The Ashby Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Ashby in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Ashby
The Insider’s Guide
All-in-one ATS, sourcing, scheduling and analytics priced by headcount
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among hiring and applicant tracking tools, read from Ashby’s own pages.
Made by Ashby, Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Ashby’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Ashby’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 0 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Ashby, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No App Store rating on record, and with this much in one product, there's a fair bit to set up.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $270 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly).
- 3
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 4
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.
- 5
AI application review
AI checks inbound applications against criteria you set, flags fraudulent candidates and resurfaces past applicants, using AI credits.
- 6
Interview scheduling
Direct booking links, availability requests, visual scheduling, interviewer limits and reminders, with an Advanced Scheduling add-on.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 0 of 14
That is against the other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
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.
Ashby at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Ashby, Inc.
- Category
- Hiring & Applicant Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Foundations 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. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan or trial on record. Foundations is sold after a demo. |
| Features | B | Sourcing 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and with this much in one product, there's a fair bit to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$270
A month to start
Ashby is a paid product, starting at $270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly).
It buys tracking, sourcing, a CRM, scheduling and analytics.
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.
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.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on ashbyhq.comBy country
Emerging 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
All-in-one ATS, sourcing, scheduling and analytics priced by headcount. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, workflow automation, reports, applicant tracking, job board posting.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Slack
- Indeed
- Workday
- Ironclad
- Juro
Ashby is made by Ashby, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/14
Other hiring and applicant tracking tools it is graded above
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
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 14
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 hiring and applicant tracking tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Ashby is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Pinpoint and Teamtailor
The 5 tools Ashby is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Greenhouse
Paid
Structured-hiring ATS for growing and large companies, by quote.
- Only Greenhouse lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.0GPA
Lever
Paid
ATS and recruiting CRM in one for mid-sized teams, by quote.
- Only Ashby lists a browser extension.
- Ashby also covers job board posting.
- 2.2GPA
Workable
Free trial · from $299/mo
Applicant tracking and HR software priced by company size.
- Only Workable lists iOS and Android apps.
- Ashby also covers workflow automation and reports.
- Workable also covers AI agents, skills tests, employee records and time off.
- 2.0GPA
Pinpoint
Paid
- 2.0GPA
Teamtailor
Paid
Applicant tracking and career sites with unlimited users, by quote.
- Only Ashby lists a browser extension.
- Only Teamtailor lists iOS and Android apps.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Ashby’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Ashby, Inc. Prices change, so check ashbyhq.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,068
Tools graded, in 57 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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