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Tellent Recruitee vs Smartrecruiters

The SmartRecruiters alternative that puts your hiring team in control

Tellent Recruitee gives hiring teams the customization, reporting, and integration flexibility that SmartRecruiters locks behind support tickets and enterprise pricing.

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“With Recruitee, we can really ‘put things into boxes.’ We can create processes for the different labels and make sure everyone only sees what’s relevant for them.”
Stefano van de Sant
Nienja Blomm, In-house recruiter at Makerstreet

Ease of use shouldn’t mean "rigid”

SmartRecruiters works great for basic hiring, but simplicity comes with limitations.

When you need to…

  • Build complex approval workflows
  • Create reports that track specific KPIs
  • Connect tools outside their partner ecosystem

…your team will often find themselves building workarounds or waiting weeks on support tickets to make simple changes.

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Move fast, build your way, and stay in control with Tellent Recruitee

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Set up any kind of custom workflow

Build approval processes, hiring stages, and automated workflows to reflect how your business works.

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Get reporting that drives decisions

Create custom dashboards, build reports around your specific KPIs, and export data the way you need it.

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API access included in all plans

Connect your tech stack without paying for enterprise tiers or waiting for vendor partnerships.

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Get everything you need to customize your process, out of the box

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Track the metrics that matter to your business
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Spend time on candidates, not on admin
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Let everyone see where a request stands without asking
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Your tech stack, your rules
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All users can access our top-rated support team
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Reach candidates wherever they are ­­– via WhatsApp

Track the metrics that matter to your business

You don’t have to export data to spreadsheets or BI tools to understand your recruiting performance. Tellent Recruitee lets you build reports that answer your leadership’s specific questions and prove ROI.

Track:

  • Time-to-hire by department
  • Effectiveness by job board
  • Candidate drop-off by pipeline stage
  • 90+ more metrics
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Spend time on candidates, not on admin

Tellent Recruitee lets you combine triggers, conditions, and actions. Build intelligent, custom workflows in your hiring process, without sacrificing control.

  • Send personalized rejection emails based on reason and stage
  • Auto-close job once all openings are filled
  • Instantly publish jobs to boards when ready
  • Auto-share or unshare candidates with stakeholders in specific stages
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Let everyone see where a request stands without asking

Build multi-step approval chains that match your company's process for signing off on new roles. Route approvals to the right stakeholders in sequence and keep the whole process transparent.

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Your tech stack, your rules

Connecting SmartRecruiters to other tools often requires technical expertise or dedicated support.

Tellent Recruitee includes API access in all plans so you can connect your tech stack without upgrading or waiting for vendor partnerships.

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All users can access our top-rated support team

With SmartRecruiters, getting help often means going through a ticketing process that can be slow, and faster support typically requires higher-tier plans.

With Tellent Recruitee, every user can contact support directly. If you have an issue, you can get help immediately.

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Reach candidates wherever they are – via WhatsApp

With Tellent Recruitee’s native integration, candidates can apply via WhatsApp. Your team can send interview scheduler links, questions, updates, and communicate with candidates directly in the platform through the entire process.

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Track the metrics that matter to your business

Track the metrics that matter to your business

You don’t have to export data to spreadsheets or BI tools to understand your recruiting performance. Tellent Recruitee lets you build reports that answer your leadership’s specific questions and prove ROI.

Track:

  • Time-to-hire by department
  • Effectiveness by job board
  • Candidate drop-off by pipeline stage
  • 90+ more metrics
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Icon Vertical tab_Spend time on the right people
Spend time on candidates, not on admin

Spend time on candidates, not on admin

Tellent Recruitee lets you combine triggers, conditions, and actions. Build intelligent, custom workflows in your hiring process, without sacrificing control.

  • Send personalized rejection emails based on reason and stage
  • Auto-close job once all openings are filled
  • Instantly publish jobs to boards when ready
  • Auto-share or unshare candidates with stakeholders in specific stages
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Icon Vertical tab_Streamline role requests and approvals
Let everyone see where a request stands without asking

Let everyone see where a request stands without asking

Build multi-step approval chains that match your company's process for signing off on new roles. Route approvals to the right stakeholders in sequence and keep the whole process transparent.

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Icon Vertical tab_Make it work for your organisation
Your tech stack, your rules

Your tech stack, your rules

Connecting SmartRecruiters to other tools often requires technical expertise or dedicated support.

Tellent Recruitee includes API access in all plans so you can connect your tech stack without upgrading or waiting for vendor partnerships.

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Icon Vertical tab_All users can access our top-rated support team
All users can access our top-rated support team

All users can access our top-rated support team

With SmartRecruiters, getting help often means going through a ticketing process that can be slow, and faster support typically requires higher-tier plans.

With Tellent Recruitee, every user can contact support directly. If you have an issue, you can get help immediately.

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Icon Vertical tab_Reach candidates wherever
Reach candidates wherever they are ­­– via WhatsApp

Reach candidates wherever they are – via WhatsApp

With Tellent Recruitee’s native integration, candidates can apply via WhatsApp. Your team can send interview scheduler links, questions, updates, and communicate with candidates directly in the platform through the entire process.

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CAREER PAGE BUILDER

Make your employer brand shine

With Tellent Recruitee, you can:

  • Build multi-page, multi-language career sites

  • Choose custom domains

  • Get full branding control

  • Create dedicated pages for specific roles

WHATSAPP HIRING

Connect with candidates instantly via WhatsApp

Personio limits you to email. Tellent Recruitee’s native WhatsApp integration helps you attract more candidates and talk to them where they are, so you can hire faster.

SCREENING QUESTION TEMPLATES

Spend time on the right people

Use Tellent Recruitee’s pre-built and custom screening questions to filter candidates before they hit your pipeline.

API ACCESS IN ALL PLANS

Push and pull Tellent Recruitee data in real-time

Connect to your tech stack without paying for premium tiers.

SUPPORT FOR EVERYONE

All users can access our top-rated support team

With Personio, only account admins can access support.

With Tellent Recruitee, every user can contact support directly. If you have an issue, you can get help immediately.

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Start with recruiting — add Tellent HR Manage and Tellent HR Grow modules when you’re ready

SmartRecruiters stops at recruitment. Tellent Recruitee is part of the Tellent platform. When you need more — onboarding, Core HR, performance management — Tellent HR  Manage and Tellent HR Grow plug right in.

 

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"We chose Tellent Recruitee because of the number of automation features, like rejecting candidates, scheduling appointments, and assessing candidates all in one comprehensive package."
Dennis van Rietschoten
Recruiter at Betty Blocks

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Where we’re similar

Tellent Recruitee
Smartrecruiters
Employer branding
Multi-job board posting
Candidate job alerts
Offer letters
Collaboration
Assign roles
Give feedback and evaluations
Assign tasks
Mention colleagues
Leave notes
Mobile app
Texting
Requisition approvals
External guest access
Applicant management
Centralized database
CV parsing and search
Pipeline overviews, templates, and automations
Talent pools
Knockout questions
Pre-screen questionnaires
Candidate self-scheduling
Duplicate detection
Employee referrals
AI and automation
Automated emails
GDPR automation
Auto-fill job board forms
Pipeline automations
Requisition approval workflows
Unbiased hiring
Reporting
Impact dashboard
Standard reporting and analytics
Custom fields on jobs
Integrations and scalability
Integrations marketplace
SSO
Manage external recruitment agencies
API access
Security and compliance
User management and permissions
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
GDPR and EEO compliance tools
Audit logs

Where Tellent Recruitee is different

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Smartrecruiters
Features
Workflow customization

Custom pipelines, approval flows, and stage transitions,

Standard workflows

Advanced automation

Advanced automations based on triggers, conditions, and actions

Complex automations require help from support

AI capabilities

Writes candidate emails and job descriptions, summarizes evaluations, translates job postings, and screens candidates

Hiring agent, talent matching, candidate screening, and conversational AI

Career site builder

No-code, multi-page, page templates, custom domain

Paid extra

WhatsApp integration

Native integration
Native integrationAllow WhatsApp applications, interview scheduling, and candidate communication

Only via 3rd party tools

Custom report builder

Build dashboards with your metrics

Basic reporting

Modular HR expansion

Add Manage and Grow modules

Recruiting and onboarding only

Switching is easier than you think

Most teams are up and running within two weeks.

Our team migrates your data via API (included in Optimize plans). Smaller datasets? Import through CSV yourself following our step-by-step guide.



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Frequently asked questions

Can I use Tellent Recruitee if I already have an HRIS?

Yes, Tellent Recruitee works as a standalone ATS alongside whatever HRIS you're currently using. It integrates with major HRIS platforms like Lucca, Personio, HiBob, and BambooHR, and API access is included in all plans, so you can connect to your existing HR tools. If you later want a unified platform, you can add Tellent HR modules for a unified experience.

How does Tellent Recruitee handle compliance and GDPR?

Tellent Recruitee is GDPR-compliant with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications. Data is stored in the EU with granular access controls, so you decide who sees what. The platform includes GDPR-compliance settings, role-based access controls, and configurable data retention policies that adapt to regional requirements.

We build local hiring regulations and compliance expertise directly into your workflows, ensuring you stay compliant as you enter new talent markets.

Does Tellent Recruitee support team collaboration like SmartRecruiters?

Yes, collaborative hiring is one of Tellent Recruitee's core strengths. All plans include unlimited users, so your entire hiring team can participate without per-seat cost concerns. Features like hiring roles with granular permission settings, shared evaluations, hiring scorecards, notes, tasks, @mentions, and Fair Evaluations (which hide individual feedback until everyone submits) help teams make better, less biased decisions together.

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