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Manatal vs Zoho Recruit

We give Manatal a 2.8 GPA and Zoho Recruit a 2.6, 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

Free trial · from $15/mo
Full detailsmanatal.com

Zoho Recruit

Per-recruiter ATS and recruitment CRM with a free one-job plan

Free plan · from $25/mo
Full detailszoho.com

How we grade them

2.8GPAManatalGood2.6GPAZoho RecruitGood
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.
BStandard is $25 a recruiter a month on yearly billing ($30 monthly), so a ten-person company with one recruiter pays $25 for 10 active jobs, a branded careers site and premium boards. That's in the cheaper quarter, but hiring managers need licences sold in packs of 10.
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 free plan with 1 active job per recruiter licence, candidate and email management and interview scheduling. The branded careers site and premium boards start on Standard. The 15-day trial needs no card and drops you onto the free plan.
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.
BPosting to a careers site, 75+ job boards and social media, a candidate CRM, Blueprints and workflows, portals for managers, clients and candidates, and AI matching. The whole job, though AI and automation need Enterprise.
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 Blueprints, portals and licence packs take some learning.
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 and Android, with 200+ integrations such as Google Meet, Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla. No desktop app.
Best forcheap recruiting for small teams and agencieslow-cost hiring for teams already on Zoho

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 Zoho Recruit. 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. Zoho Recruit starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7.

They score the same, and Manatal starts $10 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 Zoho Recruit for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessManatalZoho Recruit

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
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The full chart of hiring and applicant tracking tools, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Manatal starts at $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Zoho Recruit starts at $25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly).
  • Zoho Recruit has a free plan. Manatal does not, though it has a free trial.
  • Only Manatal lists a browser extension.
  • Only Zoho Recruit lists iOS and Android apps.
  • Zoho Recruit also covers skills tests.
In commonWebAI featuresWorkflow automationReportsApplicant trackingJob board posting

At a glance

ManatalZoho Recruit
PricingFree trialFree plan
Starts at$15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)$25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Free planNoneForever Free: 1 active job per recruiter license, with candidate and email management, interview scheduling and 8/5 support. No add-ons.
Free trial14-day free trial of all plans, no card required15-day free trial of Enterprise features, no credit card required; it then drops to the free plan
Web
iOS
Android
Browser extension
Made byManatalZoho Corporation
Price read frommanatal.comzoho.com
CheckedOct 18, 2026Oct 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

Zoho Recruit

  • Small HR teams that want a free or low-cost ATS
  • Staffing agencies that need client and vendor portals
  • Teams hiring for several roles at once on a per-recruiter budget

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.

Zoho Recruit

  • Active jobs are capped per recruiter license: 1 on Free, 10 on Standard and 20 on Enterprise.
  • Hiring manager and employee licenses are sold only in packs of 10, and video interviews are charged per job opening.
  • AI candidate matching, automation, custom reports and Teams or Meet links need 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.

Zoho Recruit

Job distribution
Publishes openings to a customizable careers site, 75+ free, paid and premium job boards, and social media.
ATS and candidate CRM
Tracks applicants through hiring pipelines and keeps a candidate relationship database for future roles.
Blueprints and workflows
Automates candidate emails, offer approvals and other steps with Blueprints, workflows and custom functions on Enterprise.
Portals
Separate portals for hiring managers, clients, vendors and candidates; the vendor portal and employee licenses are paid add-ons.
AI help
AI drafts job descriptions, emails and assessments and, on Enterprise, matches candidates to openings.
200+ integrations
Connects out of the box with over 200 apps, such as Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla.

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.

Zoho Recruit

  • Free$0

    1 active job per recruiter license, candidate and email management and interview scheduling.

  • Standard$25

    per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

    10 active jobs per recruiter license, sourcing, premium job boards, a branded careers site, referrals, assessments, reports and 50+ integrations.

  • Enterprise$50

    per recruiter / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)

    20 active jobs per license, AI candidate matching, candidate and staffing portals, Blueprint, automation, custom reports, SMS and Teams/Meet.

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.

Zoho Recruit

  • Annual discount

    Save up to 16% with yearly billing

    Zoho Recruit's pricing page says yearly billing saves up to 16%: Standard is $25 per recruiter a month billed annually against $30 billed monthly.

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