ATS evaluation
ATS and recruiting CRM: understand the difference
Separate the work of filling an open role from maintaining relevant candidate relationships over time.
Applications and relationships answer different questions
An ATS primarily organizes applications to open roles and the decisions associated with them. A recruiting CRM emphasizes longer-term candidate relationships and sourcing activity. Product boundaries vary, so evaluate the actual workflow rather than relying on the category name.
Choose around the next hiring problem
If your team is losing track of current applicants, prioritize clear stages and shared records. If the challenge is reconnecting with people for future roles, evaluate search, candidate context and the communication work involved. Some teams need capabilities from both categories.
Draft combines application tracking with candidate profiles and talent-pool search. Paid plans include bulk candidate email. Check your specific outreach and sourcing requirements before assuming it replaces a dedicated relationship-management system.
A few useful answers.
Where can I explore Draft’s hiring tools?
The features pages walk through candidate review, hiring stages, careers pages and collaboration. Start with the workflow your team needs, then check the plan that includes it.
What is included in each plan?
Draft Free includes 1 open vacancy and 2 recruiter seats, a candidate pipeline, team notes and a company careers page. Pro includes 10 open vacancies and 5 recruiter seats, and adds candidate sharing, workflow automations and bulk candidate emails. Scale includes unlimited open vacancies and 10 recruiter seats.
Your next great hire.
Bring your next role, your candidates and your team into Draft.