Lever vs. iCIMS: Find your Best-Fit Hiring Platform
Evaluating recruiting software? Legacy tools like iCIMS make hiring harder than it needs to be. Lever gives your team a modern, unified platform that’s built for speed, collaboration, and results.
When it comes to iCIMS vs Lever, here’s why today’s top talent teams choose Lever.
Lever vs. iCIMS: How they stack up
| Feature | Lever | iCIMS |
| Ease of Use | ✔ Modern, intuitive interface for all users | ✘ Complex workflows and clunky UX |
| ATS and CRM capabilities | ✔ Native, unified ATS + CRM platform | ✘ Separate modules; CRM often requires add-ons |
| Analytics/reporting | ✔ Intuitive dashboards, predictive insights,and self-serve customization | ✘ Disjointed reporting requiring analysts or manual exports |
| AI | ✔ Purpose-built AI tools for interviews and automated workflows | ✘ Relies on point-in-time AI bias audits with limited data and oversight |
| Implementation | ✔ In-house experts deliver tailored onboarding with clear timelines | ✘ Complex implementation requires heavy admin support |
| Pricing | ✔ Transparent, modular pricing with no hidden fees | ✘ Add-ons make pricing unpredictable |
Lever vs. iCIMS: FAQ
What are the main differences between Lever and iCIMS?
Lever is the modern talent acquisition platform built for speed, scale, and simplicity. Here’s why you should choose Lever’s holistic hiring platform over iCIMS:
- Unbeaten user-friendliness: Don’t rely on clunky software to achieve your goals. Lever’s in-house experts offer user support to get you up and hiring faster.
- All-in-one recruiting: Lever is a true ATS + CRM in one seamless platform, so you can track, nurture, and hire without add-ons.
- Insights that move you forward: Lever’s real-time visual dashboards and predictive analytics give you clarity to act, not just data to sift through.
Skip the disjointed solutions—a perfect package deal is waiting for you.
How do we migrate our legacy solution to Lever?
If you’re ready to supercharge your hiring, we’re here to help! We’ll guide you step-by-step through the processes of migrating your data, onboarding your team, and ensuring you leverage every feature that could improve your results.
How much does Lever cost?
As a flexible solution, Lever offers custom pricing for each customer.
Modern recruiting,
minus the headaches
Hiring has enough moving parts already. Your tools should lighten the load, not add more to your plate. Unlike iCIMS, Lever offers the tools you need to reach top talent faster.
ATS + CRM in one
complete package
Why rely on separate tools when you can get complete functionality in one place? With Lever, you can access ATS and CRM tools in one convenient location.
- Rich, unified candidate profiles: Automatically deduplicate and consolidate past interactions, interview history, and feedback for seamless rediscovery.
- Smart postings & tagging: Create requisitions with posting auto-tagging, broadcast to boards, and requisition alignment for measurability.
Actionable analytics,
on demand
Talent moves fast, and you need to move faster. Access the data you need to make decisions easily with Lever’s leading analytics features.
- Visual Insights + ROI dashboard: Gain at-a-glance pipeline health, source performance, and recruitment ROI metrics with AI-recommended next steps.
- Feedback dashboard: Track interview feedback averages, hours to feedback, and hiring source ratings, filterable by location or role.
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Whether you have 100 reqs or just one hard-to-fill role, Lever gives you adaptable, Al-powered hiring software that flexes as your team grows, your roles change, and your priorities shift.
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Built-in, bias-aware AI
Unlike iCIMS, Lever’s AI-powered tools are built right into the platform to help teams move faster and hire smarter. Employ’s responsible AI use ensures continuous bias monitoring, keeping decisions fair so you can focus on finding the best talent.
- AI Interview transcripts and summaries: Automatically transcribe and summarize interviews, saving time and improving alignment across hiring teams.
- Fast resume review: Instantly surface best-fit candidates and triage large hiring volumes with AI-powered ranking and skip/advance actions.
Implement
with ease
Lever doesn’t leave you guessing after you sign your contract. From onboarding to long-term success, you get hands-on guidance and reliable resources that empower your team to hire with confidence.
- Painless rollout: Guided by in-house experts, Lever gets teams up and running with minimal lift and predictable timelines.
- Dedicated success resources: Leverage live training and an on-demand help center to support your team at every stage.
Perfect pricing for
growing teams
You need a solution that grows with your business. Lever provides the support you need as your hiring goals evolve—no hidden fees or forced add-ons here.
- Flexible pricing: Scale your toolkit only when you need it; no forced add-ons required.
- 300+ tool integration ecosystem: Boost ROI and power up Lever’s robust interface with even more features, from ADP’s HRIS features to convenient communication with Slack.
Praised by the People Who Matter Most
“The integrations with Lever are fantastic. They’ve helped us cut time to hire by 7 business days, which is amazing. Our leadership team was blown away by this because it used to take 15 more days to get somebody hired.”
“We e.l.f.ing LOVE Lever!”
“I’ve used Workday, Greenhouse, and even Breezy. I’ve tried a lot of ATS software, but Lever is the best. It’s the most user-friendly and it offers a wide range of integrations.”
“Our old applicant tracking system was not good for what Hopper needed it to do. I’m a two-time Lever customer and super psyched about it. So I knew that Lever was the solution for our scheduling, reporting, and pipeline management challenges.”
Modern Recruiting. Measurable Results. Lasting Impact.
Leave iCIMS’ heavy lift behind and move faster with less effort.
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