Microsoft Teams Copilot vs Ashby
Side-by-side comparison to help you choose the best tool.
Microsoft Teams Copilot
paidMicrosoft Teams Copilot is the AI assistant built into Microsoft Teams that provides intelligent meeting recaps, answers questions about what was discussed, and drafts messages and emails within the Microsoft 365 platform. Powered by Azure OpenAI, it can summarise conversations in chat threads, generate follow-up actions, and help users catch up on missed meetings by querying transcripts in natural language. It works smoothly across Teams, Outlook, Word, and the broader Microsoft 365 suite.
Ashby
paidAshby is a modern all-in-one recruiting platform combining ATS, scheduling, analytics, and CRM for high-growth companies. Its AI features include resume screening, candidate scoring, and predictive pipeline analytics. Built for recruiting ops teams that live in data, Ashby offers analytics depth that Greenhouse and Lever lack, making it the preferred ATS for data-driven talent teams at companies like Notion, Figma, and OpenAI.
| Feature | Microsoft Teams Copilot | Ashby |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | paid | paid |
| Category | Productivity & Workflow | Productivity & Workflow |
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Best For | Enterprise teams already using Microsoft 365 who want AI across their entire productivity suite. | Data-driven recruiting teams at high-growth tech companies who want deep pipeline analytics alongside a modern ATS |
| Views | 39 | 35 |
Pros
- Deeply integrated across the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem
- Enterprise-grade security and compliance
- Works across Teams, Outlook, Word, and more
Cons
- Requires Microsoft 365 Copilot licence at additional cost
- Only useful within the Microsoft ecosystem
Pros
- Best recruiting analytics of any ATS
- All-in-one eliminates scheduling and CRM add-ons
- Used by top tech companies (Notion, Figma, OpenAI)
Cons
- Premium pricing
- Steeper setup curve than lighter ATS tools
- AI meeting recaps
- Natural language meeting Q&A
- Chat thread summarisation
- Follow-up action generation
- Microsoft 365 cross-app integration
- All-in-one ATS + CRM + scheduling
- Deep analytics & reporting
- AI candidate scoring & screening
- Interview scheduling automation
- Custom pipeline analytics