# Ashby

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Ashby and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an all-in-one recruiting platform that is easier to use than alternatives. Critics say the experience has declined and some find it poorly designed.

## Why people recommend it

- All-in-one recruiting platform (2 comments): "Ashby is the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world’s most innovative companies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47606499)) "the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world's most innovative companies" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765082))
- Easy to use, better than alternatives (2 comments): "Love the product, been on the candidate side of it a lot recently and it's genuinely great to use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47631341)) "your product is so good. 1000x less annoying to use than alternatives." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47224147))

## What people warn about

- Feels poorly designed and declining (2 comments): "It's a product that feels like it's designed and built by the C or D team." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403468)) "the experience of using Ashby has just been declining" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48404611))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.ashbyhq.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ashby", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ashby/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).