# Ashby: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/
Covers: July 22, 2025 to June 29, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Ashby: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/, updated 2026-11-11

> Ashby is on the AI hiring software map. We record 6 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated June 29, 2026.

"What an ATS should be." Ashby sells an all-in-one recruiting platform (ATS, CRM, scheduling, analytics) to startups through enterprises, with "AI embedded in every layer." AI reviews applications against recruiter-set criteria, flags fraudulent applicants, records and summarizes interviews, rediscovers past candidates, and runs custom agents through Ashby Assistant. An AI Interviewer from the Talent Llama acquisition is in private beta. Ashby also sells Ashby Analytics on top of other ATSs. Source: [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/)
- Category: Applicant tracking systems
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby)

"What an ATS should be." Ashby sells an all-in-one recruiting platform (ATS, CRM, scheduling, analytics) to startups through enterprises, with "AI embedded in every layer." AI reviews applications against recruiter-set criteria, flags fraudulent applicants, records and summarizes interviews, rediscovers past candidates, and runs custom agents through Ashby Assistant. An AI Interviewer from the Talent Llama acquisition is in private beta. Ashby also sells Ashby Analytics on top of other ATSs. Source: [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/).

- Category: Applicant tracking systems
- Price: Published: All-In-One Foundations $400/month up to 100 employees; Plus and Enterprise priced by size and usage. AI credits included per plan power application review, fraud detection and talent rediscovery; AI Notetaker is a paid add-on.
- AI capabilities: Named agents, AI interviews, AI analytics, Assistant, Fraud and identity, Screening and ranking, MCP and agent APIs, Interview notes, Rediscovery, Scheduling and AI sourcing
- Scale: Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Ashby says customers grew from 2,400 to over 4,400 in the year to May 2026 and revenue grew over 100%; $50M Series D in July 2025.)

Sources: [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/), [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/pricing), [ashbyhq.com](https://ashbyhq.com/product-updates), [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/product/ai-assisted-application-review), [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/ai-notetaker), [ashbyhq.com](https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/introducing-fraudulent-candidate-detection-and-management-to-help-you-focus-on-legitimate-candidates) and [6 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Ashby MCP Server in open beta

Launch, June 29, 2026. "Today, we're launching the Ashby MCP Server in Open Beta, available on all Ashby plans," with user-level OAuth so outside AI tools see only what the user can see.

Source: [Vendor product update](https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/mcp). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

### Ashby Assistant, Custom Agents and AI Talent Rediscovery

Launch, May 7, 2026. At Ashby One, Ashby launched Ashby Assistant, a chat interface that "can answer questions and take actions across your entire recruiting dataset," plus Custom Agents, Assistant in Slack and AI Talent Rediscovery, and previewed Scheduling Agents.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://ashbyhq.com/blog/culture/ashby-one-2026-keynote). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

### Ashby buys Talent Llama, unveils AI Interviewer

Acquisition, May 7, 2026. Ashby disclosed its first acquisition, the team and assets of Talent Llama, bought in 2025, and announced a "voice and text-based" AI Interviewer, with a waitlist for design partners.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://ashbyhq.com/blog/culture/talent-llama). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

### AI Notetaker in public beta

Launch, Sept. 25, 2025. "AI Notetaker will automatically record, transcribe, and summarize your interviews," with drafts that cite source content and candidate consent at scheduling.

Source: [Vendor product update](https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/ai-notetaker). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

### Fraudulent candidate detection

Launch, Sept. 16, 2025. Applicants are "automatically run through multiple fraud checks" on device, IP, email and phone signals, and reviewers see "An AI summary of the fraud signals detected."

Source: [Vendor product update](https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/introducing-fraudulent-candidate-detection-and-management-to-help-you-focus-on-legitimate-candidates). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

### Ashby raises $50M Series D

Funding round, July 22, 2025. Ashby raised a $50 million Series D led by Mark McLaughlin at Alkeon, with co-lead support from Lachy Groom, after growing revenue 135% year over year. It plans to invest in AI, customer success and enterprise features.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/company/series-d). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology