ADP vs Ashby

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Ashby is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 17.4 versus 2.1 for ADP, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose ADP if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Named among strong recruiting or HR system options
Cost-effective candidate sourcing

Choose Ashby if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.4 vs 2.1)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Deep data visibility
Advanced analytics and detailed funnel reporting

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ADP	Ashby
Visibility score	2.1%	17.4%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#35	#7
Share of voice	0.7%	3.8%
Mentions this run	4	21
Positive in AI answers	—	57%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ADP 0pp · Ashby 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Ashby leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

5.4%

23.3%

AI Mode

8.2%

Perplexity

0.9%

20.7%

ADPAshby

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0ADP ranked higher

1Ashby ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ADP	Ashby
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#14	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ADP	Ashby
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	$400 / mo
Free plan	—	No
Deployment	Cloud-based	Cloud-hosted software as a service on Amazon Web Services, sold on subscription plans
Integrations	—	250+
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2	SOC 2 Type II
Support	—	Customer success team
Founded	1949	2018
Headquarters	Roseland, New Jersey	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	5,000+	201–500
Funding	—	Series D · $120M raised
Best for	Midsize businesses using Workforce Now	Ambitious, scaling companies from startups to enterprises that want one system for hiring