# Breezy HR vs Manatal: which do AI models recommend for applicant tracking syste, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Applicant tracking systems. Zero of twelve models named Breezy HR first on the direct prompt; zero named Manatal. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/applicant-tracking-systems/breezy-hr-vs-manatal/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy HR | 18% | #2 of 13 | 5% | 19 | 11 of 12 |
| Manatal | 2% | #8 of 13 | 0% | 10 | 9 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Lever, SmartRecruiters, Workable)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Ashby) (alternatives: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Lever, Rippling)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Ashby, Pinpoint, Workable)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Lever, Workable)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse, Pinpoint) (alternatives: Lever, Workable)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse, Workable) (alternatives: Ashby)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Pinpoint) (alternatives: Greenhouse, JazzHR, Lever, Workable)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Lever, Pinpoint, Workable)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Ashby, Pinpoint, Workable)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse) (alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, Lever, Workable)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Greenhouse, Lever) (alternatives: Pinpoint, Workable, Zoho Recruit)

## What the models said about Breezy HR

- "Breezy HR (owned by LTG) - a clean, affordable SMB system with a genuinely free plan, but it narrowly misses the list on AI depth." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Breezy HR's "Bootstrap" plan is permanently free... one of the most intuitive, visual Kanban-style drag-and-drop pipelines on the market." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Breezy HR offers the best balance of simplicity, automation, and value \u2014 with a free tier and paid plans from $157 per month." (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "The best applicant tracking system for a company with a limited budget is Breezy HR, which offers a free Bootstrap plan" (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Manatal

- "If you need a fully-featured, modern platform with AI matching but cannot afford premium systems... this is the top pick." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.