The Manatal Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Manatal in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Manatal
The Insider’s Guide
Low-cost per-user ATS and recruitment CRM with AI candidate matching
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among hiring and applicant tracking tools, read from Manatal’s own pages.
Made by Manatal · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Manatal’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Manatal’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 14 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade
Manatal is an applicant tracking system with a built-in recruitment CRM, used both by companies hiring for themselves and by recruitment agencies that manage clients. It enriches candidate profiles from social networks, recommends candidates for each job with AI, and posts jobs to free and paid boards. Plans are priced per user and differ mainly in job limits and automation.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Manatal, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No App Store rating on record, and job board posting only opens once your account is verified after paying.
- 1
Best for cheap recruiting for small teams and agencies
It fills in candidate profiles from LinkedIn and GitHub and suggests who fits each job.
- 2
Paid plans start at $15 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial of all plans, no card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
AI candidate enrichment
Parses resumes and fills candidate profiles with data from LinkedIn, GitHub and other social networks.
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AI recommendations and copilot
Suggests candidates for a job and jobs for a candidate, scores fit with adjustable weighting, and summarizes and compares candidates.
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Sourcing extension
A Chrome extension adds candidates from LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter, Xing, Indeed, SEEK, GitHub and other sites.
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A 2.8 GPA, above 14 of 14
That is against the other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Manatal you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Manatal at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of all plans, no card required
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Manatal
- Category
- Hiring & Applicant Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for cheap recruiting for small teams and agencies
Manatal is about the cheapest way into a proper applicant tracker: $15 a user a month on yearly billing, with hiring managers free. It fills in candidate profiles from LinkedIn and GitHub and suggests who fits each job. But there are no phone apps, and Professional stops at 15 jobs.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Professional 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No 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. |
| Features | B | Resume 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and job board posting only opens once your account is verified after paying. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Manatal is for
- Great if you're watching every dollar but still want a real tracker
- Handy when you find most candidates on LinkedIn
- Good for small agencies that want a client CRM in the same tool
Who it is not for
- Tight if your account will hold more than 15 jobs, Professional's cap
- Skip it if you want a proper phone app, as there isn't one
- Pricey if you need workflow automation, which starts on Enterprise at $35 a user
Good to know
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$15
A month to start, for each person
Manatal is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
It leaves out job board posting, mass email and email automations, so you won't see the whole thing.
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.
Custom
Custom
Everything in Enterprise Plus with an account manager, phone support and custom features, integrations and compliance reports.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of all plans, no card required
Read from manatal.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on manatal.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
Low-cost per-user ATS and recruitment CRM with AI candidate matching. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, workflow automation, reports, applicant tracking, job board posting.
Covers the job, with workflow automation from Enterprise.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Indeed
- Monster
- ZipRecruiter
- Zapier
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Teams
- Outlook
Manatal is made by Manatal.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
14/14
Other hiring and applicant tracking tools it is graded above
Manatal's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 14 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 14 of 14) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month for each person, against a middle price of $89.17 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Manatal’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 14 of 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 14
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 hiring and applicant tracking tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Manatal is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Manatal you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 14 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade. It costs $180 a year.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Manatal’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Recruit CRM, Zoho Recruit, Breezy HR, Workable and Top Echelon
The 5 tools Manatal is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Recruit CRM
Free trial · from $95/mo
ATS and client CRM for recruitment agencies, with AI agents.
- Only Recruit CRM lists iOS and Android apps.
- Manatal also covers reports.
- Recruit CRM also covers time tracking and AI agents.
- 2.6GPA
Zoho Recruit
Free plan · from $25/mo
Per-recruiter ATS and recruitment CRM with a free one-job plan.
- 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.
- 2.6GPA
Breezy HR
Free plan · from $157/mo
Flat-priced applicant tracking with a free one-job plan.
- Breezy HR has a free plan. Manatal does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Manatal lists a browser extension.
- Only Breezy HR lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
Workable
Free trial · from $299/mo
Applicant tracking and HR software priced by company size.
- Only Workable lists iOS and Android apps.
- Manatal also covers workflow automation and reports.
- Workable also covers AI agents, skills tests, employee records and time off.
- 2.4GPA
Top Echelon
Free trial · from $79/mo
ATS and recruiting CRM for recruiting agencies and staffing firms.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Manatal free?
No, Manatal is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial of all plans, no card required.
How much does Manatal cost?
Manatal lists 4 plans. Professional: $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
What platforms does Manatal work on?
Manatal is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Manatal offer any discounts?
Manatal publicly lists the following: Lower per-user price with yearly billing.
Does Manatal have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Manatal is listed for Web.
Does Manatal have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Manatal is listed for Web.
Is Manatal open source?
Manatal is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Manatal integrate with?
Manatal's listing names LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, ZipRecruiter, Zapier, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
Who makes Manatal?
Manatal is made by Manatal.
What are the alternatives to Manatal?
The closest alternatives to Manatal in our directory are Recruit CRM, Zoho Recruit, Breezy HR, Workable and Top Echelon.
How does Manatal compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
Manatal's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 14 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade.
Is Manatal good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Manatal A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $15 a month for each person, against a middle price of $89.17 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Manatal?
To replace Manatal you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Manatal’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Manatal's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Manatal. Prices change, so check manatal.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,068
Tools graded, in 57 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Manatal, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/manatal
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Manatal’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Manatal is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Manatal. Prices and plans change: check manatal.com before you buy.