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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

    Greenhouse

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AGreenhouse delivers a solution to help companies hire for what's next. Their hiring platform has users at companies like DoorDash, Dropbox and Wayfair, who use Greenhouse's intelligent guidance to design and automate all aspects of hiring.N/A
    Pricing
    AkkenCloudGreenhouse
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AkkenCloudGreenhouse
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details
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    AkkenCloudGreenhouse
    Considered Both Products
    AkkenCloud
    No answer on this topic
    Greenhouse Software Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    97 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    95 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    53 Answers
    Features
    AkkenCloudGreenhouse
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of AkkenCloud and Greenhouse
    Feature
    AkkenCloud
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Greenhouse
    8.7
    139 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Job Requisition Management6.18 Ratings9.6123 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.67 Ratings9.6123 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.65 Ratings7.3109 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.75 Ratings7.4115 Ratings
    Resume Management9.47 Ratings9.8129 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.28 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Candidate Search4.08 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.58 Ratings9.4133 Ratings
    Collaboration4.88 Ratings9.0126 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation8.27 Ratings9.1104 Ratings
    Email Templates8.05 Ratings9.5112 Ratings
    User Permissions9.05 Ratings9.0115 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.05 Ratings9.5128 Ratings
    Reporting8.06 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.5116 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AkkenCloudGreenhouse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (60 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AkkenCloudGreenhouse
    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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Well suited for Big organizations where recruitment is a daily task. Understanding of Greenhouse workings is simple and it is not difficult to train people who use it for first time. Greenhouse is less appropriate if you are looking for sharing offer letters or doing employee onboarding. Did not had a great experience in doing that
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    • Customization of interview plans, questions, interviewer roles for multiple positions
    • Manages efficient and timely candidate, hiring manager, and interviewer communication
    • Integrates with other tools needed in the hiring process such as sourcing tools and onboarding systems
    • Provides analytics and reporting to allow for data insights and process improvements
    • Provides an Onboarding feature that makes the hiring cycle seamless from first interview to hire date
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    • Greenhouse Security is simple, but not that granular. For example, everytime new recruiter joins, we have to give them access manually one by one. There is no one click or an easy way to auto assign security unlike other systems that we use such as Workday.
    • Greenhouse reporting is very lacking. Even though we are on the highest tier, we cannot extract data through this delivered feature. For example, scorecard custom questions. We have to do this through SQL.
    • Greenhouse Audit Log is also lacking. It is not useful at all. We cannot even see what job info changed and who changed it even though we are on the highest tier now.
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    we are gaining more by in from our hiring managers and candidates seem to like the ease of getting us interview times etc
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Greenhouse's user-friendly interface, efficient workflows, and integration capabilities with other HR tools make it a powerful tool for our company, helping us streamline our hiring and onboarding processes. With its customizable workflow and intuitive design, Greenhouse allows us to create a hiring process that suits their specific needs and requirements, without the need for extensive coding or technical expertise. Moreover, Greenhouse's integration capabilities with other HR tools enable us to centralise our hiring and onboarding data, making it easier to access and analyse applicant information, and reducing the risk of data loss or errors.
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
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    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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    I have never needed to call Greenhouse for support. I am not the primary account holder, nor do I use Greenhouse enough to merit calling support. I delegate that responsibility to the Recruiting team. They have never mentioned any experience with Greenhouse technical support, either bad or good. I would assume that they would tell me if the support was poor.
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    Implementation Rating
    AkkenCloud
    Encourage your team to watch the training videos available.
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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    I think we could have used more delivered functionality and less customized which now results in more maintenance
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    Tools appears very light to use. It does not take forever to load. the interface is very simple but capable, unlike many ATS's. The tools is Simple yet loaded with very useful functionalities that save a lot of time and expedites the processes. For different stakeholders, the tools works accordingly.
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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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    Greenhouse Software Inc.
    • Streamlined the hiring process and new hire time to value
    • Increased satisfaction for hiring managers and sales account managers
    • Allowed us to gain access to a bigger and more targeted talent pool
    • Saved us time and helped us avoid things falling by the wayside by keeping things in one place and sending automated alerts
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