Top Echelon Reviews & Product Details

Top Echelon is the company behind TE Recruit™, ATS + CRM for staffing and recruiting, and TE Network™, a split-placement recruiting network that helps agencies collaborate on job orders and candidates. Use either solution on its own or combine them for even greater impact. TE Recruit™ combines powerful applicant tracking (ATS) and client relationship management (CRM) features in one platform to help recruiting firms manage candidates, clients, and placements more efficiently. Designed for recruiting agencies and executive search firms, TE Recruit streamlines the entire recruiting workflow—from sourcing and candidate management to client communication and placement tracking. Key ATS features include: ✔ Resume parsing and email parsing ✔ Bulk resume uploads ✔ Sequencing and automation ✔ Custom fields and recruiting workflows ✔ Duplicate detection and record merging ✔ Spreadsheet import/export ✔ Candidate tagging and full-text search ✔ Radius search for local candidate sourcing ✔ Optional candidate portal for submissions TE Recruit also includes integrated CRM capabilities to help recruiters manage the entire hiring lifecycle, including: ✔ Custom pipeline stages and placement tracking ✔ Candidate and client communication tools ✔ Email and calendar integrations ✔ Sequencing and automation ✔ Hotlists for candidate organization ✔ Activity planner and task management ✔ Email templates and custom activities ✔ Reporting and notifications TE Network™ connects independent recruiters and recruiting agencies to collaborate on job orders and candidates through split placements. Members gain access to a nationwide community of recruiters working together to fill positions faster and generate more revenue. All Top Echelon products include onboarding, training, and support at no additional cost (no matter how large or small your firm is), helping staffing and recruiting teams get up and running quickly. Get a personal demo of TE Recruit to see how Top Echelon’s recruiting software can help your team manage the recruiting process and make more placements.

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Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

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$75.00

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Top Echelon Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is Top Echelon, and what problem is it built to solve?

Top Echelon provides recruitment solutions, including software for applicant tracking and customer relationship management. It also operates a split-placement network where recruiters can share job orders and candidates to help fill positions.

What languages does Top Echelon support?

Top Echelon supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is Top Echelon the best fit for?

Top Echelon is most strongly represented among small businesses and staffing and recruiting organizations. The reviewer-reported segments cluster around:

Company size: Small Business (50 or fewer employees)
Industry: Staffing and Recruiting

How long does it take to implement Top Echelon across a team?

Teams often describe getting Top Echelon up and running quickly, with implementation most commonly taking less than a day. Other reported timelines include under a month and, less often, one to three months.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
Less than 1 day	Most common
Less than 1 month	Also reported
1–3 months	Less common

What customer support options does Top Echelon provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Top Echelon provides support through phone, chat, and email/help desk channels. The support experience is often described as responsive and helpful, with users appreciating knowledgeable assistance and quick answers to questions.

What is the experience like for teams switching to Top Echelon from another tool?

Switching to Top Echelon is often driven by the need for a more affordable, simpler recruiting system with tools better suited to agency workflows. Users have moved from systems including Bullhorn, JobDiva, Zoho Recruit, and Act!, as well as other ATS and CRM tools; they describe easier day-to-day use, accessible support, and in some cases a smooth transition. Others find that adapting to workflows or connecting existing tools takes more effort.

What tools and platforms does Top Echelon integrate with, and how do these integrations help users get more value from the product?

Top Echelon offers 11 integrations. Users describe connections that help bring candidate information into recruiting workflows and make email and scheduling activities easier to manage.

Recruiting and candidate sourcing: LinkedIn Job Search
Email and scheduling: Microsoft Outlook and Calendar

What features or capabilities could make Top Echelon even more useful?

Top Echelon could be more useful with stronger support for CRM and business-development work, along with more flexible reporting and customization. Other improvements users would value include:

More customizable CRM tools for managing client relationships and sales activity
More flexible reports, search filters, and pipeline or hotlist views
Smoother email and calendar workflows, including more connected campaign tools
More convenient mobile access for recruiters working away from a desk

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Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/8/2026

"Everything a Small Business ATS Needs—Works Well"

4/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

It has everything an ATS should have, and it works well for a smaller sized business like ours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

Many times when I’ve asked whether they can do this or that, the answer has been “no” or “not yet.” For example, there’s no integration with Hubspot to bring contacts in from TE to Hubspot, and at the time I asked, there also wasn’t an integration with RingCentral. There's been quite of few situations like this along the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashley Bowlin of Top Echelon

Thank you for the thoughtful review and for highlighting both what’s working well and where you’d like to see us go further. We’re glad TE Recruit is serving your team well as an ATS and that our training and support have been valuable.

Your feedback on integrations is especially helpful. The good news is that RingCentral integration is now available, and we’ve continued expanding the platform with new integrations, an Open API, and additional functionality to give customers more flexibility in how TE Recruit fits into their technology stack.

We know there will always be more connections and capabilities customers want, and feedback like yours helps us prioritize where we invest next.

Thanks for being part of the Top Echelon community and for helping us continue to grow.

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 12/5/2023

"Great CandidateTracking System"

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Great email and tracking system. Can email candidates directly from the data base. Pipeline is a great feature and makes it easy to track candidates in their progress.

Easy to import data and parse resumes.

Chrome extension works well with LinkedIn.

Learning opportunities are frequent and keep me up to date with the newest features. The Help Center knowledge base is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

That you have to hit the SAVE button every time you make a change. If you forget to hit it, it won't save what you've done. A moot point, since it does remind you to save if you go to a different information card. However, if you just exit the software, all is lost. Would be better if everything just saved automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashley Bowlin of Top Echelon

Thank you for the updated review; we really appreciate it!

Glad to hear TE Recruit is helping with candidate tracking, pipeline visibility, and email communication. It’s great to know those features, along with parsing and the Chrome extension, are making a difference for your team.

We also appreciate the feedback on saving changes. We understand how important that is and will continue looking at ways to improve the experience there.

Thanks again for your feedback and for being such an engaged customer!

Steve F.

Owner

Insurance

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 6/21/2022

"Big Biller is a simple, practical, effective software for recruiters."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

It's very intuitive. Anything you would want to do is doable and it's simple to learn. The customer service is responsive and based in the US. It's more cost effective than competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I wish the pipeline with the bubbles allowed X amount of characters for comments so clients could see feedback from candidates who passed or we passed on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Top Echelon:

Do a demo. Talk to others who have used it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

I help employee benefits insurance-related companies find sales and service people. Big Biller helps keep me organized and helps to facilitate that process as quickly as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brad S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/8/2023

"Great ATS getting even better!"

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Top Echelon is very user friendly and easy to learn. Each module is simple, easily adaptable, and displays all of the information we need on our candidates. I also appreciate the response time from customer service, the weekly webinars, and availability of past trainings. The ability to parse resumes into the system via email is also a big plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I'd like to see Top Echelon work on its customer-based modules so that our salespeople can use it more like a CRM. There are ways to use it for customer sales functions but it's not as user friendly. I'd also like to be able to parse job descriptions into Top Echelon to create job orders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Top Echelon solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're a small recruiting and staffing agency and have only been in business for two years. We're trying to build our database of candidates and Top Echelon's ability to easily parse resumes is a big plus for us. Also, the automations, templates, and forms are a huge time-saver for our small agency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roland M.

President

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/5/2023

"Top Echelon is great ATS/CRM staffing platform"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

The Top Echelon platform is feature-rich, affordable, easy to implement and deploy, and it provides excellent support and training tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I would love it if they could add the ability to scroll left to right and back and still keep the datasheet open for that particular record vs having to page back and then scroll through the table to find the next record in the list. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jennifer F.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/7/2023

"Easy to use yet extremely powerful!"

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Top Echelon is extremely user friendly with powerful, robust features that rival expensive ATS/CRMs. Their cost effective platform is visual appealing and capable of managing your recruitment and b2b sales leads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

I think the ability to post jobs to various boards, source candidates through various boards, and posting to social media could be vastly improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Silvia G.

Executive & Professional Recruiting | Managing Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/7/2023

"Ease of use, very intuitive and always evolving"

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

The ease of use.

The look and feeling of it (some others are too colorful, flashy and distracting)

Their customer service and tech service - always responding quickly and listening to ideas for updates

Implementation was super easy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

Actually something I suggested to customer service: Email campaigns. It has the option to send mass emails, but not campaigns with connected email chains.

My request was heard and we are now scheduling a meeting to discuss with their team.

(A prior idea was listened to as well and eventually implemented) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Defense & Space

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/5/2023

"The Best"

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

I had worked with multiple ATS systems in the past and nothing compares to Top Echelon. I switched over to Big Biller 6+ years ago and have not turned back since. Very easy to use. Integrating customers and candidates is simple. Support is top notch and the continual updating of the software helps keep our company standards high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

There is nothing that I do not like about Top Echelon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike G.

Executive Search Recruiter

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/16/2023

"Great recruiter software"

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

I used Bullhorn for years and found it hard to use. It was also much more expensive. I have found the price and the value outstanding with Big biller software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

ard to use. I switched to top echelon about 2 years ago and I'm really happy with the change. The software is really easy to use and the transition was a breeze. I looked at several other software companies and thoughted then and I'm sure now that top echelon is the best value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Noah D.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/11/2023

"Top Echelon helps make making money easier."

5/5

What do you like best about Top Echelon?

Top Echelon has been constantly evolving and creating new aspects of their platform to help people use it more efficiently. The texting and posting as well have helped me to earn thousands of dollars more than I could accomplish on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Top Echelon?

The most difficult thing is not being able to personalize your drop-down menus. I believe they are company-wide instead of per user. Outside of that, I really have no complaints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.