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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crelate

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACrelate is a recruitment platform built for executive search, direct placement, and in-house talent teams. The Crelate platform combines an ATS, a Recruiting CRM, and intelligent sourcing.

    $99

    per month per user

    iCIMS

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AiCIMS is a web-based applicant tracking system (ATS). The tool's talent recruiting and management functions include features like social recruiting, talent sourcing, offer management, and onboarding. The programs are centralized on iCIMS’s UNIFi platform and are scaled for mid-sized to enterprise businesses.

    $1,700

    per month

    Pricing
    CrelateiCIMS
    Editions & Modules
    Business
    $99
    per month per user
    Business Plus
    Custom
    Enterprise
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrelateiCIMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsVolume and commitment pricing discounts are available.—
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    Community Pulse
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    Crelate Inc.
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    iCIMS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    87%
    Would buy again
    86 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    91 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    Features
    CrelateiCIMS
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Crelate and iCIMS Talent Cloud
    Feature
    Crelate
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    iCIMS Talent Cloud
    8.4
    126 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Job Requisition Management10.05 Ratings8.8123 Ratings
    Company Website Posting5.05 Ratings9.6117 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media5.02 Ratings7.5103 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.02 Ratings9.4108 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.02 Ratings7.2111 Ratings
    Resume Management10.04 Ratings9.2120 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.05 Ratings5.2114 Ratings
    Candidate Search10.05 Ratings9.4121 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.05 Ratings9.6122 Ratings
    Collaboration10.04 Ratings9.7110 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation10.04 Ratings7.193 Ratings
    Email Templates7.04 Ratings8.8122 Ratings
    User Permissions7.02 Ratings9.3120 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings7.5108 Ratings
    Reporting10.04 Ratings7.3121 Ratings
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    Bullhorn ATS & CRM
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    JobDiva
    Score7.7 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrelateiCIMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.1
    (147 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (31 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (68 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (103 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrelateiCIMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crelate Inc.
    • Crelate allows you to quickly import candidates to your database from LinkedIn. Very good resource that is quick and user friendly!
    • Crelate allows an unlimited number of job positings
    • Easy to prioritize your searches
    • Good resource to tracking placements and billing
    Incentivized
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    iCIMS
    iCIMS Talent Cloud is a great applicant tracking system that allows users to easily identify qualified candidates with built in AI platforms. iCIMS's text recruit is a very helpful tool that allows easy communication from recruiter/admin to candidate, without using personal cell phones on the admin side. This is the day and age that we live in so this is a very appropriate add on.
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    Pros
    Crelate Inc.
    • Crelate has a very useful SMS system where you can engage with candidates via text and receive quick responses
    • Crelate has generally useful widgets such as bookmarks, engagement activities, and ad response tracking
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    iCIMS
    • The opt-out message after the 1st text helps weed out the people who are not interested.
    • Having the ability to have templates/answers to frequent questions saved and ready to use makes it easier/faster to talk to multiple people.
    • Being able to schedule text campaigns is amazing. Every Saturday I set up my campaigns for the next week. This gives me more time to focus on other things.
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    Cons
    Crelate Inc.
    • Interface isn't great - there's a lot of clicking around required that I wish was streamlined
    • This isn't a self-explanatory platform - you have to dig around a while before you figure out how to use some features, like the filtering of contacts, for example. There's a place that you'd think you filter, but that actually changes the contacts list instead.
    • It often crashes and you have to sign out and sign back in for it to work again.
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    iCIMS
    • Support model - there has been a decrease in the service, we already addressed it and hopefully, it will improve
    • Configuration flexibility - there are minor things that we could easily change but for some reason, it is available only for vendor
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Crelate Inc.
    It works, but not sure that it's the best/we might try out alternatives first.
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    iCIMS
    I would say that we are very likely to renew with iCIMS. They seem to continuously be improving their product based on the feedback from their clients. In addition, the thought have having to go through another implementation of this level is daunting and as long as the software continues to meet the business needs of the company and provides the appropriate level of support we will most likely stay. Costs regarding future renewals will also impact this decision and if necessary we will go to market to evaluate other options.
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    Usability
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iCIMS
    We just love iCIMS. Our hiring managers love iCIMS. I give it a 9 because some hiring managers do not have to use it as regularly and need reminders on what to do. It really improved our experience with our ATS overall and I wouldn't want to work in any other system in my job.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iCIMS
    There is always ample advance notice before the software goes down for maintenance and this is usually done at off-peak hours. As for system failures - I can't think of any that have effected us in over two years od use.
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    Performance
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iCIMS
    We can think of no dissatisfaction with our daily use of iCims, involving its response time to commands or incompatibility with any other software we presently use.
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    Support Rating
    Crelate Inc.
    Usually the Crelate support is very responsive and quick to fix any problems that arise. I've personally seen emails of the threads where Crelate support was quick to resolve problems and act courteously while doing so. While I have never called their line, it seems that their phone support is also well experienced.
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    iCIMS
    Let me begin by saying the implementation phase was PHENOMENAL! Katie was our support manager and she was outstanding. The process was cumbersome and time-consuming, but she was outstanding and knowledgeable. That process gets a 9/10 for sure. However, between multiple account manager changes (and no notification) and being promised functionality that doesn't exist, and not hearing back when we reach out to support or open a ticket, the process has been really disappointing since implementation. We do have a new rep who has reached out to introduce himself, and we are optimistic that our experience will improve considerably after that meeting.
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    Online Training
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iCIMS
    I would say I believe iCims online training is very good. It's informative, visually appealing, and simple in explaining all the different aspects of iCims. I also really like the new candidate onboarding, and all the other training curricula you have up to be able to inform or send out to the candidate. I like you can attach a URL link for videos as well so you can really customize the training. I feel that overall, I would like to see more. Perhaps, more robust options with the training, if that's something iCims is expanding on in the future.
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    Implementation Rating
    Crelate Inc.
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    iCIMS
    I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crelate Inc.
    • Easier to use, modern, supports drag and drop. Easy to set up and use. Fewer keystrokes
    • better support than zoho, not as good (but getting there) as PCR
    • Crelate is a smaller company, nimble and has ear of the customer
    • LIke ability to click and dial!
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    iCIMS
    Fully available automation, lesser bad data quality, more information is gathered at the time of applicant profile creation without having the need to ask for any follow ups or additional notifications. Integrates better with Oracle, Workday and SAP than other similar systems. Service tickets are resolved faster than other vendors we worked with.
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    Scalability
    Crelate Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    iCIMS
    iCims is currently pretty good and the best TAS for us at our stage of growth - but further improvement and enhancements will only help make it even better.
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    Return on Investment
    Crelate Inc.
    • Crelate has allowed me to customize my recruiting process for business development. This will be a great ROI moving forward.
    • Crelate links all candidates to the company that they work for. This is extremely important to quickly identify profiles in the database with the companies that they work for. Sounds simple but very important!
    • Quickly interfaces with LinkedIn to important candidates. This makes importing candidates quick and easy!
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    iCIMS
    • We implemented iCIMS Talent Cloud right before the pandemic. The pandemic created the most difficult recruitment environment ever. I cannot say that iCIMS Talent Cloud has helped us realize any advantageous success in this battle we are fighting. It gets the job done, but we have realized anything like filling jobs faster or having resources within iCIMS Talent Cloud to allow us to attract candidates differently. Status quo, I guess.
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