Manatal vs Zoho Recruit

Compared on	Manatal Free trial · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove	Zoho Recruit Free plan · from $25/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	AI recruitment software for employers and agencies, priced per user from $15 a month, with 2,500+ job boards	ATS and recruitment CRM with a free plan, per-recruiter pricing and Zia AI candidate matching
Free plan	No	1 active job per recruiter license; candidate management, email management, interview scheduling and 8/5 support; add-ons are not supported
Cheapest paid plan	$15/user/mo billed annually (Professional)Manatal pricing	$25/user/mo billed annually (Standard)Zoho Recruit pricing
What it covers	Up to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates; unlimited hiring managers. GST is added for Singapore tax residents.	Per recruiter license, with 10 active jobs per license. Local taxes are added. Hiring manager and employee licenses are sold separately in packs of 10.
Free trial	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	15-day free trial of Enterprise features, no credit card needed; the account then moves to the free plan. Paid plans have a 45-day money-back guarantee.
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	2,500+ job board integrations, Zapier and n8n, an open API and an MCP server	Integrated out of the box with over 200 applications, including Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	Small teams hiring for one role that want a free ATS Staffing agencies that need client and candidate portals Companies already using other Zoho apps
Watch out for	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	Active job limits apply per recruiter license: 1 on Free, 10 on Standard, 20 on Enterprise AI candidate matching, portals and recruitment automation need Enterprise Add-ons are not available on the Free plan
Made by	Manatal	Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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