Small business▼−1Since September 2026: 25% → 24%, −1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
24%from 25% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 12 pointsRank 1 of 80, unchanged
9 categories · RankedManatal
296Judge labels
89First choices
12Negative labels
14 / 14Models named it
9Categories
October 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table v2026-10.7, every buyer segment counted.
Best standing
31% in AI recruiting assistants for mid-market buyers
Rank 1 of 90 in the mid-market standingendorsed leader
0 of 14 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 0% of its 24 labels there were negative.
What the models named instead of Manatal →By buyer segmentA mid-market product: leader at mid-market, not named at enterprise.
Small business1 of 90
29%40 labels
accepted challenger
Mid-market1 of 90
31%24 labels
endorsed leader
Enterprise44 of 76
0%3 labels
under the label threshold
In ai recruiting assistants · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading
Standing by category
Every category where a model named Manatal for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that category.
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant | Since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI recruiting assistants | Talent acquisition | 31% | 1 of 90 | 0% | 24 | endorsed leader | ▲+21Since September 2026: 12% → 33%, +21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | Talent acquisition | 15% | 3 of 111 | 5% | 21 | accepted challenger | ▲+6Since September 2026: 9% → 15%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Staffing agency platforms | Talent acquisition | 10% | 3 of 136 | 0% | 21 | accepted challenger | |
| Talent intelligence | Performance and talent management | 6% | 6 of 90 | 12% | 8 | under 10 labels · led by Pin at 27% | ▲+7Since September 2026: 0% → 7%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Applicant tracking systems | Talent acquisition | 3% | 8 of 65 | 9% | 11 | accepted challenger | ▲+2Since September 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | Talent acquisition | 3% | 11 of 104 | 8% | 13 | accepted challenger | ▼−8Since September 2026: 10% → 2%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| HR AI assistants | Onboarding and employee experience | 2% | 11 of 142 | 0% | 3 | under 10 labels · led by MeBeBot at 21% | ▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Candidate assessment | Talent acquisition | 0% | 36 of 118 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by TestGorilla at 52% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
| Interview scheduling | Talent acquisition | 0% | 46 of 75 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Calendly at 20% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
Movement
Since September 2026, Manatal moved past the floor in one of nine categories: AI recruiting assistants, +21 points to 33%. It held within the floor in the other eight.
Best category · AI recruiting assistants · by segment
Mid-market▲+21Since September 2026: 12% → 33%, +21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.
33%from 12% in September 2026
Cleared the floor by 8 pointsRank 3 → 1 of 84
Enterprise=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
0%from 0% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 13 pointsRank 40 → 42 of 74
All categories · Mid-market
| Category | September 2026 | Now | Change | Reading | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI recruiting assistants | 12% | 33% | ▲+21Since September 2026: 12% → 33%, +21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked. | Moved past the floor | Rank 3 → 1 of 90 |
| Staffing agency tools | 0% | 10% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 10% now. | New this edition | Rank 3 of 136, unchanged |
| Recruitment marketing | 10% | 2% | ▼−8Since September 2026: 10% → 2%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 4 → 11 of 104 |
| Talent intelligence | 0% | 7% | ▲+7Since September 2026: 0% → 7%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 55 → 6 of 90 |
| Recruiting CRM | 9% | 15% | ▲+6Since September 2026: 9% → 15%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 3 of 111, unchanged |
| HR AI assistants | 0% | 2% | ▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 58 → 11 of 142 |
| Applicant tracking syste | 2% | 4% | ▲+2Since September 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 8 of 65, unchanged |
| Candidate assessment | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 36 of 118, unchanged |
| Interview scheduling | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 46 of 75, unchanged |
Shares here are read over the models both editions asked, so they can differ by a point or two from the standing above, which counts every model in this edition.
The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured · The editions
By model
How each model treated Manatal across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
How each model treated Manatal across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.
ShowHide| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
By framing
Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.
FramingLabels by classFirst choices
Direct40 labels12
Paraphrase38 labels12
Comparative65 labels17not counted in share
Budget-constrained122 labels60
Scale-constrained14 labels5
Negative17 labels1not counted in share
First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative296 labels in all, every segment counted; 89 of the 107 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the framing.
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Manatal – repeatedly called out as the budget AI recruiter.... "Best For: AI-powered recruiting on a budget"the budget AI recruiter” Muse Glimmer 30B · AI recruiting assistants · budget prompt · first choice
“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 · Recruiting CRM · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Aim for tools like Manatal (affordable AI built-in), Juicebox (sourcing), or monday agents (end-to-end) suited for mid-sized teams.” Grok 4.1 Fast · AI recruiting assistants · scale 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 · Recruiting CRM · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“budget-friendly option with AI-powered features, but per-user pricing can add up as your team grows” Perplexity Sonar · Applicant tracking syste · budget prompt · soft negative
“AI recommendations work best with English resumes only<br>• Interface only available in English” GLM 4.7 FlashX · Recruitment marketing · negative prompt · soft negative
“ATS-focused with AI screening | Good for hiring only, but weak on internal mobility” DeepSeek V4 Flash · Talent intelligence · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Manatal $15-30/mo) add AI/outreach but aren't "limited budget."” Grok 4.1 Fast · Recruiting CRM · budget prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Manatal, over the 296 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Manatal was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Manatal, over the 296 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Manatal was named but was not.
ShowHideProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head
A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.
What carried it into the answer
The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Manatal. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, five of the fourteen in this edition, so these counts come from 294 of the 296 answers that named Manatal and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
pin.com183
selectsoftwarereviews.com145
peoplemanagingpeople.com96
lever.co89
g2.com86
capterra.com82
hiretruffle.com81
leonar.app79
firsthr.app68
resources.rework.com65
974 of the 974 domain citations in answers naming Manatal came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Search and answers
Where Manatal stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.ShowHide
Search and answers
Where Manatal stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.
ShowHideIn search
Google, US estimatesPosition for “ai recruiter”
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not in the top ten
Position for “best ai recruiter”
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not in the top ten
- Searches for its name, Google
- 2,400 a month (“manatal”)
- AI search demand for its name, est.
- 267 a month
- Organic visits to its site
- about 73,150 a month
- Searches its site ranks for
- 33,961 · 786 in the top three
- Sites linking to it
- 4,775
- Paid Google search
- No ads found in the estimate; that does not mean it runs none
In answers
This editionShare of first choices
31%
rank 1 of 90 in AI recruiting assistants
First choices
89
across its categories
- Named in
- 296 answers
- Its own site cited
- in 294 of the answers that named it
Search figures are US estimates from DataForSEO, read September 28, 2026; AI search demand is its modeled, directional estimate, not a count of queries to any assistant. The answers are this edition's. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
What it publishes
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What it publishes
ShowHideAddresses on manatal.com
6,173
subdomains included
Content
2,000
counted in the table below
Documentation
6
Product · Integration
15 · 553
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary or explainer | 968 | undated | |||
| Blog | 908 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 67 | undated | |||
| Case study | 22 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 19 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 6 | undated | |||
| News or press | 6 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 4 | undated |
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page manatal.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.
Follow Manatal
An email the morning each edition publishes: where this product moved, where it held, and by how much against the noise floor. One address, confirmed by a click; a stop link in every email.
Already following? Everything you follow, with a stop for each.
The company
Manatal is its own company.ShowHide
The company
Manatal is its own company.
ShowHideIn its own words
Stated by the vendor, not checked- Positioning
- AI Recruitment Software designed to source and hire candidates faster. Tailored for HR teams, recruitment agencies, and headhunters.
- For
- HR teams, recruitment agencies, and headhunters
- Price stated
- Professional Plan $15/per user per month; Enterprise Plan $35/per user per month; Enterprise Plus Plan $55/per user per month; Custom Plan On Demand; Professional Plan $19/per user per month; Enterprise Plan $39/per user per month; Enterprise Plus Plan $59/per user per month; Custom Plan On Demand manatal.com
- Starting price
- 15 manatal.com
- Free plan or trial
- Start 14-day Free Trial; No credit card required manatal.com
- Integrations claimed
- 7 manatal.com/security
- Certifications
- SOC II Type 2SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001SOC 1SOC 2SSAE 16ISAE 3402PCI Level 1
- Hosting
- USA
- Customers named
- Manpower GroupCharoen Pokphand GroupMRI NetworkMRINetworkOakwoodJB HiredSuntory PepsiCo BeverageManpower
What Manatal's own pages state, read September 28, 2026: manatal.com, manatal.com/pricing, manatal.com/security, manatal.com/product/pro, manatal.com/customer-stories. A claimed page can correct any of them.
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Claim this page
Claiming is free and changes nothing in the data. A claimed page shows a verified contact who is told when each edition publishes and when Manatal's standing changes by more than the noise floor; the right to propose corrections to the vendor table, meaning names the judge wrote that should or should not read as Manatal, applied by version and listed in the change log; and a one-line description supplied by the vendor and marked as such.
What a new claim receivesHide what a new claim receives
A new claim receives the current edition's vendor brief for Manatal by email, built from the raw record of the edition. It shows:
- where Manatal is named, by buyer and by framing, and which cells hold its first choices;
- the claims the models make when they name it, ranked, with the strongest and the weakest quoted;
- its vocabulary against the segment leader's, and the pages the models cited;
- who was chosen in the answers that did not name Manatal, and every reason the record gives;
- a battlecard for each top rival: the head-to-head split, why they win, and the reservation quoted against them;
- one page of published figures cleared to show a buyer.
Badges
Wins only: a badge exists where Manatal is ranked in a category's top three this edition. Three sizes, one file each, light and dark; the code is under each.ShowHide
Badges
Wins only: a badge exists where Manatal is ranked in a category's top three this edition. Three sizes, one file each, light and dark; the code is under each.
ShowHideAI recruiting assistants
AI models recommend Manatal first in AI recruiting assistants this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.
Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges
Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides
Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer
Recruiting CRM and sourcing
Manatal is among the products AI models recommend first in Recruiting CRM and sourcing this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.
Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges
Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides
Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer
Staffing agency platforms
Manatal is among the products AI models recommend first in Staffing agency platforms this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.
Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges
Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides
Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer
Badges read on light and dark pages. Alt text carries the claim, the category, the edition and the index, so it stays a citation where the image does not load.