It helps us to better organize our work, especially when we need to work remotely on different terms - with full/part-timers, interns and its developers.

Also my favourite part is the ease of contact with customer service who are very fast, helpful and friendly and always solve my problems even when it's something specific for my organisation.

The Success team writes back within minutes and helps with literally everything so the communication between us/ our team and Calamari is great.

Calamari has worked out great. We also appreciate that Calamari worked with us in our unique position to put together a pricing option that considered the blended nature of our staff needs.

Great value for money and excellent quick support provided.

The reviews from our team members has been exceedingly positive as well. It is a major upgrade in terms of ease of use, reporting, and notifications from the past platform.

Slack and google calendar integrations. Great customer care and fast feedback, our issues with Slack integration were solved pretty fast.

It is very user friendly and easy to use for all employees even those who are not that friendly to technology.

It took me quite a while to be a fan, but I really enjoy how easy it is now.

Excellent, we love using Calamari to manage our employees' PTO.

Simplicity, Best customer service, Great price/quality ratio.

It's super easy to manage all holidays, days off and home offices from a single application. It also integrates with popular apps like slack, which make acceptance blazing fast.

It is also an excellent value considering other softwares on the market. Customer service is excellent, responsive and implements new ideas with a willingness to make their users happy.

A reporting options are horrible. From an accounting perspective, I am unable to get what I want.

All functionalities are available, useful for usage for any country. And what is most important - it is very intuitive.

This does mean, however, that the time accrued for PTO is not accurate, and while I have told my staff that the accurate accounting is on each paystub, they are frustrated by that.

Excellent value and customer service. Would absolutely (and have) recommend this product for small businesses on a budget.

The customer service is excellent and the system is easy to use.

Reports - essential for payroll team, the board and HR. Calamari Team - fantastic and very helpful professionals.

And the most important for the end - customer support is the best support ever.

Nice interface, the stability of services, very good support.

It is super easy to use, no unnecessary information. Customer support is amazing-super responsive and helpful, they reply in 24hrs and solve the issues quickly.

Reliable, easy to use, user-friendly software that helps save time.

I love the easy of use and ability to integrate the time off calendar with Outlook. Setting up PTO accruals is a breeze.

I liked how more efficient it made us as a whole, the interface is mostly easy to use and the design is nice.

For weeks she had very consistent and helpful communications with me and guided me through every step of the way.

The balance of time off can be confusing for employees the way it is laid out.

I don't feel there is anything missing in this software.

Software was easy to set up and easy for employees to see how much time they have in their PTO. I like the approval workflow very much.

It does everything we need it to do and then some. The SmartSearch support team is fantastic.

Completely satisfied with all phases from integration to customization.

Easy to use, lots of functionalities and the SmartSearch team has been great about customizing features for us.

We love the ease of use, ease of training and the ability to customize the application to our needs.

If using SmartSearch as the company's Career Page be advised it is very ugly. The font of the req job fields are in Times Roman, size 14.

The customer service, from sales to tech support has been terrific; especially when it came to dealing with customization issues.

We have used SmartSearch since 1996, and have used some form of the product ever since. Technical support has always been outstanding.

Really appreciate the tech-support team over there, especially Maria. They've always taking such good care of me and my team.

Good software, great team from Sales, to Training, to Tech Support, to Development for new features.

It is very hard to navigate back and forth throughout the application and it is impossible to open anything in a new tab for side by side windows.

Easy to learn, super inclusive functionality, fast pager turns, easy to configure - very strong website integration / highly functional Career Center.

There are many qualities, many features that make SmartSearch a valuable tool for us. At the macro level, I believe what SmartSearch brings to our operation is efficiency.

The product is great - flexible, customizable, easy to use for sure. What makes it even better is that the people behind it are there for their customers.

In recent releases, SmartSearch has addresses their known weaknesses.

SmartSearch is a good tool that has become a critical element of our operation.

No auto capture of emails to candidates. Everything requires a manual copy and paste.

Also like the ability to schedule and post onto linked in from the job screen, and ability to search for linked in profiles from the candidate screen.

Excellent team behind SmartSearch - Recruiters love the new tools and features. Happy with our decision to roll to APS as key partner.

As close to a custom ATS without the cost of customization. Support is by far the best I have had from software companies.

SmartSearch does a good job for housing of resumes, searching candidates and inputting requisitions and managing them.

All the system configuration options helps us to get the exact functionalities we want. The Search -engine is very good and fast.

We have built our business around this software and we use it to manage almost everything. Approximately a year ago, we decided to leave and try another ATS.

It's a complex system and it takes some time to understand all possibilities. There are some functions missing for us as a European user.

Some reporting needs are difficult to achieve on your own with their built in reports.

The onboarding and hire tracks help drive consistency and quality without our teams, and make it easy to never miss a step. Plus the customer support team is always willing to help.

Over the years we've been doing business, I've found the people at SmartSearch to be good people who genuinely want to help their customers thrive. This customer focus shows up in their software.

Great tool, it's user-friendly, intuitive and has great functionality as an ATS and CRM. The customer/user support team is knowledgeable, quick to respond and very friendly.

Ability to search across all job boards from single screen. Ability to post across multiple job boards from single entry.

We are extremely pleased with this version of SmartSearch and very impressed APS team efforts prior to, during and after the conversion.

Easy to setup and use, reliable, great support, good training, always innovating. Good value for the price.

It also features an easy to implement job board that integrates with your web site. The licensing is very flexible and cost effective and minimal training is required.

When searching for a common name in the system, it could come up with hundreds of records. If I only have a name and no other information, this system makes it hard to identify the right one.

In addition to providing timely support as needed, they have also collaborated with us on several blog posts and podcasts for cross-marketing opportunities. We can highly recommend working with them.

SmartSearch is the easiest to use, full featured, and cost effective candidate and client contact tracking system that I have ever used.

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Calamari is a cloud-based human resources solution that offers two modules: leave management and clock in/out services. The software is suitable for small to midsize businesses in any industry and offers Android and iOS mobile apps.


Users seeking a leave management system can use Calamari’s online tool, which automates PTO calculations and offers an absence calendar that integrates with Google Apps, Jira, Slack and more. Calamari allows users to configure different workflows for different types of absences and automatically apply their company’s leave policy.


Calamari’s clock in/out module offers a wide range of clocking methods. Users can click a button in a browser, scan a QR code, type a Slack command or even use iBeacons to automate clocking in based on location arrival. Timesheets can be edited and employees can request changes on their timesheet.


Calamari is available on a per employee, per year basis. 



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Employee Management

Automatic Time Capture

Leave Tracking

HR Management

Billable Items Tracking

Time Tracking

Document Storage

Access Controls/Permissions

Vacation/Leave Tracking

Online Time Tracking

Shift Swapping

Policy Management

FMLA Administration

Variable Workforce

Time Clock

Attendance Management

Attendance Tracking

Timesheet Management

Approval Process Control

Sick Leave Tracking

Calendar Management

Workstation Tracking

Punch card

Data Import/Export

Clock In/Out

Multi-Location

Self Service Portal

Employee Time Tracking

Project Time Tracking

Time Off Requests

Mobile Access

Real Time Data

Overtime Calculation

Salaried Employee Tracking

Role-Based Permissions

Time & Attendance

Time Off Management

Alerts/Notifications

Reminders

Compensation Management

Benefits Management

Accounting Integration

Online Punch Card

Monitoring

Online Time Clock

Mobile Time Tracking

Leave Policy Management

Document Management

Employee Scheduling

Reporting/Analytics

Employee Database

Mobile App

Project Tracking

Search/Filter

Customizable Reports

Real-Time Notifications

Employee Profiles

Team Calendars

Absence Management

Reporting & Statistics

Approval Workflow

Real Time Monitoring

Real-Time Updates

Real Time Reporting

Employee Onboarding

Employee Self Service

Payroll Reporting

Payroll Management

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For Cloud

Third-Party Integrations

Onboarding

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Windows 7

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Mac OS

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Windows 2000

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14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Special pricing is available for non-profit organizations.

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2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

Calamari

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SmartSearch is a leading global talent acquisition and staffing management software platform that enables companies to effectively identify, recruit, onboard, and nurture top talent. We consistently drive innovation, providing scalable and configurable software for the unique needs of staffing professionals.

SmartSearch is the go-to platform for hiring the right talent at the right time. We design human-centered recruitment solutions that enable organizations to hire better, faster, and smarter. Our all-in-one talent acquisition platform serves thousands of recruiting professionals worldwide, offering comprehensive applicant tracking, CRM, hiring manager collaboration, e-signature, onboarding automation, and more. SmartSearch’s flexible architecture has made the enterprise-grade solution available to organizations across all markets, delivering tailored solutions to meet diverse needs.

Experience the SmartSearch difference and join us in shaping the future of the staffing industry. Discover how our platform can streamline your recruitment processes and empower your organization to thrive in today's competitive landscape.

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