Ashby vs Fountain

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 0.6 for Fountain, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Ashby if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.4 vs 0.6)
You need more native integrations (250+ vs 40+)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 0% positive)
Deep data visibility

Choose Fountain if…

You need ISO 27001:2022 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Ashby	Fountain
Visibility score	17.4%	0.6%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#7	#60
Share of voice	3.8%	0.4%
Mentions this run	21	2
Positive in AI answers	57%	0%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Ashby leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

23.3%

AI Mode

8.2%

Perplexity

20.7%

1.9%

AshbyFountain

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Ashby ranked higher

0Fountain ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Ashby	Fountain
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#14

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Ashby	Fountain
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	$400 / mo	—
Free plan	No	—
Deployment	Cloud-hosted software as a service on Amazon Web Services, sold on subscription plans	—
Integrations	250+	40+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022
Support	Customer success team	—
Founded	2018	2014
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	San Francisco, CA
Employees	201–500	201–500
Funding	Series D · $120M raised	Series C · $185M raised
Best for	Ambitious, scaling companies from startups to enterprises that want one system for hiring	High-volume employers hiring hourly frontline workers, such as food and beverage, hospitality and on-demand services.