Manatal's published pricing starts at $15 per recruiter per month for the Professional plan, billed annually ($19/month if billed monthly) — as of September 2026, according to Manatal's own pricing page. That makes it one of the cheapest full ATS/CRM options for recruitment agencies on the market, but the entry tier caps jobs and candidates, and the features that matter for scaling a team sit two tiers higher.
Manatal's plans, in full
Manatal sells three published tiers per recruiter seat, plus a negotiated Custom plan for larger integrations.
| Plan | Price (annual) | Price (monthly) | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | $15/user/mo | $19/user/mo | Up to 15 jobs, 10,000 candidates, AI candidate recommendations, resume parsing, LinkedIn sourcing extension, career page |
| Enterprise | $35/user/mo | $39/user/mo | Unlimited jobs and candidates, workflow automation, advanced reporting |
| Enterprise Plus | $55/user/mo | $59/user/mo | Everything in Enterprise, plus API access, SSO, custom permissions, priority support |
| Custom | On request | On request | Specialized integrations, negotiated terms |
At current exchange rates, that's roughly €13.80/user/month for Professional, €32.20 for Enterprise and €50.60 for Enterprise Plus on annual billing. Every tier comes with a 14-day free trial, and Manatal adds 9% GST for customers billed out of Singapore — a detail that rarely applies to a DACH or EU-based agency, but worth checking on your first invoice.
What the plan price doesn't cover
- The 15-job, 10,000-candidate ceiling on Professional. An agency running more open roles than that at once has to move to Enterprise before it hits a hard wall — a jump from $15 to $35/user/month, more than double the entry price.
- Workflow automation is Enterprise-only. If your team wants automated status changes or triggered emails between pipeline stages, Professional doesn't offer it, regardless of team size.
- API access and SSO sit behind Enterprise Plus. Any agency that needs to connect Manatal to other systems, or wants single sign-on for security reasons, pays the top published tier — $55/user/month, more than 3.5x the entry price.
- Support hours on the entry tier. The Professional plan runs on chat and email during business hours (24/5), not around the clock — a detail agencies working across time zones should factor in before committing annually.
- ChatGPT/Claude integrations are Enterprise Plus custom work, not a standard feature — pricing for that isn't published and is negotiated case by case.
What 5 and 15 recruiters really pay
A team of 5, on Professional
On annual billing, 5 recruiters × $15 comes to $75/month, or $900/year (about €828). Paying monthly instead costs 5 × $19 = $95/month, or $1,140/year — annual billing saves roughly €220 a year for a team this size. If the agency runs more than 15 open jobs at once and needs Enterprise, the annual bill jumps to 5 × $35 = $175/month, or $2,100/year (about €1,932).
A team of 15, on Professional
The math scales linearly: 15 × $15 = $225/month, or $2,700/year (about €2,484) on annual billing. At 15 seats, most agencies are already running well past 15 open roles, which in practice pushes them onto Enterprise: 15 × $35 = $525/month, or $6,300/year (about €5,796). Add API access or SSO, and Enterprise Plus brings that to 15 × $55 = $825/month, or $9,900/year (about €9,108).
Is Manatal worth it?
For a small agency of 1-15 recruiters that mainly wants a clean ATS with AI-assisted candidate enrichment and a LinkedIn sourcing extension, Manatal's entry price is genuinely hard to beat — reviewers on Capterra call it "insanely good" value, and the interface gets new hires productive within days. That value proposition holds as long as the job and candidate ceiling isn't a problem, and as long as the team doesn't need deep reporting or 24/7 support.
Where the deal gets less attractive is exactly at the point most growing agencies reach: more than 15 concurrent roles forces a move to Enterprise, more than doubling the per-seat cost, and even then, several Capterra reviewers note that "AI suggestions often miss the mark" for more nuanced hiring calls, and career-page customization and recruiter-performance reporting stay thin regardless of tier. Manatal is an ATS with AI features bolted on for candidates already in the pipeline — it has no native way to search outside its own database beyond a LinkedIn Chrome extension, so agencies that need to actively source new candidates still need a separate tool.
A different way to think about the cost
Sprad: pay per seat, then only for what happens
Sprad charges 59 € per recruiter per month for the ATS and the agency's own talent pool, then bills searches, outreach and interviews by credit — only when they actually happen, and rejected profiles cost nothing. A 5-recruiter team pays 295 €/month as its base (3,540 €/year); a 15-recruiter team pays 885 €/month (10,620 €/year) — more than Manatal's Professional tier, but with no job or candidate ceiling, and with a requirement search across 1B+ external profiles built in rather than a Chrome extension. Every account also gets 200 free credits every month, no credit card required, and a full application review costs around 3 credits.
Full numbers: sprad.io/industry/recruitment-agencies.
One more option worth a look
Zoho Recruit's Staffing Agency Edition starts even cheaper than Manatal at $25/user/month billed annually (about €23) for its Standard plan, with a Forever Free tier for a single open job — a reasonable next stop if budget is the only constraint. It bundles more job-board and social-recruiting distribution than Manatal out of the box, but its AI matching only arrives at the Professional tier (~€36/user/month) and reviewers describe it as "basic" next to newer AI-native tools. See the detailed comparison: Manatal vs. Zoho Recruit.
FAQ
How much does Manatal cost per recruiter?
$15/user/month on the Professional plan billed annually ($19/month if billed monthly), as of September 2026. Enterprise costs $35/month annually, and Enterprise Plus is $55/month annually.
Does Manatal have a free trial?
Yes, every plan includes a 14-day free trial, no separate demo call required to start.
Does Manatal charge extra for AI features?
No — AI candidate recommendations and resume parsing are included from the Professional tier. What does cost extra is workflow automation and API/SSO access, which sit behind Enterprise and Enterprise Plus.
What happens if my agency outgrows the 15-job limit?
You need to upgrade to Enterprise, which removes the job and candidate ceiling but more than doubles the per-seat price, from $15 to $35/user/month.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Manatal?
Zoho Recruit's Staffing Agency Edition starts lower, at about €23/user/month, and even has a free tier for a single job. Sprad costs more per seat (59 €) but adds external sourcing across 1B+ profiles and a talent pool that stays with the agency, which Manatal doesn't offer at any tier.
Does Manatal support German-speaking teams?
Yes — the interface is available in German, Spanish and French in addition to English, and career pages support several more languages.
The bigger question behind the price tag
A low per-seat price is easy to compare, but it only covers the ATS layer — managing candidates who are already in your pipeline. It says nothing about how those candidates get there in the first place, or what happens to the network you've built once a subscription ends. Sprad's pricing is built around a different question: your agency's network becomes a talent pool that stays with you, searchable across more than a billion external profiles in the same workspace as your ATS, screening and outreach — starting with 200 free credits a month and no credit card.
See what that looks like for your team size at sprad.io/industry/recruitment-agencies.
Jürgen Ulbrich
Jürgen Ulbrich has more than a decade of experience in developing and leading high-performing teams and companies. As an expert in employee referral programs as well as feedback and performance processes, Jürgen has helped over 100 organizations optimize their talent acquisition and development strategies.
