ATS + recruitment CRM
Primary sources checkedManatal
Applicant tracking and recruitment CRM at the low end of the market, published per user with job and candidate caps on the entry plan.
The short answer
- Best for
- Small agencies and teams where budget is the binding constraint
- Not ideal for
- Desks that depend on deep integrations or an open API — those sit two tiers up
- Price
- From USD 15 per user / month billed annually
- Closest alternative
- Recruit CRMWhen you need agency depth, deal pipelines and placement billing and can carry the higher seat price
At a glance
- Recruitment fitStrong
- Ease of useUnknown
- ImplementationStrong
- Price transparencyStrong
- Value for moneyStrong
- ScalabilityFair
Why these assessments
- Recruitment fitStrong
- Applicant tracking and a recruitment CRM in one product, sold to recruiters rather than adapted from something else.
- Ease of useUnknown
- We have not used it, and we found no independent account of the product in daily work.
- ImplementationStrong
- Two weeks to find out without a card, at a price that does not require a business case first.
- Price transparencyStrong
- Every tier is published per user, with the caps on jobs and candidates and the monthly surcharge all stated.
- Value for moneyStrong
- Unlimited hiring managers are included at USD 15 per recruiter, and the entry-plan caps are stated rather than discovered later.
- ScalabilityFair
- The entry plan caps 15 open jobs and 10,000 candidates, and API and single sign-on sit two tiers up at USD 55.
Our reading of the evidence on this page. No score, no formula.
Where it sits
- Discover
- Apply
- Screen
- ATS
- Interview
- Hire
The SourcrLab bottom line
At $15 a seat the key question is what the caps cost you: 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates on Professional. Unlimited jobs start at $35, and the API, SSO and custom permissions at $55.
Best fit
Teams that need a real system now and cannot justify EUR 79 or more per consultant, and whose hiring fits inside 15 open jobs at a time.
Think twice if
Desks that depend on deep integrations or an open API. Those sit on Enterprise Plus at $55 per user, which is a different conversation from $15.
SourcrLab assessment
Everything on this page comes from the vendor's own pages, checked on the dates below. SourcrLab has not used this product in real recruitment work, so you will not find a first-hand opinion here.
Why choose Manatal?
Published entry pricing
$15 per user per month on annual billing, $19 monthly, for an ATS and CRM with unlimited hiring managers.
Hiring managers cost nothing
Unlimited hiring managers on every plan, so involving the people who actually decide does not turn into a seat negotiation.
Two weeks to find out, without a card
A 14-day trial with no credit card required, which at this price point means the evaluation costs you time and nothing else.
Main trade-offs
The entry plan is capped, twice
Professional allows 15 open jobs and 10,000 candidates. An agency desk hits the job cap quickly, and the candidate cap is a database ceiling, not a monthly one.
API and SSO are two tiers up
Open API, LLM integration, custom permissions, the candidate portal and SSO are Enterprise Plus features at $55 per user per month, nearly four times the entry price.
Monthly billing costs about a quarter more
$19 against $15, $39 against $35, $59 against $55. Small amounts, but the pattern is the same at every tier.
Pricing and buying reality
From USD 15 per user / month
- Professional: USD 15 per user / month annually (USD 19 monthly). Up to 15 jobs, 10,000 candidates, unlimited hiring managers
- Enterprise: USD 35 per user / month annually (USD 39 monthly). Unlimited jobs and candidates, workflow automation
- Enterprise Plus: USD 55 per user / month annually (USD 59 monthly). Report builder, LLM integration, open API, SSO, custom permissions
- Custom plan on demand. 14-day free trial, no credit card required
What we do not know
- What happens to stored candidates when you hit the 10,000 cap
- Migration support and its cost
- Where data is hosted, which matters for EU candidate data
Checked on the vendor's pricing page, August 2026. Manatal pricing page
How it fits your stack
Works with
- Your mailbox and job boards; open API on Enterprise Plus
Likely replaces
- A spreadsheet, or a system nobody wanted to pay for
May overlap with
- Recruit CRM, Crelate and Zoho Recruit at the small end
Check before buying
- Your open-job count against the 15-job cap
- Whether you need the API, since that is the $55 tier
- Where candidate data is stored and under which terms
Manatal vs alternatives
Products a buyer would genuinely put next to this one, with the reason you would pick each instead.
Choose Recruit CRM if you need agency depth, deal pipelines and placement billing, and can carry a much higher seat price.
Consider Zoho Recruit if you already run other Zoho products and want the suite discount.
Consider Crelate when your workflow is unusual enough that configurability outweighs price.
Manatal head to head
Pairs SourcrLab has looked at as a single buying decision, with the trade-offs written out.
Used Manatal?
Tell other recruiters what worked, what did not, and who it suits. Positive, mixed or critical — all useful.
Evidence
- Plan prices, annual and monthly — checked against a primary source: Manatal pricing page
- Job and candidate caps per plan — checked against a primary source: Manatal pricing page
- Trial length and terms — checked against a primary source: Manatal pricing page
- Feature split across tiers — vendor claim, not independently verified: Manatal pricing page
- Data hosting location — not enough evidence
- SourcrLab hands-on use — not enough evidence
Last reviewed: August 2026. How SourcrLab verifies information
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