Lever vs Greenhouse vs Ashby

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

Compared on	Lever See pricing VisitRemove	Greenhouse See pricing VisitRemove	Ashby From $270/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Applicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotes	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
Free plan	No	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedLever pricing	Not publishedGreenhouse pricing	$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing
What it covers	Not stated	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.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrates with HRIS, sourcing, assessment, background check and productivity tools, with a partner marketplace	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
Open source	No	No	No
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	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
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	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
Made by	Employ Inc.	Greenhouse Software, 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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