Compare APS and ICIMS
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (55.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.00 1 Per Employee Per Month
No pricing available
APS
Star Rating
(826)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.00 1 Per Employee Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plans
ICIMS
Star Rating
(987)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ICIMS
Summary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that iCIMS excels in its applicant tracking capabilities, with users praising its user-friendly interface and seamless automation between candidate stages and reference checks. This efficiency allows for quicker offer closures, which is crucial in competitive hiring environments.
- Users say that APS stands out for its affordability and ease of use, particularly for small to midsize businesses. Reviewers appreciate its straightforward functionality and the platform's ongoing improvements, making it a practical choice for those looking for a cost-effective solution.
- According to verified reviews, iCIMS has a strong reputation for customer support, with users noting that the support team is responsive and effective in resolving issues quickly. This level of service contributes to a more positive overall experience for users navigating the software.
- Reviewers mention that APS offers excellent reporting features, with users finding it easy to export journal entries into their accounting software. This capability is particularly beneficial for businesses that require seamless integration with financial systems.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while iCIMS is favored by larger enterprises, it may face challenges in customization compared to APS. Users have noted that APS provides a more adaptable platform that can better meet the specific needs of mid-market companies.
- Users report that both platforms have their strengths, but APS generally receives higher marks for overall usability, with reviewers appreciating its intuitive design and straightforward navigation, making it easier for teams to adopt and utilize effectively.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
APS
Payroll
Starting at $6.00
1 Per Employee Per Month
Per employee per month + $50 base fee per month. $416.67 minimum per month.
+Available at an additional cost
- Payroll Tax Filings and Payments*
- Federal Forms 940 and 941
- State Withholding, Unemployment (if more than one+)
ICIMS
No pricing availableFree Trial
APS
No trial information availableICIMS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
710
8.5
866
Ease of Use
9.1
715
8.3
880
Ease of Setup
8.7
564
7.8
534
Ease of Admin
9.1
589
8.1
525
Quality of Support
9.5
712
8.1
804
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
588
8.4
517
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
705
8.4
854
Features by Category
Core HR
8.0
90
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
6.3
68
Not enough data
7.6
78
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
48
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
9.2
546
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
393
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
547
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
454
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
535
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
318
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
514
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
437
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
452
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
466
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
440
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.3
535
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
514
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
502
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
350
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
295
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
528
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
516
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
494
|
Verified
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
7.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
7.7
69
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
7.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
7.7
69
Not enough data
7.4
74
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
69
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
Basics
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
114
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.7
118
Not enough data
7.8
98
Not enough data
6.6
102
Content
Not enough data
7.3
105
Not enough data
7.2
101
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.8
442
|
Verified
8.2
77
7.5
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
483
|
Verified
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
Platform Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
442
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
402
|
Verified
8.2
77
7.5
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
483
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
Operations
8.3
74
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.0
36
Not enough data
7.1
36
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
Goals
7.2
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feedback
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Career pathing
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
6.4
14
Opportunity matching
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Analytics and integrations
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
8.1
16
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
12
Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
7.6
7
Feature Not Available
7.4
7
Feature Not Available
7.9
7
Feature Not Available
Sourcing
8.2
55
7.7
349
8.2
59
7.8
336
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
6.9
6
7.5
10
7.5
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.0
59
7.6
284
8.0
10
8.5
8
8.2
10
8.1
8
7.6
9
7.4
7
7.8
9
4.5
7
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
7.8
6
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
7.5
10
Feature Not Available
7.5
10
Feature Not Available
7.7
10
Feature Not Available
7.7
10
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
8.4
83
8.1
154
8.3
85
8.2
146
8.7
90
8.4
147
7.3
68
7.7
128
8.0
81
8.5
139
8.0
80
8.4
144
Platform Additional Functionality
8.6
91
7.9
140
7.3
52
6.9
94
7.2
57
7.0
95
8.3
84
8.0
144
8.2
84
8.0
143
Platform Data
7.4
61
7.5
121
8.0
69
7.7
135
8.1
73
7.9
125
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.2
77
7.5
426
|
Verified
8.6
85
8.2
319
AI Core Recruiting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Interviewing & Assessment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Job Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Candidate Interaction & Outreach
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Candidate Evaluation & Insights
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.6
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
35
|
Verified
Platform Content
Not enough data
6.8
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
34
|
Verified
Platform Performance
Not enough data
7.4
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
35
|
Verified
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
33
|
Verified
Time Tracking
9.1
128
Not enough data
8.2
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
122
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
129
Not enough data
7.8
100
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
6.8
77
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.9
475
|
Verified
7.4
126
7.6
368
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.6
164
8.2
487
|
Verified
8.7
160
8.4
480
|
Verified
8.3
146
7.0
374
|
Verified
8.3
163
8.0
485
|
Verified
8.8
163
8.3
494
|
Verified
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.7
38
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
APS and ICIMS are categorized as Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Onboarding
Unique Categories
APS is categorized as Healthcare HR, Payroll, HCM Software, Benefits Administration, Core HR, Performance Management, Time Tracking, and Workforce Management
ICIMS is categorized as Talent Marketplace Platforms, Recruitment Platforms, Candidate Relationship Management, Recruiting Automation, Recruitment Marketing, and AI Recruiting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
APS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ICIMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.8%
Hospital & Health Care
6.9%
Religious Institutions
6.2%
Restaurants
5.0%
Construction
3.8%
Other
67.2%
Hospital & Health Care
17.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.6%
Staffing and Recruiting
5.5%
Human Resources
4.1%
Higher Education
3.4%
Other
63.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
accruals
2 Comments
RM
Hi Steffan,
Thank you for reaching out regarding accruals. I have passed your feedback on to our Customer Success team so they can reach out.
Have a...Read more
Will the employee start date become anything more?
1 Comment
RM
Hi Hope,
We do not currently have anything planned for changes to the usage of the employee start date. However, we will pass your feedback along to our...Read more
What is the best time for a client to use SkillSurvey Reference for a job applicant?
1 Comment
Official Response from iCIMS SkillSurvey Reference
We believe the best practice is to generate a SkillSurvey Reference candidate feedback report on a job applicant after the phone screen and before the...Read more
