SmartRecruiters review

SmartRecruiters is the enterprise option on this list. Its core platform runs from job distribution and a CRM through applicant tracking, dynamic scheduling, offer management and new hire onboarding, with an advanced agency portal and a sandbox for testing configuration. The Winston layer adds an AI talent matching engine and a hiring agent that handles screening and scheduling tasks, and the Winston Chat add-on runs conversational job discovery and applications over web, SMS and WhatsApp with omni-language support. SmartRecruiters is also offered inside SAP SuccessFactors, which matters for companies on SAP HCM. The company says it has helped over 4,000 customers. There is no price on the page, the product is aimed at enterprise and high-volume hiring, and small teams will pay for capacity they do not use, so it ranks low on value here. We compared documented features only.

Who it is for

large and high-volume employers, including SAP customers

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); priced through a sales conversation.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Applicant tracking, CRM, job distribution and dynamic scheduling in the core platform
• Winston Match AI talent matching engine and Winston Companion hiring agent
• Candidate messaging over SMS, WhatsApp and web
• Offer management and new hire onboarding
• Advanced agency portal and SmartSandbox

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Covers job posting through onboarding in the core platform
• Strength: Available in SAP SuccessFactors for SAP customers
• Strength: Winston Chat add-on handles conversational applications in many languages
• Weakness: No published prices
• Weakness: Built for enterprise and high-volume hiring, more than small teams need
• Weakness: Winston Chat conversational AI is an add-on

Key facts

• Customers: Over 4,000
• SAP: Available in SAP SuccessFactors
• Pricing: By sales conversation

Where it ranks

SmartRecruiters is No. 10 in our Best Recruiting Software verdict.