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Meet Manatal AI Interviewer, your recruiting agent to interview one or thousands of candidates simultaneously. - manatal.com

· 1 week ago

Buy it if you're a small business, startup, or recruiting agency wanting affordable AI-assisted hiring. Don't buy if you're a large enterprise with complex hiring ops or you demand the most polished interface.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so no verified starting price and no complete verbatim user quotes.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo user evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Small businesses and startups
  • Recruitment and staffing agencies
  • Budget-conscious hiring teams
  • High-volume AI screening

Not for

  • Large enterprises with complex global hiring
  • Anyone uncomfortable with AI interviewing candidates
  • Buyers demanding the most polished, modern UX

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Guess: top-tier enterprise pricing likely requires a sales quote; confirm before budgeting

medium

AI Interviewer mass-interviews thousands at once; set candidate-experience guardrails first

low

You'll store candidate PII; review the DPA and GDPR terms for your regions

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Users consistently praise how easy it is to use
  • Positioned as a budget ATS that includes AI candidate scoring
  • SOC 2 Type II certified
  • GDPR compliance with DPA and 2FA support
  • Used by recognizable staffing firms including Manpower

Cons

  • Some users report a clunky interface
  • Some Redditors find rival Breezy's UX cleaner
  • Small vendor: ~$6M ARR, $5.1M raised
  • AI-heavy direction may not suit teams wanting a plain ATS

Sources & method

- 17 sources - SOC 2 Type II certified with GDPR docs, DPA, 2FA, and a vulnerability disclosure program. No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x8security x5news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 17

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Repeatedly framed as budget ATS
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users say easy; some cite clunky UI
  • Feature depth: 4/5. ATS, CRM, AI scoring, AI Interviewer
  • Support quality. No user evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC 2 Type II, GDPR DPA, 2FA, VDP
  • 4.0/5 Aggregate rating 494 reviews (rfp.wiki aggregate)
  • 9.9/10 TrustRadius score Manatal vs PageUp comparison
  • $5.1M Funding raised Series A, Feb 2022
  • SOC 2 Type II Security certification Plus GDPR DPA and 2FA

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

SOC 2 Type II certified with GDPR docs, DPA, 2FA, and a vulnerability disclosure program.

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users praise Manatal's ease of use and value for money, though some criticize a clunky interface.

Alternatives

Compare Manatal with each alternative.

  • Zoho Recruit

    Frequent Manatal comparison with similar budget positioning

  • Breezy HR

    Reddit users call its UX cleaner

  • Workable

    Mid-market ATS option in user discussions

    Manatal vs Workable

Companies that use it

  • Manpower17
  • Marcus Evans
  • PTC Group
  • JB Hired
  • AdvanceWorks
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so no verified starting price and no complete verbatim user quotes.

Budget AI-powered ATS that fits small agencies; enterprises and UX purists should look elsewhere.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so no verified starting price and no complete verbatim user quotes.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Manatal Reviews - G2g2.com
    review
  2. Manatal Pros and Cons - G2g2.com
    review
  3. Affordable ATS for small teams - Reddit r/recruitingreddit.com
    review
  4. Workable, Teamtailor or Manatal - Reddit r/recruitingreddit.com
    review
  5. Manatal Reviews - SourceForgesourceforge.net
    review
  6. Manatal vs Zoho Recruit - rfp.wikirfp.wiki
    review
  7. Manatal Review: Budget ATS with AI Scoring - noon.ainoon.ai
    review
  8. Manatal vs PageUp - TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    review
  9. Manatal Pricing and Plansmanatal.com
    official
  10. Manatal Securitymanatal.com
    security
  11. Manatal Vulnerability Disclosure Programmanatal.com
    security
  12. Manatal GDPR Compliancemanatal.com
    security
  13. Manatal Data Processing Addendummanatal.com
    security
  14. Manatal 2FA Setupsupport.manatal.com
    security
  15. Manatal raises $5.1M - PRNewswireprnewswire.com
    news
  16. Manatal Revenue and Funding - GetLatkagetlatka.com
    news
  17. Manpower Case Study - Manatalmanatal.com
    official

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