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ClearCompany vs Top Echelon: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 12th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 14,350 reviews from Recruiting users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Job Posting
4.9
Applicant Tracking
4.7
Candidate Management
4.8
Application Management
4.6
Resume Search
4.3
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Job Posting
4.5
Applicant Tracking
4.7
Candidate Management
4.8
Application Management
NA
Resume Search
4.4
User satisfaction
4.4
User reviews321
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.4
4.6
User reviews516
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.7
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Best for

We serve clients in every industry, ranging in size from a few dozen employees to tens of thousands.

TE Recruit by Top Echelon is built for growing recruiting agencies and executive search firms, offering customizable ATS and CRM tools to streamline workflows, save time, and drive results.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
Kitrina B
Recruiter
5.0

Kitrina B.: Hi, my name is Katrina and I'm the recruiter here at VCOM Solutions. Our company is just over 130 people and I use ClearCompany daily, so I give it a five out of five. So before ClearCompany, we were using iSim's talent platform and it wasn't working for us because it wasn't as in-depth as ClearCompany. So ultimately ClearCompany is much more than a talent management system. It allows us to get employees into our company as candidates, and then once they are employees, we use it as a performance management system as well. So it provides a lot more depth and is super user-friendly. So it took some time and research for our recruiting and talent management team to decide on ClearCompany, but first and foremost it was the support that we had. So from the moment we signed up with them, we had an implementation manager, a great worksheet that we worked through to get it across the finish line. And that team was super supportive all the way until they handed us off into the customer success manager that we worked with. In addition to their awesome team from set up to the support we have now, the support team is super easy to access and always helps with the questions we have and with the improvement requests that we also have. I also think it's just super user-friendly. Visually, it's appealing getting an applicant from the moment they apply all the way across the finish line to hire, super easy and streamlined and I get to train people on it daily. So to show them around, how to leave notes and comments is super awesome and I think it's just been a big change from the platform we had before and the amount of depth that it provides from opening a new requisition, all the information we can see on a candidate profile. And yeah, it's the people in the platform overall that really made us choose it. It was really seamless getting started with ClearCompany. We had the benefit of 2020 on our side, not that everyone sees that as a positive, but it allowed us to take a pause on recruiting and really dive in deep with the platform. But we did have an implementation team and manager that we met with almost weekly and an active Excel document that showed where we were in the step of each process that we had to complete. And they were really easy to talk through with any questions that we had. So the setup was really great and the support that we had was even better and that allowed my partner and I who set this up to really dive in deep and understand the platform from the initial phases. If you're considering ClearCompany as a platform, I definitely recommend that you should go for it. As mentioned previously, their support team, all the way from implementation to customer success and support that you have while utilizing the platform is above and beyond. They have a lot of great resources online and I know myself and my colleague have also been a big proponent and talked to people who are considering the platform before. So that's something that you can consider reaching out to the company and seeing if you can get a firsthand experience. Something I wish we knew going in was just that the implementation is in depth, but it will take a little bit of effort on your side. So just know that there is a lot of involvement from the jump, but the more that you're involved, the easier it is to really understand how seamless the platform can be. And as someone who uses it daily, I can tell you that once you pick it up, you're going to know it like the back of your hand.

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Blair P
Senior Recruiter
4.0

Blair P.: Hello. My name is Blair. I'm a director of recruiting with a national staffing and recruiting company. I would rate Big Biller four out of five stars. I actually, in my current position, we were starting a new division so we were actually starting from scratch and reviewing all options available as far as the ETS systems. At my previous job, I used a system called Bullhorn. That was a fairly good system. It happened to be very pricey and the customer service was not as responsive as what we noticed with some of the other companies that we had assessed as we were exploring our options. Big Biller, first and foremost, we reached out to probably about half a dozen companies and Big Biller was instantly kind of at the top of our list, just because of being customer service that we noticed even without being their customer. They were extremely responsive and very detailed with their answers and support. They also offered a two week trial, which was something we really liked so that we could try it before we bought the product. What we noticed during that trial really just kind of sealed the deal. It was a very easy to learn program. Everything's very customizable and it was easy to really allow our team to work seamlessly, whether they were at home or at various offices. Getting started with Big Biller was really easy. As I mentioned, not only was their customer support really responsive if we did have any questions along the way, but built into the system is a variety of onboarding videos that are right at your fingertips, and you can do them at your own convenience. In addition to that, the system itself was just very user-friendly. So even without the videos, our whole team felt very comfortable in getting started. If you are considering Big Biller or other ATS systems, I would highly recommend trying out the free two week trial. I think that's the best way to really try it before you buy it to get to see if it's something that fits the needs of your business and is comfortable for your team to use. I would also recommend reaching out to various companies and seeing how responsive their customer service is, because once you become a customer, if you've run into any issues, you're going to want that timely support. I really think you'll see Big Biller stand out from that perspective as well.

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ClearCompany

Top Features
40/44
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Referral Management
  • Searchable Database
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Assessment Management
  • Background Screening
  • Boolean Search
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • CRM
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Internal HR
  • Interview Management
  • Job Board
  • Job Posting
  • Job Requisition
  • Mobile Access
  • Onboarding
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Recruiting Firms
  • Reference Checking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Database
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Search
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Recruiting
  • Talent Pool
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
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Top Echelon

32/44
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ClearCompany
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
Top Echelon
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
ClearCompany
  • By ClearCompany
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2004
Top Echelon
  • By Top Echelon
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1988
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