Comparison
Harly vs Ashby
Recruiting CRM and analytics platform built for fast-growing tech companies, priced from $400/month with usage caps on the entry tier.
Facts checked against Ashby's own pricing and feature pages, plus G2 and Capterra reviews, as of July 2026. Vendor pricing changes, so verify current numbers before you buy.
Founded
2018, San Francisco
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Ownership
Independent, venture-backed ($128M+ raised, Series D July 2025)
Pricing model
Contact sales, tiered by company size
- Foundations: $400/mo for companies up to 100 employees. Capped at 200 sourcing email lookups/mo, 1,000 SMS/mo, 1 offer template, 1,500 AI credits/mo.
- Plus: for 101 to 1,000 employees. Price is not published; requires a sales call.
- Enterprise: for 1,000+ employees. Custom quote only.
- Third-party buyer research (not confirmed by Ashby directly) puts real contracts around $10K/yr for small teams and $30K to $120K/yr for 100 to 500 employee companies.
Every feature included. No per-employee bill, no add-on modules, no sales call. Self-host with the CLI, or have us deploy and run it for a flat service fee if you'd rather not manage infrastructure.
Self-host HarlyFeature by feature
Public API & webhooks
Self-hosted option
Open source
You own your data
Public job board
No per-seat pricing
Priced by company headcount tier, not per recruiter seat, though "elevated seats" for hiring managers add cost.
Fork and modify the code
SSO (SAML / OIDC) included
Who it's for
Ashby's actual customer
Built for venture-backed tech companies with a dedicated recruiting function. Ashby's own customer list (OpenAI, Shopify, Notion, Linear, Ramp) and G2 data confirm the sweet spot is 11 to 50 employee startups that value analytics over simplicity.
What reviewers actually say
Strengths
Analytics and reporting are widely called the best in the ATS category, ahead of Greenhouse and Lever.
G2 reviews
135% year-over-year revenue growth and a customer base that doubled to 2,700+ in one year point to real product-market fit.
Ashby Series D announcement, July 2025
Weaknesses
Pricing complexity is the most cited complaint. "Elevated seats" for hiring managers can run $800/seat/year on top of the base plan.
G2 reviews
The interface has a steeper learning curve than competitors, and search does not support boolean queries.
G2 reviews
Verdict
Ashby earns its reputation for analytics if your team already has the headcount and budget to justify $400 a month and up. Harly covers the same recruiting workflow at $0 to run, with the tradeoff that Ashby's reporting depth is more mature today.
FAQ
Common questions about Ashby.
Does Ashby have a self-hosted option?
No. Ashby runs exclusively on AWS and Cloudflare with no customer-managed keys or on-premise option. Harly is self-hosted by default, running on infrastructure you control.
Is Ashby pricing public?
Only the entry Foundations tier ($400/mo, capped at 100 employees) is published. Plus and Enterprise require a sales call. Harly's pricing is public because there is only one number: $0 to self-host.
Can Ashby data sync with an existing HRIS?
Yes, Ashby lists bi-directional Workday sync among its 200+ integrations. Harly connects through a public REST API and outbound webhooks so you can wire it into whatever HRIS or internal tooling your team already runs.
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