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Bullhorn ATS & CRM vs ApplicantStack: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 21st, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 14,165 reviews from Recruiting users.
% Fit
Feature ratings
Job Posting
4.1
Applicant Tracking
4.3
Candidate Management
4.2
Application Management
4.0
Resume Search
3.7
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Job Posting
4.5
Applicant Tracking
4.3
Candidate Management
4.3
Application Management
4.5
Resume Search
4.2
User satisfaction
4.1
User reviews1,074
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.0
Value for money
3.7
Customer support
4.0
4.4
User reviews1,566
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.4
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Free version
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Free version
Free trial
Best for

Bullhorn works best for recruiting agencies with 11+ users and is perfect for companies looking to scale without limitation, increase productivity, and make more placements.

Internal hiring teams in the US & Canada. Not best suited for staffing firms. Leading hiring platform for healthcare, prof services, scientific, tech, manufacturing, food delivery, and hospitality.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Blair P
Senior Recruiter
3.0

Blair: Hi. My name is Blair and I am a director of recruiting at a national search firm. I would rate Bullhorn ATS three out of five stars. And for more reviews like this, please click below. So Bullhorn is really the pulse of our organization. We use it for everything from keeping our clients organized and all of our sales activities, but mainly we use it for our ATS, or our applicant tracking system. That's where we build our resume database and keep track of all of our active and previous job orders that we're working on. The two main things that I like most about Bullhorn. The first would be that it is very easy to implement and train. It's very user friendly. So if you're growing your organization or switching over from a different platform, it's pretty easy to get your team up to speed. The other thing that I really like a lot about Bullhorn would be that it's very easy to run and generate reports. Whether that's from an activity standpoint or billing and invoicing, it's very fast, easy, and customizable to run whatever report you may need. The three main things that I dislike about Bullhorn. The first would be the price tag. It is a lot more expensive than very comparable products out there on the market. The second would be their customer service. The response time is not very prompt. And the third, which impacts us on a day to day basis, is the lack of Chrome extension to import candidate profiles from LinkedIn. Which would make things a lot easier and smoother, and that's not something that Bullhorn offers at this time.

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Mark A
Lead Generator
5.0

Mark K.: Hi, my name is Mark. I'm a lead generator. I give Applicant Stack a five out of five. For more reviews like this, please click below. We use Applicant Stack to track the incoming applicants and candidates from the start of the application process all the way through hiring or the do not pursue phase. One of my absolute favorite things about Applicant Stack is A, how customizable it is and also how intuitive it is. We bring on a ton of different new people. We're a very, very large company. So the fact that it is simple to use and pretty intuitive is a major benefit to us as well as the reporting is very beneficial. So we can draw up pretty much any type of report and call any type of data that we can imagine. So it is a very, very versatile product. The one thing I wish I could change about Applicant Stack, and again, this may be a use your error type thing, but is the exporting of the reports. There's other programs out there that export the data already in a nice, neat, pretty picture. Whereas once you export the data out of Applicant Stack, at least in my experience, you have to manipulate it in order to get the graphs and the charts that you want.

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Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Activity Dashboard
207
Important
Alerts/Notifications
388
Important

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

34/44
  • Assessment Management
  • Background Screening
  • Email Marketing
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Interview Management
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Reference Checking
  • Referral Management
  • Searchable Database
  • Talent Pool
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Boolean Search
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • CRM
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Email Management
  • Internal HR
  • Job Board
  • Job Posting
  • Job Requisition
  • Mobile Access
  • Onboarding
  • Recruiting Firms
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Database
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Search
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Recruiting
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
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ApplicantStack

Top Features
35/44
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Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ApplicantStack
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
  • By Bullhorn
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1999
ApplicantStack
  • By Swipeclock
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1999
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