ATS Comparison

Practical ideas, real-world stories, and smart strategies for HR tech success.

iCIMS vs. Ashby: Comprehensive ATS Comparison (2025)

This 2025 guide compares iCIMS and Ashby for mid-market and enterprise recruiting teams. Learn how each ATS performs on integrations, automation, analytics, UX, pricing, scalability, and industry fit—so you can evaluate which platform best meets your organization’s talent acquisition needs and technical requirements.

iCIMS vs Lever: Comprehensive ATS Comparison (2025)

This 2025 comparison of iCIMS and Lever helps HR and TA leaders evaluate each platform’s fit across enterprise use cases. We examine integration depth, user experience, automation, analytics, and cost—highlighting strengths and limitations to guide informed ATS selection for mid-market and global organizations.

iCIMS vs Jobvite: Comprehensive ATS Comparison (2025)

This in-depth comparison of iCIMS vs. Jobvite evaluates both platforms across critical categories, including integrations, recruiter and candidate experience, automation, analytics, scalability, and pricing. Tailored for HR tech buyers, this article helps mid-market and enterprise TA leaders determine which ATS best aligns with their hiring goals and operational complexity.

iCIMS vs Greenhouse: Comprehensive ATS Comparison (2025)

This article offers a comprehensive, impartial comparison of iCIMS and Greenhouse—two leading ATS platforms used by mid-market and enterprise employers. It evaluates both systems across integrations, user experience, automation, analytics, and pricing, helping talent acquisition leaders determine which solution best fits their organization’s hiring needs and long-term technology strategy.

iCIMS vs SmartRecruiters: Comprehensive ATS Comparison (2025)

This in-depth comparison of iCIMS and SmartRecruiters helps mid-market and enterprise talent acquisition leaders evaluate two leading ATS platforms. It explores key differences in integrations, configurability, user experience, reporting, automation, and pricing—highlighting strengths, trade-offs, and ideal use cases to support more informed, strategic HR technology decisions in 2025.

iCIMS vs HCM applicant tracking system

Exposing the Truth Gap in HR Technology Sales

HR tech marketing often exploits gaps between what buyers believe and what’s actually true. We call this “truth arbitrage.” At IRD, we close that gap through Deep Research and paid, off-the-record conversations with seasoned system admins — so buyers can make informed, honest decisions without vendor influence.

iCIMS Ike vs ADP's ATS solution

iCIMS vs. ADP Recruiting

This report compares iCIMS and ADP Recruiting, outlining the functionality that iCIMS customers may lose when transitioning to ADP. It covers key areas like sourcing and CRM, job distribution, interview scheduling, offer management, and compliance, with a focus on the healthcare industry. This comprehensive guide provides HR and IT decision-makers with questions to ask ADP to ensure no critical features are lost during the switch.

iCIMS Ike vs. Dayforce ATS

iCIMS vs. Ceridian Dayforce

Thinking about switching from iCIMS to Dayforce? This guide outlines the key feature gaps to watch for—especially in sourcing, CRM, and job distribution—and offers pointed questions to ask Ceridian before making a move. Use it as a conversation starter during demos, not a final verdict. Vendor evaluation starts with the right questions.

iCIMS vs. Workday Recruiting

iCIMS vs. Workday Recruiting

Switching from iCIMS to Workday Recruiting? This detailed report outlines which features you might lose and the questions to ask before making the move. From sourcing tools to compliance workflows, we break down key differences and hidden costs to help HR and IT leaders make informed, strategic decisions.

iCIMS vs HCM applicant tracking system

Why I Walked Away from Referral Payments (and What We’re Building Instead)

At my first HR tech conference, I started questioning the ethics of referral payments in vendor selection. This post explains why I walked away from kickbacks, how we’re using AI and real user insights to guide buyers, and what we’re building to make software selection more trustworthy for everyone.

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Real-world lessons from the people who make iCIMS work on the client side. Each week, we share insights from system administrators, consultants, and tech leads navigating the realities of iCIMS optimization.

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