Still Paying Ashby $400/Month? Start Paying €299 Per Booked Interview.
Not an ATS. Not a recruiter. AI that finds, vets and books your next hire. Pay €299 per interview, not €8,000–€15,000 per agency hire.
Built by the Talenture Team, who have made 200+ technical hires across Europe. Every feature reflects what founders and engineering leads told us they actually needed.
Last reviewed: April 2026
Ashby vs Talenture: quick answers
What is Ashby and who is it designed for?
Ashby is a hiring platform primarily designed for companies with dedicated recruiting teams. It focuses on workflow management and candidate tracking across the hiring funnel.
How does Ashby pricing compare to Talenture?
Ashby's Foundations plan starts at $400/month for companies up to 100 employees; larger companies get custom pricing. Talenture charges €299 per vetted, scheduled interview. You pay only when you get a qualified candidate ready to meet you.
What does “vetted” mean?
Every Talenture interview is booked only after the candidate has completed all five steps:
- AI-matched against 4,600+ verified skills and 21,700+ competency relationships (semantic, not keyword)
- Screened on your must-have requirements and role-specific motivations
- Salary range confirmed to be within their expectations before any interview is booked
- Availability confirmed for your proposed dates
- Calendar invite sent via Google or Outlook sync, with no manual scheduling needed
Only then does Talenture book the calendar invite. Not before.
Ashby is an ATS for data-driven recruiting teams at companies of 50-1,000 employees. Known for deep analytics, customisable pipelines, and structured scorecards. The Foundations plan starts at $400/month. Designed for teams with a dedicated recruiter who want granular visibility into their hiring funnel performance.
Why teams switch from Ashby
“Every week without a senior engineer is another sprint without the person you hired them for, and the ATS is not making the problem faster to solve.”
Talenture vs Ashby: Quick Verdict
| Feature | ★ Talenture.ai | Ashby |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per interview | Subscription / contract |
| Price | €299 per vetted interview | Foundations plan: $400/month (up to 100 employees); Plus and Enterprise: custom pricing. Per-company pricing, not per-seat. |
| Time to interview | Days, not weeks | Weeks (varies) |
| AI matching | ✓ Skills-graph AI | Limited / keyword |
| Candidate prep | ✓ Mock interviews | None |
| GDPR-ready | ✓ Built-in | Varies |
| Contract required | No | Often required |
| Salary confirmed before interview | ✓ Always | Not confirmed |
| Monthly cost with no hires | €0 | Full subscription applies |
Convinced? Book your first vetted interview.
Book a Demo“Where Ashby gives you a better cockpit, Talenture gives you a co-pilot who does the flying.”
Where Ashby and Talenture each win
Where Ashby wins
- Analytics depth and reporting. Category leader
- Native CRM for passive candidate relationship management
Where Talenture wins
- €299 per interview. Pay only for booked, vetted candidates
- First interview in days, not weeks
- Works without any in-house recruiter
Feature Comparison
| Feature | ★ Talenture.ai | Ashby |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome-based pricing (pay per interview) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Works without a dedicated recruiter | ✓ | ✗ |
| Skills graph matching (not keyword-based) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Candidate prep tools (mock interviews) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Two-sided platform (candidate trust layer) | ✓ | ✗ |
| GDPR-ready for European marketGDPR compliant per ashbyhq.com/ai | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time to first interview in days, not weeks | ✓ | ✗ |
| No seat licenses or long-term contracts | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI end-to-end workflow (job→match→schedule→capture) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multilingual CV parsing (100+ languages) | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI interview transcription + structured notesBuilt directly into Ashby (AI Notetaker) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Constructive candidate rejection feedback | ✓ | ✗ |
| Passive candidate sourcing databaseTalenture sources active candidates who confirm availability. Passive databases surface profiles of people who may not be looking. | — | ✗ |
| Native job board distribution25,000+ job boards via JobTarget integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Employer branding / careers page builder | — | ✗ |
| AI-generated job posts from a brief | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automated AI interview scheduling (calendar-synced) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Collaborative team hiring with role-based permissions | ✓ | ✓ |
How Talenture Works vs Ashby
Ashby structures hiring with customisable pipelines, scorecards, and analytics. But relies on your team to source, screen, and schedule every candidate manually. Talenture replaces that human coordination: the AI matches on 4,600+ verified skills with 21,700+ AI-validated competency relationships, confirms salary and availability, and books the interview in one automated workflow. Where Ashby gives you a better cockpit, Talenture gives you a co-pilot who does the flying.
Create
Post a role and define your ideal candidate profile
Match
AI skills-graph surfaces the best-fit candidates
Schedule
Interviews auto-scheduled. No back-and-forth.
Prepare
Candidates complete mock interviews and role prep
Capture
AI transcription and structured notes delivered to you
Pricing Comparison
Ashby
Foundations plan: $400/month (up to 100 employees); Plus and Enterprise: custom pricing. Per-company pricing, not per-seat.
Plus implementation, training, and long-term contract
Talenture.ai
Recommended€299
per vetted, scheduled interview
No seat licenses. No annual contract. No setup fee.
Book a Demo →Interactive Savings Calculator
Compare what you spend on agency fees vs Talenture.
Agency fees
€30,000
Talenture cost
€2,691
Your saving
€27,309
Assumes €10,000 avg agency fee per hire · 3 Talenture interviews per hire
Everything included in €299 per vetted interview
While others charge per seat, per integration, or per feature, everything below is included for every member of your team. No surprises.
Full Match Intelligence
Skills alignment, gap analysis, values/culture signals, interview questions
AI-Powered CV Profiles
Human-readable profiles in 100+ languages
AI Job Assistant
Job posts in minutes from doc/text/description
Zero-Hassle Interview Scheduling
Google + Outlook calendar sync
AI Interview Practice
Candidates prep on your job post
Personalized Rejections
Empathetic emails based on skill gaps
Pipeline Basics
Stages, notes, collaboration, candidate comms
AI Interview Bot & Notes
Auto-joins interviews, transcribes, and generates structured notes
Job Distribution
Distribute to 25,000+ job boards worldwide, synced and tracked from one place
Ashby vs Talenture: common questions
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