Ashby vs Kira-AI (2026)

Ashby

by Ashby

Kira-AI

by Kira-AI

Pros

• ✓Analytics is native to every workflow rather than a bolt-on reporting layer, covering hiring funnel, source ROI, hiring manager performance and cohort analysis without leaving the ATS.
• ✓Ashby publishes its own MCP server in beta, so Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can query the pipeline and take actions inside Ashby directly, which very few ATS vendors currently offer.
• ✓Entry pricing is genuinely public at $300 per month for teams of 1 to 10, which is a materially better evaluation experience than Greenhouse, Lever or Workable, all of which gate pricing behind sales.

Limitations

• –Anything past 100 employees moves to the quote-only Plus or Enterprise plan, so the growth stage most typical of Ashby customers cannot estimate budget without a sales conversation.
• –The pricing calculator loads on the 11 to 25 employee band rather than the minimum, so the first figure a buyer sees is $400 per month rather than the $300 entry price.
• –Only SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 1 Type 2 are badged on the trust center: GDPR and CCPA appear in the privacy policy as processor-role descriptions rather than certifications, and no AI training policy is published.