Hireology vs. Low-Cost or Free Applicant Tracking Systems

Considering adopting your payroll provider’s free or low-cost applicant tracking system (ATS) in the name of all-in-one people management? Think again. An ATS that is not designed with the unique challenges of today’s hiring market in mind can be detrimental to your hiring outcomes.

Hireology has what it takes you help you hire quality talent faster in today’s tough market with:

  • Diversified sourcing integrations and tools to maximize reach
  • Cutting-edge automation for faster hiring
  • Candidate friendly tools that make communication and scheduling interviews a breeze
  • Intuitive, easy-to-use interface that makes the lives of your hiring teams easier
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The costs of moving to low-cost or free ATS in the name of all-in-one

Low volume of quality candidates

Most low-cost, payroll-provided ATS add ons offer little to support sourcing top talent on diverse channels or vet and verify applicants to identify top candidates.

Slow hiring speed

Most free or low-cost ATSes require talent to create a login just to apply — a practice that leads to 52% of job seekers quitting applications — making it harder to attract the applicants you need to fill roles fast.

Poor user experience

Payroll-provided ATS add ons are almost always built as an afterthought, never with the recruiters and hiring managers top of mind.

Frustrated hiring manager reviewing applications at a desk

Improve candidate quality with Hireology

  • Customized career sites
  • Built-in employee referral management
  • In-app verifications
  • Automated text messaging
Hiring manager reviewing candidates at his desk
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The quality rate of referrals is double the rate of non-referrals. Referrals are also easier to retain, reducing the cost of turnover.
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The cost of a bad hire is up to 30% of that employees annual salary

Leverage automation and customization to make hires faster

You lose revenue for every day critical roles remain unfilled. Hire quickly and drive bottom-line with Hireology’s built-in tools for hiring speed, including:

  • Simple/customizable applications
  • Prescreen surveys
  • In-app candidate texting
  • Interview scheduler and other automations
Hireology mobile app screens for on-the-go hiring
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52% applicants quit applications that require a login
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Speed up time to hire by 3.5 days when using SMS texting
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Hireology offers a hassle-free hiring experience for your team

At times of high competition in the hiring market, productivity matters. Your team should always be focusing on the tasks that matter — not repetitive, manual work. Hireology is built to help you work smarter, not harder with tools like:

  • AI-powered job description writer
  • Automated messaging like interview reminders
  • SMS and email templates
  • Customizable workflows
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Hireology increases productivity by up to 25% — leading to faster time-to-hire, lower recruitment costs, and greater bottom-line impact

What our customers have to say

“It’s not really free when you consider the time added to your hiring process and the impact on the quality of hire we are able to make. An ATS that is free or very low cost typically does not offer enough value to justify charging for.”
— Hireology customer considering using a free payroll-provided ATS
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Hiring team reviewing candidates together at a laptop
“Getting a large volume of low quality applicants without any tooling or automation to screen them out wastes the time of the hiring team.”
— Hireology customer considering using a free payroll-provided ATS

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