--- description: Review of CATS Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: CATS | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Recruitment Software](/directory/372/recruiting-software/software) > [CATS](/software/128980/cats-ats) # CATS Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/128980/cats-ats Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/128980/cats-ats?page=2) > CATS Applicant Tracking System was first introduced as an open source application. In 2007, the solution was released as a cloud-hosted version. CATS helps the recruiting firms to manage their entire operations involved in a recruitment life cycle. CATS search engine combs through resumes and highlights keywords. Comprehensive reports can be exported directly to Excel, giving users visibility over the pipeline for a position. CATS is also customizable and can be integrated into any company’s website. CATS pushes job postings automatically to well-known job boards, such as Indeed and Glassdoor. Imported resumes can be emailed into CATS with the Resume Inbox feature. Once resumes are submitted, CATS automatically parses through them and enters them in the company database. Since each recruiter’s hiring method varies, CATS offers different add-ons for Outlook, Word and social media. Custom questionnaires are available to screen applicants early on and CATS provides templates for the email blast. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 144 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 144 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: CATS Software - **Location**: Minneapolis, US - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$110.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Essentials - $49 per user/month, everything you need to get started Pro - $89 per user/month, best for entrepreneurs and small teams Premium - $119 per user/month, best for larger teams - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Applicant Tracking - Application Management - Assessment Management - Background Screening - Billing & Invoicing - Boolean Search - CRM - Calendar Management - Candidate Management - Candidate Profiles - Candidate Sourcing - Candidate Tracking - Careers Page - Collaboration Tools - Communication Management - Compliance Tracking ## Integrations (18 total) - BambooHR - Checkr - Constant Contact - Daxtra - EmployeeReferrals - Gmail - Google Drive - HighMatch - Indeed for Employers - LinkedIn for Business - Mailchimp - Meta for Business - Microsoft Outlook - Slack - Twitter/X ... and 3 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Recruitment Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/372/recruiting-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Recruitment Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/372/recruiting-software/software) - [Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/321/applicant-tracking-software/software) - [Online HR Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/369/web-based-hr-software/software) - [PEO Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/3642/peo/software) - [Staffing Agency Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4301/staffing-agency/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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They responded to most of my questions but there was a big thing I needed answered/help with and I ended up reaching out 3 times and still never received a response. This resulted into searching for a new ATS platform as I need a company that we can grow with. > > I would say my experience has been positive until the last year. We are still using CATS and it has been great but since we are growing we need an ATS company that we can grow with. ----- ### "Without CATs I'm not sure how we would manage" — 5.0/5 > **Benjamin** | *8 August 2019* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of in-house communication and interoperability. Each user can easily see the work of their colleagues which cuts down on a huge amount of unnecessary communication. We can seamlessly take over each other's work when colleagues are on leave or otherwise busy. The application portals are very easy to use and the workflow is intuitive and useful. Honestly, I'm not sure how we could manage with such a lean HQ staff without having CATs. > > **Cons**: The only con I can identify with CATs is their search algorithm. The Boolean search functions can be improved. For example, if I'm looking for an "Education in Emergencies Specialist" within my database and search for this phrase using the Boolean quotation marks I will occasionally get results that identify anyone who has the word "in" somewhere in their resume. Yes, I also get "Education in Emergencies Specialists" but also a lot of people with completely irrelevant CVs. Some of this is mitigated by using the tags, lists, and custom fields but sometimes weird results are populated. Again, this is really the only issue I have with CATs and I'm really nit picking here. I don't find this to be a significant impediment to my work, and the pros heavily outweigh this one con. > > Excellent, the sales and support staff are always on point. I hate calling tech support in general, but really don't mind with CATs. Always affable and helpful. We have yet to have an issue that wasn't promptly resolved by the CATs tech support. ----- ### "Better than average product, best in class customer service" — 4.0/5 > **Erik** | *8 August 2019* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Responsive customer service -Idiot-proofed functionality -Mobile experience has 90%+ of the full functionality > > **Cons**: -Latest upgrade to Nala was clumsy and left some very obvious bugs in for release > > Better than other ATS I have used. Since this is a recruiting and staffing tool, making it as simple as possible is a best practice since we need quick access to notes for reference more than any other functionality. It provides this quickly and efficiently. ----- ### "CATS was a Godsend" — 5.0/5 > **Valonda** | *9 August 2019* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I appreciated the support through the set up process and the responsiveness of the team to our beginning processes. There is so much customization for your workflow and we have appreciated all of the improvements to the system over the time we have used it. (over 6 years) > > **Cons**: Honestly - it's really hard find things we don't like about the software. Support has been great about helping us to work around things we thought we wanted. > > We appreciate being able to unify our process, helping streamline our process, provide our applicants with a consistent experience, identifying where our good candidates are coming from and unifying our recruiting team and efforts. ----- ### "Long time user" — 5.0/5 > **Jeff** | *9 August 2019* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great interface, comfortable to use. Becomes familiar quickly. Grown with the software. > > **Cons**: No ability to drag and drop related emails or documents into a a candidate or client record. > > I switched to CATS more than a decade ago when it was a free beta program. It has been a part of my business on an almost daily basis. 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