Manatal vs Recooty (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Manatal: it is first in our ranking of hiring and applicant tracking tools, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Manatal grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Manatal
Low-cost per-user ATS and recruitment CRM with AI candidate matching
Recooty
Applicant tracking and multiposting for small hiring teams
Which one is for you
Pick Manatal if
- Fits if you have one or two recruiters and hiring managers who only need to log in
- Works for small agencies that want a client CRM in the same tool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your account will hold more than 15 jobs or 10,000 candidates, Professional's cap
- Skip it if you want a proper phone app, as there's only a progressive web app
- Pricey if you need workflow automation, which starts on Enterprise at $35 a user, or SSO and the API at $55
- Watch out: the trial leaves out job board posting, mass email and email automations
- Watch out: the AI Interviewer and branded guest portal are add-ons with no price shown
Pick Recooty if
- Fits if you're a team of up to 20 with a handful of open jobs
- Works for small employers that live in Gmail or Outlook
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you hire more than 5 roles at once: Starter caps active posts at 5
- Pricey as you grow: Standard is $149 at 1 to 20 employees and $249 at 21 to 50
- Watch out: the pricing page shows different AI credit allowances in its cards and its comparison table
- Watch out: SSO and a dedicated account manager are on Premier, which is quote only
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAManatalGood | 2.2GPARecootyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AProfessional is $15 a user a month on yearly billing ($19 monthly), and hiring managers are unlimited, so a ten-person company with one recruiter pays $15. That buys AI recommendations, a career page and a CRM, under this category's cheapest quarter of $74. | C$79 a month on yearly billing ($99 monthly) is just above the category's cheaper quarter at $74. Unlimited posts need Standard at $149, or $249 at 21 to 50 employees. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of every plan with no card. It leaves out job board posting, mass email and email automations, so you won't see the whole thing. | CA 15-day trial with no card is listed. There's no free plan, so this is a trial and not a free tier. |
| Features | BResume parsing with profiles filled in from LinkedIn and GitHub, AI candidate suggestions, a sourcing extension, a career page, posting to free and paid boards, and a client CRM. Covers the job, with workflow automation from Enterprise. | CMultiposting, careers page, pipeline, AI scoring and scheduling. Starter caps at 5 active jobs and 20 employees, and SSO needs Premier. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and job board posting only opens once your account is verified after paying. | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a careers page and pipeline to build. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, ZipRecruiter, Zapier, Google Workspace, Teams and Outlook. No phone apps, only a progressive web app, and the API needs Enterprise Plus. | BWeb product connecting to Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Monster, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom and Google Meet. No desktop or phone app, so B. |
| Best for | low-cost recruiting for small teams and agencies | a small-team ATS that posts to many boards |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Manatal and Recooty. How we grade
Price against what you get
Manatal starts at $15 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Recooty starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
Manatal scores higher and starts $64 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, none scores higher than Manatal for less, and 2 score higher than Recooty for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Manatal also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Manatal | Recooty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $79 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of all plans, no card required | 15-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Manatal | Recooty Inc. |
| Price read from | manatal.com | recooty.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Manatal
- Professional caps an account at 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates; workflow automation needs Enterprise, and SSO and API access need Enterprise Plus.
- The AI Interviewer and the branded guest portal are add-ons with no price on the pricing page.
- The trial leaves out job board posting, mass email and email automations; job board posting needs account verification after paying.
- There are no native phone apps: mobile use is through a progressive web app.
Recooty
- Prices step up with company size: Standard is $149 a month at 1-20 employees and $249 at 21-50 on annual billing.
- Starter is limited to 5 active job posts and 20 employees; unlimited posts start at Standard.
- The pricing page shows different monthly AI credit allowances in its plan cards and its comparison table, so check the figure before relying on it.
- Single sign-on and a dedicated account manager are on Premier, which is sold by quote.
Key features
Manatal
- AI candidate enrichment
- Parses resumes and fills candidate profiles with data from LinkedIn, GitHub and other social networks.
- AI recommendations and copilot
- Suggests candidates for a job and jobs for a candidate, scores fit with adjustable weighting, and summarizes and compares candidates.
- Sourcing extension
- A Chrome extension adds candidates from LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter, Xing, Indeed, SEEK, GitHub and other sites.
- Career page and job posting
- A branded career page in several languages, posting to free and premium job channels and to social media.
- Recruitment CRM
- Tracks leads, clients and contacts with mass emailing, sales reports and revenue tracking, for agencies placing candidates.
- Privacy compliance
- GDPR, CCPA and PDPA tools to request, track and record candidate consent and delete data on request.
Recooty
- Multiposting
- Publishes a job to Indeed, LinkedIn, Google for Jobs and other boards from one place; the pricing page cites 200+ boards.
- Careers page builder
- A no-code builder for a branded careers page, with a job widget and social sharing.
- Pipeline and collaboration
- Candidates move through a hiring pipeline that is customizable on the Standard plan, with custom user access for the team.
- AI candidate tools
- Resume parsing and scoring, top-match suggestions, and generators for job descriptions, interview questions and emails, drawn from a monthly allowance of AI credits.
- Interview scheduling
- Schedules interviews against Gmail and Outlook calendars, and with Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on Standard.
Plans
Manatal
Professional$15
per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Up to 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates per account, unlimited hiring managers, AI recommendations, career page and CRM.
Enterprise$35
per user / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
Unlimited jobs and candidates, and adds workflow automations.
Enterprise Plus$55
per user / month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
Adds an advanced report builder, ChatGPT and Claude links, open API, a candidate portal, user groups, SSO and priority support.
CustomCustom
Everything in Enterprise Plus with an account manager, phone support and custom features, integrations and compliance reports.
Recooty
Starter$79
per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
5 active job posts, posting to 200+ job boards, a careers page builder, AI resume parsing and scoring, and an interview scheduler with Gmail and Outlook calendar sync.
Standard$149
per month for 1-20 employees, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Unlimited active job posts, a customizable pipeline, bulk candidate actions and video-call scheduling. $249 a month at 21-50 employees, annual.
PremierCustom
For enterprises and recruiting agencies: adds single sign-on, advanced reports, a custom domain, priority support and a dedicated account manager. Quote only.
Ways to pay less
Manatal
- Annual discount
Lower per-user price with yearly billing
Manatal's yearly plans cost $15, $35 and $55 per user a month against $19, $39 and $59 on monthly plans.
Recooty
- Annual discount
Save up to 28% on annual billing
The pricing page lists yearly billing at up to 28% below monthly; Starter is $79 a month billed annually against $99 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Manatal or Recooty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Manatal starts at $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly), and Recooty starts at $79 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Manatal or Recooty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Manatal nor Recooty has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Manatal and Recooty run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Manatal lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.