Applicant Tracking System

OverviewSpark Hire’s ATS is an applicant tracking system for HR and talent acquisition teams at companies with 50 to 500 employees. It manages job postings, candidate pipelines, hiring manager collaboration, structured evaluations, and offer letters in a single system. Every plan includes native one-way video interviewing and AI-assisted resume review. The platform goes live in 30 days or less, requires no IT involvement, and is priced from $335 per month.

Still hiring through email, spreadsheets, or your 
HR software?
There’s a better way.

Spark Hire’s applicant tracking system gives your team the structure, automation, and visibility to stop chasing feedback, move candidates forward faster, and always know what happens next.

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4.7/5 based on ~700 customer reviews
Trusted by 7,000+ Organizations Worldwide
Outerbox
Solar Energy Industries Association
Medical Review Institute of America (MRIoA)
Friend that Cooks
University of Notre Dame
Holganix
Arrive AI
American Marketing Association
EyeCare Partners
Chicago Cubs
Zion Church
Reliable Medical
Deseret First Credit Union
Hive Collective
OpenLoop

Built for lean HR and TA teams ready tomove beyond overly manual hiring

Spark Hire’s ATS helps organizations with 50-500 employees run hiring as a structured, repeatable process, without unnecessary cost or complexity.

Previous:

HR Software

Used the hiring module in their HRIS

Previous:

No ATS

Managed hiring through spreadsheets

Previous:

Another ATS

Missing flexible workflows

Melanie Scheer
"It’s like you guys went into my brain and organized it (the ATS) exactly the way I wanted it."
Melanie Scheer | Outerbox

ATS Capabilities and Features

Run a faster, more consistent hiring process

Identify the right candidates sooner, move them forward without delays, and keep your team aligned at every step.

Bring structure to your hiring process, in one place

Manual systems and rigid ATS workflows make it hard to run a process that reflects how you hire across a variety of roles. Spark Hire gives you full control over each workflow so every role has the right steps, owners, and next actions.

Key Capabilities

Customize hiring workflows with all stakeholders

  • Build hiring workflows with drag-and-drop flexibility
  • Automate workflow steps and actions
  • Assign hiring tasks automatically
  • Keep your team aligned with real-time notifications (email, Slack, Teams)
  • Generate and send e-signature offers
  • Manage requisition approvals in one place
  • Review and approve offers efficiently
  • Control access with location- and category-based roles
"I was able to really help get people moving and team positions filled. I owe it all to how easy it was to reach out to the candidates, set up the interviews, and go through the process."
Ann Wang | Solar Energy Industries Association
Identify qualified candidates faster

High volume and AI-personalized resumes make it harder to distinguish between applicants, turning the first step of your process into a bottleneck. Spark Hire helps you quickly surface the right candidates so your team can prioritize what to do next.

Key Capabilities

Source and identify qualified talent

  • Create job descriptions with AI assistance
  • Post jobs to multiple job boards at once
  • Host a branded careers page or embed jobs on your website
  • Use knockout and screening questions to filter applicants early
  • Automatically review and prioritize candidates with AI
  • Parse, search, and rediscover candidates in your database
  • Capture and manage referrals and future candidates
AI Resume Review gives you a clear evaluation of candidate fit
“Easy setup, ease of use, intuitive functionality are all huge things, and [Spark Hire] hits all of those bases.”
Tom Hunley | Arrive AI
Get to know your candidates better

Resumes alone don’t give you enough information to confidently move candidates forward, especially when every application looks polished. Spark Hire helps you gather meaningful signals early, so your team can evaluate candidates with more confidence and less guesswork.

Key Capabilities

Assess and screen candidates more effectively

  • Quickly reveal strong fit candidates with AI Resume Review
  • Use one-way video interviews to evaluate candidates on your own time
  • Transcribe and summarize candidates’ video responses with AI
  • Automatically score one-way video interviews with AI
  • Run a Predictive Behavioral Assessment to understand how candidates will perform
  • Automate reference checks to validate candidate experience
Spark Hire Meet's AI Video Review
“You recently added AI transcripts and AI summaries. Game changer…You guys are always upping the game of what the offering is.”
Melanie Scheer | Outerbox

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Move candidates forward without delays

Coordinating interviews across candidates and hiring teams often creates unnecessary delays—slowing down decisions and risking the loss of top candidates. Spark Hire automates scheduling, so candidates move forward quickly without the back-and-forth.

Key Capabilities

Automate interview scheduling

  • Let candidates self-schedule based on real-time availability
  • Automatically coordinate panel and multi-step interviews
  • Sync calendars across hiring teams
  • Control availability, buffers, and interview volume
  • Reserve interview rooms and resources automatically
“The system made me look like the greatest thing since sliced bread. [Our leaders] were like, ‘Ann, you’re pumping out these resumes so much faster than we anticipated. Your turnaround time to fill seats is so quick’.”
Ann Wang | Solar Energy Industries Association
Get structured feedback on time without the follow-up

Recruiters spend hours chasing feedback that should already be captured—slowing down decisions and creating unnecessary friction across the team. Spark Hire ensures feedback is collected consistently and on time so your team can move forward without delays.

Key Capabilities

Capture structured interview feedback

  • Use structured interview guides and customizable scorecards
  • Prompt and remind hiring managers to submit feedback automatically
  • Capture interview notes with AI to eliminate blank-page friction
  • Summarize feedback across interviews into a single, shareable view
  • Generate interview questions with AI to guide consistent evaluation
Recruit's AI Generated Scorecards
“Spark Hire gives us the ability to build interviews on each other. So the candidate doesn’t feel like they’re starting over with every interview, and for us, we can dig deeper and get more information.”
Kate Michael | Holganix
See what’s working and what’s slowing you down

Without clear visibility into your hiring process, it’s hard to know where candidates are getting stuck or how your team is performing. Spark Hire gives you the insight you need to spot bottlenecks, improve your process, and make better decisions over time.

Key Capabilities

Make data-driven hiring decisions

  • Track key hiring metrics with pre-built reports
  • Build custom reports for deeper insights
  • Identify bottlenecks and stage-level delays
  • Automate candidate experience surveys
  • Uncover insights to improve your hiring process
“Telling the story from the data…Spark Hire allows me to do that.”
Justin Elliot | Fusion92
Put AI to work across your entire hiring process

Most teams either aren’t using AI in hiring or are relying on disconnected tools that don’t integrate with their process. Spark Hire embeds AI throughout your hiring system, which helps your team move faster, reduce manual work, and focus on what matters most.

Key Capabilities

Spark Hire AI

  • Create job descriptions with AI assistance
  • Automatically review and prioritize resumes with AI
  • Search and rediscover candidates with AI-powered search
  • Generate interview questions and scorecards with AI
  • Score one-way video interviews based on specific competencies with AI
  • Capture interview notes automatically with an AI notetaker
  • Summarize interview evaluations with AI
Spark Hire Meet - AI summary for One Way Video Interviews

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Applicant Tracking System Integrations

Spark Hire’s ATS works with the 
tools you already use

From sourcing to onboarding, Spark Hire’s 100+ integrations help hiring stay connected.

Job Boards

Post to the most popular job boards, automatically.

Sourcing

Proactively find top talent and pull leads into the ATS.

Assessment

Screen candidates with options for every type of role.

Communication

Nurture candidates by meeting them where they are.

e-Signature

Accelerate offers by sending docs for signature directly in the hiring workflow.

Background Checks

Do your diligence on candidates by facilitating background checks.

HRIS

Push new hires to your HR or onboarding software in a click.

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Secure Applicant Tracking System with Dedicated Support

A proven ATS you can rely on, 
now and for the long haul

Built on a foundation you can trust

Our ATS has supported hiring teams since 2013, evolving with the needs of modern organizations while maintaining the stability and reliability teams depend on.

Protect candidate and company data

Safeguard sensitive information with enterprise-grade security, including SOC 2 Type II compliance and support for relevant data protection requirements such as the GDPR and CCPA.

Get the support your team needs to succeed

Work with a dedicated team through onboarding and beyond, from customer success managers to responsive support (24x6) and a comprehensive knowledge base, so your hiring process never stalls.

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Applicant Tracking System Pricing

Spark Hire’s ATS includes everything you need to run hiring from start to finish, with options that are affordable.

Recruit Pro

For efficient hiring with essential automation and AI

Starting at
$335
/ month*
Billed annually
Up to 200 employees
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Recruit Growth

For scaling hiring with advanced workflows and insights

Starting at
$499
/ month*
Billed annually
Up to 500 employees
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Recruit Enterprise

For complex hiring with enterprise security and control

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More than 500 employees
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How Spark Hire’s ATS Compares

Spark Hire vs. Greenhouse

A detailed look at two mid-market ATS platforms with different approaches to workflow configurability and integration depth.

Spark Hire vs. Ashby

A comparison of two modern ATS platforms evaluating data-heavy analytics and all-in-one approaches versus intuitive, high-speed hiring workflows.

Spark Hire vs. Teamtailor

An ATS comparison focusing on employer branding and candidate experience capabilities versus streamlined, high-volume applicant management.

Spark Hire vs. Lever (by Employ)

ATS and CRM-hybrid comparison for mid-market teams evaluating sourcing-first versus execution-first approaches.

Spark Hire vs. Paylocity

An evaluation of integrated payroll-centric hiring modules versus purpose-built, AI-enabled workflows designed to eliminate manual bottlenecks in the hiring process.

Spark Hire vs. BambooHR

A comparison of an all-in-one HRIS module versus a specialist, ATS-first platform designed for high-velocity hiring and deeper hiring manager alignment.

Run hiring your way, with Spark Hire

Get a closer look at how your team can build and run a hiring process that actually works, without manual work or rigid systems.