Jobvite vs. Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Jobvite
Score 7.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Jobvite is a full recruiting platform. It provides features across the recruiting funnel - from sourcing and managing candidates via CRM and managing workflows to communicating with hiring managers and reporting through custom dashboards and reports.N/A
Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Symphony Talent describes itself as a global leader in Employer Brand and Candidate Experience solutions, boasting some of the world's leading brands as customers. Combining creative and marketing technology, Symphony Talent states the company's goal is to transform employer brands to deliver world-class experiences for candidates, employees and recruiters. Symphony Talent acquired SmashFly in November, 2019. In June 2020, they launched SmashFlyX, their reimagining of the platform…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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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
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Features
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Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Jobvite
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Symphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.60 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.70 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Resume Management8.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.90 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Candidate Search7.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Collaboration8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation6.50 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Email Templates9.60 Ratings9.00 Ratings
User Permissions9.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reporting7.60 Ratings5.00 Ratings
User Ratings
JobviteSymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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Usability
8.7
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Availability
10.0
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Performance
9.0
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Support Rating
6.8
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8.0
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Online Training
8.0
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User Testimonials
JobviteSymphony Talent, now with SmashFlyX
Likelihood to Recommend
Jobvite is good for those who are looking for a cost-effective option. It certainly satisfies any basic needs someone would have or need through an applicant tracking system.
Where it does not do as well as in its interface. It’s clunky and difficult to navigate, especially for those who are new to it. I think it takes some real getting used to and not everyone has the time for that.
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SmashFly is a great tool for collecting data on candidates. It saves a tremendous amount of time with its ability to automate email campaigns. I would recommend handling the integration work on your company side so you can set-up alerts if a file fails or sftp passwords change.
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Pros
  • Workflow- I love that you can immediately see where in the process a candidate is.
  • Dashboard- The customization and overall feel of the site.
  • Feed- The fact that you can see the feed from the candidates other applications is a plus.
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  • Career Site Management
  • Robust marketing campaign tools
  • Easily integrates with a number of our vendor partnerships
  • Customer service
  • Support
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Cons
  • I would like to see Canvas for texting applicants further integrated into Jobvite - but I think that's already in the works
  • I would like a way to boost ads through Jobvite on popular job boards like Indeed to increase visibility on those hard-to-fill positions
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  • Reporting limitations when extracting large amounts of data
  • Not user friendly for admins
  • Best to handle the integration on the company side as SmashFly is unable to alert you if things are not working properly
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Likelihood to Renew
If I were to become an internal recruiter again, I would almost definitely use Jobvite. I liked the fact that we could set up any job application link on our company web site to connect directly to Jobvite. I also liked that Jobvite made employee referral easy to submit, as employee referrals tend to be the highest quality candidates. Jobvite really has all the tools a recruiter needs to get a candidate through a recruiting process quickly without anything slipping through the cracks. Even though there are a lot of features I feel can be greatly improved, I don't think there is anything on the market today that is better than Jobvite
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Usability
After using varios ATS's in the past, I have found most comfort and ease using jobvite. This tool has made the hiring process so easy to manage and just the fact that it is not complicated to use, makes it even better
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Reliability and Availability
No issues (especially compared to ADP).
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Support Rating
As I stated before, Jobvite's CSMs are very polite, responsive, and helpful, constantly vigilant to our needs as an organization and ready to help. I feel that Jobvite's support has always been willing to help, but in the most recent months it has sometimes been stressful or strained for our team to submit Jobvite tickets, as we sometimes receive a response that makes it clear that the person giving support has either not read our ticket completely and just wants to offer a quick fix, or is not invested in assisting and merely suggests ways that we can help ourselves (even in urgent circumstances when we are pressed for time, or in instances where they have done something for us before).
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I believe SmashFly does a great job supporting their system and staying involved with their clients. Everything in the system is basically a workflow so you can create them or reachout to support for help
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Online Training
Had phone training. Lots of webinars. Generally pretty good. Not enough time to learn. User community exists, but haven’t used.
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Implementation Rating
It forces you to evaluate your own business process.

The software lets you re-engineer things
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Alternatives Considered
Jobvite is a superior tool when compared against all the other acquisition tools I have used and definitely can say is the most user-friendly in my opinion. I enjoyed using it as an admin and as a user and would definitely recommend the product to anyone looking for an onboarding tool.
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It was like night and day. Success Factors had horrible customer service and we had very limited control over the platform. When we transitioned to SmashFly, their customer service was excellent and we had complete control over the system to make any changes we needed quickly. The technical support with SmashFly is also one of the best I've seen in the business. Their turnaround time is pretty quick when compared to others
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Return on Investment
  • Jobvite increased the completion-of-application rate by about 30 percent within the first week of using it. That is a huge deal for us.
  • Time spent by recruiters on sourcing, tracking, and scheduling applicants has decreased.
  • Time spent by recruiters/hr on the onboarding of new hires has decreased.
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  • From what I've heard, recruiters have noticed a big upswing in candidate response rate, which of course, leads to increased rates of hire.
  • Some recruiters are reluctant to use smashfly because they think they're doing double effort.
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ScreenShots

Jobvite Screenshots

Screenshot of the Jobvite interface to automate tedious, manual processes, with real-time analytics.Screenshot of the interface to build talent pools, nurture them with campaigns, and increase referrals within the CRM and Recruitment Marketing tools.Screenshot of where Jobvite centralizes onboarding activity, to standardize processes and seamlessly transition candidates, with the goal of providing them the best experience.Screenshot of Jobvite Intelligent Messaging, which helps to to make a good first impression by meeting candidates where they are – on the phone that’s always in their pocket.Screenshot of the relevant, targeted content and job search appearing on a Jobvite career site, that helps to attract job seekers and make compelling first impressions.