# Bullhorn vs OpenCATS

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Bullhorn

| Attribute | Bullhorn | OpenCATS |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.7 (53% (medium)) | 41.9 (45% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 56 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 760 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based recruitment management system that combines applicant tracking and customer relationship management with automation, analytics, and AI capabilities, enabling staffing firms to handle client management, candidate sourcing, placements, and back-office operations within a single integrated platform. It is indexed under ATS & Recruiting Software.","source":"https://www.bullhorn.com","question":"What is Bullhorn?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bullhorn is a paid product; published pricing starts at $99 per user per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Starter, Core and Pro). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.bullhorn.com","question":"How much does Bullhorn cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Bullhorn. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.bullhorn.com","question":"What platforms does Bullhorn support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Bullhorn, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.bullhorn.com","question":"Can Bullhorn be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Bullhorn, including Salesforce, Accounting systems, Phone systems, VMS systems, Phone screen recording services, Job boards, Background check providers and Assessment platforms, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.bullhorn.com","question":"What does Bullhorn integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Bullhorn. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Bullhorn not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.bullhorn.com/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does Bullhorn have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A free, community-maintained applicant tracking system and recruiting CRM for managing candidates, jobs, submissions, and hiring activity without vendor lock-in. It is indexed under ATS & Recruiting Software.","source":"https://www.opencats.org","question":"What is OpenCATS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpenCATS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.opencats.org","question":"Is OpenCATS free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to OpenCATS. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.opencats.org","question":"What platforms does OpenCATS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenCATS can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.opencats.org","question":"Can OpenCATS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based recruitment management system that combines applicant tracking and customer relationship management with automation, analytics, and AI capabilities, enabling staffing firms to handle client management, candidate sourcing, placements, and back-office operations within a single integrated platform. | An open-source recruitment platform where teams manage candidates, jobs, and hiring workflows with full control over their data. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sso_scim":false,"analytics":true,"api_access":"full","agency_mode":true,"assessments":"integration","hris_handoff":true,"dei_reporting":false,"pricing_model":"per_recruiter_seat","recruiting_crm":true,"job_distribution":true,"background_checks":"integration","candidate_sourcing":true,"deployment_archive":"cloud_saas_monolith","interview_scheduling":"none","structured_interviews":false,"vms_vendor_management_system_integration":true,"resume_parsing_and_semantic_candidate_search":true,"linkedin_recruiter_and_job_board_distribution":true}` | `{"agency_mode":true,"recruiting_crm":true}` |
| integrations.count | 350 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Accounting systems"},{"name":"Phone systems"},{"name":"VMS systems"},{"name":"Phone screen recording services"},{"name":"Job boards"},{"name":"Background check providers"},{"name":"Assessment platforms"},{"name":"Communications tools"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | PHP |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$99/user/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Core","summary":"$165/user/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":165,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","commitment":"monthly","description":"Complete small agency platform with recruitment CRM, AI search and match, chat, automation, and real-time analytics","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $99/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.bullhorn.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:30:27.127Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.opencats.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:19:08.466Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":99,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 126 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.11.1","date":"2026-09-03T11:01:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.11.0","date":"2026-08-27T14:55:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.10.0","date":"2026-06-23T14:50:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.7.4","date":"2024-04-23T11:35:04Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.9.7.2","date":"2023-03-07T15:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/opencats-0.9.7","date":"2022-12-06T20:38:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"opencats-0.9.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.6","date":"2021-03-23T16:04:12Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5-3","date":"2020-04-15T14:12:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5-3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5-2","date":"2020-03-19T10:47:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5-2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5-1","date":"2020-01-16T22:11:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5","date":"2020-01-15T14:10:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.4-3","date":"2019-07-01T10:25:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4-3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.4-2","date":"2018-01-30T22:11:24Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4-2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.4","date":"2017-05-03T21:09:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.3-3","date":"2016-11-22T20:47:25Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.3-3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.3-1","date":"2016-08-26T09:58:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.3-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/opencats-0.9.3(final)","date":"2016-08-22T16:01:09Z","type":"stable","version":"opencats-0.9.3(final)"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopencats%2Fopencats&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (ATS & Recruiting Software)

| Capability | Bullhorn | OpenCATS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Sourcing** |  |  |
| Job distribution | ✓ | - |
| Candidate sourcing | ✓ | - |
| Recruiting CRM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Hiring** |  |  |
| Structured interviews | ✗ | - |
| Interview scheduling | None | - |
| Assessments | Integration | - |
| Background checks | Integration | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| DEI reporting | ✗ | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| HRIS handoff | ✓ | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| SSO / SCIM | ✗ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API access | Full | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Recruiting analytics | ✓ | - |
| **Segment** |  |  |
| Agency mode | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:06:39.650Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*