Happlicant vs TheStaffer

Happlicant is an ATS and CRM for small recruitment agencies, keeping candidate, client, job, and placement records in one system. Recruiting CRM tools include LinkedIn Chrome features, data enrichment, email templates, and advanced search. The ATS adds AI resume parsing, automated pipelines, and jobs that sync to a website. Sales tools include smart pipelines, a client portal, automations, campaigns, and a LinkedIn profile scraper. Its Chrome extension can import candidate and client profiles, tag candidates, shortlist them for jobs, and add notes. Clients can review candidates and leave feedback through portals. Teams can customize pipeline stages, move records by drag and drop, and update records in bulk. Candidate searches include Boolean, proximity, quick, and universal options. Google and Microsoft connections can synchronize mailboxes, conversations, calendars, tasks, and reminders using OAuth 2.0. Happlicant states it encrypts data in transit and at rest, uses role-based controls and multi-factor authentication, and complies with GDPR for EEA and UK users. Pro costs $69 a month, billed quarterly; a 7-day trial is listed.

TheStaffer is cloud-based staffing business software for agencies managing work from hiring through payroll and billing. Recruiters can publish jobs to portals, social media, or a branded careers page, search candidates, and arrange interviews. Electronic onboarding packages, custom forms, mobile access, status tracking, and document reminders support new starters. Employees, agents, or clients can enter timesheets managed daily, weekly, or monthly, with attendance-app integration. Billing handles customer-specific rules and schedules and can generate and email invoices automatically. Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage are named accounting integrations. Financial tools include payments, overdue-invoice and receivables reports, cash flow, expenses, profit and loss, budgets, and customer reminders. Document management tracks employee records and expiry status. A customer portal supports requisitions, timesheet approval, scheduling, feedback, invoices, and statements. The employee app includes onboarding documents, assignments, applications, gross payroll viewing, clocking, notifications, and work history. Web, Android, and iOS access are listed.