No free plan. The cheapest way in is Professional at $15/user/month (billed annually). Consider free alternatives in the ai hr & recruiting category if budget is tight.
Manatal's AI analyzes each candidate's resume against the job description, weighing factors like skills match, experience level, education, and historical hiring patterns. It assigns a percentage score to each applicant and surfaces the highest-scoring candidates at the top of your pipeline. The scoring improves over time as you hire and the system learns which candidate attributes correlate with successful placements.
Yes, Manatal integrates with 2,500+ job boards and channels including Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Monster, and CareerJet. You can publish job listings to multiple boards simultaneously from within the platform and have applicants flow directly into your recruitment pipeline.
Yes, Manatal offers a 14-day free trial with full access to platform features. No credit card is required to start. At the end of the trial, you need to enter a payment method and select a plan to continue — otherwise your account becomes inactive but data is preserved.
Manatal is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR-compliant. The platform uses AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS 1.2+ for data in transit. Data is hosted on AWS with regional options available. Manatal also provides configurable data retention policies and candidate consent management tools to help comply with local privacy regulations.
Manatal is significantly cheaper ($15-55/user/month vs $6,000-15,000+/year for Greenhouse or Lever) and easier to set up, but lacks the depth of enterprise features like advanced custom reporting, native HRIS integrations, structured interview kits, and dedicated CSM support. Manatal is best for small-to-mid-size teams that need solid ATS fundamentals at a low price, while Greenhouse/Lever suit larger organizations with complex hiring workflows.
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Last verified March 2026