# How to create an OpenATS workspace

> Sign up for OpenATS as a company or a recruiting agency, and what your new workspace starts with.

Go to [Get started](https://openats.ai/signup), enter your organization’s name, your name, your work email and a password, and choose **Create organization**. OpenATS sets up a workspace with a default hiring pipeline and makes you its super admin, then takes you to a short setup.

*Getting started · Last updated 2026-11-11*

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## Sign up

1. Open [Get started](https://openats.ai/signup).
   Recruiting agencies sign up at [the agency sign-up](https://openats.ai/signup?kind=agency), which asks for an **Agency name** and sets the workspace up for client companies.
2. Enter your **Organization name**, **Full name**, **Work email** and a **Password**.
   Passwords need at least 8 characters.
3. Choose **Create organization**.

Prefer Google? Choose **Continue with Google** instead. If your Google address doesn’t have an OpenATS account yet, OpenATS asks for your organization’s name on a **Finish creating your workspace** page, then creates it the same way.

> **Note:** An email address can only be used for one sign-up. If OpenATS says **An account with this email already exists**, [sign in](https://openats.ai/login) instead, or ask the admin of that workspace to invite you.

## What your workspace starts with

Every new workspace gets a pipeline, archive reasons and email templates, so you can open a role straight away. Stages are yours to change in **Settings → Hiring → Pipeline stages**, and templates and automatic emails in **Settings → Email**.

| Starts with | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| **Pipeline stages** | New lead, Reached out, Responded, New applicant, Phone screen, On-site, Offer, Hired |
| **Archive reasons** | Underqualified, Culture / values mismatch, Timing, Withdrew, Offer declined, Position filled |
| **Email templates** | Application received, Rejection, Interview scheduled |
| **Automatic emails** | Application confirmations and interview confirmations are on. Automatic rejections are off until you turn them on. |

The first three stages are for people you source (leads), **New applicant** is where people who apply arrive, and the rest is your interview process.

## You’re the super admin

Whoever creates the workspace is its **Super admin**: they can see and change everything, including settings and billing. Nobody else can be made a super admin. Everyone you invite gets one of the other roles; see [Roles and what each can do](https://openats.ai/docs/team-and-permissions/roles-and-access).

## Questions about create an OpenATS workspace

### Is there a trial?

Every OpenATS Cloud plan starts with a 30-day trial. A card is required, and the first charge is on day 31 unless you cancel. For plans and prices, see [Pricing](https://openats.ai/pricing) and [Plans, billing and seats](https://openats.ai/docs/billing/plans-and-billing). The open-source edition is free to run yourself.

### Should I choose Company or Staffing agency?

Choose **Company** if you hire for your own organization: roles belong to departments. Choose **Staffing agency** if you recruit for clients: roles belong to client companies, and client share links can show all of a client’s roles. The choice also decides which plans you see, and it can’t be switched after sign-up. If you chose the wrong one, [contact support](https://openats.ai/support?topic=billing).

### Can I join my team’s existing workspace instead?

Yes. Don’t sign up: ask an admin of that workspace to invite you from **Settings → Team**. You’ll get an email with a link to sign in.

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Still need help? Write to the OpenATS team at https://openats.ai/support (or support@b150.ai). We reply by email.

Source: https://openats.ai/docs/getting-started/create-a-workspace
OpenATS help center: https://openats.ai/docs