Ashby vs Manatal

Compared on	Ashby From $270/mo VisitRemove	Manatal Free trial · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	All-in-one ATS, CRM, scheduling and analytics, priced by company size from $300 a month for small teams	AI recruitment software for employers and agencies, priced per user from $15 a month, with 2,500+ job boards
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$270/mo billed annually (Foundations)Ashby pricing	$15/user/mo billed annually (Professional)Manatal pricing
What it covers	For 1 to 10 employees. Monthly prices by company size: $400 (11 to 25), $500 (26 to 50), $700 (51 to 75), $900 (76 to 100), each 10% less billed annually. Priced by company size, not seats; includes 200 email lookups and 1,500 AI credits a month.	Up to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates; unlimited hiring managers. GST is added for Singapore tax residents.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial, no credit card required; job board posting, mass emailing, email automations, AI job descriptions and GDPR consent requests are unavailable until after the first payment
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	250+ integration marketplace and a public API; Ashby says it does not charge for integrations	2,500+ job board integrations, Zapier and n8n, an open API and an MCP server
Open source	No	No
Good for	Startups that want ATS, sourcing, scheduling and analytics under one flat price Recruiting teams that run outbound sourcing sequences alongside inbound applications Teams that want detailed recruiting reports without a separate BI tool	Recruitment agencies that need an ATS and a client CRM together Small teams that want per-user pricing with a low entry price Advertising roles on local job boards in many countries
Watch out for	Published prices cover only companies up to 100 employees; larger companies get a custom quote Approval workflows and AI talent rediscovery are not on Foundations AI Notetaker and Advanced Scheduling are paid add-ons without listed prices	Professional is limited to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates Workflow automation needs Enterprise; API access, SSO and LLM integration need Enterprise Plus The AI Interviewer is an add-on and its price is not listed on the pricing page
Made by	Ashby, Inc.	Manatal

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