Every applicant should know exactly where they stand.
Ascent turns your hiring pipeline into a clear workflow candidates can see themselves on. Full ATS power for recruiters. Radical transparency for everyone applying.
Ready to see Ascent in action?
Pick candidate or recruiter up top, create an account or sign in, and you're on the mountain as a recruiter.
Full ATS power, plus the tools that make candidates love you.
Everything you'd expect from a modern ATS, with transparency built into the workflow.
Block-based pipeline builder
Drag stages into place. Whatever you build is exactly what candidates see on their mountain: no double bookkeeping.
Recruiter kanban
Move candidates through stages, take notes, and flag standouts. Team stays aligned on one shared pool.
AI comparative feedback
Turn rejections into growth letters in seconds. Kind, specific, and grounded in how each candidate compared to the pool.
Role forums
Answer common questions once, in public; cut inbound status emails and repeat FAQs to near zero.
Auto-transparency
Every stage move and profile view is surfaced to the candidate automatically. Reputation compounds while you focus on hiring.
Pool analytics
See funnel drop-off, time-in-stage, and source performance. Make the next hire faster than the last.
A stronger reputation and better hires, from the same workflow.
Candidate experience isn't a marketing project. It's the workflow itself.
Candidate experience that compounds
- Turn rejected candidates into future advocates
- Cut candidate-status emails to near zero
- Send kinder rejections with AI-drafted growth letters
- Show up on Glassdoor and LinkedIn as the team that actually replies
- Attract better applicants because they've heard you're transparent
Better hires, faster
- Higher offer-acceptance from candidates who felt respected
- Fewer drop-offs mid-pipeline thanks to clear timelines
- One shared pool view keeps the whole hiring team aligned
- Pipeline analytics show exactly where funnels leak
- Onboard new interviewers in minutes with the block-based builder
Build the pipeline, watch the mountain follow.
Drag camps into place and send feedback, exactly like you would on a live role.
Simple plans that scale with your team.
The same essential tools needed to build the best candidate experience possible. Simply choose based on your recruitment needs.
Base Camp
For small teams making their first hires.
- 1 active role
- Up to 25 candidates
- Mountain view
- Role forum
Ridge
Everything a growing team needs to hire humanely.
- Live progress tracker
- Q/A Boards
- AI comparative feedback
- Pipeline builder
- 2 seats included
- $20 for each extra seat
Peak
Everything a growing team needs to hire humanely.
- Live progress tracker
- Q/A Boards
- AI comparative feedback
- Pipeline builder
- 5 seats included
- $15 for each extra seat
Summit
Everything a growing team needs to hire humanely.
- Live progress tracker
- Q/A Boards
- AI comparative feedback
- Pipeline builder
- 10 seats included
- $10 for each extra seat
We think hiring should feel human.
About us
Ascent started with a simple frustration: applications disappear into a void. People spend hours writing cover letters and never hear back. We think that's disrespectful and fixable. So a small team built an ATS around one thesis: candidates should never be left in the dark.
Mission & vision
Our mission is radical transparency in hiring: every stage visible, every step earned, for every applicant. We picture a future where recruiters keep the tools they need, candidates get the honesty they deserve, and everyone climbs together.