OpenCATS
Self-hosted applicant tracking software for managing recruitment
- Also known as
- opencats
What is OpenCATS?
An open-source recruitment platform where teams manage candidates, jobs, and hiring workflows with full control over their data.
OpenCATS pricing
We don't have OpenCATS's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What OpenCATS does
The capabilities that matter for ats & recruiting software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Job distribution
- -
- Candidate sourcing
- -
- Recruiting CRM
- ✓
- Structured interviews
- -
- Interview scheduling
- -
- Assessments
- -
- Background checks
- -
- DEI reporting
- -
- HRIS handoff
- -
- SSO / SCIM
- -
- API access
- -
- Recruiting analytics
- -
- Agency mode
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
OpenCATS FAQ
Common questions about OpenCATS, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is OpenCATS?
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
Is OpenCATS free to use?
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
What platforms does OpenCATS support?
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
Can OpenCATS be self-hosted?
Yes. OpenCATS can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.opencats.org
OpenCATS alternatives
Other ats & recruiting software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- WorkableRecruiting and HR platform combining job posting, applicant tracking, candidate sourcing, and employee managementmedium · 74%
- iCIMSAn AI-powered recruiting platform designed to streamline hiring and talent acquisition at scalelow · 34%
- ManatalCloud-based recruitment platform combining applicant tracking with candidate relationship managementhigh · 76%
- Bullhornmedium · 56%
- Zoho Recruitmedium · 55%
- AvatureA unified recruitment and talent management platform combining applicant tracking, candidate relationship management, and employee development with AI assistanclow · 20%
Compare OpenCATS
Side by side against other ats & recruiting software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for OpenCATS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 47 | 0.09 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.07 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Security score | 49 | 0.04 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 30 | 0.05 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Stars | 54 | 0.03 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 29 | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 4 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Agency mode, Recruiting crm | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | PHP | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Scorecard | 4.9 | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
| 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 | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
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