Migrate your Alongside data
Alongside is an HRMS platform for which public data is extremely limited; the research returned no verifiable technical, pricing, or object-model documentation.
In its favor
Why people choose Alongside
The signal that keeps Alongside on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.
Small-business ATS focus — Capterra reviewers (4.6/5 average, 11 reviews) consistently call out it being a single place to centralize applications rather than juggling email and spreadsheets.
Bundled multi-channel job distribution with branded careers page included in the base subscription.
Native integrations with BambooHR, LinkedIn for Business, and Meta for Business cover the most common small-business HR and sourcing stacks.
Interview scheduling with reminders, resume parsing, team collaboration (voting, tagging, commenting), and bulk candidate messaging cover the core ATS workflow without add-ons.
Available as web app plus native iOS and Android apps for hiring managers reviewing candidates on the go.
Domain consolidation — wearealongside.com / alongside.com now redirects to careerbeacon.com, signaling Alongside has been folded into the CareerBeacon job board operation. Customers seeking long-term roadmap clarity may move to standalone ATS vendors.
Per-feature pricing ($25/feature/month per Capterra) can stack quickly compared to flat per-user plans on Greenhouse, Workable, or Lever.
Some reviewers describe the value as feeling like 'paying to simply have a place for job postings to live' once setup is complete.
Mobile UI for field interviewers was flagged as needing improvement in Capterra reviews.
Small reviewer pool (11 verified reviews on Capterra) makes it hard to validate the product against enterprise-grade ATS alternatives.
Reasons to switch
Why people leave Alongside
The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Alongside. Presented as facts, not knocks.
Platform scorecard
Strengths, weaknesses, and where Alongside fits
Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.
SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit
Strengths
Weaknesses
Where it works
Where it struggles
Pricing tiers
Alongside pricing overview
Capterra lists Alongside at $25 per feature per month, with a 14-day free trial and 3 months free with annual subscription. Two named editions are referenced — Professional and Enterprise — but per-edition feature differences and exact rates are not published; pricing is user-based and quoted by the vendor. With the alongside.com domain now redirecting to careerbeacon.com, current customers should confirm pricing and terms through CareerBeacon's sales team.
Per-feature subscription
Tier 1 of 1
From $25/feature/month (per Capterra)
What's included
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What gets migrated
Alongside object support
Object-by-object support for Alongside migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.
Employees
Not in this platformAlongside is an ATS focused on candidate workflows, not an HRIS. Employee records belong in the connected HRIS (e.g., BambooHR) and are not the system of record here.
Candidates
Fully supportedCandidate records (the core object) include contact details, parsed resume content, application history, status, source, and tags. We map every candidate field 1:1 to the destination ATS schema.
Job Requisitions
Fully supportedOpen and closed job postings including title, description, location, branded careers-page URL, and distribution targets are migrated as job records.
Application Stages / Pipelines
Mapping requiredCustom candidate pipelines map to the destination ATS's stage taxonomy. Stage names and order are preserved; automation rules tied to stages must be rebuilt.
Interviews
Mapping requiredInterview schedules with reminders are exported as calendar events plus an interviewer assignment. Calendar provider re-auth is required on the destination.
Notes & Collaboration (votes, tags, comments)
Mapping requiredTeam collaboration artifacts — votes, tags, and threaded comments on candidates — are extracted and re-attached to the migrated candidate record. Vote semantics may differ on the destination.
Custom Fields
Mapping requiredCustom fields on candidates and jobs are enumerated during discovery and mapped individually. Field type mismatches (dropdown vs free text) require transformation.
Attachments / Resumes
Fully supportedResume files and other candidate attachments are preserved as binary blobs and re-linked to migrated candidate records.
| Object | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | Not in this platform | Alongside is an ATS focused on candidate workflows, not an HRIS. Employee records belong in the connected HRIS (e.g., BambooHR) and are not the system of record here. |
| Candidates | Fully supported | Candidate records (the core object) include contact details, parsed resume content, application history, status, source, and tags. We map every candidate field 1:1 to the destination ATS schema. |
| Job Requisitions | Fully supported | Open and closed job postings including title, description, location, branded careers-page URL, and distribution targets are migrated as job records. |
| Application Stages / Pipelines | Mapping required | Custom candidate pipelines map to the destination ATS's stage taxonomy. Stage names and order are preserved; automation rules tied to stages must be rebuilt. |
| Interviews | Mapping required | Interview schedules with reminders are exported as calendar events plus an interviewer assignment. Calendar provider re-auth is required on the destination. |
| Notes & Collaboration (votes, tags, comments) | Mapping required | Team collaboration artifacts — votes, tags, and threaded comments on candidates — are extracted and re-attached to the migrated candidate record. Vote semantics may differ on the destination. |
| Custom Fields | Mapping required | Custom fields on candidates and jobs are enumerated during discovery and mapped individually. Field type mismatches (dropdown vs free text) require transformation. |
| Attachments / Resumes | Fully supported | Resume files and other candidate attachments are preserved as binary blobs and re-linked to migrated candidate records. |
Gotchas
What to watch for in Alongside migrations
Issues we've hit on past Alongside migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.
Domain redirects to CareerBeacon — confirm which platform is the live system
Per-feature pricing creates accumulation risk
Pipeline automation rules don't export with stage data
| Severity | Issue |
|---|---|
| High | Domain redirects to CareerBeacon — confirm which platform is the live system |
| Medium | Per-feature pricing creates accumulation risk |
| Medium | Pipeline automation rules don't export with stage data |
Leaving Alongside?
Where Alongside customers move next
5 destinations Alongside can migrate to.
How a Alongside migration works
Four steps, Alongside-specific
Connect
Not publicly documented — confirmed during scoping into Alongside. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.
Map
We translate Alongside-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.
Sample
Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Alongside quirks before production.
Migrate
Full migration with Alongside rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.
FAQ
Alongside migration FAQ
Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Alongside migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.
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