Manatal

What is Manatal?

Manatal is a cloud-based applicant tracking system (ATS) for small and medium-sized businesses and staffing agencies. It consolidates jobs, candidates, and pipeline in one place; AI features such as candidate scoring and profile enrichment are included in the higher-tier plans. A trial period is available; the Professional plan is the entry point. If you also need AI interview notes and agent-based sourcing, take a look at Metaview.

At Manatal's core is a visual recruiting pipeline: jobs are posted, applications collect in a Kanban-style board, and candidates can be moved through the stages – from inbound to hired – via drag-and-drop. Manatal distributes job ads across numerous job boards and social networks, and automatically enriches candidate profiles with publicly available social-media information. The AI recommendations score how well a candidate fits a role and pre-sort the pipeline accordingly – a feature set otherwise typically found in more expensive systems.

Manatal: Strengths and weaknesses

Manatal's strongest argument is value for money: for a fraction of what established enterprise systems cost, you get a complete ATS with AI scoring, social-media enrichment, and multi-job-board posting. The interface is clean and usable without lengthy onboarding, which lowers the barrier for small teams. For staffing agencies juggling several clients at once, the CRM features and client management are genuinely practical.

The limits show up at the high end: Manatal is broad but not deep in every discipline. If you need highly customised workflows, deep integrations into existing enterprise landscapes, or sophisticated internal mobility, you'll hit a ceiling – that's what platforms like Eightfold are built for. The AI recommendations are solid but no substitute for the judgement of experienced recruiters. And for targeted outbound sourcing of hard-to-reach candidates, a specialised tool like hireEZ is the stronger choice.

Pricing and plans

Manatal is priced per user, making it one of the most affordable ATS options on the market. Entry via the Professional plan starts at around $15 per user per month (billed annually) and covers jobs, pipeline, and the key AI features. Above that sit an Enterprise and an Enterprise Plus plan with higher limits, workflow automations, API access, SSO, and priority support. A free trial allows a no-obligation start; there is no permanently free tier. Because Manatal bills per actual user, the cost structure stays easy to plan as you grow.

Who is Manatal for?

Manatal is the obvious choice for small and medium-sized businesses and staffing agencies looking for a complete, affordable AI-assisted ATS without a months-long implementation process. If you mostly work with inbound applications and value a clear price-to-performance ratio, you'll be well served here. Enterprises with complex internal-mobility and skills-intelligence requirements, on the other hand, are better off with Eightfold; for general HR administration beyond pure recruiting, it's worth looking at Personio.