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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Cornerstone Recruiting
Star Rating
(59)3.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about Cornerstone RecruitingSmartRecruiters
Star Rating
(500)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact for Pricing Enterprise
Learn more about SmartRecruitersCornerstone Recruiting vs SmartRecruiters
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SmartRecruiters easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SmartRecruiters overall.
- Reviewers felt that SmartRecruiters meets the needs of their business better than Cornerstone Recruiting.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SmartRecruiters is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SmartRecruiters over Cornerstone Recruiting.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SmartRecruiters
Corporate
Contact for Pricing
Enterprise
SmartRecruiters Corporate offers maximum control to support enterprise class needs without sacrificing ease of use and hiring team collaboration.
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Cornerstone Recruiting
No trial information availableSmartRecruiters
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
6.5
47
8.4
423
Ease of Use
6.4
47
8.8
424
Ease of Setup
6.0
29
8.8
213
Ease of Admin
6.3
31
8.8
202
Quality of Support
5.6
44
8.4
361
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
6.6
30
8.9
196
Product Direction (% positive)
5.2
46
8.8
418
Features by Category
Platform Functionality
7.4
13
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Verified
8.0
251
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Verified
7.1
22
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Verified
8.8
278
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Verified
6.6
17
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Verified
8.1
243
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Verified
6.9
21
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Verified
8.7
283
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Verified
Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
5.7
23
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Verified
7.8
172
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Verified
6.7
17
|
Verified
8.2
151
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Verified
7.2
10
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Verified
8.3
143
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Verified
7.0
24
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Verified
8.4
190
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Verified
6.7
21
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Verified
8.6
196
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Verified
5.3
20
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Verified
8.2
162
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Verified
6.5
21
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Verified
7.7
175
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Verified
6.4
21
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Verified
8.3
188
|
Verified
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
5.7
23
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Verified
7.8
172
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Verified
6.7
17
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Verified
8.2
151
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Verified
7.2
10
|
Verified
8.3
143
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Verified
7.0
24
|
Verified
8.4
190
|
Verified
6.7
21
|
Verified
8.6
196
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Verified
5.3
20
|
Verified
8.2
162
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Verified
6.5
21
|
Verified
7.7
175
|
Verified
6.4
21
|
Verified
8.3
188
|
Verified
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
8.9
19
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
6.6
19
8.3
201
6.7
25
8.4
202
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
5.1
13
8.5
209
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
Platform
5.7
23
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Verified
7.8
172
|
Verified
6.7
17
|
Verified
8.2
151
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Verified
7.2
10
|
Verified
8.3
143
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Verified
7.0
24
|
Verified
8.4
190
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Verified
6.7
21
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Verified
8.6
196
|
Verified
5.3
20
|
Verified
8.2
162
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Verified
6.5
21
|
Verified
7.7
175
|
Verified
6.4
21
|
Verified
8.3
188
|
Verified
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
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
Platform Content
5.0
9
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
11
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
Platform Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
5.7
23
|
Verified
7.8
172
|
Verified
6.7
17
|
Verified
8.2
151
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Verified
7.2
10
|
Verified
8.3
143
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Verified
7.0
24
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Verified
8.4
190
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Verified
6.7
21
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Verified
8.6
196
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Verified
5.3
20
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Verified
8.2
162
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Verified
6.5
21
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Verified
7.7
175
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Verified
6.4
21
|
Verified
8.3
188
|
Verified
Recruiting and Onboarding
6.6
17
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Verified
8.1
243
|
Verified
6.5
16
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
21
|
Verified
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
19
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
21
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
21
|
Verified
Platform Performance
Not enough data
8.2
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
18
|
Verified
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
22
|
Verified
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cornerstone Recruiting and SmartRecruiters are categorized as Recruiting Automation, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Recruitment Marketing, and Recruitment Platforms
Unique Categories
Cornerstone Recruiting is categorized as Employee Referral and Onboarding
SmartRecruiters has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cornerstone Recruiting
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmartRecruiters
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
Hospital & Health Care
13.6%
Higher Education
11.9%
Financial Services
5.1%
Education Management
5.1%
Telecommunications
3.4%
Other
61.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Staffing and Recruiting
9.2%
Computer Software
9.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Financial Services
5.2%
Other
58.8%
Discussions
can you provide a way to extract the pre-screening questions when extracting via the views in edge?
1 Comment
KW
Have you compared a custom report to your data extraction to see what fields are being targeted and if custom report has all the pertinent data?Read more
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