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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AkkenCloud

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AAkkenCloud is a cloud-based ATS developed by Akken Inc in New Hampshire. This product offers the full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems: A user-friendly interface and mobile device integration Batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by leveraging its integration with social networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn) Instantaneous posting to multiple job boards Job alerts and category sorted…N/A

    Arcoro HR

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AArcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.N/A
    Pricing
    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
    Considered Both Products
    AkkenCloud
    No answer on this topic
    Arcoro
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of AkkenCloud and Arcoro HR
    Feature
    AkkenCloud
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search4.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration4.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
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    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
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    Crelate
    Score9.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score7.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.0
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (43 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AkkenCloudArcoro HR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AkkenCloud
    I don't know many other scenarios, as I have been with this company for 13 years and in this industry for roughly 25 years. It is a tool that is well suited for our company and this industry in general. As a staffing company, you can accomplish nearly everything imaginable with this tool. The only area I have seen that might not be ideal is if you wanted to run all kinds of metrics. You can run a variety of reports in Akken, the data fields are limited sometimes and one would think that wouldn't need to be the case. You should be able to put whatever data you want in any field to create the report you need.
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    Arcoro
    We have recommended to at least two other colleagues. It helps to prevent dishonest time keeping. Manual timekeeping by a supervisor seems to create a lot of room for errors including forgetfulness of who showed up and when. It's nice to be able to track when each employee is working or how many people are on each worksite.
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    Pros
    AkkenCloud
    • Automatically keeps a record of activities such as email conversations related to a candidate.
    • Time and date stamp on events logged to a candidate and customer is a great resource.
    • Completing full company profiles with all contacts is very helpful for later efficiency.
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    Arcoro
    • Employee logs in and answers health-related questions before beginning work. They remotely provide their own timesheet information, adjustable by the administrator where needed.
    • Location at time of login is readily available. Distance from jobsite can be determined at any login.
    • Time for lunch is automatically deducted from work hours, logged by type of work interrupted, and easily adjustable by the employer if necessary.
    • Reports by employees of time spent on any type of work during the work day and work week are readily available. Work by job name is also available.
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    Cons
    AkkenCloud
    • This is the worst ATS I've ever used. It's hard to find what you need. It's not set up in a coherent manner and things are all over the place.
    • I have to download a resume just to view it.
    • The parse function only works in Internet Explorer and it works poorly then. Makes it impossible to tell if its actually a duplicate because it flags everything.
    • No section for meaningful notes. Notes are all just reports of action.
    • No way to make it efficient for direct hires. All geared towards staffing so it makes you fill out non-sense information that will be inaccurate and irrelevant just to satisfy field requirements.
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    Arcoro
    • It would be a nice feature if employees could add photos of their progress on jobsites
    • The GPS could be a bit more exact for tracking employees
    • The reports page online is not the most user friendly page. It seems dated.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AkkenCloud
    There is no reason for us to make a switch. Everybody in the office is familiar with it and it allows us to get our work done faster. There are no pressing issues that would warrant a change at this point
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    Arcoro
    It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
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    Usability
    AkkenCloud
    Akken is quite easy to use however there are a few more complex functions or multi steps to go through to run reports and find historic information.
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    Arcoro
    It's easy for anyone tech savvy. It is kind of impossible to make anything even more user-friendly than it already is. The app itself has zero issues for all my staff. The admin side of things takes a bit more knowing and learning.
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    Performance
    AkkenCloud
    It's an average tool. The calendar function isn't great, email is slow, and there always seem to be day-to-day issues. The functionality is mostly there for a staffing firm, but there are plenty of areas of improvement still needed
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    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    AkkenCloud
    The best support we have received has been from sales. Customer success is pretty much a joke. We have been yelled at by customer success reps; been told to take a screenshot of something we are not seeing; been told there are no issues on there in when Akken hadn't been working for hours, only to have it magically fixed shortly after we reported the problem; and been told engineering was working on a problem for weeks without resolution. If you are going to be working with IT Staffing companies, you have to understand that we have a modicum of knowledge in IT, and you can't BS us. Honesty will get you a lot farther than stringing us along with BS.
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    Arcoro
    I have had problems outside of normal business hours and I get a return phone call from them pretty quickly. There has only been I think 1 instance that I waited for too long to be able to fix my situation.
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    Implementation Rating
    AkkenCloud
    Encourage your team to watch the training videos available.
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    Arcoro
    Gave a notice to all
    employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
    program. I had Spanish and English signs
    on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
    out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
    breaks were mandatory for all employees
    at least 30 min per day. This ensures
    safety on the roofs. We had a few people
    who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
    android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
    they see the benefit of it now.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AkkenCloud
    We preferred the ability to go with Mac computers. That was the number one selling point for us. Besides that we liked the ease of the product. The email interface looked exactly like Outlook. The calendar the same. The price was also a big selling point. It came in slightly cheaper than Bullhorn and other systems and in our opinion a better product.
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    Arcoro
    We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    AkkenCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
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    Return on Investment
    AkkenCloud
    • Sometimes the system is slow and the process of hiring someone is lengthy so it takes a long time to complete it so it takes away from other things I could be working on
    • It’s easy and quick to manage candidates to show what process they’re in
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    Arcoro
    • Saved at least 15 hours of time entry per week
    • Employees clock in and out with accuracy to the minute instead of guessing how many hours they worked on each job/day
    • Jobs/locations are listed on the app so employees can easily find the job they are working on instead of hunting through paperwork to find the location number
    • Geofencing tracks employees clocking in outside the job location
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