Compare SmartSearch and Workforce Ready - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SmartSearch or Workforce Ready?

Workforce Ready is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SmartSearch, and Workforce Ready is rated higher (98/100) than SmartSearch (81/100). Workforce Ready offers users more features (16) than SmartSearch (5). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workforce Ready!

Looking for the right Applicant Tracking 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:

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. Vs. Kronos Incorporated

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc.: Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. has led the way in the development and deployment of recruiting software for over 20 years. With a long history of recruiting industry "firsts," SmartSearch®, our premier talent acquisition system, has grown to deliver secure, real-time solutions that enable our clients to reduce IT costs and mitigate risks. Smar...

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.

Who is more expensive? SmartSearch or Kronos Workforce Ready?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Applicant Tracking 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 SmartSearch and Kronos Workforce Ready.

SmartSearch price starts at $100 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartSearch is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Applicant Tracking software. Kronos Workforce Ready price starts at $6 per employee/month , When comparing Kronos Workforce Ready to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Applicant Tracking software cost.

Bottom line: SmartSearch cost is around the same cost of Kronos Workforce Ready.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SmartSearch Vs. Workforce Ready based on some of the most important and required Applicant Tracking features.

SmartSearch: Resume Database, Applicant Tracking, Customer Self Service Portal, Workflow Rules & Management, Customer Relationship Management.

Kronos Workforce Ready: Benefits Administration, HR Management, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large corporations. 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.