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Cornerstone Recruiting vs iCIMS Recruit comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cornerstone Recruiting
Ranking in Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
iCIMS Recruit
Ranking in Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software
1st
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software category, the mindshare of Cornerstone Recruiting is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of iCIMS Recruit is 1.5%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
iCIMS Recruit1.5%
Cornerstone Recruiting1.1%
Other97.4%
Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software
 

Featured Reviews

Vladimir Vasilev - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Lead at Baker Tilly
Easy to use with great support and good reliability
We use the solution for recruiting personnel.  The application of new employees is very helpful. We're able to get all the data is easy. We can manage the whole process of recruiting very easily. The ease of use is great. Its usability is excellent.  The solution can scale well. It is stable and…
ManishGupta9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director & CEO at Talenton Global
Centralized hiring workflows have cut time to fill and now need better automation and AI features
Implementation can be a bit lengthy and complicated, which is an area where iCIMS Recruit needs improvement. Customer support and automation are areas where iCIMS Recruit is less impressive, and they need to improve more on automation processes. Configurability could be a bit higher because some competitors might have an edge in terms of UX, recruiting workflow, modern recruiter experiences, and sourcing or CRM-oriented experiences. A native HCM is important because many times I have to integrate with different HCMs like Workday or SAP. Pricing is not very transparent, as sometimes I have to keep adding things and they keep adding more prices in terms of lower cost and faster implementation. Some user functionality can require too many steps. Customer support can be inconsistent sometimes, and I have seen some delays. The iCIMS Recruit support team does not always provide very proactive support. Implementations are usually very lengthy and they really need to improve their implementation strategy to cut down a substantial amount of time.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The configuration is flexible and offers a lot of options."
"Technical support has been good overall."
"The technical support is perfect and they're very responsive."
"iCIMS Recruit has positively impacted my experience as a job applicant by making it faster and less stressful."
"The best feature that iCIMS Recruit offers is its customization."
"Within a very short period, we had many job opportunities to fill with a distributed HR team, switching from emails and a fixed job board to iCIMS Recruit, which was a vastly improved and user-friendly experience."
"The best features of iCIMS Recruit in my use case were being able to monitor interviewer feedback form submissions and send reminders."
"To a major extent, iCIMS Recruit has helped my organization stay organized and has also helped in the full recruitment cycle, which was a major task I used to do in iCIMS Recruit."
"After we brought them into iCIMS Recruit, their application completion rate rose to almost 100%, so it's between 92% to 100% for them now."
"The solution offers good customization and good dashboards."
"iCIMS Recruit has positively impacted my organization by making things smooth and efficient, allowing us to integrate texting capabilities and new candidate notifications and providing comprehensive reporting for ourselves and for executives."
 

Cons

"For recruiting managers and administrators using the platform, the UI is not very user-friendly."
"The interface and design could be improved."
"The UI is not overly user-friendly."
"There are several areas where iCIMS Recruit required improvements, including the learning curve for new users."
"If reporting could be more robust, that would be phenomenal."
"iCIMS Recruit can be improved from its user interface."
"iCIMS Recruit can be improved by having easier setup, more customizable options, and easier templates that are able to be updated within the same workday instead of waiting to get confirmation for those updates to be implemented."
"I did not give a higher rating because I always see potential improvements, particularly regarding reporting functionalities that were not easy to customize at that time."
"The customer support for iCIMS Recruit, specifically the technical customer support, leaves a little bit to desire, as with any other SaaS company."
"The customer support for iCIMS Recruit is terrible. I chose a rating of six because the customer service has been terrible, and we have gone through numerous account managers."
"Customer support and automation are areas where iCIMS Recruit is less impressive, and they need to improve more on automation processes."
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Comms Service Provider
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Government
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise17
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iCIMS Recruit?
iCIMS is very expensive. As a smaller company, we are a small fish in a big pond to them, and all of our inquiries seem to be ignored.
What needs improvement with iCIMS Recruit?
iCIMS Recruit can be improved by adding more features in the UI. The UI is going to be very important, such as more large toggle switches. The main thing would be navigation, the UI, and how to nav...
What is your primary use case for iCIMS Recruit?
My main use case for iCIMS Recruit includes conducting background checks and eligibility checks. I do not have anything else to add about my main use case with iCIMS Recruit; it is basically just f...
 

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