An ATS gets the candidate placed. Then what?
An applicant tracking system (ATS) manages candidates up to the point of placement: applications, pipelines, interviews, offers. Staffing software carries on after that: the shifts, the compliance that keeps expiring, the timesheets, pay and bill, and the invoice.
Isimio is staffing software that also covers the recruitment front end, so a temporary or shift-based agency can run the whole cycle in one system. That doesn't make it the right answer for everyone, and the bottom of this page says when it isn't.
Side by side
“Typical ATS” describes the category, not any one product. Some ATS products add parts of this through modules or partners, so check the specific product you're looking at.
Candidate database and CRM
Typical ATS: Core strength
Isimio: Included, on Salesforce CRM
CV parsing
Typical ATS: Usually included, often through a third-party parser
Isimio: Included, no separate parsing account needed
Application pipelines
Typical ATS: Core strength
Isimio: Dynamic stages, custom forms, multi-stage approvals
Compliance checklists and document expiry
Typical ATS: Varies, often document storage
Isimio: Per role, client and project, with expiry handling
Checks at booking (working time, breaks, fatigue, do-not-return)
Typical ATS: Usually out of scope
Isimio: Run on every booking
Shift scheduling
Typical ATS: Usually a separate system
Isimio: Built in
Targeted shift invitations
Typical ATS: Usually out of scope
Isimio: Sent only to compliant, available matches
Worker mobile app
Typical ATS: Varies
Isimio: iOS and Android: shifts, availability, timesheets, chat, forms
Timesheets
Typical ATS: Usually a separate system
Isimio: App, on-site signature, or a photo of the paper one
Pay and bill calculation
Typical ATS: Usually a separate system
Isimio: Rate cards with differentials, overrides, sleep shifts, on-call
Invoicing
Typical ATS: Usually a separate system
Isimio: Generated from approved time
Client portal
Typical ATS: Varies
Isimio: Shift requests, timesheet approval, invoices, AI booking agent
| Requirement | Typical ATS | Isimio |
|---|---|---|
| Candidate database and CRM | Core strength | ✓Included, on Salesforce CRM |
| CV parsing | Usually included, often through a third-party parser | ✓Included, no separate parsing account needed |
| Application pipelines | Core strength | ✓Dynamic stages, custom forms, multi-stage approvals |
| Compliance checklists and document expiry | Varies, often document storage | ✓Per role, client and project, with expiry handling |
| Checks at booking (working time, breaks, fatigue, do-not-return) | Usually out of scope | ✓Run on every booking |
| Shift scheduling | Usually a separate system | ✓Built in |
| Targeted shift invitations | Usually out of scope | ✓Sent only to compliant, available matches |
| Worker mobile app | Varies | ✓iOS and Android: shifts, availability, timesheets, chat, forms |
| Timesheets | Usually a separate system | ✓App, on-site signature, or a photo of the paper one |
| Pay and bill calculation | Usually a separate system | ✓Rate cards with differentials, overrides, sleep shifts, on-call |
| Invoicing | Usually a separate system | ✓Generated from approved time |
| Client portal | Varies | ✓Shift requests, timesheet approval, invoices, AI booking agent |
Which one do you need?
An ATS on its own
Permanent placement and executive search. If you make a handful of placements a year and the client takes it from there, you need a good ATS and nothing behind it. We'd tell you that on the demo.
Staffing software
Temporary, locum, supply and shift-based work. If you book the same people into shifts every week, check their compliance at each booking, and turn their hours into pay and invoices, the ATS is the smallest part of your day. What Isimio covers.
Both, connected
Mixed perm and temp desks, or an ATS your recruiters already like. Keep it. Isimio connects to Seven20, TargetRecruit, Asymbl and Tracker, and candidate data lands in its scheduling and compliance engine without anyone retyping it.
Questions we get asked
Is Isimio an ATS?
It includes what an ATS does for temporary and shift-based recruitment: applications, CV parsing, pipelines, onboarding and compliance checklists. It is built for what happens after the placement too. If you would rather keep your ATS, Isimio connects to Seven20, TargetRecruit, Asymbl and Tracker.
What is temporary staffing software?
Software for agencies that place workers into shifts or short assignments, often many times a week. Alongside recruitment it handles availability, shift booking, compliance checks at the point of booking, timesheets, pay and bill rates and client invoicing.
Can we move from our current system?
Yes. On the Managed plan our team handles implementation and a guided migration from your legacy system. With customisation, most teams are live within 4 to 8 weeks.
See Isimio for yourself
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