Streamline hiring, track candidates, and manage job applications with a customizable system tailored to your small business needs.


Set up only the steps and views your hiring process requires. Adapt your workflow or add features any time—no code or hassle needed.
Connect spreadsheets, HR systems, and other tools with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for your hiring process.
Give hiring managers and staff the right tools and access for your small business. Set up secure logins, user groups, and granular permissions—no IT needed.
Provide recruiters, managers, or admins with dashboards tailored to their roles so each sees only relevant job postings and candidates.
Provide recruiters, managers, or admins with dashboards tailored to their roles so each sees only relevant job postings and candidates.
Automate interview scheduling, candidate status updates, and notifications by connecting to tools like Make, Zapier, or N8N.
Review applications and manage jobs from anywhere. Your system is mobile-ready out of the box.
Allow your team to log in securely with Google, email, or SSO—no IT tickets required.
Keep applicant and company data protected with SOC2 and GDPR compliance, plus precise access controls.
Let hiring teams ask AI about candidate status or next steps—quick answers and insights built right into your tracking system.
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.
Launch your small business applicant tracking system in minutes with simple drag-and-drop tools.
Add new stages, automate tasks, or update hiring workflows as your team and needs change.
Manage job postings, candidate records, and onboarding forms—all in one place, no extra tools needed.
Integrate with your spreadsheets and databases, including Airtable, SQL, Hubspot, Google Sheets, Supabase, BigQuery, and more—in just a few clicks. Your data is always secure and in sync.
Drag and drop customizable building blocks with various views and functionalities. Granular permissions allow you to control what data each user can access, and which actions they can take.
Ship applications that your team will love in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. Deploy on both desktop and mobile.












An applicant tracking system for small businesses is a secure online platform where you can manage job openings, track applicants, and streamline your entire hiring process. It lets you keep all candidate information, resumes, interview feedback, and communication in one place, so you don’t have to rely on spreadsheets or scattered emails. This helps your team stay organized and ensures a smooth experience for both your hiring managers and applicants.
Softr makes it easy to build an applicant tracking system tailored to how your small business hires. You can connect your existing recruitment data—from sources like Airtable, Notion, HubSpot, and more—and set up a platform where you and your team can post jobs, review candidate applications, move applicants through different stages, and communicate internally, all in one place.
You don’t need any coding skills. You can start with a template or build from scratch, customize the layout, set permissions for different team members, and brand it to fit your company. It’s quick to launch, easy to update, and flexible enough to grow with your hiring needs. It just helps you stay organized and present a professional experience to candidates.
With Softr, you can add a variety of features to your applicant tracking system based on your hiring workflow. Popular options include:
\- Job postings – so you can list open positions for candidates to browse
\- Application forms – for collecting resumes, cover letters, and screening questions
\- Candidate profiles – to store resumes, feedback, and interview notes in one place
\- Custom dashboards – for tracking application status, interview stages, and key metrics
\- Search and filters – to quickly find candidates by role, stage, or skills
\- Communication tools – so your team can leave notes or updates on each candidate
\- Role-based permissions – so recruiters, hiring managers, and admins see the right information
\- Calendar integration – for scheduling interviews and tracking important dates
All these features are built using Softr’s drag-and-drop blocks, so you don’t need to code anything. If your hiring process changes, it’s easy to adjust your system whenever you need.
No coding is required. You can build your applicant tracking system for small businesses entirely using Softr’s visual editor. Everything from customizing job listings to setting user permissions can be managed without writing a single line of code.
Yes. You can manage hiring processes for multiple job openings or departments within a single applicant tracking system. Each hiring manager or team only sees the candidates and application data assigned to them, based on their login and role. This is especially useful for small businesses that need to coordinate hiring across different roles or departments.
Softr supports a wide range of data sources for your applicant tracking system. You can connect to Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, Coda, monday.com, HubSpot, Clickup, Xano, Supabase, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, BigQuery, and more. You can also bring in candidate or job data from other sources using the REST API. You’re not limited to just one—multiple data sources can be integrated into the same app and displayed side by side, so your ATS can pull in information from several platforms at once. Most data sources support real-time, two-way sync, so updates in your app or data source stay in sync automatically.
Yes, Softr gives you full control over how hiring managers, recruiters, and team members interact with your applicant tracking system. You can customize the layout, navigation, and content to match your company’s hiring workflow and branding. Each page or block can be shown or hidden based on who’s logged in, so each user only sees what's relevant to their role. You can also set up different user roles, such as recruiter, hiring manager, or admin—and define exactly what each role can view or edit. For example, individual hiring managers may only see candidates for their own job postings, while admins can oversee all applications. This level of customization keeps your hiring process organized, secure, and tailored to your team's needs.
Yes, you can. You don’t need existing candidate data in another tool to start building your applicant tracking system with Softr. If you’re starting from scratch, you can use Softr Databases, which is built in and integrates perfectly with your ATS. But if you already keep applicant information in tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, or similar, you can connect those too. You can also use the REST API connector to bring in data from other sources. Either way, you have full control over how your hiring data is structured and displayed.
Yes, you can fully white-label your applicant tracking system for small businesses in Softr. You can use your own logo, brand colors, fonts, and custom domain to make your ATS feel like a seamless part of your company. All Softr branding can be removed, so job candidates and your hiring team only see your business’s identity throughout the system.
Absolutely! Softr gives you the flexibility to customize both the design and layout of your applicant tracking system. Adjust colors, fonts, spacing, and page structure to reflect your brand and make the ATS intuitive for your team. You can choose how each page displays, arrange blocks where you want them, and control what different users—like recruiters or hiring managers—see when they log in.
To showcase your hiring data and processes, you can add different types of blocks depending on your needs:
\- Table blocks to display candidate pipelines or job postings
\- List or Card blocks to highlight open positions, applicant stages, or interview schedules
\- Detail View to show individual candidate profiles
\- Forms for application submissions or internal feedback
\- Charts to visualize hiring metrics
\- Calendar blocks for interview scheduling
If your hiring process changes, you can easily update and rearrange your ATS in the visual builder.
Softr prioritizes security for all your data. Everything in your applicant tracking system is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest, and your ATS is hosted on secure, reliable infrastructure. You have full control over who can view or manage information—set up role-based permissions, manage users, configure visibility rules, and apply restrictions to protect applicant and company data within your ATS.
For external data sources like Airtable, Notion, or SQL, Softr doesn’t store your hiring data—it’s displayed in real time according to your permissions. You’re always in control of your data and who can access it.
Softr also follows industry best practices for authentication, access control, and platform monitoring to safeguard your sensitive recruitment information.
You can get started for free. Softr’s Free plan allows you to build and publish one applicant tracking system with up to 10 users and 2 user groups, supporting all major data sources like Softr Databases, Airtable, Google Sheets, and more.
If your ATS needs more users or advanced features, there are multiple paid plans—each with additional capabilities to support growing hiring teams. Review the pricing details here: <http://softr.io/pricing>
Softr is designed to make it easy to build functional, user-facing apps—like applicant tracking systems, internal tools, and team dashboards—without coding or developer support. What stands out is how quickly you can go from concept to a working recruiting solution, and how well it connects to your existing data.
Compared to other no-code tools that may focus on mobile apps (like Glide) or developer-heavy platforms (like Retool), Softr is ideal for non-technical teams who want full control over layout, recruitment workflows, and user permissions. You can build your ATS on top of real-time data from Airtable, Google Sheets, Softr Databases, or SQL and offer a secure, branded experience for your hiring team.
Everything is visually customizable—from data presentation to user access. Softr’s built-in features like user roles, forms, conditional logic, and API support mean you don’t need several tools to launch a polished applicant tracking system.
Yes! Softr offers a variety of integrations to connect your applicant tracking system with the rest of your HR stack. You can automate tasks with Zapier, Make, or N8N, and integrate with platforms like Slack for notifications or Google Calendar for interview scheduling. Softr also supports REST API and webhooks for advanced workflow automation.
Whether you need to send candidate information to other systems, trigger actions based on application status, or display data from external tools, you can build those automations right into your ATS—no coding needed.