Crelate vs. SmartRecruiters

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Crelate
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Crelate 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
SmartRecruiters
Score 9.7 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.N/A
Pricing
CrelateSmartRecruiters
Editions & Modules
Business
$99
per month per user
Business Plus
Custom
Enterprise
Custom
Corporate
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
Global
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
SmartStart
Free
up to 10 active job postings
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CrelateSmartRecruiters
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,000
Additional DetailsVolume and commitment pricing discounts are available.The software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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Community Pulse
CrelateSmartRecruiters
Features
CrelateSmartRecruiters
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Crelate
8.3
Ratings
4% above category average
SmartRecruiters
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Job Requisition Management10.00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Resume Management10.00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Candidate Search10.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Collaboration10.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Email Templates7.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
User Permissions7.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Reporting10.00 Ratings1.70 Ratings
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CrelateSmartRecruiters
Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.1 out of 10
Breezy HR
Breezy HR
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
CrelateSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CrelateSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
Crelate Talent is well suited for applicant management. It also works functionally well with other job boards and websites such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, etc. Crelate Talent seems to be mainly used for a mid- to large-scale business rather than a small business, for an applicant tracking system, as the management features work best with an existing candidate pool.
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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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Pros
  • Drag and Drop - easy to move candidates through the recruitment process.
  • Intuitive- easy to learn and manage.
  • Interfaces well with emailing and texting.
  • Built in support for MS Word.
  • Knowledgeable support.
  • Supports telephone click-to-dial.
  • Easy to cross reference contact records using "@" symbol - very nice feature.
  • Easy to import resumes and contacts through multiple solutions.
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  • 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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Cons
  • Would love the option to add profile pictures
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  • Not having feature of referral data, who has referred
  • Another problem is that in [the] emails section it shows 'company name' field will show as Smartrecruiters vs. the name of our agency that will make confuse to [candidates]
  • Major problem of this is that it does not support api in the free version
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Likelihood to Renew
It works, but not sure that it's the best/we might try out alternatives first.
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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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Usability
No answers on this topic
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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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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Support Rating
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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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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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
Quick and easy to learn.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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Alternatives Considered
My two favorite systems are Crelate and Recruitee.
  • From my experience, Crelate is the best full-service database because it allows you to track Business Development and candidate activity
  • Recruitee is very effective as an applicant tracking system
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We previously used SnapHire which required a different account for each of our brands, and SmartRecruiters has been a vast improvement for our business in integrating our brands onto one applicant tracking site. This improves both the recruiter and hiring manager experience, and is much more user-friendly for tracking job approvals and postings, and tracking candidates through their applications.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
No explanation really, just a great product.
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Return on Investment
  • Can more easily organize our candidates and we have a lot of info at our fingertips - this translates to quicker processes which is positive
  • We keep all our notes on Crelate - very useful for the whole team to see
  • We have multiple team members scheduling so it really helps to see all the emails that have gone out, to ensure there's no overlap
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  • SmartRecruiters has unified the approach of my recruiting team, so everyone is processing their jobs the same way, which gives me the confidence that my payroll system will be loaded correctly.
  • SmartRecruiters has offered me integrations with electronic signatures, background checks, and job boards so that I don't have to manage multiple platforms to see recruitment/hiring information.
  • SmartRecruiters has given me the ability to see at-a-glance how we are doing in recruiting and our application volume to see how well our efforts are working.
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ScreenShots

Crelate Screenshots

Screenshot of the in-app calling notes feature.Screenshot of a dashboard view,Screenshot of the resume parsing tool.Screenshot of a view of the dashboard.Screenshot of custom reporting.Screenshot of the resume parsing tool.

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 how SmartRecruiters eases the burden of juggling multiple open roles and hiring large volumes.Screenshot of an example of the routine task automation that frees up hiring teams to focus on making great hires and delivering a better candidate experience.Screenshot of where to find and discover qualified talent while getting the most from the advertising budget.