# Ashby

Ashby is an all-in-one recruiting software rated 4.8/5 on G2 (450+ reviews). Profile: ATS, CRM, scheduling, analytics, pricing, funding, leadership.

**Category:** All-in-one recruiting software / ATS + CRM  
**Vendor:** Ashby, Inc.  
**Founded:** 2018  
**HQ:** San Francisco, California, US  
**Website:** https://www.ashbyhq.com  


## About

Ashby is an all-in-one recruiting platform that combines an applicant tracking system, recruiting CRM, interview scheduling, and analytics into a single product, competing against the common practice of stitching together a basic ATS with a separate sourcing CRM and a dedicated scheduling tool. Founded in 2018 by Benji Encz and Abhik Pramanik in San Francisco, Ashby was built by engineers who experienced the gap between powerful ATS functionality and the recruiting analytics depth that modern talent teams needed. The company targets fast-growing technology companies and has built a reputation for exceptional analytics and a clean, opinionated UI. Ashby raised $71 million in total funding through a Series C in 2023 at a $500 million valuation, and counts companies like Notion, Snowflake, Figma, and Ramp among its customers.

## Ratings

| Source | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.8/5 | 450+ |
| Capterra | 4.9/5 | 140+ |
| Gartner Peer Insights | 4.6/5 | 60+ |
| TrustRadius | 9.2/10 | 80+ |

## Funding

~$71M across 3 rounds (Seed through Series C)

| Round | Amount | Date | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | $5M | 2020 | Elad Gil, Y Combinator |
| Series A | $20M | 2022 | Lachy Groom, Elad Gil |
| Series C | $50M | Jul 2023 | Lachy Groom (at $500M valuation) |

## Viability

Moderate risk due to company size. Ashby is a well-funded, founder-led startup with strong product-market fit and high customer satisfaction scores, but at ~150 employees it is considerably smaller than Greenhouse or Workable. The $500M valuation at Series C is healthy relative to the funding base, and the investor roster (Lachy Groom, Elad Gil, Y Combinator) is credible. The risk is not financial health but scale: a small team means slower enterprise feature build-out and potential support bottlenecks during rapid growth phases. For a 100-500 employee tech company, Ashby is a compelling choice. For a 2,000-person enterprise with complex compliance requirements, the scale question deserves more scrutiny.

## Pricing

Ashby publishes pricing on its website, which is unusual in the ATS market and a point in its favor for evaluators. The Plus plan starts at $249 per month and covers core ATS and CRM functionality for smaller teams. The Pro plan (pricing available on request, typically $500-$800/mo based on headcount) adds advanced analytics, custom reporting, and deeper integrations. Enterprise pricing is negotiated and includes dedicated support, custom SLAs, and API access.
Free trials are available, which lets small teams actually experience the product before buying, another practice that stands out in a category where most vendors require a demo and a sales cycle before any hands-on access. The pricing is structured around company headcount rather than per-seat, so fast-growing companies should model the cost at their projected headcount 18 months out, not today's number.

| Plan | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | $249/mo | Core ATS and recruiting CRM for teams hiring up to ~50 roles per year; includes structured interviews and basic analytics |
| Pro | Custom (est. $500-$800/mo by headcount) | Advanced analytics, custom reporting, full interview scheduling, and deeper HRIS integrations for growing teams |
| Enterprise | Custom | Full platform with SAML SSO, dedicated onboarding, API access, custom SLAs, and enterprise-grade security controls |

## What reviewers say

_450+ G2 reviews at 4.8/5 and 140+ Capterra reviews at 4.9/5 (some of the highest satisfaction scores in the ATS category)_

**Praised:**
- Analytics depth is the single most-praised feature across reviews: Ashby's reporting is described as what every other ATS should be doing, with source quality metrics, funnel conversion by interviewer, and time-to-hire cohort views built natively rather than bolted on
- The all-in-one model reduces tool sprawl; teams previously running Lever plus Gem plus Calendly plus Google Sheets describe collapsing all of that into Ashby as a major operational win
- Customer support quality gets unusually high marks for a startup-size vendor; reviewers repeatedly cite fast, knowledgeable responses and a support team that actually understands recruiting workflows

**Complaints:**
- Limited integration library compared to Greenhouse or Lever; some enterprise-specific HRIS systems and background check vendors are not yet supported natively and require Zapier workarounds
- The opinionated UI is a fit issue for some teams: Ashby has strong product convictions about how hiring should work, and teams with highly customized or non-standard workflows sometimes feel constrained
- Reporting power comes with a learning curve; new users describe a 2-3 week ramp before the analytics module clicks, which can feel steep for small teams without a dedicated recruiting ops person

## Compliance

- **SOC 2:** Yes (SOC 2 Type II)
- **GDPR:** Yes
- **HIPAA:** No
- **SSO:** Yes (SAML SSO on higher tiers)

## Integrations

- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Slack
- Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar)
- Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams)
- Zoom
- Greenhouse (data migration)
- Rippling
- Workday
- Checkr (background checks)
- Zapier

## FAQs

### How is Ashby different from Greenhouse or Lever?

All three are credible mid-market ATS tools, but they differ in approach. Greenhouse is the most established and has the widest integration library, built around structured hiring methodology. Lever combines ATS and CRM in one tool with a strong focus on nurture and relationship-building. Ashby is the newest of the three and was built analytics-first, with reporting depth that the others have not matched. Ashby also prices transparently and offers free trials, which the other two do not. The trade-off is that Ashby has a smaller integration library and a smaller customer success team.

### Does Ashby include interview scheduling?

Yes. Ashby has native interview scheduling that connects to Google Calendar and Outlook, handles interviewer availability, candidate self-scheduling links, and automated reminders. It covers the core scheduling use cases that teams previously handled with Calendly or GoodTime, and for most mid-market teams it eliminates the need for a dedicated scheduling tool.

### What companies use Ashby?

Ashby counts Notion, Snowflake, Figma, Ramp, Linear, and Airtable among its customer base, which reflects a strong position among high-growth technology companies. The customer list skews toward Series B-D companies that are past the spreadsheet-and-email stage but not yet at the scale that would push them toward Workday or SAP SuccessFactors.

### Is Ashby SOC 2 compliant?

Yes. Ashby holds SOC 2 Type II certification and is GDPR-compliant, with data processing agreements available for EU deployments. SAML-based SSO is supported on Pro and Enterprise plans. Ashby does not hold HIPAA certification.

### Can we migrate from Greenhouse or Lever to Ashby?

Ashby built and maintains migration tooling specifically for Greenhouse and Lever customers, released in late 2025. The tooling pulls historical candidate data, interview notes, and activity records and maps them to Ashby's data model. Most mid-market migrations take days rather than weeks with the tooling, though complex enterprise migrations with large data volumes may take longer. Ashby's onboarding team supports the migration process on all paid plans.


## Sources

- [G2: Ashby reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/ashby/reviews): 4.8/5 across 450+ reviews, read live
- [Capterra: Ashby](https://www.capterra.com/p/10014302/Ashby/): 4.9/5 across 140+ reviews, sub-scores and demographics
- [Gartner Peer Insights: Ashby](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/talent-acquisition-suites/vendor/ashby): 4.6/5, 60+ reviews in Talent Acquisition Suites market
- [TrustRadius: Ashby](https://www.trustradius.com/products/ashby/reviews): 9.2/10, 80+ reviews
- [Crunchbase: Ashby](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ashby-2): Funding rounds, investors, valuation, founding details
- [LinkedIn: Ashby company page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashbyhq/): Employee count, HQ, specialties, industry
- [Ashby: Series C announcement](https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/series-c): July 2023 Series C at $500M valuation, investor list and product roadmap
- [Ashby: Pricing page](https://www.ashbyhq.com/pricing): Plus plan at $249/mo, Pro and Enterprise custom pricing