Staffing Agency Software: Front Office or Full Suite?
Compare staffing platforms by who owns onboarding, timesheets, payroll and billing—not just the ATS feature list.
An Avionte alternative. For agencies that don’t run payroll.
Avionte runs temp staffing from job order to paycheck, and you only see a price after a demo. Longlist covers the front office, from client deals to placements, at a seat price on the pricing page.
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Longlist or Avionte: the short answer
Stay with Avionte if you run weekly temp payroll, multi-state tax and VMS orders in your ATS. Longlist suits US perm, contract and search firms whose payroll sits with another provider and who want sequences, CV packs and texting at a published price. Moving means running back office in a separate system.
Avionte vs Longlist for a staffing front office
We compared Avionte's product pages and support centre with Longlist Growth and Plus, checked October 16, 2026. Avionte doesn't publish plans, so its rows describe the platform as a whole.
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| Feature | Recommended |  |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | Yes Growth $47–$59, Plus $65–$79 per user/month | No Quote-based; the site offers demo requests |
| Payroll, multi-state tax and invoicing | No Contract placements store bill and pay rates | Yes Timesheets to pay, client invoicing |
| Vendor management system | No | Yes SimpleVMS for the employer side |
| Talent mobile app | No | Yes Job search, apply, pay stubs and schedules |
| Sales pipeline for client deals | Yes Opportunities board on every plan | Yes Sales pipeline visibility in the CRM and ATS |
| Resume parsing | Yes Unlimited on every plan, including scanned CVs | Yes |
| AI matching and screening | Parsing and drafts AI fills profiles and drafts emails; it doesn't screen or rank | Yes AI Matching Agent, JD generator, pre-screen chatbot |
| Texting candidates | Plus Two-way SMS and WhatsApp on the record | App + partner SMS fallback in Avionte Mobile; Text-Em-All partner |
| Job posting | Careers page Google for Jobs, Careerjet feed, Indeed apply-by-email | Via JobSplice Programmatic posting plug-in; Talroo and JobRobotix partners |
| Free trial | Yes 14 days, no card | Demo The site offers demo requests only |
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Sources, verified October 2026: Avionte [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7].
When each one is the better fit
| Choose Longlist if | Stay with Avionte if |
|---|---|
Your firm places perm, contract or search candidates and a payroll provider pays them. | You process weekly temp payroll and multi-state tax inside the same system as your ATS. |
You want to see the price before you book a demo. | Clients send orders through a VMS and you rely on SimpleVMS. |
Email sequences and branded CV packs should come with the base plan. | Your temps pick up shifts, pay stubs and schedules in a branded mobile app. |
You're a small team that wants to start without a consultant-led rollout. | You run high-volume light-industrial staffing with automated onboarding. |
THE DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Why staffing firms move off Avionte
These come from public reviews on Capterra and a G2 comparison.
Hard to use the data elsewhere
Reviewers cite limited open API access. Longlist exports candidate lists to Excel or CSV, and our team can run a full export on request. Its API is limited and available on request.
Freezes and slow pages
Reviewers report slow loading. Test Longlist with your own records during the 14-day trial.
Built for the mid-market
Reviewers describe a dated interface and complex setup. Longlist comes with standard agency stages and published prices for small teams.
Avionte and Longlist pricing
Avionte quotes after a demo. Longlist prices are USD per user per month, billed monthly or annually.
| Software | Starting price | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Longlist Growth | $47 annual / $59 monthly | USD per user/month; annual rate billed for the year. Unlimited jobs, CV parsing, client CRM, sequences and CV packs. Free migration. |
| Longlist Plus | $65 annual / $79 monthly | USD per user/month; annual rate billed for the year. Growth features, plus calling, SMS, custom reports and priority support. |
| Avionte | Quote-based | Front office, payroll and billing, onboarding, mobile app and VMS. Pricing shared after a demo. |
Source, verified October 2026: Avionte [1].
Currencies, billing terms and plan scope are shown separately; confirm the current terms with each provider.
Your Avionte data comes with you
Send us your Avionte export and our team maps and imports your candidates, contacts, companies, jobs, placements, notes and files, then checks it with you before you go live. Migration is free.
PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
Splitting front office from Avionte
Leaving Avionte usually means separating recruiting from payroll. We import the recruiting side for free.
- 01
Choose where payroll goes
Longlist doesn't run payroll, tax or invoicing. Line up a payroll provider or back-office system for those records before you move the recruiting side.
- 02
Ask Avionte for an export
Avionte publishes no self-serve export guide. Ask your account team for candidates, contacts, companies, job orders, notes and resume files, and which format they come in.
- 03
Read your agreement
Avionte doesn't publish contract terms. Find your term end and notice period before you set a go-live date.
- 04
Map, import and add placement rates
We import your records and parse resumes. Open contract placements can carry their bill and pay rates, currency and start date.
What does Avionte cost compared with Longlist?
Avionte shares pricing after a demo. Longlist Growth is $47/user/month billed annually or $59 monthly, and Plus is $65 or $79. See pricing.
Does Longlist run payroll or connect to a VMS?
No. Longlist has no payroll, tax, invoicing or VMS features. Firms that need them keep a back-office system next to Longlist.
Can Longlist store bill and pay rates?
Yes. Contract placements record the agreed bill and pay rates, currency, billing period and start date.
How do we get our data out of Avionte?
Ask your Avionte account team for an export of records and resume files. Send us what you receive and we map and import it at no charge.
Can recruiters text candidates from Longlist?
Yes, on Plus. Send two-way SMS and WhatsApp from the candidate record, with replies kept in the thread.
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