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ModernLoop vs GoodTime

ModernLoop and GoodTime both automate interview scheduling for recruiting teams. Both sync with your ATS and calendars, build panel interviews, balance interviewer load and train new interviewers. The differences are in focus, setup and how each is priced. This page compares them side by side, using each company’s own published information as of October 2026.

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GoodTime vs ModernLoop at a glance

Features, integrations and pricing model, from each company’s own published information.

ModernLoop

What it is
An interview scheduling and recruiting operations platform for recruiting coordinators, recruiters and interviewers
Scheduling automation
Zero Click Scheduling sends interview requests and candidate emails automatically as candidates move stages in your ATS
Panel scheduling
Finds schedules from candidate and interviewer availability and interviewer load; group, panel and virtual interviews
Load balancing
Built into the scheduling algorithm
Interviewer training
Shadows and reverse shadows added automatically; custom programs; progress and feedback in Slack
Candidate experience
Branded Candidate Portal with interview details, consistent video links, emails that come from the recruiter
AI agents
Taylor AI, ModernLoop’s AI recruiter, interviews candidates 24/7, at any volume
ATS integrations
Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, SmartRecruiters (iCIMS coming soon)
Reporting
Interview analytics, interviewer insights (declines and reschedules), leadership dashboards
Pricing model
Tailored to your team and hiring volume; talk to sales for a quote

GoodTime

What it is
Interview scheduling automation for enterprise talent teams, with AI agents for screening, scheduling and communications
Scheduling automation
Zero-click interview scheduling, run by its AI agent, Cori
Panel scheduling
Single-day, multi-day and panel interviews
Load balancing
Automated load balancing; interviews spread evenly across qualified team members
Interviewer training
Custom training paths; trainees scheduled automatically to shadow or reverse-shadow
Candidate experience
Branded self-scheduling and candidate portal; SMS and WhatsApp messaging
AI agents
Cori, GoodTime’s AI agent, screens candidates, schedules interviews and follows up
ATS integrations
Workday, Greenhouse, SuccessFactors, SmartRecruiters, Lever, iCIMS, Ashby, Jobvite
Reporting
Recruiting metrics, automated bottleneck detection and AI-powered recommendations
Pricing model
Based on annual candidate volume, not users; custom proposal on request

Where ModernLoop and GoodTime differ

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Focus. ModernLoop is built around the people who run interview loops: coordinators, recruiters and interviewers. GoodTime has broadened into AI agents that also screen applicants and talk to candidates.
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How requests reach the scheduler. Recruiters request a schedule from inside their ATS with ModernLoop’s Chrome extension, adding notes on urgency and interviewers. Coordinators work every request from one queue.
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Interviewer training in Slack. Both products schedule shadows and reverse shadows. In ModernLoop, trainees and trainers assess performance and move a trainee to the next stage directly in Slack.
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Pricing model. GoodTime prices by annual candidate volume, not by number of users. ModernLoop pricing is tailored to your team and hiring volume. Talk to sales for a quote.
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Every scheduling request in one queue.

Recruiters request a schedule in ModernLoop or from a Chrome extension inside the ATS, adding notes on urgency and the types of interviewers needed. Coordinators see every pending request and interview that needs scheduling in one queue, in real time.

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Interviewer training, run in Slack.

ModernLoop adds trainees as shadows and reverse shadows according to their progress and availability. In Slack, trainees and trainers assess performance, add comments and move a trainee to the next stage.

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What customers say

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“ModernLoop simplifies interview scheduling, improving candidate experience and reducing time-to-hire. With integrated tools for candidate availability, interviewer calendars, and automation features, we’ve minimized errors and eliminated platform switching.”
Lauren Birch, Recruiting Coordination Lead, Brex
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Which one is right for you?

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Choose ModernLoop if. your coordinators are the bottleneck, your loops involve panels of trained interviewers, and you want scheduling to start itself when a candidate moves stage in your ATS.
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Look at GoodTime if. you want one vendor whose AI agents also screen applicants and message candidates by SMS or WhatsApp.
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For AI-led candidate interviews. at high volume, see Taylor AI, ModernLoop’s AI recruiter.
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Either way. check that the ATS you use is supported at the depth you need, and ask both for a quote on your hiring volume.

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