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Lever vs Ashby vs Workable

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

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Ashby

From $270/mo

Workable

Free trial · from $299/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 teamsApplicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on credits
Free planNoNoNo
Cheapest paid planNot publishedLever pricing$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable 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.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 trialNone statedNone stated15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable Agent
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, iOS, Android, 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 integrations270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP server
Open sourceNoNoNo
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
  • 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; 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
  • 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 byEmploy 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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