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Greenhouse vs Ashby
What each vendor publishes about pricing, structured interviewing, AI, and agent access, read off their own pages on September 3, 2026. Yardstick, which is our product, appears once, as a third option at the end for teams that fit neither.
How to read this page.
- 1Every fact is from the vendor's own page, read on September 3, 2026.Vendors change pages. Check the vendor's pricing page before you sign anything.
- 2We do not pick a winner.The two products aim at different shapes of company. The table shows where they differ, tier by tier and plan by plan.
- 3Yardstick is our product.It appears once, at the end, as a third option. Everything above that section is about the two of them.
What each one is.
Greenhouse
Greenhouse is an applicant tracking system sold in three tiers on a quote. The entry tier, Core, includes structured interview kits and scorecards, interview question suggestions, scorecard attribute suggestions, and AI Notetaker.
Plus adds AI-powered report filters, a BI Connector, Sourcing Automation, texting, email automation, and multi-brand job boards. Pro adds enterprise data configuration and security, an audit log, a developer sandbox with sandbox sync, and unlimited CRM events.
The Harvest API exports data, updates candidates, and advances, moves, and rejects applications; creating a key needs a developer permission.
Ashby
Ashby is a recruiting platform priced by company size. Its pricing grid runs from Sourcing & CRM through ATS & Candidate Management, Scheduling & Interviewing, Offers & Approvals, and Reporting & Analytics, with Ashby Analytics also sold on its own.
Foundations, for up to 100 employees, is published at $400 a month; Plus and Enterprise are quoted on size, usage, and commitment. Customizable interview plans and structured interviewing, and public developer API access, are on every plan.
AI features run on a credit allotment that varies by plan. Ashby Assistant, a chat-based agent that reads and acts across Ashby, is in opt-in open beta.
Side by side, as published on September 3, 2026.
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| Dimension | Greenhouse | Ashby |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | None. Three tiers (Core, Plus, Pro). Greenhouse says the cost depends on the plan, your hiring volume and organizational complexity, and the features you need. | Foundations: $400 a month for up to 100 employees. Plus (101 to 1,000 employees) and Enterprise (1,000 and up): priced on company size, usage, and commitment. |
| Contract terms as published | Not published. | Monthly price published; 10% discount for annual commitments. |
| Structured interviewing | Structured interview kits and scorecards on every tier. Interview question suggestions and scorecard attribute suggestions on every tier. | Customizable interview plans and structured interviewing on every plan. Custom feedback forms, interviewer instructions, and candidate details for interviewers. AI-generated feedback summaries. |
| AI in the product | AI Notetaker on Core, Plus, and Pro. Greenhouse Voice AI, a two-way voice-based AI interviewing platform. AI-powered report filters from Plus. Job Setup Assistant and Candidate Insights Assistant listed as expected in Q3 2026. The pricing page we checked does not mention AI credits. | Metered by AI credits: 1,500 a month on Foundations, 2,500 per seat per year on Plus, 12,500 per seat per year on Enterprise. AI Notetaker, AI-assisted application review, AI feedback summaries, AI Candidate Assistant. AI Assisted Report Builder on Plus and Enterprise only. |
| Agent access | Greenhouse MCP (open beta): connect approved AI tools including Claude and ChatGPT with read and write actions; scopes set by Site Admins in Dev Center; on Core, Plus, and Pro. Harvest API. Developer sandbox on Pro. | Public developer API on every plan. Ashby Assistant (opt-in open beta): a chat-based agent inside Ashby with access to candidates, jobs, applications, interviews, feedback forms, and transcripts; every action prompts for review before it runs; elevated access users and org admins only; free during beta, then consumes AI credits. |
| Sourcing and CRM | Sourcing Automation from Plus. CRM events limited on lower tiers, unlimited on Pro. | 200 sourcing lookups on Foundations. Sourcing on Plus and Enterprise is not given as a count on the pricing page we checked. |
Where the two actually differ.
A price you can read, or a price you ask for.
Ashby publishes a number for teams up to 100 employees and quotes above that. Greenhouse quotes at every size. If you are under 100 people you can price Ashby from the page today; you cannot do that for Greenhouse. Neither pricing page we checked states a minimum term. Ashby publishes a 10% discount for an annual commitment.
Structured interviewing is on the entry tier of both.
Greenhouse gives you interview kits and scorecards, with AI suggestions for questions and scorecard attributes. Ashby gives you interview plans, custom feedback forms, interviewer instructions, feedback blinding, and AI feedback summaries. Neither holds it back for a higher tier. The difference is the product around it: Greenhouse's Pro tier adds enterprise data configuration and security, an audit log, and a developer sandbox, and Ashby's entry plan bundles sourcing lookups, an offer template, SMS, and API access into one price.
AI bundled by tier, or AI on a meter.
Greenhouse lists its AI features by tier, and the pricing page we checked does not mention AI credits. Ashby meters AI with credits: 1,500 a month on Foundations, and per-seat annual allotments on Plus and Enterprise. If your team will use AI notetaking, application review, and summaries every day, ask Ashby what a credit buys and ask Greenhouse which AI features are on your tier.
An outside tool connected in, or an agent that lives inside.
Greenhouse's path is MCP: a Site Admin connects an approved tool such as Claude or ChatGPT, sets scopes, and the tool reads and writes in Greenhouse. Ashby's path is Ashby Assistant, an agent inside the product that asks you to review each action before it runs, plus the public API on every plan. For a team that already runs Claude Code or Codex for its admin, the Greenhouse MCP row and the Ashby API row are the ones to weigh, and both vendors' pages name the beta status of their agent path.
If neither fits: a third option.
If the hiring manager runs the interview loop, and you want the interview designed for the role before anyone is scheduled, Yardstick is built for that shape.
Yardstick designs the interview guide and scorecard for the role you are hiring, so every candidate has the same important conversation, is scored on the same scale, and the interview produces evidence about who will perform in this job. The AI drafts the guide and the scorecard; your team edits them and makes every hiring decision. Structured interviews, scorecards, a talent CRM, and the public API are on every account, including the free one.
The agent path is your own agent. You chat with Claude Code or Codex, it runs the yardstick CLI, and the actions that matter wait for your approval: publishing a job, advancing or rejecting a candidate, emailing one. Claude and ChatGPT can connect over MCP on every account, free included.
Pricing is published: the first three Jobs are free, then Core is $49 a month plus $29 per open role, and Scale is $149 a month plus $19 per open role. Interviewers and hiring managers are never charged as seats.
Yardstick is not an HRIS, and it is not built for a thousand-person organization standardizing a global process. SSO, SCIM, and audit logs are on the Enterprise plan.
See how Yardstick compares with Greenhouse and with Ashby. For the price of eight ATS products on one page, see the ATS pricing comparison, and for how both stack up as structured interview tools, the best structured interview software. Full Yardstick pricing is on the pricing page. If you are already on Greenhouse, the import path is at switch from Greenhouse.
Common questions about Greenhouse vs Ashby.
Is Ashby cheaper than Greenhouse?
Only one of them publishes a price. Ashby lists Foundations at $400 a month for companies up to 100 employees, and quotes Plus and Enterprise above that. Greenhouse publishes no price for any tier and says the cost depends on plan, hiring volume, complexity, and features. So a small team can price Ashby from the page, and has to ask Greenhouse. Whether one is cheaper for your team depends on the quote.
Do both Greenhouse and Ashby have structured interviews and scorecards?
Yes, on the entry tier of each. Greenhouse's pricing page lists structured interview kits and scorecards, interview question suggestions, and scorecard attribute suggestions on Core, Plus, and Pro. Ashby's pricing page lists customizable interview plans and structured interviewing on Foundations, Plus, and Enterprise, with custom feedback forms and interviewer instructions.
Which has better AI, Greenhouse or Ashby?
We do not rank them. Greenhouse ships AI Notetaker on every tier, AI-powered report filters from Plus, Greenhouse Voice AI, and lists a Job Setup Assistant and Candidate Insights Assistant as expected in Q3 2026. Ashby ships AI Notetaker, AI-assisted application review, AI feedback summaries, and Ashby Assistant, which is free while in beta; the other AI features are metered by credits per plan. The practical difference is that Ashby's AI has a meter you can read on the pricing page and Greenhouse's is listed by tier.
Can I connect Claude or ChatGPT to Greenhouse or Ashby?
Greenhouse: yes, through Greenhouse MCP, which is in open beta on Core, Plus, and Pro. A Site Admin manages access, and the connection supports read and write actions. Ashby: the pages we checked on September 3, 2026 (pricing, ATS, AI feature docs, and the Ashby Assistant announcement) describe a public developer API on every plan and Ashby Assistant, an agent inside Ashby; they do not mention MCP.
Which is better for a startup or small team?
Ashby publishes a plan sized for companies up to 100 employees. Greenhouse sells its Core tier on a quote. For a team where the hiring manager runs the interview loop and wants the interview designed for the role, Yardstick is a third option with published pay-as-you-go pricing and the first three Jobs free.
How current is this comparison?
Every fact was read from the vendor's own pricing, product, or documentation page on September 3, 2026. We recheck quarterly. If a vendor's page and this page disagree, the vendor's page wins.
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