Comparison

Gem vs Ashby

Gem and Ashby both land on Depends.

Gem

Depends

Confidence: Low

Evidence is thin, but gem.com presents itself as an AI-powered full platform with startup pricing . built for teams hiring and sourcing at volume.

Depends

Confidence: High

Buy if you're a startup or scale-up hiring continuously and want analytics-first recruiting in one platform.

Gem versus Ashby
Compare	Gem	Ashby
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Recruiting teams running high-volume outbound sourcing	Startups hiring continuously
Who it's not for	Teams hiring a handful of people a year	Small teams with occasional hires
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^²	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹¹
Support quality	No support evidence found	Advertises 24/7 support; limited independent evidence
Public sentiment	No independent user reviews of's product surfaced; search results were dominated by unrelated 'Gem' businesses.^³	Users rate Ashby 4.7/5 on G2 and praise its analytics-first approach, though some criticize recent pricing changes.^⁷
Biggest gotcha	No public pricing . 'flexible pricing' typically means negotiated contracts; ask about seat minimums and renewal increases^¹	Seat-based pricing: costs grow with every recruiter seat added¹⁵