Ashby vs Lever
We give Ashby and Lever the same GPA: 2.0 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ashby
All-in-one ATS, sourcing, scheduling and analytics priced by headcount
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAshbyFair | 2.0GPALeverFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFoundations is $270 a month on yearly billing for up to 10 employees ($300 monthly), so that's a ten-person company's bill. It buys tracking, sourcing, a CRM, scheduling and analytics. That's high for this category, and 11 to 25 people pay $400 a month, billed monthly. | CNo price is published: Lever quotes from company size, hiring volume and features after a form, so we can't say what a ten-person company pays. Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are priced on top. With no figure, it's a C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial on record. Foundations is sold after a demo. | FNo free plan and no trial on the pricing page. The way in is a demo or a quote. |
| Features | BSourcing and outreach sequences, AI application review with fraud checks, booking links and visual scheduling, offers with e-signatures, approval chains and an AI report builder. The whole job in one product. | BTracking and a candidate CRM together, AI screening that shows why it ranked someone first, unlimited interview transcripts and summaries, fraud flags and custom reports. The whole job, with onboarding as an add-on. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and with this much in one product, there's a fair bit to set up. | CNo App Store rating on record, and getting value from the CRM side means setting up how you nurture candidates. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, LinkedIn, Indeed and Workday, plus an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude. No phone app, only the browser. | BWeb only, linked to LinkedIn, Indeed, BambooHR, HiBob, ADP and Justworks, with a marketplace of more. No phone or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | startups that want an ATS with real analytics | teams that court passive candidates |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ashby and Lever. How we grade
Where they differ
- Only Ashby lists a browser extension.
- Ashby also covers job board posting.
At a glance
| Ashby | Lever | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Ashby, Inc. | Employ Inc. |
| Price read from | ashbyhq.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Ashby
- Startups that want a full ATS with analytics at a flat price by headcount
- Talent teams that run their own sourcing and outreach
- Companies moving off Greenhouse or Lever
Lever
- Mid-sized and enterprise talent teams that source and nurture passive candidates
- Companies that want AI screening with the reasons shown
- Teams already using HiBob, BambooHR or ADP for HR
Worth knowing
Ashby
- Only Foundations, for up to 100 employees, has a published price; Plus and Enterprise are quoted, and pricing is reassessed each year.
- SSO costs $100 a month on Foundations, and the AI Notetaker, Advanced Scheduling and candidate data enrichment are paid add-ons.
- Texting covers US and Canada numbers only, with extra messages at $90 per 1,000.
- There is no native phone app: mobile use is through the browser.
Lever
- No prices are published: Lever quotes from company size, hiring volume, features and implementation needs after you fill in a form.
- Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are add-ons priced separately.
- No free trial is offered on the pricing page; the route in is a demo or a quote.
Key features
Ashby
- Sourcing and outreach
- A Chrome extension, sourcing projects, AI candidate search and multi-step sequences over email and LinkedIn, with 200 email lookups a month.
- AI application review
- AI checks inbound applications against criteria you set, flags fraudulent candidates and resurfaces past applicants, using AI credits.
- Interview scheduling
- Direct booking links, availability requests, visual scheduling, interviewer limits and reminders, with an Advanced Scheduling add-on.
- Analytics
- Job and core dashboards, a report library, drilldowns and an AI report builder, with custom dashboards and alerts from Plus.
- Offers and approvals
- Offer letters from templates with e-signatures, and approval chains for offers, jobs and openings, approvable from Slack.
- AI assistant and agents
- A chat assistant that answers questions and acts across Ashby, custom AI agents and an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude.
Lever
- ATS and CRM together
- Applicant tracking and candidate relationship management in one system, for sourcing and nurturing as well as hiring.
- AI screening and matching
- Ranks the best-fit candidates first and shows the reasons behind each AI recommendation.
- AI interview transcripts
- Unlimited AI transcripts and summaries of interviews to speed up feedback.
- Fraud signals
- AI flags applications that show patterns of fraud before they reach interviews.
- Reporting
- Ready-made dashboards and custom reports on pipeline health and hiring performance.
- Add-ons
- Candidate Insights, agent-based AI Screening by VONQ on the career site, and an Onboarding module, each quoted separately.
Plans
Ashby
Foundations$270
per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 monthly)
Sold after a demo, for companies of up to 100. Rises with headcount: $400 a month at 11–25 employees and $900 at 76–100, billed monthly.
PlusCustom
For about 101 to 1,000 employees, priced on company size, usage and commitment; adds up to 5 brands, custom dashboards and alerts.
EnterpriseCustom
For 1,000+ employees, with unlimited brands and custom permission roles, on a predictable pricing model.
Lever
Pricing could not be confirmed. See lever.co.
Ways to pay less
Ashby
- Annual discount
10% off with an annual plan
Ashby's pricing page says annual plans save 10% against the equivalent monthly option, for example $270 against $300 a month for up to 10 employees.
- By country
Emerging market pricing
The pricing page says pricing for emerging markets is available on Foundations; the discount and the countries are not stated.
Lever
No public discounts listed.
