Zapier vs Ashby

Zapier automatically moves info between Slack and the other apps you use every day, so you can focus on your most important work. Zapier supports thousands of apps like Gmail, HubSpot, Typeform, and more. In just a few minutes, you can set up automated workflows (we call them Zaps) that turn Slack into your team's command center. Bring calendar events, social media mentions, or new lead details straight into chat, automatically create a to-do list item when you save a Slack message, and so much more. Some things you can do with Zapier + Slack - Post details of new orders in your eCommerce app to a Slack channel - Move important tasks out of Slack and into a project management or to-do app when you save a message - Send form responses to a Slack channel Use Zapier's MCP server with Slackbot - Ask Slackbot to pull information from the apps you already use — check your calendar, find a contact, look up a deal, or summarize your emails, all without leaving Slack - Take action across your stack directly from the chat window — create tasks, send messages, update records, and trigger workflows in 9,000+ connected apps - Your existing Zapier connections and permissions carry over automatically, so there's nothing new to set up or authorize How to get started - Sign up for Zapier (Zapier has a free forever plan. Paid plans scale with usage.) - Check out our Quick-start Guide - Need more info? Check out our website. What people are saying about Zapier "I would go as far to say that it has increased my personal efficiency by more than 400 percent."- Garrett Grohman, Indiegogo "Zapier helps us to work faster and smarter by removing manual processes. We can now focus on adding a personal touch to our work."- Olivia Jardine, Meister "Zapier probably saves me about 10 hours a week, when it comes to running our design operations. If I tap into my math skills, I do believe it’s 25% more productive!"- Lindsey Redinger, InVision

About Ashby's integration with Slack brings recruiting notifications, approvals, and conversational actions directly into Slack so your team can stay on top of hiring without leaving the app. Notifications and reminders The Ashby bot sends real-time updates to your team in Slack for candidate pipeline activities, mentions and replies, interviewer and task reminders, reporting alerts, and more. Ashby Assistant and custom agents You can also message the Ashby Assistant by starting a conversation directly in the Ashby app in your Slack workspace. If you've set up custom agents in Ashby, you can use them in the same conversation by referring to them by name and asking the Assistant to use them for your request. With the Assistant, you can: Take actions: Add notes on candidate profiles, advance, archive, or reject candidates, draft and send emails, look up candidate details, leave feedback, and search candidates and job postings among other actions. Confirm before anything runs: The Ashby Assistant previews emails, stage changes, notes, and other actions in Slack with confirm and reject buttons. Maintain old conversations by staying within a thread for context, or you can start fresh with a new top-level message. Keep the same permissions as you have within Ashby: Every action runs on your behalf, scoped to your role. Ashby MCP You can also connect to the Ashby MCP server and ask about your hiring directly in Slack. As with the Assistant, everything is scoped to what you can see in Ashby, and any action is previewed for your review before it runs. The examples below show common things you can ask, along with the underlying Ashby tools each one uses. Review pipelines: "Summarize our engineering pipeline and flag where candidates are stalling." get_job_pipeline — Returns pipeline metrics for one or more jobs, including per-stage application counts. filter_records — Finds applications, candidates, jobs, and offers using structured criteria. Prep for interviews and debriefs: "Build an interview brief for [Candidate], including prior feedback and open concerns." get_interview_details — Returns a detailed briefing for a specific interview, including candidate background and instructions. get_submitted_feedback — Retrieves the scorecard feedback you've already submitted for an application. Look up records: "Pull up the details on [Candidate]'s application." search_records_by_name — Resolves a candidate, job, or application name to its record. get_record_details — Fetches full details for jobs, applications, openings, offers, and more. Take actions: "Add a note to [Candidate] and move them to the onsite stage." add_note_to_candidate — Adds a note to a candidate's profile. change_application_stage — Moves an application to a different interview stage. Please note: This app includes AI-powered features that generate responses, summaries, and recommendations based on the information available to it. AI-generated content may be inaccurate and should be reviewed before use.