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Applicant tracking systems · November 2026 Edition

Breezy HR vs Ashby

Two of fourteen models named Breezy HR first on the direct prompt; four named Ashby. Breezy HR was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Ashby by fourteen and Breezy HR carries 30 labels and Ashby 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Breezy HR

accepted challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

Ashby

accepted challenger

Named in seven categories this edition.

First-choice share14%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%2%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels3041A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Breezy HR 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 Breezy HR · Greenhouse vs Ashby · Workable vs Breezy HR

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.
Breezy HRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAshby
Direct24
Paraphrase01
Comparative001 against Ashby
Budget-constrained60
Scale-constrained01
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Breezy HR and Ashby were named in the same answer forty-three times, of the 243 answers naming Breezy HR and the 244 naming Ashby. In those answers Ashby took the first choice one time and Breezy HR eight.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Breezy HR and Ashby 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
Breezy HR Ashby first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Breezy HR on the left and Ashby on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Breezy HR first, Ashby an alternative

2 of 14 modelsAshby was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXBreezy HR, Workable alternatives: Ashby, Crelate
MiniMax M2.5Breezy HR, Workable alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, Greenhouse, JazzHR

Ashby first, Breezy HR not the choice

4 of 14 modelsBreezy HR 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

5 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
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
Breezy HR leads by thirty-two points.
Breezy HR32%#1 of 14
Ashby0%#9 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Breezy HR leads by four points.
Breezy HR14%#3 of 17
Ashby11%#4 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Ashby leads at enterprise.
Ashby2%#7 of 10
Breezy HR0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Breezy HR

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

“If you hire only 1 role at a time and want to spend $0: Go with Breezy HR (for ease of use) or Zoho Recruit.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Breezy HR stands out as the best applicant tracking system (ATS) for a company with a limited budget” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Breezy HR's free plan or Indeed's free candidate management to test your hiring flow.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget 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 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
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.