Manatal alternatives (2026): free options compared

Manatal starts at $15 per user per month with a 15-job cap on its entry plan and no free tier. Here is what it costs as a team grows, and where a free applicant tracking system fits instead.

Last updated 29 August 2026. Competitor pricing and plan limits are re-verified against each vendor’s own pages.

Manatal has no free plan. It offers a 14-day trial, after which the entry Professional tier is $15 per user per month billed annually, capped at 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates.

Because Manatal is priced per user, cost scales with how many people touch hiring. Hiring managers do not consume a paid seat, but recruiters do.

ofper is free with unlimited jobs, candidates and users. Manatal is the better tool if you want AI candidate matching or a searchable candidate database, neither of which ofper has or plans to add.

Why people leave Manatal

Per-user pricing adds up. A five-person recruiting team on the entry tier is $75 a month, and a team that wants the API or single sign-on needs Enterprise Plus at $55 per user per month.

The entry tier's 15-job cap catches companies that hire steadily. Moving past it means Enterprise at $35 per user per month, more than double the entry price.

API access and SSO are reserved for the most expensive published tier, which surprises teams who assumed an integration would be available lower down.

Manatal serves both in-house teams and agencies, and some in-house teams find the agency-oriented parts of the product more than they need.

Manatal pricing

How it is priced: Per user per month, with annual billing about 20% cheaper than monthly. Hiring managers are unlimited and do not consume a paid seat. verified 29 August 2026

Professionalper user: $15 per user/month billed annually, or $19 billed monthly. Capped at 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates. verified 29 August 2026
Enterpriseper user: $35 per user/month billed annually, or $39 billed monthly. Unlimited jobs and candidates. verified 29 August 2026
Enterprise Plusper user: $55 per user/month billed annually, or $59 billed monthly. Adds API access, SSO and custom permissions. verified 29 August 2026

Manatal costs beyond the subscription

API access and single sign-on are only available on Enterprise Plus at $55 per user/month, not on the cheaper tiers. verified 29 August 2026

Manatal free plan vs ofper

Manatal free plan

Manatal has no free plan. It offers a 14-day trial with no credit card required, after which it is paid only. verified 29 August 2026

ofper

Free

Unlimited active jobs
Unlimited candidates
Unlimited team members
No credit card, no trial period

Manatal and ofper compared

Manatal compared with ofper. Capability rows, not a score.
Capability	Manatal	ofper
Price	From $15/user/mo billed annually	Free
Free plan	No, 14-day trial	Yes
Jobs on the entry plan	15	Unlimited
Team members included	Priced per user	Unlimited
AI matching and enrichment	All tiers	No
Resume database and candidate search	Yes	No
Staffing agency features	Yes	No
Public API and SSO	Enterprise Plus only	No
Workflow automation	Enterprise and above	No
Kanban hiring pipeline	Yes	Yes
Screening questions with knockouts	Yes	Yes
Interview scheduling	Yes	Yes
Offer letters	Yes	Yes
Email from your own mailbox	No	Yes

Where Manatal wins and where ofper wins

Where Manatal beats ofper

Manatal's AI features — candidate recommendations, profile enrichment from social profiles and an AI copilot — are included on every tier. ofper has no AI at all, by design.
Manatal parses resumes server-side and builds a searchable candidate database. ofper parses in the browser and has no candidate search.
Manatal sells to recruitment agencies with client and placement tracking. ofper does not serve agencies.
Manatal offers workflow automation, an open API, SSO and a report builder on its higher tiers. ofper has none of these.
Manatal is genuinely inexpensive for a small team, so the gap ofper closes is smaller here than against most competitors.

Where ofper wins

ofper is free. Manatal has no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
ofper does not charge per user, so a five-person hiring team costs nothing rather than $75 a month on Manatal's entry tier.
ofper has no job cap. Manatal's Professional plan is limited to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates.

Choose Manatal instead if…

You want AI candidate matching, enrichment or scoring — ofper deliberately has none and is not going to add it.
You are a recruitment agency and need client and placement tracking.
You need a searchable candidate database or an API.

Questions, answered straight

Does Manatal have a free plan?

No. Manatal offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, but there is no free tier. The cheapest paid plan is $15 per user per month billed annually.

How much does Manatal cost?

Manatal's Professional plan is $15 per user per month billed annually or $19 monthly, capped at 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates. Enterprise is $35 and Enterprise Plus is $55 per user per month billed annually. Prices were checked against manatal.com/pricing on 29 August 2026.

What is a free alternative to Manatal?

ofper is a free applicant tracking system with unlimited jobs, candidates and users. The significant difference is AI: Manatal includes AI candidate recommendations and profile enrichment on every tier, and ofper has no AI features at all.

Does ofper have AI candidate matching like Manatal?

No, and it is not planned. ofper runs no AI inference anywhere in the product, which is part of why it can be free. If AI matching or scoring is what you want, Manatal is the better choice.