# Bullhorn vs OpenCATS

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Bullhorn

| Attribute | Bullhorn | OpenCATS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63 (57% (medium)) | 28.6 (47% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 12 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 732 |
| 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. | A free, community-maintained applicant tracking system and recruiting CRM for managing candidates, jobs, submissions, and hiring activity without vendor lock-in. |
| 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 | - | 180 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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.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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:25:34.318Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*