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Greenhouse vs Ashby vs JazzHR

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 21 October 2026.

Written head to head: Ashby vs Greenhouse, with when to choose each side.

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Greenhouse

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Ashby

From $270/mo

JazzHR

From $83.33/mo

What it isApplicant tracking system built on structured hiring, sold in Core, Plus and Pro plans on custom quotesAll-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teamsATS for small businesses with unlimited users, flat plans from $1,000 a year and AI candidate matching
Free planNoNoNo
Cheapest paid planNot publishedGreenhouse pricing$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing$83.33/mo billed annually (Hero)JazzHR pricing
What it coversNot statedFor 1 to 10 employees. Monthly prices by company size: $400 (11 to 25), $500 (26 to 50), $700 (51 to 75), $900 (76 to 100), each 10% less billed annually. Priced by company size, not seats; includes 200 email lookups and 1,500 AI credits a month.$1,000 billed annually; no monthly option is shown. Job postings start at 3 a month. Standard pricing does not apply to staffing agencies, HR service providers, franchises, multi-location businesses or organizations over 250 employees.
Free trialNone statedNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Hundreds of pre-built integrations, an open API, and an MCP server for tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini250+ integration marketplace and a public API; Ashby says it does not charge for integrationsIntegrations with payroll, background check, onboarding and HRIS platforms, plus LinkedIn Recruiter
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Companies that want a structured interview process with scorecards for every role
  • Hiring teams screening high application volumes for fraud and spam
  • Organizations hiring across regions that need audit logs and granular permissions
  • Startups that want ATS, sourcing, scheduling and analytics under one flat price
  • Recruiting teams that run outbound sourcing sequences alongside inbound applications
  • Teams that want detailed recruiting reports without a separate BI tool
  • Small businesses hiring without a dedicated recruiter
  • Teams that want every hiring manager on the system without per-user fees
  • Posting to free job boards from one dashboard
Watch out for
  • No prices are published; every plan needs a demo and a custom quote
  • Texting, sourcing automation and the BI connector start on Plus; the audit log and developer sandbox need Pro
  • Voice AI is a separate annual subscription priced by headcount
  • Published prices cover only companies up to 100 employees; larger companies get a custom quote
  • Approval workflows and AI talent rediscovery are not on Foundations
  • AI Notetaker and Advanced Scheduling are paid add-ons without listed prices
  • Hero is sold on annual billing only and starts at 3 job postings a month
  • AI candidate matching starts on Plus
  • Standard prices do not apply to agencies, franchises, multi-location businesses or companies over 250 employees
Made byGreenhouse Software, Inc.Ashby, Inc.Employ Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

Every tool in applicant tracking and recruiting tools is on its category page, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.