JobAps

What JobAps does

JobAps is a privately held, US-based software vendor founded in 1998 that builds a cloud-based talent acquisition platform exclusively for government human resources departments. Its current product, JobApsCloud, covers the full hiring lifecycle from requisition creation through applicant tracking, online testing, examination planning and scoring, certification and eligible-list management, and onboarding, with branded modules including Track & Hire™, Schedule & Score™, Class Specs, the Applicant Portal, and a specialized Public Safety Hiring Solution for law enforcement and fire/EMS agencies. The platform is built on Microsoft technologies (.NET, SQL Server, web services) and incorporates AI-powered resume-to-job matching using interest cards on the candidate-facing portal.

The company sells exclusively through direct enterprise sales to city, county, state, and special-district government agencies in the United States, with quote-based annual SaaS subscriptions and no self-serve or channel partner motion. Its customer roster includes multiple US states (Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Oklahoma), large counties and city-counties (San Francisco, Alameda, Placer, Montgomery), major cities (Dayton, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Tampa), state police agencies, and special districts such as the Chicago Water Reclamation District. JobAps reports customer outcomes including roughly a 30% increase in applications and a 40% reduction in application processing costs. The company is headquartered in Southern California with offices in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Honolulu, and has operated continuously as an independent private firm with no disclosed investors, parent entity, or acquisition activity.

Name

JobAps

Legal name

JobAps

Website

https://corp.jobapscloud.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

JobAps is a privately held SaaS vendor founded in 1998 that provides a cloud-based recruiting, applicant tracking, online testing, and onboarding platform built exclusively for US government agencies at the city, county, state, and special-district levels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Recruiting Software (Public Sector Talent Acquisition)

NAICS

Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government & Public Sector Direct Hire (BPACAFAK), RPO Technology, ATS Administration & Recruitment Operations (BPACABAN)

Keywords

• Government recruiting software
• Applicant tracking system
• Public sector hiring
• Talent acquisition platform
• Online employment testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based recruiting and talent management solution sold as subscription to government agencies. Pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed. Includes full hiring lifecycle coverage from requisition through onboarding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JobAps sells a cloud-based SaaS talent acquisition and management platform built exclusively for government human resources departments. The platform covers the full hiring lifecycle from requisition through recruiting, assessment, hiring, and onboarding, and is delivered through integrated modules including an applicant portal, online testing, examination scheduling and scoring, job classification management, and a public safety hiring solution. Customers are public-sector agencies (city, county, state, special district) using it for merit-based, civil-service-compliant hiring.

Product overview

JobAps is a single unified cloud-based talent acquisition platform built exclusively for the public sector. The core JobAps Cloud platform encompasses the full hiring lifecycle, supported by integrated modules including the Applicant Portal (for candidate self-service and mobile apply), JobAps Class Specs (for job classification management and automated questionnaire creation), JobAps Online Testing (the only fully-integrated embedded testing suite), JobAps Track & Hire™ (for requisition and hiring management), and JobAps Schedule & Score™ (for examination planning, scheduling, and scoring). A specialized Public Safety Hiring Solution extends the platform with case management, two-step applications, and background screening specifically designed for police, fire, and emergency services agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JobAps Track & Hire™: Online requisition manager and referral/certification suite for hiring departments, including web-based E-List Manager and correspondence management system.
• JobAps Schedule & Score™
• JobAps Class Specs

Products and services

• JobAps Cloud (Core Platform) Cloud-based talent acquisition and management platform built exclusively for government human resources, encompassing the full hiring lifecycle from request to fill, recruiting and assessment, to hiring and onboarding.
• JobAps Applicant Portal Branded, mobile-friendly self-service portal allowing candidates to upload resumes, apply for jobs, take exams online, view notices, and self-schedule for interviews or exams.
• JobAps Class Specs Centralized maintenance system for job class, description, salary and job posting information, with automated creation of class descriptions, job announcements, and auto-generation of screening and scoring questionnaires.
• JobAps Online Testing Fully-integrated online testing suite for building modular tests and administering high-stakes employment tests with secure web-browser delivery, supporting text, images and video with configurable scoring weights, in proctored and non-proctored environments.
• JobAps Track & Hire™ Hiring process management system including online requisition manager, web-based E-List Manager for sharing eligible lists with hiring authorities, and correspondence management with bulk email capabilities and delivery tracking.
• JobAps Schedule & Score™ Selection process management including examination planning, flexible score management, test scheduling, applicant self-scheduling, oral interview panel design, and proprietary statistical analysis with test item analysis.
• Public Safety Hiring Solution Enterprise recruiting, screening, and case management solution specifically tailored for public safety agencies, including an at-a-glance case management dashboard, pre-employment screening workflow, two-step application process, and integrated background screening with third-party investigation services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Applications received increased by almost 30% without increasing staffing levels
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ERP Systems IntegrationcoreTechnology or IntegrationJobAps has vast experience integrating with a variety of ERP systems. Uses best practices, standard tools and workflow processes to accomplish all integrations. Expert ERP integration specialists have successfully managed such integrations for years.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday offers Workday HCM and Recruiting with a government-targeted offering, competing with JobAps at the high end of the state and large-county market. While not purpose-built for civil-service hiring, Workday's scale and AI investments make it a credible incumbent threat to JobAps's larger customers.
• Ceridian / Dayforce: Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) delivers a unified HCM, payroll, benefits and recruiting platform with public-sector customers. While broader than JobAps, it competes in mid-market government HR and recruiting deals, particularly where payroll/HR consolidation is a priority.
• Oracle HCM: Oracle's HCM Cloud and Taleo recruiting product serve large public-sector organizations alongside enterprise private employers. Its bundled suite and aggressive government go-to-market compete with JobAps for state-level and large-municipality HCM consolidations.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a leading enterprise talent acquisition platform with a public-sector practice that competes with JobAps for high-volume and specialized hiring. While iCIMS historically focused on private enterprise, its CRM, ATS and candidate experience tools overlap with JobAps's modular product set.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies provides a broad suite of software exclusively for the public sector, including ERP, payroll, and human capital management products for cities, counties, and states. Its public-sector HCM offering competes with JobAps in mid-sized municipalities and counties for bundled HR and recruiting contracts.
• ADP Workforce Now / Vantage HCM: ADP's mid-market and public-sector HCM products (Workforce Now, Vantage HCM, and ADP Recruiting) compete with JobAps in counties and small-to-mid cities seeking bundled HR, payroll and talent acquisition from a single vendor.
• SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting and Onboarding is used by large public-sector and state-government employers globally. While broader than JobAps in scope, it competes in the same state-and-large-county RFPs for end-to-end HCM.

Direct peers

• NEOGOV: NEOGOV is the most direct competitor to JobAps in U.S. public-sector HR, talent acquisition and applicant tracking. It serves cities, counties, state agencies and special districts with an integrated suite including recruitment, onboarding, performance management and learning — directly overlapping JobAps's core market and product set.
• GovernmentJobs.com (NEOGOV): GovernmentJobs.com is NEOGOV's dedicated public-sector job board and ATS, with thousands of municipal, county and state employers. It competes head-to-head with JobAps for city and county recruiting contracts, including public-safety and civil-service hiring workflows.

Emerging players

• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a structured-hiring ATS that primarily serves private enterprise but increasingly partners on public-sector and education hiring. Its modern applicant experience and integrations overlap with JobAps's portal and analytics capabilities for adjacent segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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