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Applicant tracking systems · November 2026 Edition

Ashby vs 100Hires

Four of fourteen models named Ashby first on the direct prompt; zero named 100Hires. Ashby was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and 100Hires by eleven and Ashby carries 41 labels and 100Hires 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Ashby

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

100Hires

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels4117A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Ashby reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenhouse was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Greenhouse vs Ashby · Greenhouse vs 100Hires · Workable vs Ashby

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.
AshbyFirst choices, of fourteen models100Hires
Direct40
Paraphrase10
Comparative001 against Ashby
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained10
Negative00
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Ashby and 100Hires stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
Ashby 100Hires first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ashby on the left and 100Hires on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Ashby and 100Hires stood in it.

Ashby first, 100Hires not the choice

4 of 14 models100Hires was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint
DeepSeek V4 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Qwen 3.7 FlashAshby, Greenhouse alternatives: Lever, SmartRecruiters
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever, Pinpoint, Workable
Grok 4.20Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Workable
Mistral SmallWorkable alternatives: Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Zoho Recruit
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
GLM 4.7 FlashXBreezy HR, Workable alternatives: Ashby, Crelate
MiniMax M2.5Breezy HR, Workable alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, Greenhouse, JazzHR
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse, Lever, Workable alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice alternatives: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
GPT-5.4 miniGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

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
100Hires leads by twenty points.
100Hires20%#2 of 14
Ashby0%#9 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Ashby leads at mid-market.
Ashby11%#4 of 17
100Hires4%#7 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Ashby leads by two points.
Ashby2%#7 of 10
100Hires0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

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 three in this category shown.

“Ashby has a score of 7.7 and offers tiered plans, but its mobile apps and career site builder are not verified” Llama 4 Maverick · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Ashby | Extremely fast, modern UI, built-in CRM & advanced analytics in one product. | High-growth tech/scaling companies that want deep data and speed.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Ashby offers the best combination of modern capabilities, transparent pricing, and all-in-one functionality.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about 100Hires

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

“100Hires and Zoho Recruit are top choices due to their low cost and robust features” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“🏆 Top Recommendation: 100Hires” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget 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.