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CATS Software Inc.

CATS

Composite Score

7.0 /10

CX Score

7.1 /10

11 Reviews Write a Review

What is CATS?

The CATS Applicant Tracking System is one of the fastest growing and most widely used systems for agency recruiters and HR professionals. CATS is a full-featured, web-based applicant tracking system. Accessible from any browser or mobile device, users can manage the entire tracking process from posting jobs to leading job boards and social networks to generating customized reports. Users can collect applications with the highly customizable, hosted career portal and find the right candidates with powerful searching capabilities.

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CATS Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love CATS?

0% Negative

8% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Caring
Saves Time
Client Friendly Policies

Cons

Less Inspiring

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Compliance

100

Candidate Experience Portal

Customized Job Postings

Employee Referrals

User Permissions

Integration APIs

Candidate Experience Surveys

Onboarding and Training

AI Capabilities

Mobile

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

CATS Reviews

Shyam M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

A worthy Applicant Tracking System

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates CATS from other similar products?

It has an inbuilt interview managing feature which can arrange an interview for the company and the applicant and also sends an invite for the same. Other than this, it also has really good analytics feature!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect is the analytics feature for sure!

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing which I don't like about the product as of now, but it is somewhat difficult to understand the software and how it works

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are a tech company and looking for a worthy ATS, then you can try this one out.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation

Cons

Less Friendly Negotiation

Douglas S.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Robust capabilities out of the box...Perfect!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates CATS from other similar products?

Ease of use for staff, intuitive customization, streamlined Candidate Experience,

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easily customizable workflows, custom fields, tailored applications with great ranking systems.

What do you dislike most about this product?

N/A...totally satisfied with CATS for 10+ Years...

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Don't hesitate...CATS offers the same capabilities as the "Bigs" in the space...for around $119 a month (discounted with an annual subscription) CATS pays for itself with your first hire.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Nilay S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Worthy ATS with good features!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates CATS from other similar products?

Really worthy ATS with integrated test platform and interview environment. Really good UI.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect is the live view of candidates and visualisation of scorecards

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing which I don't like yet

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Recommended for tech companies for sure if you are looking to hire employees.

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Fair
Reliable
Trustworthy

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Less Inspiring

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CATS Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love CATS?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Compliance Compliance with privacy legislation, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the ability to enact requests for purging of personal information.

Candidate Experience Portal An online platform that lets applicants engage with hiring through status updates, info access, and communication tools—clear, personal, and user-friendly.

Customized Job Postings Able to post jobs with descriptions that fit the organization’s needs.

Employee Referrals Employees can refer candidates through the system.

User Permissions Ability to set configuration and access permissions by user requirements.

Integration APIs Ability of the software to interface with legacy and other third party applications.

Candidate Experience Surveys Sends out surveys to candidates in order to capture data on the process.

Onboarding and Training The solution provides capabilities to train, coach, or onboard new sales hires.

AI Capabilities Artificial intelligence to enhance knowledge management such as automatically tagging content, recognizing duplicate content, and suggesting relevant content.

Mobile Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

CATS Reviews

Shyam M.

A worthy Applicant Tracking System

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Douglas S.

Robust capabilities out of the box...Perfect!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nilay S.

Worthy ATS with good features!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Compliance

Candidate Experience Portal

Customized Job Postings

Employee Referrals

User Permissions

Integration APIs

Candidate Experience Surveys

Onboarding and Training

AI Capabilities

Mobile

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created