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PeopleSoft vs SmartRecruiters comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.2
Organizations find PeopleSoft cost-effective, emphasizing its successful long-term use and economical implementation compared to Oracle and SAP.
Sentiment score
8.4
SmartRecruiters improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness, reducing hiring time and increasing user satisfaction with its intuitive design.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.6
PeopleSoft's customer service is praised for reliability and documentation, but custom support and Oracle's central service receive mixed reviews.
Sentiment score
6.7
SmartRecruiters' support is praised for efficiency but faces criticism for ticketing; phone support is suggested for improvement.
I have not found any other enterprise resource planning systems that are as well documented or as easily searchable as PeopleSoft.
CEO at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
If a customer designs custom applications and encounters issues, PeopleSoft will not provide service for those custom applications.
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
PeopleSoft offers high scalability, seamless integration, and stability for both traditional and cloud-based environments, supporting diverse organizational growth.
Sentiment score
7.0
SmartRecruiters is scalable and flexible, supporting diverse organizations globally with tailored capabilities for recruitment and internal mobility.
This rating reflects the limitation that custom applications do not receive support.
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
PeopleSoft is valued for its reliable, stable performance and mature features, significantly enhancing business operations despite occasional upgrade challenges.
Sentiment score
8.1
SmartRecruiters is a reliable ATS with occasional minor issues, praised for stability and consistent performance in recruitment.
Small issues take maximum one to two hours to resolve, while major issues take up to 12 hours.
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
 

Room For Improvement

PeopleSoft needs enhanced mobility, better integration, improved support, reduced complexity, and clarity on development to minimize costs and disruptions.
SmartRecruiters faces challenges in accessibility, integration, user experience, compliance, and requires improvements in tech support and feature robustness.
Professionals are transitioning due to challenges in availability, scalability, and resource allocation.
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
More delivered artificial intelligence functionality in operations and finance would be helpful.
CEO at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Setup Cost

PeopleSoft pricing varies widely, influenced by user needs, with high base costs but justified by its functionality and flexibility.
SmartRecruiters pricing starts at $10,000 annually, varies by size and features, but offers discounts for non-profits.
PeopleSoft is certainly cheaper than cloud solutions.
CEO at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Valuable Features

PeopleSoft is highly adaptable, offering robust integration, extensive customization, and supports comprehensive business needs with minimal coding.
SmartRecruiters provides an intuitive interface, effective sourcing, integration, and customization, making it adaptable and suitable for diverse organizations.
It provides the easiest way to integrate with third-party applications for data exchange between systems.
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
It aids me from an auditing perspective, as it's all system-driven, and cannot be altered.
Associate Director Talent Acquisition at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
PeopleSoft is entirely flexible internally within the ecosystem and is completely customizable with delivered integrations to many other third-party products.
CEO at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

PeopleSoft
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
ERP (8th), Activity Based Costing Software (4th), Benefits Administration (5th), Talent Management (5th), Demand Management (2nd)
SmartRecruiters
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Talent Acquisition category, the mindshare of PeopleSoft is 4.3%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartRecruiters is 2.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Acquisition Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
PeopleSoft4.3%
SmartRecruiters2.6%
Other93.1%
Talent Acquisition
 

Featured Reviews

HM
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
Newcomers benefit from automation and user-friendly integration
PeopleSoft is affordable for existing customers only, not for new customers. The popularity is declining for several reasons. Resources are moving to cloud solutions such as Workday cloud. Even though it is the same Oracle environment, professionals are transitioning due to challenges in availability, scalability, and resource allocation. When there are limited hiring opportunities for a particular technology, professionals must consider switching technologies either internally within their organization or personally. If a project ends and someone is placed on bench without new opportunities, they often need to switch to technologies with more market demand. Currently, resources are frequently moving to other ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, Mulesoft, and Salesforce, as there are numerous ERP systems in the marketplace.
Anudeep Kamuni - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Lead - TA ops & Analytics | Strategy Growth & Leadership at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees
Efficiently automates tasks but lacks certain features in terms of usability
There are a couple of areas of improvement. SmartRecruiter lacks certain features in terms of usability. For instance, we cannot move candidate profiles, interview feedback, notes, and activities related to one candidate when transitioning from one job to another. We have to manually copy and paste everything for that specific candidate. This is a significant drawback. Additionally, the filters are not accurate. The results are inaccurate when filtering multiple criteria, such as country and hiring manager. This level of inaccuracy is unexpected for an application, especially for smaller organizations. It should have been corrected easily. Moreover, the CRM module lacks video reporting capabilities. These are some the biggest improvement I would like to see.
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
10%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise50
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

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