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Applicant tracking systems · October 2026 Edition

Greenhouse vs Ashby

Twelve of fourteen models named Greenhouse first on the direct prompt; two named Ashby. Both were named by all fourteen models and Greenhouse carries 55 labels and Ashby 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Greenhouse

endorsed leader

Named in thirteen categories this edition.

Ashby

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

First-choice share40%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5532A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Greenhouse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lever was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Greenhouse vs Breezy HR · Greenhouse vs Workable · Greenhouse vs Zoho Recruit

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the applicant tracking systems page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GreenhouseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAshby
Direct122
Paraphrase73
Comparative91
Budget-constrained001 against Greenhouse
Scale-constrained41
Negative301 against Greenhouse
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Greenhouse and Ashby were named in the same answer 114 times, of the 454 answers naming Greenhouse and the 173 naming Ashby. In those answers Ashby took the first choice twelve times and Greenhouse thirty-one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Greenhouse and Ashby stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Greenhouse Ashby first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Greenhouse on the left and Ashby on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Greenhouse and Ashby stood in it.

Greenhouse first, Ashby an alternative

12 of 14 modelsAshby was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever, Pinpoint, Workable
GPT-5.4 miniGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Gem, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
Grok 4.1 FastGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Pinpoint alternatives: Ceipal, JazzHR, iCIMS
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Llama 4 MaverickGreenhouse alternatives: JazzHR, iCIMS
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, JazzHR, Lever, Paycor, Workable
GLM 4.7 FlashXGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Rippling, Workable
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, Lever alternatives: Bullhorn, Workable
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse alternatives: Lever

Ashby first, Greenhouse an alternative

2 of 14 modelsGreenhouse was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint, Teamtailor
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Ashby leads by four points.
Ashby5%#5 of 11
Greenhouse2%#8 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Greenhouse leads at mid-market.
Greenhouse40%#1 of 15
Ashby10%#3 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Greenhouse leads by thirty-five points.
Greenhouse37%#1 of 9
Ashby2%#7 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Greenhouse

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“pick a structured, recruiting-first platform like Greenhouse or iCIMS when consistency, reporting and hiring manager adoption are priorities” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ranked #1 ATS on G2's Winter 2026 reports across Overall, Enterprise, Mid-Market, and EMEA categories with a 98% user satisfaction rate” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Ashby

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Ashby if data-driven decisions and pipeline nurturing are your top priorities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The ultimate analytics-first platform for modern, data-obsessed recruiting teams.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ashby: A fast-rising favorite for tech and high-growth mid-market companies.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.