How long does switching from zvoove Recruit actually take?

An evening for most accounts. The export from zvoove Recruit is the slow step - the import side runs in minutes once the field mapping is settled. Larger teams (50+ seats with custom field schemas) sometimes split it across two sessions: import first, reorganise the next day.

Will I lose data when I switch?

Nothing structural. The CSV/JSON export from zvoove Recruit preserves the data: records, fields, history, and attachments come over intact. What doesn't transfer is anything tied to zvoove Recruit-specific UI metadata (custom views, saved searches, in-app annotations) - those don't sit in the export, they sit in the source product's UI. Plan an evening to rebuild your most-used views once you're in.

What about my existing zvoove Recruit subscription?

Run both side-by-side until you're confident, then cancel zvoove Recruit from their side. We don't lock you in - export from KI BMS is one click in account settings, same as import.

Is the import path free?

The import button is open on every plan, including the free tier - we don't paywall the way out of a competitor. The data going in still has to fit your plan's per-type quotas (the free-tier caps are listed on /sales); paid plans raise those caps. If you're moving a large set, check the caps first or write to /support and we can advise.

Can I get help with the switch?

Yes. Write to /support - both founders see those threads directly. Reply within a working day. For the field-mapping itself we typically resolve things in one or two exchanges; if your dataset is unusually large or zvoove Recruit's export shape is unfamiliar, we'll say so up front.

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KI BMS: the alternative to zvoove Recruit

What moving from zvoove Recruit to KI BMS actually looks like in 2026.

Switching

ATS

Comparison

Staffing

Julia YukovichCo-Founder + CEO

·December 23, 2025·

3 min read

KI BMS is what people use when zvoove Recruit stops fitting. Below is the honest side-by-side - same product surface, different posture: hosted in Germany, no third-party trackers, one honest price - plus the migration mechanics that decide whether the switch lands in an evening or in a quarter.

At a glance

Here almost everything hangs on a single question: are you a staffing agency placing people at client companies - or are you hiring for your own company? If you're a staffing agency or temp-work firm, zvoove wins clearly and KI BMS is simply the wrong tool. zvoove Recruit is part of the zvoove One platform with dispatching, German-staffing-law compliance, equal pay, maximum-assignment-duration rules, order management and payroll - exactly the world a staffing agency needs and a classic in-house ATS never models. KI BMS is right when you hire for your own company and want a lean, modern applicant management with KI pre-sort, without the whole temp-work apparatus. Land in the wrong column and you buy past your problem.

Switching

What moving from zvoove Recruit actually looks like

The switch goes in three rough phases: export from zvoove Recruit, import into KI BMS, and reorganise what came over. Most people allocate an evening for it. The export side is where the time goes - zvoove Recruit hands you a CSV/JSON dump and the field mapping isn't always obvious; once that's resolved the import is a couple of minutes. We don't paywall the import path or pretend it's a pro-only feature, and you can run both side-by-side while you decide.

KI BMS vs zvoove Recruit: feature comparison

	Ours KI BMS	Theirs zvoove Recruit
Target audience	Companies hiring for themselves	Staffing agencies / temp work
Dispatching (assignment planning)
Staffing-law compliance + equal pay
Max-assignment-duration tracking
Payroll integrated
CV parser for inbound	Planned
KI fit-score with reasoning		Not publicly stated
Structured interviews + scorecards		Geared to the placement process
Leanness for in-house recruiting		Extensive platform
Hosted in Germany		Cloud, DACH
Free tier		Not publicly stated
Pricing model	Public (€0 / €1 / €10 per month)	Package-based, quote-based

When to pick which

Pick KI BMS when

You hire for your own company - no placement, no dispatching, no German-staffing-law processes.

You want a lean, modern applicant management with KI pre-sort instead of a whole industry platform.

Public prices, a free tier and monthly cancellation matter to you.

You don't need payroll or order management in the ATS - that runs elsewhere for you.

Pick zvoove Recruit when

You're a staffing agency or temp-work firm placing people at client companies.

You need dispatching, staffing-law compliance, equal pay and max-assignment-duration in one system.

Payroll and order management should live in the same platform as recruiting.

You want candidate and client management (CRM) for placement from one source.

Why this is an industry fork

Most ATS comparisons turn on feature nuances. This one doesn't. zvoove and KI BMS serve different business models, and that's the whole comparison. A staffing agency sells labour to client companies - for each person, assignment site and client it needs a web of contracts, timesheets, surcharges and legal limits. A company hiring for itself needs none of that; it needs a funnel from application to contract.

zvoove Recruit is part of the zvoove One platform built specifically for staffing agencies and temp-work firms: recruiting and candidate management, plus dispatching, industry-surcharge calculation, equal pay, maximum-assignment-duration, order management, staffing-law compliance and payroll. You can create professional job ads in minutes, resumes are auto-read by a CV parser and loaded into candidate profiles. That's a deep, industry-specific machine - and exactly therefore the wrong buy for in-house recruiting.

Where zvoove wins unchallenged

We won't kid ourselves here: for a staffing agency KI BMS is not an option. It knows no dispatching, no staffing-law limits, no industry surcharges and no payroll - and it shouldn't, because it solves a different problem. zvoove has honed these processes against the reality of temp work for years. Anyone placing people who needs a CV parser, an integrated client CRM and legally compliant processing in one system belongs at zvoove and nowhere else in this comparison.

Honest, too, is pointing to two things zvoove does by default and KI BMS doesn't today: automatic resume reading via CV parser and the deep client CRM for placement relationships. A CV parser is planned in KI BMS but not yet there; a placement CRM is deliberately out of scope. Whoever needs that has the more mature answer in zvoove.

When KI BMS is the better choice

The moment you hire for your own company it flips. Then zvoove's whole placement machinery is ballast you pay for and never use. KI BMS gives you exactly what in-house recruiting needs: a lean pipeline, KI pre-sort with per-application reasoning, structured interviews with scorecards, auto-mails and GDPR retention with auto-anonymisation. No equal-pay calculator, no max-assignment-duration, no dispatching - because you don't have those.

Add public prices (€0, €1 and €10 per month), a free tier, monthly cancellation and hosting in Germany. For a company hiring for itself, that's the right column. The simple rule of thumb: if you place people, take zvoove. If you hire for yourself, take KI BMS.

Step by step

Export from zvoove Recruit

Find the export option in zvoove Recruit's account settings. Most tools provide a CSV or JSON download. Save the dump locally - that's the source of truth for the next step.

Account settings → Export / Download data

Pick the broadest format the tool offers (usually JSON)

Map fields in KI BMS

Open the import tool in KI BMS. zvoove Recruit's field names rarely match KI BMS' 1:1; the import flags any unmapped columns so you can pair them up before anything commits.

Account settings → Import

Resolve the mapping prompts the tool surfaces

Run the import

Run the import. KI BMS shows a preview of the first parsed rows in the import dialog so you can sanity-check the column mapping + a sample of records before anything commits. If you're nervous about a large dump, import a small subset first, verify it landed the way you expected, then run the full file.

Re-create your views, tags, saved searches

zvoove Recruit-specific UI metadata (custom views, saved filters, in-app annotations) doesn't transfer with the data export. Spend an evening rebuilding the views you used most - usually a 30-minute job once you've done it once.

Cancel zvoove Recruit when you're confident

Run both side-by-side for a couple of weeks if you want to be sure. When you're confident, cancel the zvoove Recruit subscription from their side. KI BMS keeps your export option self-serve in account settings - no lock-in either direction.

Switching from zvoove Recruit

The five questions we get most often before someone moves their data over.

Start with KI BMS

Free plan, no credit card. We host in Germany. Export + delete are self-serve.

Written by

Julia Yukovich

Co-Founder + CEO

Julia is one of the Co-Founders. She handles design, product direction, and most of the support replies that arrive in the morning.

julia.yukovich at aicuflow dot comLinkedIn