Compare Workforce Ready and The Applicant - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Workforce Ready or The Applicant?

The Applicant is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Workforce Ready, and Workforce Ready is rated higher (98/100) than The Applicant (77/100). Workforce Ready offers users more features (16) than The Applicant (12). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workforce Ready!

Looking for the right Human Resources solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Kronos Incorporated Vs. The Applicant Manager

Kronos Incorporated: It started off with a simple idea: there had to be an easier way to record employee time transactions. And then one innovation led to another and that idea grew into something we now call workforce management.

The Applicant Manager: We've found that many applicants appreciate any news, even if it is to tell them that the job has been filled. Unfortunately, many employers barely have the time needed to wade through resumes, interview applicants and make a job offer. With this reality, updates and personal communications between applicants and employers are pretty much out of...

Who is more expensive? Workforce Ready or The Applicant Manager?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Human Resources software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Workforce Ready and The Applicant Manager.

Workforce Ready price starts at $6 per employee/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Kronos Workforce Ready is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Human Resources software. The Applicant Manager price starts at $90 per feature/month , When comparing The Applicant Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: Workforce Ready cost is around the same cost of The Applicant Manager.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Workforce Ready Vs. The Applicant based on some of the most important and required Human Resources features.

Workforce Ready: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Benefits Administration, HR Management, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting, Timesheet, Biometric, Labor Cost Reporting.

The Applicant Manager: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, Recruiting, Software Customization.

Target customer size

Kronos Labor force Ready is especially developed for small as well as midsize services who wish to automate a lot of their workforce management processes with great functions like real-time staff member data as well as scheduling. The Applicant Manager is specifically designed for small to medium sized organizations who are looking for an affordable yet user-friendly, intuitive applicant tracking solution.