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Recruiting CRM and sourcing · October 2026 Edition

Lever vs Manatal

Four of fourteen models named Lever first on the direct prompt; zero named Manatal. Lever was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Manatal by eleven and Lever carries 17 labels and Manatal 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lever

accepted challenger

Named in thirteen categories this edition.

Manatal

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

First-choice share15%15%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1721A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lever reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Gem was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Gem vs Lever · Gem vs Manatal · Lever vs hireEZ

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Recruiting CRM and sourcing page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LeverFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManatal
Direct40
Paraphrase41
Comparative00
Budget-constrained061 against Manatal
Scale-constrained01
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lever and Manatal stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Lever Manatal first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lever on the left and Manatal on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lever and Manatal stood in it.

Lever first, Manatal not the choice

4 of 14 modelsManatal was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastLever alternatives: Gem, Greenhouse, Pin, Workable, hireEZ
Mistral SmallLever alternatives: Guideflow, Intervue, Pin
MiniMax M2.5Lever alternatives: Pin, Recruit CRM
Muse Glimmer 30BLever alternatives: Gem, Workable, hireEZ

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashGem alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Workable

Neither was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Jobvite, Workable alternatives: Gem, hireEZ
GPT-5.4 miniLinkedIn Recruiter alternatives: Hiring Pro
Gemini 3.5 FlashGem alternatives: Juicebox, hireEZ
Perplexity SonarGem, hireEZ alternatives: Fetcher, Findem, SeekOut
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashGem alternatives: Apollo.io, SeekOut
Kimi K2Gem, hireEZ alternatives: LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut
GLM 4.7 FlashXno first choice
GPT-6 LunaGem alternatives: LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Manatal leads by twenty-three points.
Manatal25%#1 of 12
Lever2%#– of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Lever15%#2 of 10
Manatal15%#3 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Manatal leads by four points.
Manatal4%#– of 12
Lever0%#10 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lever

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“Lever stands out as a top choice because it integrates sourcing, nurturing, and applicant tracking into a single system” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Manatal

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Manatal $15-30/mo) add AI/outreach but aren't "limited budget."” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Recruit CRM or Manatal offer the best combination of affordability, ease of use, and modern AI features tailored to your size.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with either Manatal (if you can afford $15/user) or Zoho Recruit (if you need free features)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.