The choice between Voyager Infinity and Access Recruitment CRM (a part of The Access Group’s larger ecosystem) is a classic battle between a recruitment specialist and a comprehensive corporate suite.
Access provides an enormous end-to-end ecosystem, integrating recruitment with its HR, finance, and payroll modules (like Access Pay & Bill). This is powerful for large, complex organisations where recruitment is just one part of a multi-module enterprise system.
However, for a dedicated UK recruitment agency, particularly one heavily focused on temporary staffing, Voyager Infinity offers superior, recruiter-centric tools, better upfront value, and the specialised features needed to gain a competitive edge in candidate sourcing and management.
Here is why Voyager Infinity provides better value and productivity for the UK temp recruiter:
1. Recruiter Productivity and Upfront Value
Voyager Infinity is loaded with features designed to make the recruiter’s job faster and more effective, often including capabilities that Access may require a separate or external module for.
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Feature Area |
Voyager Infinity Advantage |
Access Recruitment CRM Note |
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Skills Testing |
Offers free, integrated skills testing and sector-specific assessments (e.g., driver, healthcare). This is built-in value for immediate candidate qualification. |
Screening is strong (background, compliance checks), but built-in skills test libraries are not clearly emphasised. May require an external add-on. |
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Recruiter Mobility |
Has a dedicated “Infinity Connect” mobile app for recruiters to manage pipelines, contacts, and communications remotely. |
Platforms are cloud-based and mobile-friendly, but lacks a clearly advertised, dedicated recruiter mobile app for full ATS/CRM on the go. |
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AI / Automation |
“Infinity Copilot” provides AI-assisted content generation (bios, outreach) and lead sourcing, directly enhancing recruiter output. |
Strong workflow automation, especially in Pay & Bill, but lacks Voyager’s specific AI/Copilot tools for creative and sourcing tasks. |
The Takeaway: Voyager Infinity offers superior upfront value and direct recruiter productivity enhancements by including integrated skills testing, a dedicated mobile app (Infinity Connect), and Infinity Copilot AI right out of the box, features that Access often requires external modules or lacks entirely.
2. The Temporary Desk Specialist Tools
While Access supports temp staffing, Voyager’s focus on temp/shift roles is evident in its visual, highly usable front-office planner tools.
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Feature Area |
Voyager Infinity Advantage |
Access Recruitment CRM Note |
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Shift/Booking Planner |
Features a strong, visual, colour-coded planner to instantly manage shifts, check availability, and confirm compliance status for temp candidates. |
Offers worker availability and scheduling features, but the visual planner is a less emphasised front-office tool compared to Voyager Infinity’s specialist view. |
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Temp-Centric Templates |
Provides sector-ready templates and workflows for specialised areas like education, drivers, and healthcare, reducing implementation time. |
Highly configurable to support many sectors, but may require more setup and configuration to tailor workflows compared to Voyager’s built-in templates. |
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E-Signature |
Integrated e-signature functionality (via Legalesign) is clearly supported, vital for fast contract signing in temp/contract roles. |
E-signature is not prominently advertised as a standard, built-in feature, suggesting it might require a separate integration or customisation. |
The Takeaway: For agencies focused on high-volume temporary staffing, Voyager Infinity provides specialist, front-office tools like its visual Shift/Booking Planner and sector-ready templates, making it a more immediately usable and streamlined solution for the temp desk compared to Access.
3. Ecosystem Strength vs. Recruitment Depth
This is the ultimate trade-off. Access provides maturity and scalability in the financial backbone; Voyager Infinity provides depth in the recruitment function itself.
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Aspect |
Where Voyager Infinity Is Stronger |
Where Access Recruitment CRM Seems Stronger |
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Recruitment Depth |
Excellent depth of features built purely for the recruiter: sourcing, skills testing, AI, temp planning, and a recruiter-first mobile app. |
Depth is strongest in the back-office integration (HR, Pay & Bill, Finance), making it a comprehensive solution for corporate management. |
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Financial/HR Ecosystem |
Strong Mid-Office/Pay & Bill module, providing everything a recruitment agency needs for invoicing, timesheets, and basic reporting. |
Superior scale and automation for large-volume payroll/billing (Pay & Bill is a key module) and deeper integration with other HR/Finance/ERP systems. |
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Target User |
Agencies that want the best possible CRM/ATS for generating placements and maximising recruiter productivity, regardless of other corporate systems. |
Organisations where recruitment must be seamlessly integrated with a broader, unified HR and Financial management platform (The Access Group ecosystem). |
The Takeaway: The choice depends on the priority: Access is ideal for organisations needing seamless integration into a large corporate HR/Finance ecosystem, while Voyager Infinity is the clear winner for agencies whose primary focus is maximum recruitment depth and placement generation.
The Verdict: Voyager Infinity for the Dedicated Recruiter
Access Recruitment CRM is undeniably the choice for large organisations or those needing to unify their recruitment platform with the wider HR, Finance, and Payroll ecosystem of The Access Group.
However, for a dedicated UK recruitment agency—especially one operating a high-volume temporary desk—Voyager Infinity is the more focused, recruiter-centric, and immediate solution. Its combination of free built-in skills testing, visual shift planners, a dedicated mobile app, and AI productivity tools gives recruiters the superior toolkit to outpace the competition and drive higher placement numbers with speed and compliance.
When recruitment productivity is your mission, Voyager Infinity is your specialist weapon.
Voyager Infinity and Voyager Mid-Office are software solutions that make Recruiters’ lives easier. Voyager Infinity is a CRM used by thousands of recruiters globally to source, nurture and maintain the relationships with their clients and candidates, and Mid-Office manages the entire Pay and Bill process (IR35 ready).
