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Workable 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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Workable

Free trial · from $299/mo

Ashby

From $270/mo

What it isApplicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on creditsAll-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teams
Free planNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable pricing$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing
What it coversRecruiting 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.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 trial15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable AgentNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP server250+ integration marketplace and a public API; Ashby says it does not charge for integrations
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 byWorkable Technology LimitedAshby, 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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