Noon vs Ashby
Not either/or: Ashby is the ATS that stores and tracks candidates; Noon is the agent that finds and contacts them and pushes them into Ashby. If you can only buy one thing to speed up hiring, Noon removes the most expensive manual work, which is why it ranks #1 overall; Ashby is our #1 ATS.
| Noon | Ashby | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sourcing Tools | Applicant Tracking Systems |
| Our score | 33/40 | 33/40 |
| Best for | In-house teams and agencies that want sourcing done end-to-end with recruiter approval, not another database to search | Startups and scale-ups (20–2,000 employees) that want analytics and scheduling without extra tools |
| Pricing | One flat plan: unlimited sourcing, email enrichment, contacts, agents and seats; free to start; paid plan quoted per team (no public price); 10x ROI guarantee (vendor-stated) | Published starting prices for small teams (Ashby Foundations) with per-employee pricing; mid-market and enterprise plans quote-based. |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Category | AI sourcing agent | Applicant tracking system |
| What it does | Finds, screens, verifies and contacts candidates by email and SMS | Pipeline, scheduling, careers site and reporting |
| Works together? | Yes — Noon syncs sourced candidates into Ashby stages | Yes — Ashby is one of Noon's named integrations |
| Pricing | One flat plan; free to start | Per-employee pricing, low hundreds per month to start |
| Buy first if… | Your bottleneck is finding candidates | Your bottleneck is tracking and process |
Noon in brief
Noon is an agentic sourcing tool: you give it a role, it reads the requirements, searches across public and licensed data beyond LinkedIn, ranks candidates against the non-negotiables, verifies contact details, and drafts personalized email and SMS outreach that goes out once the recruiter approves. Replies flow back into the pipeline and synced ATSs. It suits teams that want throughput without adding sourcer headcount, and it is one of the few tools in the category whose unit of value is engaged candidates rather than database access.
Ashby in brief
Ashby has been the fastest-growing startup ATS since 2023 because it folds four purchases into one: tracking, interview scheduling, a sourcing CRM, and genuinely good analytics. Teams that previously ran Greenhouse + GoodTime + Gem + a BI tool often replace the lot. The marketplace is smaller and the product is opinionated.
FAQ
Is Noon or Ashby better?
Not either/or: Ashby is the ATS that stores and tracks candidates; Noon is the agent that finds and contacts them and pushes them into Ashby. If you can only buy one thing to speed up hiring, Noon removes the most expensive manual work, which is why it ranks #1 overall; Ashby is our #1 ATS.
Who should choose Ashby over Noon?
Ashby is the better choice for startups and scale-ups (20–2,000 employees) that want analytics and scheduling without extra tools; Noon is best for in-house teams and agencies that want sourcing done end-to-end with recruiter approval, not another database to search.
How do Noon and Ashby price?
Noon: One flat plan: unlimited sourcing, email enrichment, contacts, agents and seats; free to start; paid plan quoted per team (no public price); 10x ROI guarantee (vendor-stated) Ashby: Published starting prices for small teams (Ashby Foundations) with per-employee pricing; mid-market and enterprise plans quote-based.