Talyi vs Ashby Foundations

Free to start. Pay for hiring, not headcount.

Ashby's plan for teams under 100 — Foundations — has no free tier and charges $300–$900/month by company size, whether you're hiring a lot or a little. Talyi starts free and scales with how much you actually hire — with AI agents that read applicants, screen and interview while you approve every call.

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Two ways of pricing

Ashby charges by company size, whether you hire a lot or a little. Talyi starts free and scales with how much you actually hire.

Talyi

Free to start · self-serve
  • ✓Free forever tier — start today, no sales call
  • ✓Paid from $99/month — priced by how much you hire, not your headcount
  • ✓No per-feature add-ons — you scale by how much you hire
  • ✓No company-size cap

Ashby · Foundations

Sales-led · no free tier
  • –No free plan — "Get in Touch" to start
  • –$300–$900/month by company size (1–10 up to 76–100)
  • –Add-ons for AI Notetaker, Advanced Scheduling and SSO
  • –Capped at 100 employees

Barely hiring this month? Ashby still bills for every seat. Talyi starts free and grows with what you actually hire.

Limits & add-ons

Where Foundations adds fees or caps. Talyi includes these on every plan.

Talyi
Ashby Foundations
Company-size cap
✓None
✕Up to 100 employees
Candidate SMS texting
✓Included
~1,000/mo, then $90 per 1,000
AI interview notes
✓Built-in interview copilot
~AI Notetaker is a paid add-on
Candidate audio/video screening, scored
✓Built-in Screening agent
✕Not offered

What Talyi's agents do — free tier included

Ashby is a powerful ATS your team operates, with AI that assists. Talyi's agents do the hiring work — you just approve.

✦Post — writes the job description with the skill intelligence behind it
✦Inbound — reads & ranks every résumé with a plain-English reason
✦Screening — runs audio/video screens, scored per skill
✦Interview — joins the call live and builds the scorecard
✦Scout — answers from your live pipeline in plain language

The honest take

Talyi is a better fit if…

You're a small team without a dedicated recruiter
  • ✓ You want to start free and self-serve — no sales call, no $300/mo floor
  • ✓ You want AI agents to read applicants, screen & interview — you just approve
  • ✓ You'd rather pay for what you hire than a per-seat bill — no 100-seat cap, no add-on fees

Ashby is a strong fit if…

You have recruiters and are scaling
  • ✓ You have a recruiting team to operate a mature, all-in-one system
  • ✓ You want deep sourcing/CRM, analytics and configurability
  • – A $300–$900/month spend and per-feature add-ons fit your budget

Start free — no floor, no sales call

Post a role and watch Talyi's agents read, rank, screen and interview on a real pipeline. Free forever to start.

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Comparison is against Ashby's Foundations plan (their tier for teams under 100 employees). Pricing and limits — company-size tiers ($300–$900/mo), 1,000 SMS then $90/1,000, AI Notetaker & Advanced Scheduling add-ons, $100/mo SSO — are taken from ashbyhq.com's Foundations pricing as of 2026; Ashby ships quickly, so verify current terms on their site. Ashby Foundations also includes many capabilities not listed here (sourcing/CRM, hosted job board, offers & e-signature, integrations, AI assists, and more). Talyi pricing: Free $0/month, Starter $99/month.