Ashby
All-in-one ATS, sourcing, scheduling and analytics priced by headcount
Ashby report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for startups that want an ATS with real analytics
Ashby puts tracking, sourcing, a candidate CRM, scheduling and serious hiring analytics in one product at one price, and for small companies that price is published. Up to 10 people pay $270 a month on yearly billing. But there's no trial, and the price climbs once you pass 10 staff.
Who Ashby is for
- Great if you want hiring numbers you can actually dig into
- Handy when your team does its own sourcing and outreach
- Good for startups moving off Greenhouse or Lever
Who Ashby is not for
- Skip it if you want to try it before a demo
- Tight if you're about to pass 10 staff, as the price steps up with headcount
- Pricey if you need SSO, at $100 a month extra on Foundations
Why Ashby gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyFoundations 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.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial on record. Foundations is sold after a demo.
- BFeaturesSourcing 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.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record, and with this much in one product, there's a fair bit to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ashby's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/ashby#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/ashby.svg" alt="Ashby: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Ashby stands among hiring and applicant tracking tools
Ashby's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 1 of 14) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $270 a month, against a middle price of $89.17 for the category: 8 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ashby’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 14, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 14, level with 5
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 14, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 14, level with 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 hiring and applicant tracking tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Ashby, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Ashby you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 9 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools grade higher. It costs $3,240 a year.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Ashby’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Ashby?
Ashby is a recruiting platform that puts applicant tracking, sourcing and a candidate CRM, interview scheduling and detailed hiring analytics in one product at one price. It adds AI application review, fraud detection, outreach sequences and custom AI agents. Companies of up to 100 people pay a published monthly price set by headcount; larger ones get a quote.
Ashby is a paid product, starting at $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Ashby pricing
- Starts at
- $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | $270per 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. |
| Plus | Custom | For about 101 to 1,000 employees, priced on company size, usage and commitment; adds up to 5 brands, custom dashboards and alerts. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For 1,000+ employees, with unlimited brands and custom permission roles, on a predictable pricing model. |
Read from ashbyhq.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ashby before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount10% 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.
Stated on ashbyhq.com - By countryEmerging market pricing
The pricing page says pricing for emerging markets is available on Foundations; the discount and the countries are not stated.
Stated on ashbyhq.com
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Common questions
Is Ashby free?
No. Ashby is a paid product, starting at $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly).
How much does Ashby cost?
Ashby lists 3 plans. Foundations: $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 monthly). Plus: custom pricing. Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from ashbyhq.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Ashby work on?
Ashby is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Ashby offer any discounts?
Ashby publicly lists the following: 10% off with an annual plan; Emerging market pricing.
Does Ashby have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Ashby is listed for Web.
Does Ashby have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Ashby is listed for Web.
Is Ashby open source?
Ashby is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Ashby integrate with?
Ashby's listing names Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, LinkedIn, Indeed, Workday, Ironclad and Juro. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Ashby?
Ashby is made by Ashby, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Ashby?
The closest alternatives to Ashby in our directory are Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Pinpoint and Teamtailor. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Ashby.
How does Ashby compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
Ashby's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 5. It stands best on features (B, above 1 of 14) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Is Ashby good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Ashby C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $270 a month, against a middle price of $89.17 for the category: 8 of the 9 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Could I make my own version of Ashby?
To replace Ashby you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 9 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools grade higher. It costs $3,240 a year. What you could not make: Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.