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Gem vs Manatal

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Gem

Recruitment

Recruiting CRM and AI sourcing tool that layers onto an existing ATS or replaces it

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Manatal

Recruitment

Low-cost applicant tracking and recruitment CRM with candidate enrichment, sold to both in-house teams and agencies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Gem pricing outside the small-startup tier is entirely custom and not published, so mid-size and enterprise buyers cannot benchmark cost before a sales call; Manatal pricing is per recruiter seat, so putting every hiring manager into the system to review candidates multiplies the licence count and erases the price advantage.
  • They diverge on capability: Gem covers AI sourcing, Manatal covers Candidate enrichment.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gem and Manatal actually diverge.

Attributes where Gem and Manatal differ
AttributeGemManatal
Pricing modelPer user per month, by company size and seat typePer user per month
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtensionWeb

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gem

  • AI sourcing
  • Outreach sequences
  • ATS sync or replace
  • Analytics
  • Talent rediscovery

Only in Manatal

  • Candidate enrichment
  • AI candidate scoring
  • Recruitment CRM
  • Multi-board posting
  • CV parsing
  • Careers page builder
  • Custom pipelines
  • Reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gem

  • A talent acquisition team that wants sourcing, outreach and pipeline analytics without replacing an existing ATS such as Greenhouse or Workdaynot Manatal
  • An early-stage startup under 30 employees that qualifies for Gem's startup discount programme and wants sourcing tooling from day onenot Manatal
  • A company evaluating whether to consolidate its recruiting stack by moving off a separate ATS entirely onto Gem All-in-Onenot Manatal
  • A recruiting team that wants to resurface past applicants already in their data before opening a new external sourcing campaignnot Manatal

Manatal

  • A small recruitment agency that needs client, candidate and placement tracking without an enterprise contractnot Gem
  • An in-house team in Asia Pacific that wants candidate enrichment without paying enterprise ATS pricesnot Gem
  • A company processing high applicant volume that needs automated ranking to triage a shortlistnot Gem
  • A recruiter running both contingent search and internal hiring from one databasenot Gem

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gem

  • Pricing outside the small-startup tier is entirely custom and not published, so mid-size and enterprise buyers cannot benchmark cost before a sales call
  • Choosing Gem All-in-One as an ATS replacement is a much larger migration decision than adding a sourcing layer, and the sales process does not surface that distinction clearly upfront
  • Seat types (standard versus AI-powered) gate which features a given recruiter can use, so a team can under-provision seats and lose access to sourcing features they assumed were included
  • The startup discount programme has eligibility cutoffs by employee count and age of company, so growing past 30 employees or beyond early stage removes the cheaper pricing path
  • Outreach effectiveness depends on email deliverability and candidate response rates that Gem does not control, so ROI varies by how saturated a company's target talent pool already is with recruiter outreach
  • Switching from Gem back to a standalone ATS after adopting All-in-One means re-migrating hiring pipeline data a second time, which is a cost most buyers do not model at signup

Manatal

  • Pricing is per recruiter seat, so putting every hiring manager into the system to review candidates multiplies the licence count and erases the price advantage.
  • Candidate enrichment depends on public profile data, so accuracy drops sharply in markets where professional networking sites have low penetration and the scores become misleading rather than useful.
  • Integrations with major HRIS and payroll systems are limited compared with Western competitors, so new hire handover is frequently a CSV export rather than a sync.
  • Support operates on Indochina business hours, which leaves European afternoons and all of North American working hours outside the responsive window.
  • Reporting covers recruiter activity and source data but lacks the cohort and quality-of-hire analysis a mature talent function expects, and custom analysis means exporting to a spreadsheet.

Pricing, plan by plan

Gem

On request
  • Startup (1-10 FTE)$130/month
    • AI sourcing and CRM
    • Analytics
    • Scheduling
  • Gem + Your ATS / All-in-One$undefined/year
    • Custom pricing by FTE count and seat type

Manatal

On request
  • Professional$undefined/month
    • Per recruiter seat
    • Unlimited jobs and candidates
    • Candidate enrichment and AI scoring
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Per recruiter seat at a higher rate
    • Custom fields and advanced permissions
    • Recruitment CRM for agency use
  • Custom$undefined/year
    • Negotiated terms for larger teams
    • Single sign-on and security review
    • Dedicated account management

Which should you pick?

Choose Gem if

  • You need ai sourcing.
  • You work on Web, Chrome Extension.
  • You also want outreach sequences.
Gem review

Choose Manatal if

  • You need candidate enrichment.
  • You also want ai candidate scoring.
Manatal review

Questions people ask

Is Gem or Manatal better?
Neither clearly leads. Gem starts at On request and Manatal at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gem or Manatal?
Gem starts at On request and Manatal at On request.
Does Gem or Manatal run on more platforms?
Gem runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Manatal runs on Web.
What is Gem best used for?
Gem is most often used for a talent acquisition team that wants sourcing, outreach and pipeline analytics without replacing an existing ats such as greenhouse or workday, an early-stage startup under 30 employees that qualifies for gem's startup discount programme and wants sourcing tooling from day one, a company evaluating whether to consolidate its recruiting stack by moving off a separate ats entirely onto gem all-in-one, a recruiting team that wants to resurface past applicants already in their data before opening a new external sourcing campaign. Of those, a talent acquisition team that wants sourcing, outreach and pipeline analytics without replacing an existing ats such as greenhouse or workday and an early-stage startup under 30 employees that qualifies for gem's startup discount programme and wants sourcing tooling from day one are not what Manatal is typically brought in for.
What can Gem do that Manatal cannot?
Gem covers AI sourcing, Outreach sequences, ATS sync or replace, Analytics. Manatal covers Candidate enrichment, AI candidate scoring, Recruitment CRM, Multi-board posting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gem: Do we need to replace our ATS to use Gem?

No, Gem can run alongside an existing ATS purely for sourcing and CRM; Gem All-in-One is a separate option that includes its own ATS.

Manatal: Is it for agencies or in-house teams?

Both. The agency mode adds client and placement management; the corporate mode is a conventional ATS. Buying the wrong mode means paying for modules you never open.

Gem: Is there a published price for larger teams?

Only the 1-10 employee startup tier has a public price; larger teams are quoted based on FTE count and seat mix.

Manatal: How is it priced compared with other ATS products?

Per recruiter seat per month. That is not comparable with vendors that charge per active job slot or per employee, so model your real user count before comparing headline numbers.

Gem: What is the difference between a standard and AI-powered seat?

Standard seats cover core sourcing, email-finding and ATS sync; AI-powered seats add sourcing agents, application review and fraud detection.

Manatal: Where is candidate data hosted?

On cloud infrastructure with GDPR commitments, but region-specific residency guarantees are weaker than EU-native vendors offer, which matters for regulated European buyers.

Manatal: Does the AI scoring actually work?

It ranks reliably against structured requirements such as skills and experience length. It is far less reliable where enrichment data is sparse.

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