Manatal vs Recruit CRM
We give Manatal a 2.8 GPA and Recruit CRM a 2.2, out of 4.0. Manatal grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, 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
Recruit CRM
ATS and client CRM for recruitment agencies, with AI agents
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAManatalGood | 2.2GPARecruit CRMFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, well under this category's cheaper quarter of $74. | DGraded against the agency tools it's listed beside. Pro is $95 a user a month on yearly billing ($109 monthly), so ten users is $950. That buys 100 credits a user, unlimited jobs and the AI submission agents, but it's the dearest per seat of the lot. |
| 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. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial, which is long for this category. |
| 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. | BCandidates, clients, jobs and placements together, AI agents for submissions and pitches, sourcing, sequences over email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp, and timesheets that flow into invoices. The whole agency job, with contractor billing on top. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and job board posting only opens once your account is verified after paying. | CNo App Store rating on record, and credits for sourcing, posting and texting take some working out. |
| 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, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom, Teams, Zapier and Broadbean, and an open API on Business. No desktop app. |
| Best for | cheap recruiting for small teams and agencies | recruitment agencies placing candidates |
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 Recruit CRM. 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. Recruit CRM starts at $95 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Manatal starts $80 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, none scores higher than Manatal for less, and none scores higher than Recruit CRM 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 starts at $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Recruit CRM starts at $95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly).
- Only Recruit CRM lists iOS and Android apps.
- Manatal also covers reports.
- Recruit CRM also covers time tracking and AI agents.
At a glance
| Manatal | Recruit CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of all plans, no card required | 30-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Manatal | Workforce Cloud Tech, Inc. |
| Price read from | manatal.com | recruitcrm.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Manatal
- Small teams that want a low per-user price
- Recruitment agencies that also need a client CRM
- Recruiters sourcing heavily from LinkedIn and job sites
Recruit CRM
- Recruitment agencies and executive search firms placing candidates with clients
- Contract staffing firms that bill clients for contractors' hours
- Agencies that source heavily from LinkedIn
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.
Recruit CRM
- Built for agencies placing candidates with clients, not for a company hiring its own staff.
- AI sourcing, data enrichment, job posting, texting, calling, workflow automation and analytics all use credits from a shared pool; more can be bought.
- Pro allows 1 hiring pipeline, 15 custom fields, 1 mailbox per user and 1 outreach sequence.
- Timesheets use credits for each active contractor every month, and the Recruit Craft website builder is priced separately except on Enterprise.
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.
Recruit CRM
- ATS and client CRM
- Candidates, client companies, contacts, jobs and placements in one system, with hotlists, talent pools and a kanban pipeline.
- AI agents
- Agents parse custom fields from resumes, build client-ready submissions, write candidate pitch emails and, from Business, reformat resumes in your branding.
- Sourcing and enrichment
- A Chrome extension adds profiles from LinkedIn and the web; AI search of 800M+ profiles and contact enrichment use credits.
- Outreach
- Two-way email and calendar sync, bulk email with open tracking, and sequences across email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
- Job multiposting
- Posts a job to 3,000+ boards for credits, with XML job feeds and Broadbean, LogicMelon and CV-Library on Business.
- Timesheets and billing
- Contractors log hours, managers approve them and approved time flows into invoicing, with contractor and client portals.
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.
Recruit CRM
Pro$95
per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly)
100 credits per user a month, unlimited jobs and candidates, 1 hiring pipeline, 15 custom fields, the Chrome extension and AI submission agents.
Business$135
per user / month, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)
200 credits per user a month, 100 pipelines, a resume formatting agent, multichannel sequences, job feeds, open API, SSO and audit logs.
Enterprise$215
per user / month, billed annually ($259 billed monthly)
Sold through a demo. 2,000 credits per user a month, the Recruit Craft website builder and a named account manager.
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.
Recruit CRM
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with annual billing
Recruit CRM's pricing page says annual billing saves up to 17%: Pro is $95 per user a month billed annually against $109 billed monthly.
