Applicant Tracking Systems
Ashby review
All-in-one ATS, scheduling, sourcing and analytics platform popular with fast-growing tech companies, priced $400/month for startups up to 100 employees.
Ashby at a glance
- Category
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Starting price
- $400/month (All-In-One Foundations, up to 100 employees)
- Pricing model
- flat (by company size tier)
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- No
- Contract
- monthly or yearly (Foundations)
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (115 reviews)
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Employees
- Unverified (sources range about 100 to 380)
- Funding or owner
- $50M Series D in July 2025 led by Alkeon; valuation undisclosed
- Security
- SOC 2 Type 2 (annual, report via Trust Center)
Who Ashby is for
Choose Ashby if
- Startups up to 100 employees wanting one published monthly price.
- Tech-forward teams that want analytics and sourcing in the ATS.
Look elsewhere if
- Buyers needing SSO included in base price (paid add-on)
- Teams needing confirmed EU data residency.
Ashby pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-In-One Foundations | $400/month | company-size tiers 1-10 up to 76-100 employees | Monthly or yearly; 10% off annual |
| All-In-One Plus | Contact sales | 101-1,000 employees | Depends on size, usage and commitment |
| All-In-One Enterprise | Contact sales | 1,000+ employees | |
| Ashby Analytics | Contact sales | 100+ employees | Reporting on top of an existing ATS |
Third-party review noted $400/month at the smallest band while G2 comparison pages showed $300/month; vendor page used here.
What Ashby really costs
- Billing
- Monthly and annual.
- Annual discount
- 10% (Foundations)
- 20 users per year
- Flat, not per-seat: $400/month x 12 x 0.90 = $4,320 per year on annual billing, $4,800 monthly (if 20 employees fits the $400 tier shown)
- Add-ons
- SSO $100/month; Candidate texting $90 per 1,000 extra messages; Advanced Scheduling and AI Notetaker (price not published); Extra sourcing lookups and AI credits.
Ashby features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Resume parsing and screening | AI credits: 1,500/month on Foundations. |
| Interview scheduling | Advanced Scheduling is a paid add-on. |
| Careers page and candidate experience | Up to 5 brands on Foundations, unlimited on Plus and Enterprise. |
| Pricing model and real cost | Flat price by company size; add-ons for SSO, texting, AI credits, lookups. |
| Target company size | Startups to enterprise; Foundations up to 100 employees. |
What reviewers say about Ashby
Praised for
- Easy to use and efficient for recruiting teams.
- Responsive, knowledgeable support.
- Broad feature set and customizable workflows.
Common complaints
- Reporting and data volume can feel overwhelming.
- A few reviewers find the interface unintuitive.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Ashby reviews leave out
- SSO is a paid add-on at $100/month; Ashby supports SAML and OIDC and has no password login.
- Foundations includes 1 offer template, up to 3 custom permission roles and 200 sourcing email lookups.
- Extra candidate texts cost $90 per 1,000.
- Annual commitment gives 10% off on Foundations.
- Series D of $50M (July 2025); customers named include OpenAI, Notion and Shopify.
Ashby alternatives
GreenhouseMid-size and enterprise teams that want structured interviews, scorecards and deep integrations.Contact sales
LeverTeams that want ATS and sourcing CRM in one tool.Contact sales
SmartRecruitersHigh-volume and mid-market to enterprise hiring.Starting at $14,995 (Essential), unit/period not stated
iCIMSLarge employers with complex high-volume hiring.Contact sales
WorkableSmall and mid-size teams that want a published price and a 15-day trial.$299/mo (Standard, monthly billing)
BambooHRSmall and mid-size US companies that want HRIS first and light recruiting in the same system.$250/mo flat (Core, 25 or fewer employees); $10 to $10.25 per employee per month above that
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Ashby's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.