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# ApplicantStack vs HiringThing Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**ApplicantStack** [

4.4/5(810)

](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews#reviews)

**HiringThing** [

4.5/5(28)

](https://www.g2.com/products/hiringthing/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**ApplicantStack**
Free Trial

**$29.00** Per Month · Starter

**HiringThing**
Free Trial

**Starting at $62.00** Per Month · Pay Per Job

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**ApplicantStack**
2 months

Based on 73 responses

**HiringThing**
\<1 monthFaster

Based on 7 responses

Return on Investment

**ApplicantStack**
9 months

Based on 65 responses

**HiringThing**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**ApplicantStack**
$$$$$

**HiringThing**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**ApplicantStack**
8%

**HiringThing**
Not enough reviews yet

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Pros & Cons

**ApplicantStack**
[
Ease of Use (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1238469&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Simple (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1238061&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Customization (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1238052&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Form Issues (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1237900&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**HiringThing**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**ApplicantStack**
 ![ApplicantStack screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/71925/expirable-direct-uploads_2Fb870d5fc-b148-476c-8727-ff89c7746cc5_2FProduct_Screenshot.png)

**HiringThing**
 ![HiringThing screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1878419/HiringThing_dashboard.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**ApplicantStack**

8.8

8.8708

**HiringThing**

9.2

9.216

Ease of Use

**ApplicantStack**

8.8

8.8717

**HiringThing**

9.5

9.516

Ease of Setup

**ApplicantStack**

8.5

8.5464

**HiringThing**

10.0

10.08

Ease of Admin

**ApplicantStack**

8.9

8.9467

**HiringThing**

9.5

9.510

Quality of Support

**ApplicantStack**

8.6

8.6632

**HiringThing**

7.9

7.913

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**ApplicantStack**

9.1

9.1457

**HiringThing**

8.8

8.810

Product Direction (% positive)

**ApplicantStack**

8.5

8.5703

**HiringThing**

10.0

10.013

Features

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)[Hide 134 FeaturesShow 134 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.1

586

9.0

14

Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Adaptive Learning

7.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

7.4(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Decision Making

7.4(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Sourcing

Candidate Search

8.3

413

9.2(won by 0.9)

11

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Career Page Configuration

8.4

379

9.0(won by 0.6)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Candidate Sourcing

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Job Posting

9.2(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Candidate Sourcing Metrics

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Boolean Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resume Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System

Candidate Evaluations

8.5

400

9.2(won by 0.7)

10

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Applicant Data Management

9.2(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Hiring Processes Tracking

9.4(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Automated Resume Parsing

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Scheduling

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Candidate-Facing Statuses

8.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Workflow Building

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Candidate Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Customization 

8.3(won by 0.2)

295

8.1

6

User, Role, and Access Management

8.6

334

9.7(won by 1.1)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Activity Dashboard

8.5

322

9.8(won by 1.3)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Integration APIs

8.2(won by default)

221

Not enough data

Internationalization

Feature Not Available

8.3(won by default)

5

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Training Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Goal Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Action Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benefits Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recruitment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Training Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Orientation Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HR Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Help Desk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Description Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Initiative Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Community Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Referral Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Candidate Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advertising Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compensation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HR Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competency Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Description Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Evaluation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Predictive Insights

7.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

AI Job Description

7.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Chatbot

6.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Question Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recruiting Firms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Talent Pool

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Candidate Profiles

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Board

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internal HR

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reference Checking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Careers Page

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resume Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Matching Engine

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Recruiting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Onboarding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Small Businesses

Not enough data

Not enough data

Background Screening

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resume Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Searchable Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

GDPR Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Requisition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Onboarding[Hide 106 FeaturesShow 106 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.6

562

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Onboarding

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform Content

Forms Library

8.9(won by default)

219

Not enough data

E-Forms

8.9(won by default)

199

Not enough data

E-Signature

9.0(won by default)

199

Not enough data

Background Checks

8.2(won by default)

128

Not enough data

Offer Letter Approvals

8.5(won by default)

152

Not enough data

Offer Letter Templates

8.4(won by default)

67

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform Additional Functionality

Self-Service Portal

8.7(won by default)

184

Not enough data

Automated Team Introductions

8.2(won by default)

96

Not enough data

Compliance Training

8.1(won by default)

127

Not enough data

Automated Onboarding Workflows

8.6(won by default)

189

Not enough data

Onboarding Notifications

8.6(won by default)

199

Not enough data

Platform Data

Time-to-Productivity Reporting

8.4(won by default)

158

Not enough data

Onboarding Process Reporting

8.5(won by default)

171

Not enough data

Visualization

8.2(won by default)

74

Not enough data

Platform

Customization 

8.3(won by 0.2)

295

8.1

6

User, Role, and Access Management

8.6

334

9.7(won by 1.1)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Activity Dashboard

8.5

322

9.8(won by 1.3)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Integration APIs

8.2(won by default)

221

Not enough data

Internationalization

Feature Not Available

8.3(won by default)

5

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Training Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Goal Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Action Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benefits Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recruitment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Training Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Orientation Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HR Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Help Desk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Description Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Initiative Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Community Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Referral Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Candidate Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advertising Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compensation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HR Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competency Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Description Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Evaluation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recruiting and Onboarding

Interview Scheduling

8.4(won by default)

401

Not enough data

Onboarding

8.9(won by default)

322

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Handbook

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Applicant Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Recruiting[Hide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Talent Acquisition Suites[Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![ApplicantStack](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1549303315/applicantstack.png "ApplicantStack")](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews)

ApplicantStack

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

20.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

70.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

9.1%

[![HiringThing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5bc3322cac97246ee08a7d27632953f3/hiringthing.svg "HiringThing")](https://www.g2.com/products/hiringthing/reviews)

HiringThing

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

54.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

41.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

4.2%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

20.6%

54.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

70.3%

41.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

9.1%

4.2%

Reviewers' Industry

[![ApplicantStack](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1549303315/applicantstack.png "ApplicantStack")](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews)
ApplicantStack

Hospital & Health Care

23.3%

Non-Profit Organization Management

6.7%

Individual & Family Services

6.6%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

4.9%

Construction

4.2%

Other

54.3%

[![HiringThing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5bc3322cac97246ee08a7d27632953f3/hiringthing.svg "HiringThing")](https://www.g2.com/products/hiringthing/reviews)
HiringThing

Computer Software

16.7%

Civic & Social Organization

8.3%

Mental Health Care

8.3%

Human Resources

8.3%

Hospital & Health Care

8.3%

Other

50.0%

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ClearCo
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## ApplicantStack vs HiringThing

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found HiringThing easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with ApplicantStack overall.

- Reviewers felt that HiringThing meets the needs of their business better than ApplicantStack.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ApplicantStack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HiringThing over ApplicantStack.