Ashby vs Wellfound

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 Wellfound, 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 2.1)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 50% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)

Choose Wellfound if…

strong for reaching startup-interested candidates
free tier

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Ashby	Wellfound
Visibility score	17.4%	2.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#7	#36
Share of voice	3.8%	0.3%
Mentions this run	21	2
Positive in AI answers	57%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Ashby leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

23.3%

3.7%

AI Mode

8.2%

Perplexity

20.7%

2.6%

AshbyWellfound

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Ashby ranked higher

0Wellfound ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Ashby	Wellfound
Best recruiting platform for startups	Perplexity	#1	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Ashby	Wellfound
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	Browser-based
Integrations	250+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	—
Support	Customer success team	—
Founded	2018	—
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	New York City, NY
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series D · $120M raised	Corporate spinout
Best for	Ambitious, scaling companies from startups to enterprises that want one system for hiring	Startups hiring at every stage, from a first engineering hire to scaling whole teams, and candidates who want to work at high-growth companies.