Greenhouse vs Ashby vs Manatal

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

Compared on	Greenhouse See pricing VisitRemove	Ashby From $270/mo VisitRemove	Manatal Free trial · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Applicant tracking system built on structured hiring, sold in Core, Plus and Pro plans on custom quotes	All-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teams	AI recruitment software for employers and agencies, priced per user from $15 a month, with 2,500+ job boards
Free plan	No	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedGreenhouse pricing	$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing	$15/user/mo billed annually (Professional)Manatal pricing
What it covers	Not stated	For 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.	Up to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates; unlimited hiring managers. GST is added for Singapore tax residents.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	14-day free trial, no credit card required; job board posting, mass emailing, email automations, AI job descriptions and GDPR consent requests are unavailable until after the first payment
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Hundreds of pre-built integrations, an open API, and an MCP server for tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini	250+ integration marketplace and a public API; Ashby says it does not charge for integrations	2,500+ job board integrations, Zapier and n8n, an open API and an MCP server
Open source	No	No	No
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	Recruitment agencies that need an ATS and a client CRM together Small teams that want per-user pricing with a low entry price Advertising roles on local job boards in many countries
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	Professional is limited to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates Workflow automation needs Enterprise; API access, SSO and LLM integration need Enterprise Plus The AI Interviewer is an add-on and its price is not listed on the pricing page
Made by	Greenhouse Software, Inc.	Ashby, Inc.	Manatal

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.

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