--- title: ApplicantStack Reviews meta_title: 'ApplicantStack Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 810 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how ApplicantStack works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.4 review_count: 810 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-17' parent_category: name: Talent Acquisition Suites url: https://www.g2.com/categories/talent-acquisition-suites --- # ApplicantStack Reviews **Vendor:** Swipeclock **Category:** [Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/applicant-tracking-systems-ats) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 810 ## About ApplicantStack ApplicantStack is a full-service applicant tracking system that automates and streamlines all stages of the hiring process. Start a free trial today! Use ApplicantStack to find your next new hire. Experience the leading hiring platform for healthcare, professional services, tech, manufacturing, food & beverage, and hospitality employers. Automate Your Hiring Process From Job Posting to Offer Letter Easily post jobs, track applications, screen and filter applicants, set email triggers, manage compliance, text candidates, and much more. Extensive partner network offering assessments, background screening, job distribution, payroll, and video interviewing. Onboard New Hires Fast and Easy Integrated onboarding includes a convenient new employee portal where the new hire manages paperwork and can e-sign and submit documents electronically. Administrators can upload state and federal forms, monitor task completion and set reminders. Address onboarding bottlenecks quicker for maximum efficiency. Provide a positive, mobile-friendly new hire experience that helps them start their job engaged and ready to go. Over 35,000 companies use Swipeclock’s HRMS solutions to hire, onboard, and manage their workforces. ApplicantStack plans start at $29/month. Start your Free Trial today and see how easy applicant tracking can be! ## ApplicantStack Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **ease of use** in ApplicantStack, appreciating its seamless navigation and helpful customer support. (31 reviews) - Users value the **customizability** of ApplicantStack, enhancing recruitment across different departments with tailored questions and processes. (11 reviews) - Users value the **efficiency** of ApplicantStack, appreciating its streamlined communication and onboarding processes for caregivers. (10 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy navigation** of ApplicantStack, making candidate management straightforward and user-friendly. (8 reviews) - Users value the **easy setup** of ApplicantStack, finding it straightforward and hassle-free for efficient hiring. (8 reviews) - Users value the **seamless integration and streamlined onboarding** features of ApplicantStack, enhancing recruitment efficiency significantly. (8 reviews) - Navigation Ease (8 reviews) - Customer Support (7 reviews) - Ease of Learning (7 reviews) - Onboarding (7 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users express a desire for more **customization options** in ApplicantStack to enhance usability and address their specific needs. (7 reviews) - Users find the **candidate management process clunky** , with frustrations around mass responses and handling multiple applications. (6 reviews) - Users express concerns about the **missing features** , including limited reporting options and slow development of updates. (5 reviews) - Users face **form issues** such as difficulty viewing attachments and cumbersome applicant search functionality. (3 reviews) - Users face **integration issues** with ApplicantStack, highlighting limited connectivity and insufficient reporting capabilities. (3 reviews) - Users find ApplicantStack to be **not user-friendly** , criticizing its clunky interface and complicated features for managing candidates. (3 reviews) - Users find **onboarding issues** in ApplicantStack frustrating, particularly with paperwork and rehire processes complicating their experience. (3 reviews) - Users find the **poor navigation** of ApplicantStack frustrating, making it difficult to manage applicants efficiently. (3 reviews) - Expensive (2 reviews) - High Fees (2 reviews) ## ApplicantStack Reviews ### 1. ApplicantStack **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Photography | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Whenever we have a suggestion they seem to always make it happen. Which makes our jobs easier. They do listen to our suggestions. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** While you are in the onboarding side you can click to go back to the recruiting side. Wish it was this way in the recruiting side also. Yes, that would be nice. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** There is a great way to keep track of a lot of things that you need to keep track of with your employees. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** When we understand more about Applicant Stack it seems to help us open up new doors so that this program can fit our needs. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 2. Quick Updates **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jennifer R. | Safety, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The on line app we have has been in use for about 3 years now. I was alerted that there was a form missing and in 2 days had the form on line. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** not easy to fill out using a smart phone I am told **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick receipt of applications in our time sensative job search for qualified drivers. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. We are mobile friendly across multiple devices. Please contact support so we can understand exactly what the issue is. We are here to help. ### 3. User Friendly **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Simple and easy to use. Very user friendly. Explains in detail what each term means. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I don't like the automated emails that get attached to the stages, even though you can remove them. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have been recruiting with Applicant Stank for almost 3 years now. being able to see how many people you have been able to walk through the process is a plus. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. You can edit the email templates and also remove them form auto-attaching to the stage changes. Please contact support if you need any further assistance. ### 4. Great system to streamline the application process **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kim L. | Eastern Division Administrative Assistant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The ability to go paperless. All the applicant's information is centrally located on one document. I'm responsible for 6 plants and Applicant Stack is a great tool to access all applicants for onboarding **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** So, far the most of the features are working for me **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** A great way to streamline and go paperless **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recruiting, centralize location to find all the applications, **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please let us know what we can do to earn a 5-star rating across all categories. ### 5. Easy to use system that expedites hiring in a decentralized corporation structure **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John P. | Independent Contractor, Automotive, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** All authorized users get instant updates of the status of applicants in real time. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I have found nothing that I dislike about this product **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have a decentralized corporate structure with HR on the opposite side of the country. ApplicantStack expedites the hiring process by keeping all involved parties in the hiring process updated in real time. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. ### 6. Great Work Flow **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like that you can track the progression of an applicant and that others can contribute to the process all the way through hire. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Sometimes the signature fields don't hold the information or I get an error on a random field. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** I think ApplicantStack is a great option for companies who have high volume hiring. It reduces the time spent on each candidate and contributes to efficient work flow. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** ApplicantStack allows us to follow the complete process of hiring a new employee. It allows all who are involved with the process to stay informed. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can get more information about the issue you are describing. That shouldn't happen. ### 7. Makes recruiting much easier! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The splash page we can link on our website is fantastic. We have our own branding and everything, which makes it very cohesive, but being able to have a static link is great. The look to everything on applicantstack is great too, which adds to usability. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I'm not entirely sure if we are utilizing EVERYTHING it could do, so more overview videos or something to send to our hiring managers would be great. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** It really streamlines our hiring process with KOs and number ratings per person that applies. We didn't even realize how many places we weren't placing ads either. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Please reach out to the support team whenever you need help. I also want to point out that we have an extensive help center with articles and videos. We offer weekly training sessions as well. ### 8. User friendly and customization **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Everything you see on ApplicantStack is customizable. I enjoy having the authority to edit and update everything to do with ApplicantStack independently. They give the user the power to truly own and optimize your account. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I would prefer to be able to move my requisition through a workflow will keeping our job "open" and posted. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Very cost effective and user-friendly. Learn what capabilities the system has and utilize it for all it offers! **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cost effective method for managing candidates. Through their fully customized reporting functionality, we are able to provide the dashboards and reports our clients are looking for. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can get more information from you about the issue you are experiencing. ### 9. Applicant Stack review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I love Applicant Stack because it is so easy. HR and the hiring managers have access to all the applications. It is so easy to create new positions/openings in Applicant Stack. Much easier than our previous way of doing things. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The only I dislike is that you have to email for support. It would be much easier if we could talk to a person when we have a question or request a change. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Very easy to use and very affordable. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Tracking of applications. The benefits are that all have access to the open positions and applications. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback tot he team. We find that support through our portal is the most efficient way of getting support and where multiple team members can resolve an issue. ### 10. Super easy to use. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Denise Z. | CFO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The application links directly to our website. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** There isn't anything that comes to mind. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** You won't regret the decision **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's easy to track job applicants and search based on their skill sets. New jobs are easy to post as well as reposting for jobs that become vacant frequently. It's fairly easy to rate applicants based on the criteria of the job. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please let us know what we can do to earn a 5-star rating across all categories. ### 11. My experience with ApplicantStack as been wonderful. It is easy to adapt to and use. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Building Materials | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The best feature that I've found at this time is the consistency the program provides, ease of administration and everything is in one place. It's up to date and has help available. The onboarding videos are extremely helpful. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I dislike that I've only been aware of ApplicantStack for a very short period of time. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** I highly recommend ApplicantStack! As stated before, wish we had known about it 10 years ago. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Again, it's the consistency across the board so that all facilities are using the same formats and documents as well as processes. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack! ### 12. Positive experience with ApplicantStack **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Using ApplicantStack has allowed our company to improve efficiency and communication among the principal users. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The new user training needs improvement. I felt like I had to just stumble around and learn the features on my own without a cohesive introduction or training. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** I suggest potential users gather information about the tool, but the trial period will be the best way for a company and its internal users to actually evaluate whether the tool will meet their specific needs or not. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our company's goal is to improve efficiency and eliminate redundant communications. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack! We do offer many options for training. Aside from our weekly webinars, we do offer one-on-one training and access to our support portal and help center. If you need any assistance, please reach out to us. We are here to help! ### 13. ApplicantStack really helped streamline our recruiting process. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kate W. | HR , Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 04, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** We were able to streamline our process and get great reports once we started using ApplicantStack. We've also had great customer service and support when minor issues or questions have risen. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** It took us longer than anticipated to set up AS but since then it's been very user friendly. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Great reporting features. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi Kate! Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack! ### 14. To many steps! **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** It is nice that the system is linked with Clearcare so that some information gets transferred over other than that it could be a lot more user friendly. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** There are to many steps involved to make certain functions work. I also think that all documents should transfer to the caregiver profile once completed. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Link the stage setting "interview scheduled" to set an appointment in office calendar. Have onboarding paperwork transfer automatically into caregiver file in clear care. have an option to make the same customization to all elements. EX. all email signatures be automatic for each user. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** None. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for your review. Your particular account is setup according to your main company guidelines. Unfortunately, they decide the template of the account and limit access for modifications. We also did not create the access to ClearCare so please contact them directly. Based on the information I provided, I hope that you are able to modify your review and provide the review for ApplicantStack. Every star counts! ### 15. Applicant stack keeps your employment screening streamlined **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lisa G. | Dispatcher, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** We like the ease of having all of our pre employment documents all in one place. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Ease of access to flow of documents could be improved. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We like being able to add our own questionnaire to App stack . This allowed us to down size the amount of paper and printing in our office **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can get more information from you about the issue you are experiencing. We are here to help! ### 16. This is perfect for our many different areas of hiring **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cheryl D. | Account Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I can manage all of the jobs in one area and each Area Supervisor receives their own applications that they can go through. I can also sort by different jobs/area/etc. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The numerous steps/screens to add a job. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** This by the applications/resumes go directly to the Area Supervisor, it eliminates me as a middle man transferring the applicants/resumes to each supervisor **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 17. Uncovered some great talent **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christina D. | Group and Wholesale Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like the format that we receive the applications in. It helps to keep things consistent and ensure that we can more easily compare applicants **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The platform itself seems a little out-dated. Could be modernized to make functionality cleaner **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** ApplicantStack is helping me to find long term team members who are seeking full time employment instead of just seasonal workers. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please let us know what we can do to earn a 5-star rating across all categories. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 18. I love it! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jessica M. | HR Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like the simplicity and the practicality. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** When posting a new job ad I would like for applicant stack to have a section where it list all the most common benefits so an employer can just select the ones they offer and the applicant see what benefits the company offers **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** The hiring process is much easier. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. You do have the option of creating unlimited job templates to choose from. Perhaps that would solve the issue you are describing. Please contact support if you have any further questions. ### 19. ApplicantStack Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** What I like best about ApplicantStack is the ease with which candidates can apply; directly from our website, or after having been directed to our website through links at the various job boards at which we advertise openings. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** There is very little to dislike about ApplicantStack! As a matter of fact, nothing comes to my mind as I ponder what to dislike! **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Take it for a test run, you'll love it. They provide free trials. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Some of the business benefits ApplicantStack provides are conformity to our requirements for OFCCP, as well as targeting minorities, ex-military, etc. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you so much for the awesome review about ApplicantStack. We greatly appreciate the feedback. ### 20. Applicant stack **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like having all the forms online so they can not be misplaced and saves the time of not having to complete and upload paperwork **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** After taking the time to learn the system i do not have negative comments **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Not having paper work to follow up on and not getting it lost It also allows for everyone of the team members to be able to sign in and see all applicants and what stage of hiring process they may be in without having to contact HR for every question **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. ### 21. It is very easy to navigate and the tech team is very helpful **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anjelica B. | Office Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The site is very user friendly and when I have a question I always receive a quick and helpful response. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Sometimes I cannot upload documents depending on the browser I am using. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** By allowing our new hires to complete paperwork online through ApplicantStack it has lessened the time they must spend in the office completing onboarding paperwork ### 22. Usefull and helps keepy you organized **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2017 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like that I can easily sort candidates in different categories and can easily find anyone that has ever applied. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I dislike that I cannot look up candidates by phone number and that after I view an applicant and go back, the applications are out of the order they were previously in. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Application organization **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi! Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. I will let our development team know about your concerns. Thanks again! ### 23. Easy to Navigate **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Ease of navigation. Able to print out applications easily. I like the search candidates feature so I don't have to go through every job listing. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Would like to see a video tutorial or power point to show all of the possible capabilities and features of ApplicantStack. I find that when other website do this, I find out that I can be more efficient in the way I am navigating the site. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collect candidate applications, review them. Allows for vetting of applications before we move onto the selection process. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. We do have a bunch of videos in our help center. Please select the orange question mark in the upper right-hand corner of your screen and type video. We have a bunch of videos including getting stated ones. Also, we offer complimentary, weekly training webinars. You can register for them via the announcement section. Please contact support if you have any questions. We are here to help. ### 24. ApplicantStack has helped streamline our onboarding process signifacantly! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Relations | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I love having everything in one place, easily accessible and ready for input into our accounting system. It has also cut down on the amount of paperwork we keep. We're able to download the new hire forms electronically and have eliminated physical personnel files. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I wish the system would allow managers to download employee forms that they are assigned to. Currently, only the admin can download forms. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We've realized that we can export new hires out of ApplicantStack and import them into our accounting system. It's been a true time saver. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 25. Efficiency and Ease **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** ApplicantStack is very user friendly. The ability to move between fields is easy and the process makes sense. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The only complaint I have, I wish I could merge applicants applications into one instead of having to add to a new job and then having to click between jobs in order to view notes from all jobs. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm able to post jobs with ease, within only a few minutes. I love that I can clone a job and do not have to create a job posting from scratch. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your comment to our development team. ### 26. Good Product at a great price **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Facilities Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The dashboard is very easy to use especially when trying to quickly see new applications or search thru old ones **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** hard to run customer reports without getting help from tech support **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We need a central way to track applicants and sources of applications. It has helped in determining which job boards are best for us. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 27. A major help in efficient app processing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tiffany A. | President, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The ability to retain digital applications, eliminating tons of on site record keping **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The reporting could be a little better. I don't like that a report will have data, but its not the data you should use, you should pull another report to have accuracy. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Speed in which apps are processed is much quicker **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can get more information from you about the issue you are experiencing. ### 28. Good **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 05, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Overall it is a good tool. The number of filters is good specially when you work for different countries and want to have it all in one place. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** It take a while to load and the response is slow when using the filters. Can't delete profiles and cannot delete files from an already created candidate **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Concentrating candidates across countries ### 29. Affordable and Works As Advertised! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeff C. | Founder & President, Marketing and Advertising, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2018 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Posting to multiple job boards and tracking candidates all in the same place. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** It took me a little while to get comfortable with the system - but the help and support articles/videos were useful. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Try it at least for the free trial period to post a job or two -- It may not as flashy as some of the newer platforms, but they clearly understand what needs to be done to support a strong talent acquisition process. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** I don't have time to chase down good candidates - ApplicantStack made it so I could focus on my business while resumes showed up in my inbox. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you Jeff for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. We appreciate the feedback. ### 30. Love App Stack **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** It is very convenient to use and navigate through. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I do not like the fact that you have to enter the applicants whole name before it pops up. Some people have difficult spellings of their names **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have eliminated paper applications! What a bonus in todays world of paper! **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 31. Great Software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tonya L. | Care Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** What I like the most about this software is that everything is right in front of you. It all self explanatory. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** There was nothing I didn't like about the software. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Once you start using it, you will be thankful!!! **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are cutting out of paper application. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you so much for the awesome review about ApplicantStack. We greatly appreciate the feedback. ### 32. Excellent System! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Ease of use, It is very easy to learn the system without being too confusing. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** There is a lack of note taking for the applicants that you are speaking within the system. There is a note section but it tends to get hidden amongst other less important details to me. The ability to organize your onboarding folks and sort through them faster. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Applicant Tracking - It has been fantastic at sourcing out to multiple sites and collecting all the necessary information we need to get from our multiple candidates **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 33. Applicant stack review from Home Instead Senior Care Birmingham **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Individual & Family Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2017 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Ease of getting around in the system. Dashboards and scoring including ko **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I would like to be able to see where an applicant is getting stuck on finishing the the application process to help them complete **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helping keep all of our applicants in organized fashion. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi Melanie! Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. We appreciate the feedback and I forwarded your issue to our development team. Please feel free to contact support if you would also like to make a feature request or have a suggestion on how to make the viewing recent candidates easier for you. BTW - you do have the option to sort on the last updated date. Thanks again! ### 34. It's fine. It isn't the smoothest product to use **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sean M. | Production Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Standardizes our responses and process to how we hire and onboard staff. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Seems like we have had to adapt some of our flow to the way that the product flows or the terminology it uses? **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Standardized hiring practices. Has information about candidates available to groups. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can get more information from you about the issue you are experiencing. The workflow (which I believe you are referring to) is completely customizable! ### 35. Easy & organized **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jessica G. | Caregiver, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like the ability to organize candidates into different groups/stages **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Once I have added a candidate to the do not pursue list I have to manually search their name **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our hiring needs being met. We can see them with ease and go right down the list of those that are qualified. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Jessica, Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. You can change the filters on the candidates tab to show inactive candidates. Please contact support if you need any further assistance. ### 36. Great hiring solution **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like that job posting and hiring process are in the same system. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I would like for the API to be more developed to enable integrations with other platforms. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** finding and hiring caregivers for our home health business. it has reduced the effort required and streamlined our process. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. We do have an open API - please contact support if you need any further assistance. ### 37. Enjoying ApplicantStack daily! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Mostly, I love that ApplicantStack drops notifications into my email and keeps things organized for me. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** For me, because I work in one franchise of many in the Home Instead Senior Care Network...it would be a blessing to be able to access if an applicant is in the system in other franchises. They often call me and say they've applied, but I cannot view them if they did not apply in my franchise. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** n/a **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to manage the inquiries more efficiently - that is a good benefit. ### 38. Sufficient for the purposes of what i was doing **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Susanna M. | Events Office Student Assistant, Public Policy, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Gave a lot of opportunity for staying organized as we had many applicants and documents. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** There were too many things to click on and I'm not sure why or what the difference between certain hyperlinks was. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used ApplicantStack for narrowing down initial applicants for a scholarship. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi Susanna! Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 39. Positive as long as recruiters update contacts **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Claire L. | Technical Account Manager, Human Resources, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2018 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like the ability to see the last date changes or contacts were made, so candidates are not over contacted **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I do not like that it doesnt link to zip recruiter or postinh sources. It also allows for some eeo problems, as many attributes are entered by the recruiter and not the candidate **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Staffing and business dev needs. This database is wonderful for holding on to all contacted entities, logging when and how they were contactef with space for notes ### 40. ApplicantStack has been a great addition to our organization **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amy E. | HR Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** It is a great tool to keep all our applicants and resumes in one place **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I don't think there is one thing i can pinpoint that I do not like about ApplicantStack. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We now have a way to track applicants and send new hire paperwork electronically . **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you so much for the awesome review about ApplicantStack. We greatly appreciate the feedback. ### 41. Small Business Software **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** ApplicantStack is a satisfactory software for small business models with lower recruitment loads **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** ApplicantStack is not a dynamic enough software for large volume global recruiting. It is not nimble enough to encompass various recruitment scenarios with ease and has a complete lack of CRM functionality. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** CRM functionality is crucial. Many systems allow the ability to manage talent communities, search quite effectively by keywords or skills and this is lacking with ApplicantStack. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** THis is a very rudimentary ATS system that simply facilities application flow electronically **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. It sounds like you might be a staffing firm based on your feedback. ApplicantStack is not best suited for staffing firms. We do offer advanced search functionality. Please contact support if you need any further assistance. ### 42. ApplicantStack - Very Cost Effective!!!!! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2017 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I love the fact that this software is very cost effective and allows me to do everything that a very expensive system does. It works great for the size of my organization. My hiring mangers love it as well. Very user friendly! **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I have not found anything that I dislike about the system yet. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** Very cost effective! Love the new onboarding part! **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have been able to go paperless within minutes! Less time being sent reviewing paper applications and scanning to send to managers. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi! We appreciate your thorough review of ApplicantStack. I am sure this will be beneficial to others looking for an applicant tracking system. ### 43. Amazing, Affordable, and Simple **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Security and Investigations | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I believe Applicant stack is a great applicant tracking system for the price point. It gives you amazing features that allow you to effortlessly review applicants and post jobs. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I cannot really think of something I dislike in the program. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Centralizing all applicants and organizing the hiring process. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you so much for the awesome review about ApplicantStack. We greatly appreciate the feedback. ### 44. Easy Peasy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael M. | Spa/Salon Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** The clarity in which this service makes a potential mess, so incredibly organized! **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I could visually look a little more fun and inviting. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping up to date quickly with all applicants. Benefit by seeing a snapshot of all candidates and their progression in the process **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi Michael, Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to our development team. ### 45. Applicant Stack! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I love how we can interact with candidates applying to our company through all different websites. It also gives the opportunity to communicate with multiple coworkers all in the same software. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** At this time, I do not dislike anything about this software. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** I would definitely recommend this website to others. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** ApplicantStack gives our company the advantage of having every applicant in one place and being able to communicate with fellow coworkers as well as candidates applying to our company. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for the awesome review! ### 46. Convenient and Mult Functioning **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Museums and Institutions | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like that you can review the application and resume, print it out, and email the candidate directly all from the same place. I also like that you can review the contact history and any email communication links. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I don't like how if an application is imported from another recruiting site, information is missing including basic information like an address or phone number. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Multiple people can access the same application, review the contact history, and move the application through the various stages. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. I will forward your feedback to the development team. Our system tries to parse as much information as possible form the resume but because of unique formatting, sometime, information can't be easily read. ### 47. Really Helpful Tool! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2017 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** This expedites collaboration across multiple hiring personnel. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** Sometimes downloading resumes is not very intuitive. But the information is all gathered in one place. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication and delegation is significantly improved! We are able to move hiring and selection forward in a much more streamlined way! **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi! We greatly appreciate the time you took to write this review about ApplicantStack. We are happy to hear that using ApplicantStack expedites collaboration and has streamlined your process. You do have the option of viewing the resume in the resume tab or you can download it. If you have any questions, please contact our support team and we would be more than happy to walk you through the steps. Thanks again! ### 48. App Stack is they way to sort thru applicants! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Farming | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** I like the ease of usage of the website. Easy to navigate, simple & gets the job done. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** The inability to pull up prior applicants and to access notes....apparently no one knew there was a note section (History) option available until recently. **Recommendations to others considering ApplicantStack:** It is the best way to pre-screen future applicants and will ultimately save you and your business time. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Time is being saved and it is more than money; it is priceless especially in a growing industry. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can walk you through viewing the candidates that are in the inactive stage. There are filters at the top of the candidate tab! Yes, we have a notes section as well as feedback so you and your team can collaborate on the candidates. ### 49. Applicant Stack Experience **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** Easy emailing of candidates and overview of open roles. Also, ability to filter by user and postings. Centralized communication for all candidates. **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** You could create the categories of email stages - ie Do not Pursue - allow the user to create their own categories Alerts when a candidate has gone more than 2 weeks in a stage Placing a cap on repeat applicants - some applicants have more than 80 submissions **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding quality candidates having all applicant communication in one place. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ApplicantStack. Please contact support so we can get more information from you. You do have the option of creating multiple email templates as well as stages. So you can create different do not pursue stages as well as multiple do not pursue email templates. Contact support regarding the cap on repeat submissions. I will forward you comments to our development team. ### 50. Fair easy to use. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jerry T. | Owner and Executive Director, Hospital & Health Care, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2019 **What do you like best about ApplicantStack?** User friendly and simple to implement. Like the fact that it is posting to many job boards **What do you dislike about ApplicantStack?** I can't search inside a resume and I can't filter by location. **What problems is ApplicantStack solving and how is that benefiting you?** Managing all applicants in one central location. Time savings and up to date information. **Official Response from Jennifer Grill:** > Hi Jerry! Thank you for writing a review about ApplicantStack. Yes, you can! To search in the resume go to the search file in the candidate table or within a candidate record and add any boolean search term you prefer. Then select search in resume and/or cover letter. You will also notice a search by zip code, distance to zip code, as well as city & state. Please contact support if you need further assistance. Hopefully, when you realize how simple it is , you will update your review to 5-stars ;) ## ApplicantStack Discussions - [What all products does it integrates with?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/15022-what-all-products-does-it-integrates-with) - 2 comments, 1 upvote - [Can you import my existing data, integrate with my existing systems, help me set up my account and/or provide training for my users?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/integrations-3d6ab2be-436f-4636-b521-8b5e4560df75) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [What if I get stuck and need help? How do I get support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/support-and-help) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [What types of companies use ApplicantStack?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/size-of-organization) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [I just need a simple way to collect applications for XYZ. I don’t really have “jobs” to post. Can ApplicantStack help?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/collecting-applications-when-you-do-not-have-an-actual-job) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [View ApplicantStack pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/applicantstack/reviews?page=9&qs=pros-and-cons§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-03+10%3A54%3A38+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=f7cfc880-8f08-499b-bec5-1bbd050fd922&secure%5Btoken%5D=781085a0c9524204da5aa06ae8dd44704709c7e601aee5171b53f3bc89f24ad0&format=llm_user) ## ApplicantStack Features **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Generative AI** - AI Text Summarization **Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Decision Making **Agentic AI - Onboarding** - Autonomous Task Execution - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Sourcing** - Candidate Search - Career Page Configuration - Social Sourcing - Job Posting - Candidate Sourcing Metrics **Platform Content** - Forms Library - E-Forms - E-Signature - Background Checks - Offer Letter Approvals - Offer Letter Templates **Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System** - Candidate Evaluations - Applicant Data Management - Hiring Processes Tracking - Automated Resume Parsing - Scheduling - Candidate-Facing Statuses - Workflow Building **Platform Additional Functionality** - Self-Service Portal - Automated Team Introductions - Compliance Training - Automated Onboarding Workflows - Onboarding Notifications **Platform Data** - Time-to-Productivity Reporting - Onboarding Process Reporting - Visualization **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - User, Role, and Access Management - Dashboards **Recruiting and Onboarding** - Interview Scheduling - Onboarding **AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)** - Predictive Insights - AI Job Description - Chatbot ## Top ApplicantStack Alternatives - [BambooHR](https://www.g2.com/products/bamboohr/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (5,448 reviews) - [Greenhouse](https://www.g2.com/products/greenhouse/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (3,889 reviews) - [ClearCompany](https://www.g2.com/products/clearcompany/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (498 reviews)