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At a Glance
ICIMS
ICIMS
Star Rating
(988)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ICIMS
Lever
Lever
Star Rating
(2,102)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Lever
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Lever excels in user experience, particularly with its intuitive interface and seamless integration with Office 365 for scheduling and communication. Users appreciate how this integration simplifies candidate evaluation and enhances overall efficiency.
  • Users say that iCIMS offers robust applicant tracking capabilities, with many highlighting its user-friendly interface. Reviewers have noted that the automation between candidate stages and reference checks is particularly effective, allowing for quick turnaround times in the hiring process.
  • According to verified reviews, Lever stands out for its strong candidate filtering features, such as the 'talent fit enabled' functionality. This feature helps users screen out less qualified candidates, making the recruitment process more efficient and targeted.
  • Reviewers mention that while iCIMS has a solid support team that quickly addresses issues, Lever has received praise for its minimal onboarding time, which is crucial for companies in fast-paced environments. Users have noted that the transition from previous systems to Lever was relatively seamless.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Lever has a slight edge in performance metrics, with users appreciating its ability to consolidate candidate information from multiple sources into a single platform. This centralization is particularly beneficial for teams managing a high volume of applicants.
  • Users report that iCIMS is particularly favored by enterprise-level organizations, while Lever is more popular among mid-market companies. This distinction suggests that iCIMS may be better suited for larger organizations with complex hiring needs, while Lever offers a more streamlined solution for smaller teams.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ICIMS
No pricing available
Lever
No pricing available
Free Trial
ICIMS
No trial information available
Lever
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
867
8.6
1,835
Ease of Use
8.2
881
8.7
1,854
Ease of Setup
7.8
533
8.4
955
Ease of Admin
8.1
524
8.5
942
Quality of Support
8.1
805
8.3
1,615
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
516
8.5
902
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
855
8.5
1,809
Features by Category
Health Care CredentialingHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow 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
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Document Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
1,321
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.2
32
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Platform Additional Functionality
7.8
443
|
Verified
8.3
719
8.4
403
|
Verified
8.8
333
8.6
484
|
Verified
9.0
830
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
7.7
27
Platform
7.9
477
|
Verified
7.7
869
7.6
369
|
Verified
8.1
775
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.1
644
8.2
489
|
Verified
8.4
927
8.3
482
|
Verified
8.6
921
7.0
375
|
Verified
7.3
739
8.0
486
|
Verified
7.7
852
8.3
496
|
Verified
8.1
885
Candidate Relationship ManagementHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
7.4
695
8.1
1,326
Basics
7.7
120
7.7
543
Feature Not Available
8.1
510
7.8
114
8.5
582
Additional Functionality
7.7
118
8.3
580
7.8
98
8.4
428
6.6
102
7.2
441
Content
7.3
105
8.1
508
7.2
101
8.2
501
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.8
443
|
Verified
8.3
719
7.5
427
|
Verified
8.6
771
8.6
484
|
Verified
9.0
830
Platform
7.9
477
|
Verified
7.7
869
7.6
369
|
Verified
8.1
775
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.1
644
8.2
489
|
Verified
8.4
927
8.3
482
|
Verified
8.6
921
7.0
375
|
Verified
7.3
739
8.0
486
|
Verified
7.7
852
8.3
496
|
Verified
8.1
885
7.7
691
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
7.8
443
|
Verified
8.3
719
8.4
403
|
Verified
8.8
333
7.5
427
|
Verified
8.6
771
8.6
484
|
Verified
9.0
830
Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation
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
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
477
|
Verified
7.7
869
7.6
369
|
Verified
8.1
775
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.1
644
8.2
489
|
Verified
8.4
927
8.3
482
|
Verified
8.6
921
7.0
375
|
Verified
7.3
739
8.0
486
|
Verified
7.7
852
8.3
496
|
Verified
8.1
885
7.7
24
Not enough data
Operations
6.9
19
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
9.3
34
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
6.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.0
30
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
Talent Marketplace PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
7.0
19
Not enough data
Career pathing
7.6
17
Not enough data
6.0
15
Not enough data
Opportunity matching
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
Analytics and integrations
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition SuitesHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.5
12
7.6
87
Generative AI
5.7
12
8.1
81
Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms
Feature Not Available
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Feature Not Available
7.2
6
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)Hide 26 FeaturesShow 26 Features
7.5
621
7.4
1,478
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Feature Not Available
6.1
19
Feature Not Available
5.9
19
Feature Not Available
5.8
20
Sourcing
7.7
349
8.0
1128
7.7
337
8.3
1108
Not enough data
7.4
25
7.0
5
8.5
26
7.0
5
7.7
25
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
7.6
283
8.6
1220
8.3
6
8.1
24
8.1
6
8.4
28
7.0
5
7.4
24
4.0
5
7.9
24
Not enough data
5.8
24
8.0
5
7.5
25
Platform
7.9
477
|
Verified
7.7
869
7.6
369
|
Verified
8.1
775
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.1
644
8.2
489
|
Verified
8.4
927
8.3
482
|
Verified
8.6
921
7.0
375
|
Verified
7.3
739
8.0
486
|
Verified
7.7
852
8.3
496
|
Verified
8.1
885
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
5.9
19
Not enough data
5.5
19
7.8
681
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.1
154
Not enough data
8.1
147
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
7.8
129
Not enough data
8.4
140
Not enough data
8.4
145
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
141
Not enough data
6.8
95
Not enough data
6.9
96
Not enough data
8.0
145
Not enough data
7.9
144
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.4
121
Not enough data
7.6
135
Not enough data
7.8
126
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
477
|
Verified
7.7
869
7.6
369
|
Verified
8.1
775
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.1
644
8.2
489
|
Verified
8.4
927
8.3
482
|
Verified
8.6
921
7.0
375
|
Verified
7.3
739
8.0
486
|
Verified
7.7
852
8.3
496
|
Verified
8.1
885
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.5
427
|
Verified
8.6
771
8.2
320
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.2
41
8.8
144
Platform Basics
7.6
33
|
Verified
8.9
109
|
Verified
7.7
35
|
Verified
9.0
118
|
Verified
7.2
35
|
Verified
8.9
110
|
Verified
Platform Content
6.8
31
|
Verified
8.7
105
|
Verified
6.9
37
|
Verified
9.1
123
|
Verified
7.1
35
|
Verified
8.5
118
|
Verified
6.5
34
|
Verified
8.8
120
|
Verified
Platform Performance
7.4
36
|
Verified
8.6
116
|
Verified
7.1
32
|
Verified
8.8
111
|
Verified
7.5
35
|
Verified
9.0
100
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
36
|
Verified
9.0
120
|
Verified
6.2
33
|
Verified
8.3
107
|
Verified
Pre-Employment ScreeningHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.3
531
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
477
|
Verified
7.7
869
7.6
369
|
Verified
8.1
775
7.4
298
|
Verified
8.1
644
8.2
489
|
Verified
8.4
927
8.3
482
|
Verified
8.6
921
7.0
375
|
Verified
7.3
739
8.0
486
|
Verified
7.7
852
8.3
496
|
Verified
8.1
885
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ICIMS
ICIMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
55.9%
Lever
Lever
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
65.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.8%
Reviewers' Industry
ICIMS
ICIMS
Hospital & Health Care
17.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Staffing and Recruiting
5.4%
Human Resources
4.1%
Higher Education
3.4%
Other
63.2%
Lever
Lever
Computer Software
18.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.9%
Financial Services
6.4%
Internet
4.1%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
53.3%
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Discussions
ICIMS
ICIMS Discussions
What is iCIMS software?
1 Comment
JJ
Recruiting and hiring software Read more
Does SkillSurvey Reference allow for ratings of job skills?
1 Comment
Official Response from iCIMS SkillSurvey Reference
Our Pre-Hire 360 workflow is designed to help understand the “soft skills” a candidate has which include the specific behaviors that are required to be...Read more
access same references
1 Comment
Kelly T.
KT
You can reach our customer service team at support@skillsurvey.com with any questions. Due to the confidential nature of our process and the specific surveys...Read more
Lever
Lever Discussions
How do you generate proper reports without using Lever Analytics?
2 Comments
Official Response from Lever
Our Visual Insights analytics tool comes with LeverTRM. The Recruiter Operations dashboard is included in Visual Insights. The Recruiter Operations dashboard...Read more
how do i
2 Comments
Official Response from Lever
Visual Insights comes with LeverTRM. With Visual Insights, you can develop a data-driven recruiting strategy that enables you to better attract and convert...Read more
Is Greenhouse better or worse than Lever? What other ATS should be considered?
2 Comments
Sue W.
SW
Loved Greenhouse. We decided to go with Lever because we actively source over 50% of our candidates and Lever had the integrated candidate management...Read more