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SmartRecruiters vs iCIMS Recruit comparison

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Categories and Ranking

iCIMS Recruit
Ranking in Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software
1st
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SmartRecruiters
Ranking in Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Talent Acquisition (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software category, the mindshare of iCIMS Recruit is 1.5%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartRecruiters is 2.7%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
iCIMS Recruit1.5%
SmartRecruiters2.7%
Other95.8%
Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software
 

Featured Reviews

ManishGupta9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director & CEO at Talenton Global
Centralized hiring workflows have cut time to fill and now need better automation and AI features
Implementation can be a bit lengthy and complicated, which is an area where iCIMS Recruit needs improvement. Customer support and automation are areas where iCIMS Recruit is less impressive, and they need to improve more on automation processes. Configurability could be a bit higher because some competitors might have an edge in terms of UX, recruiting workflow, modern recruiter experiences, and sourcing or CRM-oriented experiences. A native HCM is important because many times I have to integrate with different HCMs like Workday or SAP. Pricing is not very transparent, as sometimes I have to keep adding things and they keep adding more prices in terms of lower cost and faster implementation. Some user functionality can require too many steps. Customer support can be inconsistent sometimes, and I have seen some delays. The iCIMS Recruit support team does not always provide very proactive support. Implementations are usually very lengthy and they really need to improve their implementation strategy to cut down a substantial amount of time.
SUMANTA  GHOSH - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Recruitment Lead at IQ-EQ
A user-friendly tool that functions without any glitches
With SmartRecruiters, compatibility with other HRIS systems is an area with certain shortcomings that require improvement. SmartRecruiters is a tool that we use as an ATS platform in our company, but we manage the employee lifecycle with the help of SAP, and I don't see the integration of SmartRecruiters with SAP happening quite seamlessly, making it an area where improvements are required.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Everything was very easy to find within iCIMS Recruit, and in general, iCIMS Recruit is very easy to navigate and learn."
"iCIMS Recruit has positively impacted my organization because we can see all communications in one database versus multiple ones."
"The best features of iCIMS Recruit in my use case were being able to monitor interviewer feedback form submissions and send reminders."
"I would advise others looking into using iCIMS Recruit that it is dependable software, reliable, and does the job perfectly."
"iCIMS Recruit has impacted the organization positively because it has provided us with additional support and consistency with every recruiting process that we handle in the company, and this provides great transparency and great candidate experience in order for us to hire the best talent for the business."
"After we brought them into iCIMS Recruit, their application completion rate rose to almost 100%, so it's between 92% to 100% for them now."
"The best features iCIMS Recruit offers are that it is easy to progress from sourcing to interviewing through the entire process, from sourcing and interviewing to rejection or acceptance and onboarding."
"iCIMS Recruit has positively impacted my organization by making things smooth and efficient, allowing us to integrate texting capabilities and new candidate notifications and providing comprehensive reporting for ourselves and for executives."
"With this solution, I was able to add diversity to my recruiting. I was able to source from multiple locations, and I could show where applicants came from. The reporting tools that are on offer, allowed us to expand our reach. We were able to add meaningful diversity into recruiting."
"The all-encompassing ability to manage the process cohesively out of the SmartRecruiter system was valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that amongst all the other ATS platforms that I have used, SmartRecruiters is the most user-friendly tool."
"Job publishing and application tracking are the most valuable features. You can keep the flow of a candidate's application into one system. The whole collaboration can also be done within the system, which means that you can schedule interviews and add your feedback and ratings there. You can also communicate with the candidates. The analytics part of it is also very valuable. It is a useful feature that we use quite a lot. We don't really use other features such as recruitment marketing or CRM candidate relationship management in SmartRecruiters."
"If you're a pretty massive company, this is the one that you would want to look into because it has so much functionality built in."
"I used the free version, which I found valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the way that they've set it up for collaboration."
"It has a lot of good features. We post all of our jobs through the system, and they have a marketplace where you can share the job post with the job boards they're working with. It is integrated with all the records about from where the applications are coming. We have all of our candidates gathered there. We can set up our own hiring processes depending on the type of job and then move them through the process there. It is also possible to involve hiring managers and give them access so that they can also track the candidates and have a look at TBE and interact in the system, which is very useful. We also use SmartRecruiters for job approvals before posting the job as well as for offer approvals before sending an offer. We have everything in the system itself, and everything is being tracked, which is very good for us. It is a reliable system, and you can use it for the full cycle of recruitment. You can really adapt it to your processes. When it comes to the configuration, it is easy to configure. Something that is good with SmartRecruiters is that they are always working on improvements. Every quarter, they have different enhancements or product releases, which is something that we appreciate."
 

Cons

"The customer support for iCIMS Recruit is terrible. I chose a rating of six because the customer service has been terrible, and we have gone through numerous account managers."
"iCIMS Recruit can be improved by having easier setup, more customizable options, and easier templates that are able to be updated within the same workday instead of waiting to get confirmation for those updates to be implemented."
"iCIMS Recruit can be improved from its user interface."
"Recruiters have to spend too much time updating some of the information there."
"There are several areas where iCIMS Recruit required improvements, including the learning curve for new users."
"The only challenge is that it can be difficult to make managers aware that they need to follow positions in the platform and learn how to use it so we can work together."
"If reporting could be more robust, that would be phenomenal."
"I know that they are very expensive and it's a long implementation process, but they're still my favorite applicant tracking system I've used in twenty years."
"The solution's reporting feature could be improved because it is not very strong."
"The solution needs to work on a single sign-on."
"The major improvement area is how it integrates with other systems; that's where we've had some sort of pain points."
"The filters are not accurate. The results are inaccurate when filtering multiple criteria, such as country and hiring manager."
"Sometimes, there is this language or communication barrier in terms of what the applicants mentioned. SmartRecruiters sometimes has trouble understanding certain types of keywords or has certain types of language, translation, or grammar issues."
"One thing that has been a bit of a struggle is getting tech support."
"One thing that has been a bit of a struggle is getting tech support. It is a little more difficult to get support from SmartRecruiters. They want you to have your own in-house person to help you with any issues, whereas with both Lever and Greenhouse, you can just click a button at the bottom of the screen and chat with someone almost instantly."
"The first pain point for us is when we're scheduling interviews with candidates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Back in 2018, when I engaged with their sales, they wanted to charge around $10,000 for an annual subscription. Depending on your organization, that either could or couldn't be expensive. I personally think it's a fair price. However, I engaged them and negotiated a lower price with them. I think I got closer to $6,000. It came with a commitment of three years."
"SmartRecruiters is much better than its competitors. Considering the type of features and services it provides, it is probably one of the best solutions in the market. Others may offer a similar price, but their services won't be that good or the user-friendliness won't be that great. The licensing works based on how many users are there in a company. If you are using other functionalities, like CRM and HRS, the price increases."
"They are pretty competitive. As the product matures, it has much more functionality and different pricing models. It can relatively cost a lot more if you want to use additional features, but, in general, it is competitive in the industry. We work on a yearly license agreement based on the company size. There are the support costs, which are a part of the additional cost based on the percentage of the licensing fee. So, it has a license plus support cost. Then, of course, there are other add-on options that we can purchase and procure whenever we want to based on certain negotiated arrangements."
"SmartRecruiters is an expensive solution."
"There were implementation costs in the first year to get everything set up and running, and then they have various modules on top, which are optional and available at an extra charge."
"I wasn't involved in its acquisition, but I would assume that SmartRecruiters is pretty pricey."
"I haven't been so involved with pricing, so I don't have all details, but I know that we are paying per head when it comes to different countries. There is an additional fee for new features that they release. If it is something that we would like to use, we need to pay some extra for it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Government
12%
University
8%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iCIMS Recruit?
iCIMS is very expensive. As a smaller company, we are a small fish in a big pond to them, and all of our inquiries seem to be ignored.
What needs improvement with iCIMS Recruit?
iCIMS Recruit can be improved by adding more features in the UI. The UI is going to be very important, such as more large toggle switches. The main thing would be navigation, the UI, and how to nav...
What is your primary use case for iCIMS Recruit?
My main use case for iCIMS Recruit includes conducting background checks and eligibility checks. I do not have anything else to add about my main use case with iCIMS Recruit; it is basically just f...
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