Recruitment & ATS · head to head
Jobvite vs Pilot
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Jobvite no pricing is published and no minimum is stated; Pilot the Essentials bookkeeping plan at $99 per month covers up to $100,000 in monthly expenses, and is cash-basis only using bank and credit card data
- They diverge on capability: Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking, Pilot covers Bookkeeping.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Jobvite and Pilot actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment & ATS).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Jobvite
- Applicant Tracking
- CRM
- Career Sites
- Social Recruiting
- Employee Referrals
- Analytics
- Onboarding
Only in Pilot
- Bookkeeping
- CFO services
- Tax preparation
- R&D tax credits
- Financial reporting
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- Brex
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Jobvite
- Applicant tracking and recruitment workflow managementnot Pilot
- Recruitment marketing and candidate onboardingnot Pilot
Pilot
- Outsourced monthly bookkeeping for startups and small businessesnot Jobvite
- Federal, state and Delaware franchise tax filing for US companiesnot Jobvite
- Fractional CFO support for financial planning and fundraisingnot Jobvite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Jobvite
- No pricing is published and no minimum is stated
- The product is sold as a core applicant tracking system with onboarding, AI and recruitment marketing as separately added modules, so cost depends on a combination rather than a tier
- Every route to a figure is a quote request
Pilot
- The Essentials bookkeeping plan at $99 per month covers up to $100,000 in monthly expenses, and is cash-basis only using bank and credit card data
- A dedicated US-based bookkeeper, accrual-basis books and phone support require the Core plan, which is contact sales and billed annually
- Core caps bill management at 10 vendor bills per month
- Keeping an existing QuickBooks account with historical data requires the Custom plan
- Accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll administration and CFO advisory are Custom plan only
- Monthly reports arrive on the 10th business day on Core and the 6th business day only on Custom
- Tax filing is sold separately, starting at $1,000 per year for single member LLCs and $2,000 per year for partnerships and S-Corps, billed annually
- The tax service must be purchased together with Pilot Bookkeeping
- Partnership and S-Corp tax filing includes up to 25 1099-NEC filings
Pricing, plan by plan
Jobvite
On request- Jobvite$undefined/month
- ATS
- CRM
- Career Sites
Pilot
$29/month- Core$599/month
- Bookkeeping
- Accrual basis
- Monthly close
- Plus$849/month
- CFO support
- Custom reporting
- Board deck
Which should you pick?
Choose Jobvite if
- You need applicant tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want crm.
Questions people ask
- Is Jobvite or Pilot better?
- Neither clearly leads. Jobvite starts at On request and Pilot at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Jobvite or Pilot?
- Jobvite starts at On request and Pilot at $29/month.
- Does Jobvite or Pilot run on more platforms?
- Jobvite runs on Web, Ios, Android. Pilot runs on Web.
- What is Jobvite best used for?
- Jobvite is most often used for applicant tracking and recruitment workflow management, recruitment marketing and candidate onboarding. Of those, applicant tracking and recruitment workflow management and recruitment marketing and candidate onboarding are not what Pilot is typically brought in for.
- What can Jobvite do that Pilot cannot?
- Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking, CRM, Career Sites, Social Recruiting. Pilot covers Bookkeeping, CFO services, Tax preparation, R&D tax credits. Both handle Web support.