Ashby
Hacker ApprovedRecruiting platform in Money & business
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.
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.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 69%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
All-in-one recruiting platform
“Ashby is the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world’s most innovative companies.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2026)” “the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world's most innovative companies”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2026)” Easy to use, better than alternatives
“Love the product, been on the candidate side of it a lot recently and it's genuinely great to use.”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2026)” “your product is so good. 1000x less annoying to use than alternatives.”
Comment from 2 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2026)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Feels poorly designed and declining
“It's a product that feels like it's designed and built by the C or D team.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 on Hacker News “the experience of using Ashby has just been declining”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 on Hacker News
What people said
14 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Companied that use Ashby are pretty much upload your resume.”
“create-your-account-and-fill-10pages-bs-data-portals”
“the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world's most innovative companies”
“Both are "good enough" from an hiring manager perspective”
“Ashby is so much more than a bunch of code.”
“we're well ahead of competition on most dimensions”
“the experience of using Ashby has just been declining”
“kudos to them for doing it!”
“My company recently switched to it and as an EM I feel... disappointed?”
“Submitting the form displayed a spinner and did nothing.”
“It's a product that feels like it's designed and built by the C or D team.”
“Love the product, been on the candidate side of it a lot recently and it's genuinely great to use.”
“Ashby is the all-in-one recruiting platform powering hiring at the world’s most innovative companies.”
“your product is so good. 1000x less annoying to use than alternatives.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.