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Migrate your Vacancy Filler data

UK-based ATS for schools, public sector, and mid-to-enterprise HR teams with a 'Recruit to Retain' philosophy covering job posting through onboarding.

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In its favor

Why people choose Vacancy Filler

The signal that keeps Vacancy Filler on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.

End-to-end hiring coverage from vacancy posting through onboarding reduces tool sprawl for schools and public-sector HR teams that need one integrated system rather than stitching together separate ATS and onboarding products.

Multi-board posting to Indeed, LinkedIn, and sector-specific job boards is handled from a single vacancy entry, saving hours per hire for high-volume recruiters cited in G2 reviews.

Straightforward interface with low staff turnover on the hiring team, meaning HR generalists with limited software experience can use it without dedicated training.

Strong fit for UK educational institutions, with documented deployments across primary/secondary education and further education sectors.

Fixed-price recruitment solutions for both high and low-volume hiring markets, appealing to public-sector organisations with procurement constraints.

Pricing is opaque and requires a sales conversation, making it difficult for smaller organisations or those with rapid headcount growth to budget predictably.

The platform's UI and feature set have not kept pace with modern ATS competitors, particularly around candidate relationship management and engagement tracking.

Acendre acquisition in 2021 raised questions about product roadmap direction, support continuity, and whether Vacancy Filler will be merged into a broader talent management suite.

Integration ecosystem is limited to Microsoft Outlook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and job boards, with no native HRIS or onboarding payroll integration available out of the box.

Limited API documentation and developer access means organisations with custom integration requirements struggle to build on top of the platform.

Reasons to switch

Why people leave Vacancy Filler

The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Vacancy Filler. Presented as facts, not knocks.

Platform scorecard

Strengths, weaknesses, and where Vacancy Filler 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

Single system covering vacancy creation, candidate tracking, interview scheduling, and onboarding.Multi-job-board posting from one vacancy entry across major UK job boards.Designed for both high-volume and specialist recruitment with a fixed-price positioning.Strong user reviews for ease of use among non-technical HR staff in education and public sector.

Weaknesses

No publicly documented API for programmatic access, limiting automation and integration options.Pricing is opaque and requires direct sales engagement with no self-serve trial or tiered public pricing.Acendre acquisition introduces uncertainty about long-term product independence and roadmap.Limited third-party integrations beyond Outlook, LinkedIn, and major job boards.

Where it works

UK primary, secondary, and further education institutions with small HR teams managing teacher and support-staff hiring across multiple campuses.Public-sector organisations in the UK with fixed procurement budgets seeking a single, end-to-end recruitment system without per-transaction fees.Mid-market UK companies (51–1,000 employees) in retail, hospitality, and professional services with moderate hiring volumes and non-technical HR staff.Organisations posting vacancies across multiple UK job boards (Indeed, LinkedIn, sector-specific sites) from a single entry point, saving recruiter hours per hire.HR teams seeking an integrated ATS and onboarding module from one vendor to avoid stitching together separate point solutions.

Where it struggles

Organisations requiring programmatic access to candidate or vacancy data for automation workflows, reporting pipelines, or custom integrations with HR systems.Mid-to-large enterprises with rapid headcount growth that need transparent, scalable pricing and the ability to self-serve contract terms without a sales conversation.Companies with complex, multi-stage hiring processes that require advanced candidate relationship management, engagement tracking, or CRM-style features.Enterprises operating outside the UK that require localised job board integrations, regulatory compliance for non-UK jurisdictions, or multi-currency support.Organisations requiring native integrations with HRIS platforms for payroll, benefits administration, or employee record synchronisation — integrations are limited to Outlook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and job boards.

Pricing tiers

Vacancy Filler pricing overview

Vacancy Filler does not publish tiered pricing. Sales engagement is required for a quote, and pricing appears to be negotiated per-customer based on volume, sector, and feature scope. This model makes it difficult to compare cost against destination systems without direct sales contact.

Annual flat-rate license

Tier 1 of 1

From $5,000/year

What's included

Unlimited user licenses (HR, hiring managers, candidates)Full ATS suite including agency module, talent pool, assessmentsVideo screening, background checks, references, onboardingBI Analytics SuiteDedicated UK-based Account Manager and support

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What gets migrated

Vacancy Filler object support

Object-by-object support for Vacancy Filler migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.

Vacancies

Fully supported

Vacancies are the primary parent record in Vacancy Filler. We export Vacancy title, department, location, salary range, status, and posting dates as a structured set. Vacancies link to multiple Job Board posting records which we normalise into a single target-system vacancy with platform-source tags.

Candidates

Fully supported

Candidate profiles include contact details, CV/ resume attachments, custom application questions, and screening scores. We preserve all profile fields and binary attachments. Where candidates have been added to multiple Vacancies, we link the single candidate record to each target-system application rather than duplicating the profile.

Applications

Fully supported

Applications are the join record between a Candidate and a Vacancy, carrying status, stage, notes, and scoring. We map the source pipeline stage labels to the destination pipeline stage names during the import scoping call so the candidate journey is preserved.

Hiring Managers / Users

Mapping required

User accounts include name, email, role, and team assignment. Permissions are not portable between systems, so we export the user list and role assignments as a mapping table and recommend a manual re-permissioning pass in the destination system post-migration.

Job Boards

Mapping required

Vacancy Filler tracks which job boards each vacancy was posted to. These are stored as linked posting records, not a separate master list. We extract the board name, posting URL, and status and load them as tags or custom fields in the target system.

Talent Pools

Mapping required

Longlisted candidates stored in talent pools have a distinct status from active applicants. We export the pool name, associated candidates, and any notes. The destination system may not have a native talent pool feature, so we load these candidates with a 'Talent Pool' tag and a status of 'Passive'.

Interview Schedules

Mapping required

Interview records include date, time, interviewer(s), format (in-person or video), and outcome notes. Where the destination system supports calendar integration, we flag calendar-linked interviews for re-invitation after migration rather than replaying historical calendar events.

Onboarding Records

Mapping required

Onboarding data includes new-hire document completion status, induction checklist progress, and start-date details. This is often incomplete in Vacancy Filler for active migrations. We export what exists, flag records with missing fields, and map checklist items to the destination onboarding template.

Agency PSL (Preferred Supplier List)

Mapping required

The Agency Module manages preferred recruitment agencies. Agency records include name, contact, specialism, and tier. We export these as a separate agency list and load them into the destination ATS as agency/vendor records.

Custom Application Questions

Mapping required

Vacancy Filler supports custom questions per vacancy. These are stored at vacancy level and answers are stored at application level. We export the question schema per vacancy and map answers to the destination system's equivalent custom field structure.

Pre-Hire Tests / Scores

Mapping required

Test results and scores attached to applications are exported with the application record. Where the destination system uses a different assessment provider, we preserve the raw score and pass label so the customer can re-evaluate if needed.

Reporting / Management Information

Not in this platform

Dashboards, report definitions, and management information configurations are not independently exportable from Vacancy Filler. We do not migrate reporting configurations. Historical application and vacancy statistics can be reconstructed from migrated data.

Gotchas

What to watch for in Vacancy Filler migrations

Issues we've hit on past Vacancy Filler migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.

High

Acendre acquisition creates platform continuity uncertainty

High

No publicly documented API for bulk data export

Medium

Pricing is opaque with no public tiers

Medium

Onboarding records are often incomplete at migration time

Low

Custom application questions vary per vacancy

How a Vacancy Filler migration works

Four steps, Vacancy Filler-specific

Connect

Not publicly documented. Confirmed during scoping with the vendor. into Vacancy Filler. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.

Map

We translate Vacancy Filler-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.

Sample

Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Vacancy Filler quirks before production.

Migrate

Full migration with Vacancy Filler rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.

FAQ

Vacancy Filler migration FAQ

Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Vacancy Filler migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.

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Most Vacancy Filler migrations under 1M records finish in 48–72 hours end-to-end. Larger orgs with custom objects or buyer-side security review typically take 5–7 days.

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