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Workable vs Greenhouse 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.

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

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Workable

Free trial · from $299/mo

Greenhouse

See pricing

Ashby

From $270/mo

What it isApplicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on creditsApplicant tracking system built on structured hiring, sold in Core, Plus and Pro plans on custom quotesAll-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teams
Free planNoNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable pricingNot publishedGreenhouse 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.Not 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 trial15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable AgentNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP serverHundreds of pre-built integrations, an open API, and an MCP server for tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini250+ integration marketplace and a public API; Ashby says it does not charge for integrations
Open sourceNoNoNo
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 byWorkable Technology LimitedGreenhouse 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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