Ashby vs Manatal

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Ashby is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 17.4 versus 15 for Manatal, and ranks ahead in 70% of the answers that name both.

Choose Ashby if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.4 vs 15)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 33% positive)
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat

Choose Manatal if…

You want a lower entry price ($15 vs $400)
You need more native integrations (2500+ vs 250+)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
Advanced AI-driven candidate enrichment and match scoring

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Ashby	Manatal
Visibility score	17.4%	15%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#7	#8
Share of voice	3.8%	3.8%
Mentions this run	21	22
Positive in AI answers	57%	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Ashby 0pp · Manatal 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Ashby leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

23.3%

18.1%

AI Mode

8.2%

4.1%

Perplexity

20.7%

22.8%

AshbyManatal

Head to head in AI answers

10 engine answers name both brands

7Ashby ranked higher

3Manatal ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Ashby	Manatal
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#2	#8
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#8
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#3	#10
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#3	#9
Alternatives to the most popular recruiting platform	Perplexity	#11	#8
Best recruiting platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#3	#6
Which recruiting platform has transparent pricing?	Perplexity	#3	#5
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	ChatGPT	#10	#2
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#8	#1
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#8	#23

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Ashby	Manatal
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Per seat
Entry price	$400 / mo	$15 per seat / mo
Free plan	No	No · 14-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-hosted software as a service on Amazon Web Services, sold on subscription plans	Cloud-based
Integrations	250+	2500+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2 Type II
Support	Customer success team	24/5 live chat, Email support, In-app training and interactive onboarding, Documentation
Founded	2018	—
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	Bangkok, Thailand
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series D · $120M raised	Seed · $5M raised
Best for	Ambitious, scaling companies from startups to enterprises that want one system for hiring	HR teams, recruitment agencies, and headhunters