# Greenhouse vs Ashby

> A head-to-head look at two applicant tracking systems built for different bets. Ashby, founded in 2018 by Benjamin Encz and Abhik Pramanik, wraps ATS, CRM, native scheduling and real-time analytics into one product aimed at smaller, engineering-led teams. Greenhouse, founded in 2012 by Daniel Chait and Jon Stross, owns structured-interview workflow and a large enterprise base of 7,500-plus companies. The story explains what each tool actually does, who should pick which, and why the fight matters to anyone building a hiring process.

## Achievements

- Greenhouse serves more than 7,500 companies including HubSpot, DoorDash, Duolingo and Anthropic.
- Greenhouse integrates with 500-plus partners across its marketplace.
- Ashby grew from 1,300 to 2,700-plus customers with 135% year-over-year revenue growth and a burn multiple under 1x.
- Ashby counts OpenAI, Shopify, Notion, Figma, Reddit and Snowflake among customers.
- Ashby's native scheduling can replace separate Calendly or GoodTime contracts worth $10K-$15K a year.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Ashby closed a $50M Series D led by Alkeon, roughly doubling its valuation, citing OpenAI and Shopify as customers.
- **2026-01** — Greenhouse ranked best ATS across multiple G2 categories and expanded AI features including voice-AI interviewing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ashbyhq.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashbyhq/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ashbyhq

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Last updated: 2026-08-21