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Lever vs Ashby

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.

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Lever

See pricing

Ashby

From $270/mo

What it isApplicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotesAll-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teams
Free planNoNo
Cheapest paid planNot publishedLever pricing$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby 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.
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Integrates with HRIS, sourcing, assessment, background check and productivity tools, with a partner marketplace250+ integration marketplace and a public API; Ashby says it does not charge for integrations
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Recruiting teams that source and nurture passive candidates as well as manage applicants
  • Growing and mid-sized companies hiring across several departments or locations
  • Teams that want AI screening and interview summaries inside the ATS
  • 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
Watch out for
  • No prices are published; Lever quotes each account
  • Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are paid add-ons
  • Its pages do not describe a free trial or a free plan
  • 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
Made byEmploy Inc.Ashby, 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.

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