A simpler, cheaper alternative to Ashby
Ashby is a strong all-in-one ATS with deep analytics, priced by company headcount. Zliptal covers the core of hiring for a flat $39 a month, with unlimited team members.
- Flat price, not tied to headcount
- Unlimited team members on every plan
- AI score on every applicant
Zliptal vs Ashby compared
What each product includes, based on public pricing and product pages checked in November 2026.
Pricing
Zliptal
$39/month (Pro) or $59/month (Max). Flat, published, with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
Ashby
Foundations from $300/month for 1 to 10 employees, rising with headcount. Higher plans by quote.
Free trial
Zliptal
No free trial. Monthly billing, cancel any time.
Ashby
Demo only.
Built for
Zliptal
Founders and small, fast-hiring teams
Ashby
Scaling companies that want analytics without a BI tool
Applicant tracking and job board
Zliptal
Job board, your own pipeline stages, team notes and Google Calendar interviews.
Ashby
Full ATS with scheduling and offers.
AI scoring of every applicant
Zliptal
Every applicant scored against the job, with a written summary, strengths and concerns.
Ashby
Checks each resume against criteria you write. No overall score.
Talent sourcing
Zliptal
TalentGPT: describe who you want in plain English and get matches with a transparent score (Max).
Ashby
Sourcing and outreach through its CRM.
Recruiting CRM
Zliptal
Outreach from the sourcing screen (Max). No separate nurture CRM.
Ashby
CRM included.
Analytics
Zliptal
Pipeline conversion, time in each stage and which sources bring your best hires.
Ashby
Unusually deep; custom reports and dashboards start above Foundations.
Time to set up
Zliptal
Live the same day. Publish a job and your careers page without a developer.
Ashby
Demo and onboarding; more to configure.
Enterprise depth (scorecards, approvals, integrations)
Zliptal
No interview kits, scorecards, approval chains or integration marketplace yet.
Ashby
Approvals, custom fields and 250+ integrations on higher plans.
Plans and prices change often. Check Ashby’s own site before you decide.
Zliptal vs Ashby: your questions
Why teams choose Zliptal over Ashby, and when they should not.
Ashby is priced for a growing company: $300 to $900 a month on Foundations as headcount rises, with the features that make it powerful on higher, quote-only plans. Zliptal does not scale its price with your headcount. You pay $39 or $59 a month and everyone on your team can use it.
Ashby's Foundations plan runs from $300 a month for 1 to 10 employees up to $900 a month at 76 to 100 employees, with custom fields, custom reports and approvals on Plus, which is quote only. Zliptal is $39/month on Pro and $59/month on Max, however many people you employ.
Zliptal is lighter to adopt. Ashby has more to configure because it does more: scheduling, a CRM, analytics and approvals. Zliptal has a single pipeline, a careers page and AI scoring that start working as soon as the first application arrives.
Slightly differently. Ashby marks each resume as meeting or not meeting criteria you write, with no overall score. Zliptal gives each applicant a 0 to 10 score built from weighted factors, with a written summary, strengths and concerns, so you can sort a long list at a glance.
Stay with Ashby if analytics are central to how you run hiring, or you need custom reports, approvals and its integration directory. Zliptal's analytics cover pipeline conversion, time in stage and source quality, but not custom report building.
Yes. There is no self-serve import yet, so the simplest path is to start new roles in Zliptal and let Ashby finish the roles already in progress. Email us and we will help you get set up.
Everything you need to hire, in one place
An applicant tracking system with a job board, analytics, video application forms, talent sourcing, a careers site and referrals.
Applicant tracking and job board
Publish a job to your own board, then move every applicant through one pipeline of your own stages, with team notes and an AI match score on each.
Analytics
See pipeline conversion, time in each stage and which sources bring your best hires, so you know where hiring slows down.
Video application forms
Ask for a recorded video answer, a file upload or a link in your application form, and see the person before the first call.
Talent sourcing (TalentGPT)
Max planDescribe who you want in plain English, get matching candidates with a transparent match score, and reach out from the same screen.
Careers website
A careers page in your brand color, with your own headline and every open role, live without a developer.
Candidate referrals
Max planShare a referral link for any open role, see who applied through it and track each referrer’s reward.
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Create your Zliptal workspace and publish your first job today. Plans start at $39/month, with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
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