based recruiting software. Users can manage the entire recruiting process including custom job applications, posting jobs, resume parsing, custom recruitment workflows, and generating customized reports. Pricing is tiered per user, per month.

CATS ATS starts at $69.

Greenhouse, Jobvite, and Workable are common alternatives for CATS ATS.

Reviewers rate Job Search Site Posting highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of CATS ATS are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Simplicity and Ease of Use: Many users have found CATS to be simple to implement and use, with no need for in-house IT support or resources. They appreciate the intuitive interface that does not require extensive training or an instruction manual.

Customizability: The customizable reports, labels, fields, and applications offered by CATS have been highly praised by users. This flexibility allows them to tailor the tool to their specific needs and make it a valuable choice.

Affordability and Flexibility: Users appreciate that CATS is affordable and offers a month-to-month contract with the ability to cancel anytime. This provides them with the flexibility they need while also ensuring cost-effectiveness.

Unintuitive and poorly organized user interface: Many users have found the user interface of the system to be unintuitive and poorly organized, making it difficult to navigate and find features.

Lack of mobile-friendliness: The system's lack of mobile-friendliness has been seen as a disadvantage by users who need to access it on the go. This limitation hinders their ability to use the system effectively outside of office settings.

Difficulty in locating features: Some users have expressed frustration with certain features not being located in intuitive places, requiring them to spend time searching for them. This adds unnecessary complexity and slows down their workflow.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Customization of record fields for different record types.
  • Workflow options (if I select "this" then "this" option will appear.
  • Reporting is extremely limited. Practically zero customization, outside of time periods. There are some boxed reports, but they are very general.
  • Database search was difficult to work with. The filters were fine, but if you deal with a large volume of candidates, this is not the software. We had a database of over 90,000 candidates and the system was not able to handle that very well. My searches timed out almost every time. I had to adjust a filter to get the resulting number low enough for it to handle the volume. Then, I had to run the search again with a different filter to include the candidates left off on the first search. I called support multiple times on this issue and they could never give me a reason why.
  • API is very limited. Getting data out of the system was not easy and it did not play well with webhooks.
  • No automation.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Excellent trigger email solutions. Customizable and easy to configure.
  • High-End presence and able to customize for specific client's needs. Client doesn't need to fit our flow, we customize for them with CATS flexibility.
  • Friendly and helpful customer service team.
  • More International free job site integrations.
  • Integrated candidate references.
April 27, 2016

East to use ATS

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Easy candidate data entry
  • Easy tracking of candidates against requisitions.
  • Good search functions to find prospective candidates in the ATS
  • Reporting function is lacking. Few canned reports that are of any value.
  • CATS should improve the ability to generate ad hoc reports.
March 16, 2016

Cats ATS Review

Karen Mendelsohn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • We find the add-ons very useful.
  • Customer support is always friendly and helpful.
  • E-mail integration and job postings save us a lot of time.
  • When forwarding resumes if there is a position listed in subject it automatically adds them to a job order. This has caused a lot of confusion for us.
  • E-mail integration is useful but doesn't always seem to work.
  • Sometimes the site is slow.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • The system streamlines the hiring/approval process by automatically generating emails and tasks for the necessary persons involved.
  • Customer Service is quite prompt and responsive.
  • CATS may be inadequate for all of our needs, but they are making major improvements.
  • The system's user interface is clumsy and not organized very well.
  • CATS is not mobile-friendly.
Randall Kooistra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Simple to implement, SaaS based tool that needs no in-house IT support or resources
  • Customizable reports, labels, fields, applications
  • Affordable
  • No long term contract, month-to-month with ability to cancel anytime
  • Data backups are simple
  • Email directly from the candidate record with response coming into Outlook is easy to configure and creates record and updates status automatically
  • System isn't intuitive at all when it comes to combining things like Source when left free form - for example. Considers Indeed and indeed two different sources because one candidate capitalized and one didn't (these can be merged)
  • Resumes forwarded to resume inbox invariably capture source as senders email, even if source is clearly spelled out (can be edited later)
  • Importing resumes has some trouble with addresses and phone numbers with certain file types/configuration
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Custom fields for all entities of any data type let's you track what you care about. Also customizable workflow with triggers can save a ton of time in automating processes and also ensuring steps aren't missed/established processes and protocols are adhered to.
  • Support is extremely responsive, knowledgeable and committed to resolving any issue.
  • Integrations with LinkedIn, job boards etc. is a big time saver and helps bring it all to one place.
  • I would like to see either an integration with a robust reporting tool that would allow me to design my own custom reports with a data export or more built-in reporting options.
  • Mobile app is currently mostly just a look-up tool. I would like it to have the ability to do more - add tasks, update pipelines, etc.
Dave Murry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Favorite thing about CATS - it does not disrupt how you work. It is easy to use and simply enhances what you are doing and doesn't bog you down in the technology.
  • Love the one-click download of profiles from all sorts of sites, including LinkedIn.
  • Mass actions are pretty common in ATS systems, but as usual CATS does it very logically and easily. I use mass actions all the time, either sending a bunch of emails, changing candidate status, etc.
  • Reporting has improved over the years but could still be better. It is what I would call "semi-customizable" in terms of what I can generate a report on, but would like full customization capability.
  • Mobile access is OK but not slick. Usually I don't need mobile access but every once in a while I'm out somewhere, need to grab something out of CATS and I can get it but I think there's a good opportunity to make it better.
May 27, 2015

Easy to Use

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Software is easy to use
  • Fast technical support
  • Comprehensive support website
  • Greater reporting functionality
  • The location of some of the features is not intuitive (you have to hunt around for it).
May 27, 2015

Customized ATS

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • CATS is great for user friendliness and customization. I have changed numerous things since I started and it is easy to customize.
  • Ability to get answers to my questions.
  • Always looking to improve their product -- they aren't looking to maintain their product, they are always looking for better ways and ways to make the user happy.
  • Ability to keep the status the same but send another email within the log activity function.
  • Ability to change things in an order that is closed.
★ Debbie Duguay, PHR CIR ★ | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Launches jobs to multiple sites
  • Inexpensive
  • Easy to use
  • There is just one report, a job order report, which can have "quick notes, job location, recruiter name, etc. added to the reports. But we need basic reports on individual recruiter productivity, and CATS doesn't offer any. Its weird because we enter the data, but there's just no quick reports to pull the information we've entered and print a simple report on a recruiter's monthly/quarterly/yearly productivity such as placements, interviews, submittals, etc.
May 27, 2015

Great ATS

Tim Bullen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Very easy to use from a work flow perspective in adding candidates linking them to jobs and following them through the process.
  • Great plugin for browsers, Outlook and Word to easily import resumes and candidate profiles.
  • They are regularly updating the systems so you get ongoing improvements.
  • The CRM capability for business development is just OK.
LeQuay Marsh, MHCS, TAS, ECRE | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Provide its users with robust features that even surpasses many of the largest, most expensive recruitment solutions.
  • Provide a solutions that is highly customizable without having to purchase pricey add-ons. In fact, non-technical users are able to easily customize the solution.
  • It is extremely user friendly and is scalable to meet the needs of growing and shrinking organizations.
  • There is opportunity to continue to increase partnerships; especially with tools like TalentHook, and various resume databases.
Bill Branstetter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • It's intuitive. You don't need an instruction manual or extensive training from an implementation team. There are weekly webinars and YouTube videos in case you need additional guidance on how to do something.
  • It has many of the bells and whistles of other, more expensive ATS's.
  • I've had several disappointing interactions with the product support team. Don't expect much from customer service.
  • It's unlikely you will pass an AAP/EEO audit with their limited reporting capability.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • It was easy to track the particular applicant.
  • It was was easy to use it for performance appraisals.
  • It was easy to manage onboarding candidates.
  • Vendor could give us mass mailing tool.
  • Price should have been little less.
Kyle McDowell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Allows for customization of work flow and processes.
  • Simple, easy to use interface, means less training and directing users where to go or what to do to accomplish a task.
  • Very streamlined and clean. No clunkiness.
  • Allow for company branding (user facing).
  • More syndication avenues for jobs. Cast a wider net.
February 04, 2015

CATS... It works!

Nathan Clauss | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • CATS is mobile enabled and lets me get candidate information when I'm on the go.
  • CATS also has a very strong support department. Anytime that we've had a problem a real live person has been able to help us resolve the problem and has done so quickly.
  • CATS is very intuitive and allows me to manage my candidates quickly.
  • The safeguard to protect your database from duplicates is absolute trash. It catches duplicates less than half of the time.
  • CATS could definitely do a better job at being able to be sorted by multiple features rather than just one column at a time
November 18, 2014

CATS is for YOU

Kelsey Hargreaves | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Allows you to keep lists of companies or individuals.
  • Stores thousands of databases, lists, candidates and job orders.
  • Quick and thorough responses from Support and eager to help.
  • I would like for old lists to be accessible, I'm unable to see all lists.
  • When uploading names, not all duplicates are found, therefore, CATS can improve on eliminating duplication.
Mike Aubrecht | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Email integration and tracking
  • Customizable contact, candidate and job order fields
  • Activity tracking and status development
  • I haven't had any issues or problems. They are constantly listening to their customers and creating new updates and improvements.
Megan Carty | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Clean, modern, easy to use, quick to learn
  • Seamlessly integrates with social media and job posting services to share your jobs with the public
  • Being able to customize fields, workflows, and the job portal is the absolute best part of CATS!
  • Missing functionality includes ability to organize and label documents within a candidate's profile - we host technical assessments, resumes, addt'l documents - yet they are almost always marked by CATS as resumes and thus show up in the resume preview window
  • The reporting #s and activity reports have some weird quirks that need to be worked out so we can get accurate #s/reports
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