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SmartRecruiters, Inc.

SmartOS

Composite Score

7.8 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

37 Reviews Write a Review

What is SmartOS?

SmartOS (formerly The SmartRecruiters Hiring Platform) combines the best elements of consumer grade experience and enterprise grade technology. This unique combination is why leading enterprises use SmartRecruiters to solve their recruiting challenges & drive their businesses forward.

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Awards & Recognition

SmartOS won the following awards in the Talent Acquisition Suites category

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Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
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Latest Award, 2026

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

7 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

SmartOS Ratings

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

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

82 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.

+96 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 SmartOS?

0% Negative

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Caring
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Job Board Integration

Requisitions

Recruitment Scheduling

Mobile

Employee Employer Portal

Candidate Pipeline Management

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification

Analytics and Reporting

Templated Communications

Onboarding Document Management

HRIS Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

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SmartOS Reviews

Joe L.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

Orderly and Authentic Recruitment Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SmartOS from other similar products?

SmartRecruiters has the cognitive analytics and testing, which learns the inner fabric of an individual or a possible candidate.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SmartRecruiters is a highly determined rewarding option, where talent and other skills are recognized for a rational business change.

What do you dislike most about this product?

SmartRecruiters has increased the management of the human resource department, hence, there is organization and better talent nurturing procedures.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

SmartRecruiters increases the value for the HRM, where different strategies are deployed for a sustainable firm management and workforce control.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

Easy to use, new features added all the time.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Saves Time

Monique C.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Gaming and Hospitality
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

Great Product compared to most ATS systems.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SmartOS from other similar products?

You can actually schedule candidates interviews thru this system.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Templates and Scheduling interviews

What do you dislike most about this product?

It does not have a great Filter feature when reviewing candidates applications ( such as filter by keywords within their resumes such as schools, job titles, and optional keywords and etc ) as Workday does.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Awesome Product to use for HR and Recruiting

Pros

Efficient Service
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

SmartOS Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SmartOS?

Pros

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

Job Board Integration Ability to automatically post positions to external job boards and pull candidate information.

Requisitions Create and store unlimited requisitions.

Recruitment Scheduling Scheduling of screening and interviews.

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

Employee Employer Portal Software includes portal functionality for HR as well as employees.

Candidate Pipeline Management Captures, assesses and tracks prospects throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification Performs resume parsing by screening prospects manually or automatically for easier evaluation.

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

Templated Communications Ability to build and save standard employee communications to automate interactions. Communications to referees and candidates are pre-templated.

Onboarding Document Management Ability to automate employee onboarding through standardized document sharing

HRIS Integration Integrates with desired HRIS suite.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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SmartOS Reviews

Joe L.

Orderly and Authentic Recruitment Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use, new features added all the time.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Monique C.

Great Product compared to most ATS systems.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Job Board Integration

Requisitions

Recruitment Scheduling

Mobile

Employee Employer Portal

Candidate Pipeline Management

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification

Analytics and Reporting

Templated Communications

Onboarding Document Management

HRIS Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features