Practical check of digital applicant management

In the face of increasing automation, a growing shortage of skilled workers and rising expectations on the part of applicants, it is clear that if you want to compete for talent and skilled workers, you need a high-performance system - one that works seamlessly from the first contact to the signing of the contract.

Recruiting as a competitive factor

In the competition for qualified specialists, efficient recruiting is increasingly becoming a decisive success factor. Companies are faced with the challenge of digitizing application processes, identifying talent quickly and offering candidates a consistently positive application experience.

Digital applicant management systems play a key role here - they make recruiting easier, faster and more transparent. In the current PUR HR 2026, Coveto's eRecruiting solutions, along with others such as d.vinci, HRworks and HRecruiting, achieved top customer satisfaction ratings in the German-speaking market. The excellent result is based on outstanding ratings in all categories - from functional scope and performance to service quality and consulting services.

Users particularly praise the innovative strength, the expertise of the support teams and the user-friendliness of the software. With comprehensive functions such as automated applicant data management, intelligent pre-selection, efficient communication workflows and transparent processes, the providers ensure modern applicant management with a high degree of practical relevance.

The continuous further development of the solution and its close alignment with the requirements of HR managers play a key role in ensuring that the providers enjoy a high level of trust in the user landscape.

New level: applicant experience

The results of PUR HR 2026 confirm that digital solutions for applicant management effectively support companies in optimizing their recruiting processes, saving valuable time and taking the applicant experience to a new level. There is still potential for optimization in terms of mobile availability as well as reporting and analysis tools. Awards were given to „Champions“ and „High Performers“ as well as providers with outstanding „Solution Excellence“ or „Company Excellence“ in areas such as digital personnel files, e-recruiting, talent management, payroll, time management and onboarding.

Four-time champion SuccesFactors

The SAP HR solution SuccessFactors was named champion in the study in the areas of e-recruiting, HR self-services, time management and workforce scheduling. The other winners include Workday, Oracle and SAP partner Atoss.

Source: Techconsult

About the study

A total of 5940 application experts took part in Techconsult's customer satisfaction analysis, the „Professional User Rating Human Resources 2026“ (PUR-HR), and gave their ratings for software and its providers in over 60 criteria.
per SW area. In addition to applicant management, nine other areas of HR management were evaluated.