CATS 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing
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Overview
Pricing
Starting at $110.00 per month
About CATS
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.
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CATS Pricing and Plans
CATS Pro
$110.00
Plan includes:
- 2-Way Calendar and Email Sync
- Custom Access Levels
- Meeting Scheduler
- Pay $1000 for Data Migration
- Recruiting Browser Extension
- SMS Texting
- Sponsored Job Posting

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CATS Features
- Popular features found in RecruitingAssessment ManagementBackground ScreeningCommunication ManagementJob PostingJob RequisitionOnboardingResume ParsingResume SearchSelf Service Portal
- More features of CATSActivity DashboardActivity TrackingAlerts/NotificationsAPIApplicant TrackingApplication ManagementBilling & InvoicingBoolean SearchCalendar ManagementCandidate ManagementCandidate ProfilesCandidate SourcingCandidate TrackingCareers PageCollaboration ToolsCompliance TrackingConfigurable WorkflowContact DatabaseCRMCustomizable BrandingCustomizable FormsData Import/ExportEmail ManagementEmail MarketingEmail TemplatesFor Staffing AgenciesFull Text SearchHR ManagementInternal HRInterview ManagementInterview SchedulingJob Application ManagementJob BoardJob TrackingMobile AccessPipeline ManagementPipeline ReportsReal-Time ReportingRecruiting FirmsRecruitment ManagementReporting/AnalyticsResume DatabaseResume StorageSearch/FilterSocial Media IntegrationSocial RecruitingStatus TrackingTaggingTalent AcquisitionTask ManagementTemporary StaffingThird-Party IntegrationsWorkflow Management
CATS Integrations
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CATS User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.2
Ratings Breakdown
5
45%
4
40%
3
10%
2
3%
1
1%
Secondary Ratings
Ease of Use
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.3
Functionality
4.1
Cara D.
Verified reviewer
Staffing and Recruiting
51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed July 2025
CATS: Easy to Use, But Customer Service Falls Short
3
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.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CATS
I was referred to CATS which led me to use their systme.
Reasons for switching to CATS
I was having issues with my emails being received from CATS
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Benjamin J.
Verified reviewer
Staffing and Recruiting
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Reviewed August 2019
Without CATs I'm not sure how we would manage
5
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.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CATS
I wasn't involved with that process.
Reasons for switching to CATS
The previous database solution was no longer supported.
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Erik B.
Verified reviewer
Staffing and Recruiting
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed August 2019
Better than average product, best in class customer service
4
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.
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Dana H.
Verified reviewer
Non-Profit Organization Management
Self-Employed
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed November 2025
CATS - Great value CRM for small businesses
3
CATS was always easy to work with. Great customer service. I always got a reply within a day of my inquiry.
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Valonda B.
Verified reviewer
Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad
51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Reviewed August 2019
CATS was a Godsend
5
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.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CATS
Simplicity - ease of set up and experience with the sales and support team
Reasons for switching to CATS
We had very little support with the last system and many glitches!
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Jeff H.
Verified reviewer
Human Resources
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Reviewed August 2019
Long time user
5
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. It's comfortable and hard to imagine switching to something different.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CATS
Familiarity and interface. Like the ability to customize workflow
Reasons for switching to CATS
At the time, it was free and had a better interface.
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Amber W.
Verified reviewer
Staffing and Recruiting
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Reviewed August 2019
Excellent ATS Option
4
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CATS
Cost, functionality and more.
Reasons for switching to CATS
Ready for something better that could support modern recruitment styles.
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Marc B.
Verified reviewer
Human Resources
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed August 2019
I love CATS
5
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for switching to CATS
Gopher is heavy, slow and has no LI interface. Plus it was installed vs cloud based.
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Alexis P.
Verified reviewer
Accounting
51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
Reviewed August 2019
CATS has been such a help so far!
5
We have been using CATS since May 2019 and so far I love it! We are a smaller - midsize company and I had been looking for an ATS that would help to make my recruiting process smoother. As the only recruiter here, I needed something to help streamline my process, hold all the candidates information, generate reports and make it easy to know what steps I am in during the process. So far it's everything we have been looking for!
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CATS
Overall it was due to CATS having every option I was looking for.
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Bill B.
Verified reviewer
Used unspecified for unspecified
Review sourceReviewed May 2014
Affordable, Simple, Flawed
3
I’m approaching two years with CATS and have reviewed and demoed many other ATS’s including iCIMS, JobVite, The Applicant Manager, AcquireTM and the Monster Talent Management Suite. Bottom line up front: This is a solid choice for new firms on a budget who have low customer service expectations and no need for a reporting capability. The first thing that appealed to me about CATS was that it gave me a free 30-day trial that didn't hold back the bells and whistles. I had access to every feature from the moment I signed up. It was the most intuitive of all the products I demoed. I didn't need a salesperson to walk me through each section (something that I would have been hindered by with the other products). The default customization was nearly perfect and I was able to easily make the few tweaks that my workflow required. I uploaded my stash of resumes, posted my open job orders and started moving candidates through the hiring process. It was simple. Other CATS features - Want to allow candidates apply through LinkedIn or Indeed? Check. Want to push jobs to your company Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn page? Check. Mass emails, automatic emails, job sharing with hiring managers, integration with Outlook and Word, a customizable jobs website? Check. CATS is set up for both corporate and agency recruiting. The two main negatives are customer service and reporting. Customer service is about what you’d expect from a budget firm. Some questions I sent through email were ignored and some were returned with one-word answers. The reporting capability is a bit scary for anyone who might need to generate an AAP/EEO report. The detail just isn’t there and CATS is either unwilling or unable to generate a custom report with the necessary data.
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