Compare Ascentis and Applicant Tracking - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Ascentis or Applicant Tracking?

Ascentis is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Applicant Tracking, and Ascentis is rated higher (93/100) than Applicant Tracking (55/100). Ascentis offers users more features (15) than Applicant Tracking (3).

Looking for the right Payroll 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:

Ascentis Software Corporation Vs. ApplicantStack

Ascentis Software Corporation: Ascentis offers a comprehensive suite of on-demand HRIS/HRMS HR software, employee self-service, online payroll, applicant tracking system, and time and attendance software solutions. Our HRIS software/ HR management software, online payroll services, recruiting software, and online timesheet products are easy to set up, use, and are fully backed b...

ApplicantStack: ApplicantStack is affordable and easy-to-use Applicant Tracking and Recruitment software that is designed for small to mid-size businesses and recruiters. With ApplicantStack you can create online job applications, manage resumes, create screening questionnaires, create a career site/job board, manage hiring workflow, search resumes, track complian...

Who is more expensive? Ascentis or Applicant Tracking Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Payroll 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 Ascentis and Applicant Tracking Software.

Ascentis price starts at $5.40 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Ascentis HR is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Payroll software. Applicant Tracking Software price starts at $65 per user/month , When comparing Applicant Tracking Software to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Payroll software cost.

Bottom line: Ascentis is more expensive than Applicant Tracking Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Ascentis Vs. Applicant Tracking based on some of the most important and required Payroll features.

Ascentis: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, LMS, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting, Software Customization.

Applicant Tracking Software: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Ascentis HR is intended for mid-sized companies counting between 100 to 2500 workers. and Applicant Tracking Software's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.