Greenhouse vs Ashby vs Workable

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

Compared on	Greenhouse See pricing VisitRemove	Ashby From $270/mo VisitRemove	Workable Free trial · from $299/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	Applicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on credits
Free plan	No	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedGreenhouse pricing	$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing	$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable 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.	Recruiting only, for companies with 1 to 20 employees ($3,588 billed yearly). The price rises with company size: for 21 to 50 employees Standard is $500 a month, or $419 billed annually. Unlimited active jobs, subject to fair usage limits.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable Agent
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, iOS, Android, 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	270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, 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	Small and mid-sized employers that want job posting, screening and scheduling in one tool Advertising jobs widely without managing each job board Adding HR records, time off and onboarding alongside hiring
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	Prices are set by company size; the published $299 and $360 figures are for 1 to 20 employees, recruiting only Premier and Enterprise are sold on annual billing only Texting, video interviews and assessments cost extra on Standard
Made by	Greenhouse Software, Inc.	Ashby, Inc.	Workable Technology Limited

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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