Manatal alternatives: five applicant tracking systems for small agencies

Five tools, priced per user

The Manatal alternatives worth pricing for a small agency are Recruit CRM, Zoho Recruit, Crelate, Recruiterflow and Loxo, each an applicant tracking system (ATS) priced per user. Manatal Professional is $15 per user per month billed annually, with up to 15 jobs per account. Recruit CRM Pro is $95 per user per month billed annually, as read on October 27, 2026.

The Zoho Recruit Professional seat price comes from Zoho's own price data for the staffing edition.

Where Manatal's limits bite

Manatal Professional allows up to 15 jobs per account, counted per account and not per user, and up to 10,000 candidates. Manatal says a job is not a headcount, since one job can carry unlimited headcounts, and recommends Professional for fewer than 15 open positions.

Workflow automation starts on Manatal Enterprise, $35 per user per month billed annually. API access, single sign-on and user groups are exclusive to Enterprise Plus, $55 on the same basis.

Manatal vs Zoho Recruit

Manatal vs Zoho Recruit on annual billing is $15 against $25 for Zoho Recruit Standard or $50 for Professional. On monthly billing it is about $19 (Manatal's page data) against $30 or $60. Zoho's figures come from its price data for the staffing edition, and local taxes are charged on top.

Active jobs follow the Zoho plan: 1 on Forever Free, 100 on Standard, 250 on Professional and 750 on Enterprise. Forever Free costs nothing, while Manatal has no free plan and offers a 14-day trial. Zoho's corporate edition page lists different job limits, so use the staffing edition's own figures.

Manatal vs Loxo and the larger upgrades

Manatal vs Loxo is $15 against Loxo Core from $149 per user per month, both billed annually, and Loxo's price is paid up front. Loxo Core has unlimited jobs, candidates and companies, and Loxo's free 7-day trial is of Professional, against Manatal's 14-day free trial with no card. The best ATS for small recruitment agencies guide adds more.

Recruiterflow Platform is $119 per user per month billed annually, with unlimited jobs, candidates, contacts and companies, and its pricing page shows demo buttons and no trial wording. Crelate Essentials is $85 per user per month, paid annually, with unlimited jobs and companies but a limit of 2 users and 20k contacts, and a free trial of no stated length.

Which alternative fits which desk

Pick Recruit CRM for a desk that runs past 15 jobs and wants a deal pipeline next to its candidates. Jobs are unlimited on paid plans, and candidates, contacts and companies are capped per user, 10,000 each on Pro. Recruit CRM vs Manatal compares the two plan by plan.

Pick Zoho Recruit Professional for 250 active jobs at $50 per user per month billed annually, or its Forever Free plan to start; Recruit CRM vs Zoho Recruit adds the third option. Stay on Manatal while open jobs stay under 15 and the seat price matters most.

Recruit CRM's 30-day trial runs against Manatal's 14 days, but it also ends at 4 open jobs, 50 candidates, 50 companies or 50 contacts, whichever comes first, so a desk testing many jobs reaches the cap before day 30.