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GEightfold AI vs Manatal
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Eightfold AI if…
- you're in its core audience: hr leaders, recruiters
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Choose Manatal if…
- you need an API to build on
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Chrome
- you're in its core audience: in-house hr teams, recruitment and staffing agencies
Side by side
Feature Eightfold AI Manatal
Pricing modelContact for pricingFree trial
Starting price—$15/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt out—
Data retentionKept as long as reasonably necessary; customer data per customer agreement timeframes—
Security and complianceISO 42001, FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR, CCPASOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA
AI interviews
Candidate sourcing—
Candidate fraud detection—
Multi-board job posting—
Bias safeguards—
MCP / LLM connector—
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome, API
CategoryHR & RecruitingHR & Recruiting
CompanyEightfold AI Inc.Manatal
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
E Eightfold AI
- AI Interviewer runs interviews and summarizes candidates
- AI Interview Companion for recruiters
- Candidate Agent guides applicants through hiring
- Talent acquisition and talent management modules
- Resource management and internal workforce exchange
- TalentForge for building custom talent apps and agents
- Candidate fraud and impersonation detection
- Third-party bias audits of AI models
M Manatal
- Job posting to 2,500+ organic and premium job boards
- Customizable drag-and-drop hiring pipelines and Kanban board
- AI candidate scoring and job-based recommendations
- Profile enrichment from LinkedIn and 20+ public platforms
- AI Interviewer add-on for 24/7 automated video screening
- Recruitment CRM for clients, placements and revenue
- Branded career pages with custom application forms
- Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot Studio
Plans and prices
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Eightfold AI
Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.
Manatal
Professional$15/user/mo billed yearly ($19 monthly)
Enterprise$35/user/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly)
Enterprise Plus$55/user/mo billed yearly ($59 monthly)
CustomCustom
Strengths and limitations
Eightfold AI
- FedRAMP Moderate authorized and ISO/IEC 42001 certified
- Bias audit results for AI Interviewer are published
- Covers both hiring and talent management in one platform
- TalentForge lets teams build custom apps and agents
- No public pricing; buyers must request a demo
- No free plan or trial listed
- Built for large enterprises rather than small teams
Manatal
- 14-day free trial with no credit card required
- Published per-user pricing starting at $15/month billed yearly
- Supports GDPR, CCPA and PDPA compliance; SOC II Type 2
- Open API and integrations with LinkedIn, Indeed, Zapier and Microsoft Teams
- No free plan; trial only
- Professional plan limited to 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates
- LLM integration, Open API and SSO require the Enterprise Plus plan
- AI Interviewer is a paid add-on
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