Track candidates, manage interviews, and hire faster in an AI-powered system built with AI you customize to fit your hiring workflow.




Customize an applicant tracking setup with the exact stages and views your team needs. Add features as hiring evolves—no code required.






Connect application forms, resumes, and hiring notes with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create one source of truth for your small business hiring.
Give each hiring manager the right tools and access. Set up secure logins, user groups, and granular permissions—no IT support or dev work needed.
Give hiring managers, recruiters, and executives tailored access and dashboards, so each role sees just the applicants they need to review.
Give hiring managers, recruiters, and executives tailored access and dashboards, so each role sees just the applicants they need to review.
Streamline your hiring with Softr Workflows. Trigger native notifications or status changes based on team feedback to keep the pipeline moving.
Review resumes and update candidate status on the go. All your hiring tools are mobile-ready out of the box for busy managers.
Use Google, email, or SSO logins to give your hiring team fast, secure access to candidate profiles—no IT tickets needed.
Keep candidate data and resumes safe with SOC2 and GDPR compliance, plus fine-tuned access control at every level of the recruitment process.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.

Build your applicant tracking system in minutes with AI—no manual configuration or manual setup needed.

Add features like interview scorecards, feedback forms, or screening AI as your hiring volume grows.

Start with hiring, then add employee portals, internal dashboards, or forms—all in one place.
Co-build with AI
Simply describe what you need. Let Softr handle everything - Interface, database, workflows.
Iterate with AI or visually
Control most critical parts of your app yourself - roles, permissions, security.
Ship the same day
Invite team members or external clients and partners right away. No developer handover.
Use drag-and-drop blocks to build a portal that looks sleek and modern out of the box. Add only the features you need, and iterate as your workflows evolve.




Applicant tracking software for small business is a dedicated platform designed to help growing companies manage their entire recruitment lifecycle—from posting job vacancies to making final offers. It provides a secure space where hiring managers and small HR teams can track candidate applications, resumes, and interview feedback in one central hub. By using an ATS, you eliminate the chaos of buried email threads and messy spreadsheets, ensuring a more professional and organized experience for both your team and your potential hires.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building specialized business software, making it the ideal choice for creating a custom applicant tracking system that matches your unique hiring workflow. You can describe your recruitment process to the AI Co-Builder to instantly generate your database of applicants, job listing pages, and interview schedules—all pre-connected and secure.
You don't need to code to build your hiring tool. You can start by generating the app with AI, utilizing a recruitment template, or building from the ground up. Everything runs on Softr Databases, the native relational database, or you can connect your existing candidate data from Airtable, Google Sheets, or HubSpot. You have full control to brand the portal to your company’s look, choose who sees candidate salary expectations, and adjust the layout as your hiring needs evolve. It is fast to launch, simple to update, and flexible enough to scale as your small business grows into a larger enterprise.
You can incorporate a wide range of features into your ATS to streamline your hiring process. A powerful recruiting app built on Softr typically combines classic list blocks with AI-driven intelligence:
- AI-Powered Intelligence – Use Ask AI to let your hiring managers query candidate pools conversationally, or set up Database AI Agents to automatically summarize long resumes or perform initial screenings based on job descriptions.
- Vibe Coding Blocks – Build custom UI elements—like a drag-and-drop hiring pipeline—using the AI Code block to "vibe code" the exact specialized interface your team needs.
- Softr Workflows – Create native automations, such as an automatic email notification to a candidate when their status changes to "Interview Invited."
- User Portals & Logins – Securely manage access so different hiring managers only see applicants for their specific open roles while HR admins maintain a global view.
- Forms & Data Collection – Capture applicant details with branded application forms, resume file uploads, and screening questions.
- Dashboards & Charts – Visualize your recruitment funnel and metrics like time-to-hire or source of hire with real-time charts.
- Lists & Advanced Filtering – Manage your talent pool with searchable tables and kanban boards that transition candidates from "Applied" to "Hired."
Everything is built using Softr's drag-and-drop system, allowing you to add these features without writing code. If you need a more specific recruiting tool, use the Vibe Coding block to generate it.
Vibe coding focuses on speed and using AI to build exactly the recruitment tool you envision. You can "vibe code" your applicant tracking software by describing your hiring stages and candidate data requirements to the AI Co-Builder. Softr then generates a production-ready ATS on top of a stable, secure foundation.
While other tools might give you raw code that breaks easily, Softr manages the critical backend work—like candidate data security, recruiter authentication, and database logic—natively. This gives you the speed of vibe coding without the technical debt of managing a custom-coded system. You describe your talent acquisition process, Softr builds the software, and it is ready for your hiring team to use immediately.
Yes. You can manage multiple internal hiring teams or even external recruiters within a single ATS portal. Each user only sees the job listings and candidate profiles assigned to their specific department or role. This is perfect for small businesses where different managers need to handle their own hiring without cluttering the view for everyone else.
Yes, you can. You don't need to have an existing database of resumes or jobs to start building with Softr. If you're starting your recruitment process from zero, you can use Softr Databases, which is built directly into the platform and handles applicant profiles and job posts perfectly.
However, if you already have a list of candidates in Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, or even a SQL database, you can connect those sources effortlessly. You can even use the REST API to pull in leads from job boards. Regardless of your source, you have total control over how candidate information is organized and displayed to your team.
Softr Databases is the recommended native, relational data source for your applicant tracking software. It is optimized for business apps, offering high performance and instant triggers for hiring automations, providing a lightning-fast experience for your recruiters because the data lives where the app does.
If your talent pool is already managed elsewhere, Softr connects to 17+ external sources including Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, SmartSuite, and BigQuery. You can even combine sources—for example, storing candidate resumes in Softr Databases while pulling company department data from HubSpot. Most sources support real-time, two-way sync, ensuring a status update in your ATS is instantly reflected in your backend database.
Yes, Softr provides full control over how your hiring team interacts with the software. You can customize the layout and navigation to match your internal HR workflows. Every page or candidate detail block can be shown or hidden based on the user's role, ensuring sensitive information like salary requirements or background check results is only visible to the right people.
You can set up distinct roles, such as Hiring Manager, Recruiter, or Admin. For instance, a Hiring Manager might only be able to view and comment on candidates for their specific role, while an Admin can edit job descriptions and manage the entire talent pipeline. This granular permission system ensures your recruitment process is professional, secure, and highly organized.
Yes, you can fully white-label your applicant tracking system. You can apply your own company logo, brand colors, fonts, and use a custom domain (like careers.yourcompany.com) so that the application portal and the recruiter dashboard feel like a native part of your brand. You can also remove all Softr branding, providing a seamless, professional experience for both your internal team and external applicants.
Yes, you can. Softr gives you extensive flexibility to control the aesthetic and functional layout of your ATS. You can adjust the visual branding to match your company's identity and determine exactly how candidates are presented to your team.
To build your ideal recruitment view, you can use various blocks:
- Table blocks – to display a high-level view of all applicants and their current status.
- List or Card blocks – to show candidate profiles with headshots and key skills.
- Detail View – to provide a comprehensive look at a single candidate's resume, notes, and history.
- Forms – for internal interview evaluations and candidate application submissions.
- Charts – to track hiring performance and pipeline velocity.
- Calendar blocks – to manage interview schedules and deadline reminders.
If your hiring process changes, you can simply open the visual builder and make updates in real-time.
Softr is built with enterprise-grade security to protect sensitive applicant information. All recruitment data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with apps hosted on secure infrastructure. You have complete authority over data access; you can set role-based permissions so recruiters see only what they need and sensitive data is restricted globally.
For an ATS using Softr Databases, your candidate records are stored in a secure, SOC 2 Type II compliant environment in Europe. If you connect to external sources like Airtable or SQL, Softr doesn't store that candidate data—it merely displays it in real-time according to your settings. You remain in control of your talent data and exactly who has the power to view or edit it.
It is fully production-ready. While some AI tools only "vibe code" fragile prototypes that are difficult to secure, Softr builds your applicant tracking software on a robust, business-grade foundation from the start.
We provide native handling of the complex parts—like secure recruiter logins, candidate data privacy, and data syncing—so you don't have to worry about the technical details. This solves the scalability problem of AI; you get an instant, custom hiring tool that is secure, professional, and ready for your small business to start processing applications on day one.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building specialist business software. Unlike basic form builders or generic no-code tools that require hours of manual setup, Softr's AI Co-Builder creates your tracking system and database in minutes on a production-ready foundation.
It offers a unique hybrid advantage: the speed of AI generation for your recruitment workflow combined with the precision of a visual editor. You get professional features like recruiter permissions, secure hosting, and candidate portals already built-in. It is tailor-made for small business owners and HR teams who need a custom software solution without the cost of a developer.
Yes. Softr supports powerful native workflows and numerous integrations to connect your ATS with the rest of your business apps. You can automate hiring tasks through Softr Workflows, or sync your data with tools like Slack for hiring alerts or Google Calendar for interview scheduling. Softr also supports the REST API and webhooks for advanced connectivity.
Whether you need to send an automated 'Offer Letter' through another system or sync new hire data to your payroll software, you can build these integrations into your portal without writing a single line of code.
Describe your hiring process. Softr's AI builds your custom applicant tracking system in minutes.