Toggl Hire vs. Teamtailor

Finding the right recruitment software really matters. Today’s recruiters are often short on time and struggle to assess, interview, and hire candidates quickly and efficiently.

Most rely on applicant tracking systems and testing tools to fill skills gaps and monitor important hiring KPIs. But if only finding the right ATS were easy. The market today is cluttered and full of what often feels like pretty much the same old solutions.

While this might not sound like a huge deal, the right recruitment software can actually make all the difference, especially if you want to stand out as a top employer to your dream candidates.

So, how do you know which ATS is right for you? We’ve got a few suggestions, and today, we’ll break down the features, pricing, and use cases for two of the best: Toggl Hire and Teamtailor.

Toggl Hire wins over Teamtailor because only Toggl Hire:

• Delivers thousands of tests designed by experts. Users can build custom tests from a vast question library covering every professional and technical niche. Teamtailor does not match Toggl Hire’s testing features and instead focuses on interview assessments.
• Covers the full hiring process from start to finish. Build the perfect job description and screen applicants based on essential skills. Then, invite the best candidates to video interviews, set assignments, and host strategic interviews to find the best match.
• Ensures a great candidate experience. There are no loose ends in the Toggl Hire talent pipeline. Engaging tests and assignments boost candidate engagement. Feedback lets everyone know where they stand.
• Reduces hiring bias. Avoid favoring candidates by mobilizing data from skills tests and homework assignments. Toggl Hire’s blind hiring tools remove sources of bias so hiring teams can stay focused on what matters: candidate skills, not some fluffed-up resume.

What is Toggl Hire?

Toggl Hire is a full-cycle hiring platform focused on skills testing and candidate experience. Users can manage every stage of the recruitment funnel, from creating job descriptions and advertising roles to screening, interviews, and candidate selection—all in one place.

Applicant tracking system

Toggl Hire’s talent management tools let you store candidate profiles and maintain a vibrant talent pool. Easy-to-use drag-and-drop tools let you build custom talent pipelines for every role.

Combine video interviews, screening interviews, home-working tasks, and more. Automation reduces recruiter workloads, and your team can focus on assessing candidates to find the perfect match.

Skills assessments

While Toggl Hire is a full-cycle recruitment software, we were once a skills assessment platform, and our expert-created assessments are still the heart of our product.

Users benefit from a huge library featuring over 15,000 expertly crafted questions. Send candidates online tests to discover technical proficiency, probe soft skills, or set working assignments based on professional tasks.

Hiring analytics and reports

Tests deliver more than just candidate scores. Our analytics tools make it easy to compare candidates and identify strengths or weaknesses. There’s no need to rely on hunches or estimations. With Toggl Hire, recruiters have the data to make informed decisions about personalities and skills.

Candidate experience

Finally, Toggl Hire is optimized to deliver a great candidate experience. All candidates receive test feedback immediately upon completing a skills test.

While we let you manually review their test to edit the score, we provide immediate feedback about where they shine, what they missed, and how they compare to other candidates applying for the same job.

You can also integrate talent pipelines with email lists to stay in touch with talent pool members outside recruitment windows. Tests are also demanding but enjoyable, which is probably why 80% of candidates love what we do.

What is Teamtailor?

Teamtailor is an ATS that leverages AI to ease the candidate management process. It focuses on smooth communication with candidates, assessing interview performance, and boosting the employer brand.

Unlike Toggl Hire, skills testing is not part of the package, so you will need to find alternative ways to test applicant abilities or connect the software with third-party testing tools to keep everything in one place.

Despite lacking full-scale testing, Teamtailor offers several other interesting features.

One of the most distinctive is the Job Match feature. Users can create interview kits for different recruitment stages (such as screening or candidate assessment). Job Match then scores each candidate based on desired traits or skills.

Job Match assesses factors like presentation and verbal answers, which are great for gauging a candidate’s soft skills and personality. The scoring system allows for efficient comparisons between many applicants but is prone to bias because it relies on interviewer feedback.

Other innovative aspects of TeamTailor include automated AI recommendations about top applicants. The ATS also uses generative AI to create job descriptions, interview questions, candidate emails, and website content.

If you want to save time, these AI features could be appealing—just don’t expect 100% accuracy or human-like texts. You will still need to spend some time editing everything.

Above all, Teamtailor is not a full-cycle recruiting solution. The platform helps handle many important recruiting tasks but lacks key features like in-depth skills testing and job posting.

Toggl Hire is best for…

Toggl Hire is a full-cycle recruiting platform that handles the whole hiring process. Our software is also flexible and easy to use. That’s why Toggl Hire has a wide range of users. Customers choose our platform for:

• Customized skills testing: No other full-cycle recruiting software delivers a wider range of questions than Toggl Hire. Our testing library extends from SQL architecture to fundamental math, and you can assess general skills like problem-solving or negotiation.
• Keeping everyone informed: Toggl Hire’s collaboration tools help you involve everyone in the conversation. Recruiters, hiring teams, and department managers can share their thoughts about which candidates to choose. Better collaboration brings better results.
• Making candidates feel valued: Happy candidates are engaged and keen to shine. They develop an affinity with employer brands and are more likely to re-apply should they be unsuccessful the first time around. Toggl Hire provides valuable feedback from tests and interviews. Our tests are also enjoyable, accessible, and fair.
• Avoiding recruiting bias: Expertly made skills tests deliver the data you need to make informed decisions. There’s less need for face-to-face interviews or resume screening that allows bias to creep into the process. With Toggl Hire, candidates from every background receive the same treatment.

Teamtailor is best for…

Teamtailor claims to have an audience of 150,000 recruiters, and to be fair, there are good reasons to choose its ATS. Strengths of the Teamtailor platform include:

• Communicating with candidates: Clients appreciate Teamtailor’s messaging features. Candidate chatbots and messaging templates score well by easing workloads for time-poor recruiters. The Nurture and Connect functions also make talent pool management easier. Recruiters can zip messages to candidates with similar interests and nurture relationships with email campaigns.
• Speeding up the hiring process: Speed is another Teamtailor calling card. Customers appreciate how automation and job scores cut the time to message candidates, assess applications, and (ultimately) fill positions. If time-to-hire is all that matters, Teamtailor is a good solution.
• Simplicity: Ease of use is the most common theme in Teamtailor feedback. Although Toggl Hire is similarly easy to use, Teamtailor has a clean interface and simple feature set that suits entry-level recruiting. Friendly customer service is also appealing to companies with less recruitment experience.

You deserve more from your recruitment software

Teamtailor is a well-made product with many strengths, but it’s not always the ideal solution. Compared with Toggl Hire, Teamtailor falls short in key areas. You might tolerate those weak spots if speed and simplicity are all-important. That’s fine, but if you have the time to test other tools, do so.

For instance, skills are critically important to modern companies, and Teamtailor is not the best in the field for testing professional skills. Toggl Hire’s testing library is larger and more diverse. It also features expert-made assessments. Teamtailor’s Job Match makes assessing interviews easier, but you may miss vital skills-related data needed to make confident, data-driven hiring decisions.

Bias is another issue to consider. Biased recruiting almost always leads to poor outcomes. Teamtailor’s Job Match feature is prone to bias as it relies heavily on subjective judgments by interviewers. Teamtailor’s process also focuses on interviews, which are hard to assess fairly.

Toggl Hire is different.

Our assessment features (you can even request video interviews from candidates) mean you can couple interviews with bias-free testing. Blind hiring reduces the risk of favoring certain candidates. Over time, your employee diversity will improve, and you will hire more efficiently.

Toggl Hire vs. Teamtailor pricing

By now, you might have a good idea of which recruitment software better suits your needs. But there’s one more thing to consider: pricing.

Teamtailor

Teamtailor uses a flexible pricing model based on employee headcount. The cheapest paid package starts from $1,250/year, and prices rise from there.

Unlike other providers, Teamtailor does not offer a free trial—another reason to choose your recruitment partner carefully.

Toggl Hire

Toggl Hire does offer a free trial, making it easy to try before you buy. The free trial lets you sample the entire test library, automation functions, video intros, and homework assignments. Free trial customers are limited to just five candidates, though.

For more, payment options include:

• The Basic package costs $20/month or $240/year. Customers can assess up to 20 candidates. Basic users can use the candidate database to manage small talent pools. Analytics are also available, making tests more powerful.
• The Premium package costs $75/month or $900/year. Premium users can process 45 candidates (or pay more to raise their candidate allowance). Premium packages add anti-cheating features, API integrations, CSV exporting, and advanced automation functions.
• Business packages cost $469/month or $5,628/year. There is no upper limit for candidates, and users benefit from all of Toggl’s features. This is the ideal solution for larger enterprises that need a customized solution to hire at scale.

At Toggl Hire, transparency about our prices and offering tiers for small, medium, and larger companies is important. If you want an affordable, lightweight package, Basic or Premium will do fine. For companies with 50+ employees, the Business package is likely better suited to your needs.

The verdict: What makes Toggl Hire the best Teamtailor alternative to manage full-cycle hiring

Teamtailor is a solid recruitment platform, but for most companies, Toggl Hire is a better fit. The main reason is simple: Toggl Hire provides a full-cycle hiring solution, while Teamtailor does not. What does this mean in practice? Toggl Hire lets you…

Choose a price point that suits you

We offer packages for small, medium, and large enterprises. Sample the ATS with Basic packages before expanding your implementation, or dip your toes in with a free trial. Teamtailor locks clients in from the start.

Hone in on the perfect skill set

Toggl Hire provides a massive library of skills questions and tests you can use however you want. Assess coding, engineering, cybersecurity, and project management—whatever the role requires. You can adjust the mix as necessary, and all questions are expert-set.

Maintain a skills-based talent pool

Toggl Hire provides instant feedback to candidates when they take assessments. Candidates will receive information about areas for improvement.

The benefit here is that well-informed candidates remain engaged and interested. Inviting them back for future roles will boost your chances of making the perfect hire.

Create custom-made talent pipelines

Our ATS is the only solution that blends full-cycle recruitment and skills testing. Build pipelines from job descriptions to onboarding. Include video interviews, screening tests, home assignments, and skills tests. Compare every candidate and stay on top of scheduling with our easy-to-use candidate pipeline.

Try Toggl Hire for free

We think Toggl Hire wins here, but we’re obviously biased, so don’t take our word for it. Create a free Toggl Hire account to explore for yourself.