# Manatal alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 526 of the 636 answers in the 3 categories where Manatal holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/manatal/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Greenhouse: 60
- Workable: 30
- Breezy HR: 24
- Eightfold AI: 18
- Gem: 15
- Lever: 15

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 41 of 72 answers did not name Manatal (Manatal is #1 of 9 at 25%).

- Pin: first choice in 3 of those 41
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 41
- Hirevire: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Bullhorn: first choice in 1 of those 41
- GoPerfect: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Greenhouse: first choice in 1 of those 41
- HireMike: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Juicebox: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Mid-market**: 56 of 72 answers did not name Manatal (Manatal is #3 of 13 at 12%).

- GoPerfect: first choice in 7 of those 56
- Workable: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Ashby: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 56
- TheHireHub.AI: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Autonomy Recruit: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Gem: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Enterprise**: 57 of 60 answers did not name Manatal.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 16 of those 57
- GoPerfect: first choice in 5 of those 57
- HireVue: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 57
- iCIMS: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Gem: first choice in 1 of those 57

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 42 of 72 answers did not name Manatal (Manatal is #2 of 13 at 21%).

- Loxo: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 42
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Indeed: first choice in 2 of those 42
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 42
- AuraVMS: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Manatal (Manatal is #3 of 11 at 9%).

- Gem: first choice in 9 of those 62
- Lever: first choice in 9 of those 62
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 2 of those 62
- hireEZ: first choice in 2 of those 62
- 100Hires: first choice in 1 of those 62
- ATZ CRM: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Manatal.

- SeekOut: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Beamery: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 70
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 4 of those 70
- hireEZ: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Lever: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Avature: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 70

## Applicant tracking systems

**Small business**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Manatal (Manatal is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- Breezy HR: first choice in 23 of those 62
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 62
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Dover: first choice in 3 of those 62
- JazzHR: first choice in 3 of those 62
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Teamtailor: first choice in 2 of those 62
- BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Manatal (Manatal is #8 of 13 at 2%).

- Greenhouse: first choice in 29 of those 65
- Ashby: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Lever: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Pinpoint: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 65
- 100Hires: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Breezy HR: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Manatal.

- Greenhouse: first choice in 25 of those 71
- iCIMS: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Workday Recruiting: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Pinpoint: first choice in 2 of those 71
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 71
- JazzHR: first choice in 1 of those 71

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