Ashby vs SeekOut

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 5.3 for SeekOut, and ranks ahead in 86% of the answers that name both.

Choose Ashby if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.4 vs 5.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 25% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)

Choose SeekOut if…

You want a lower entry price ($149 vs $400)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or GDPR or CCPA or ISO/IEC 42001:2023 or ISO/IEC 23894:2023 coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
Free trial with unlimited AI-powered profile searches

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Ashby	SeekOut
Visibility score	17.4%	5.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#7	#18
Share of voice	3.8%	1.9%
Mentions this run	21	11
Positive in AI answers	57%	25%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Ashby leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

23.3%

7.8%

AI Mode

8.2%

3.7%

Perplexity

20.7%

4.4%

AshbySeekOut

Head to head in AI answers

7 engine answers name both brands

6Ashby ranked higher

1SeekOut ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Ashby	SeekOut
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#2	#9
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#11
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#3	#14
Best recruiting platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#3	#8
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	ChatGPT	#10	#8
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#8	#10
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#8	#22

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Ashby	SeekOut
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Per seat
Entry price	$400 / mo	$149 per seat / mo
Free plan	No	No · 14-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-hosted software as a service on Amazon Web Services, sold on subscription plans	Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure
Integrations	250+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO/IEC 23894:2023
Support	Customer success team	Help center and trainings, Dedicated customer success on higher plans, Dedicated integration and onboarding, White-glove implementation on the full plan
Founded	2018	2017
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	Bellevue, WA, United States
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series D · $120M raised	Series C · $189M raised
Best for	Ambitious, scaling companies from startups to enterprises that want one system for hiring	Solo sourcers and teams starting with dedicated recruiting seats, up to enterprises running the full recruiting funnel