Is Manatal good for recruiting agencies?

Manatal was designed for internal HR teams in Asia and emerging markets. It has no real-time client portal or multi-account architecture for agencies, which makes it impractical for boutique recruiting operations across the Americas.

How much does Manatal cost?

Manatal charges between $15 and $35 USD per user per month, with annual plans. It doesn't offer differentiated pricing for markets outside its core regions, nor native bilingual support.

What's the best Manatal alternative for agencies?

Klyver is the most direct alternative for recruiting agencies across the Americas. It was built specifically for the multi-client model: a real-time client portal, pipeline by requisition, a commercial CRM, and an AI parser trained on bilingual CVs. From $89 USD/mo with a 14-day free trial.

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Klyver vs Manatal: the alternative for recruiting agencies

Manatal was built for internal HR in Asia. If you run multiple clients from one account, you need a system designed for your model.

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What is Manatal, and who was it built for?

Manatal is an ATS founded in Bangkok with expansion into emerging markets. Its pitch is an affordable AI-powered ATS for internal HR teams: good user experience, a mobile app, LinkedIn integration, and a clean interface that makes onboarding easy.

The problem is its architecture: Manatal was designed for a single company managing its own hiring. There's no concept of an "external client who needs to see their pipeline" or "multiple active accounts at once." For a boutique recruiting agency juggling 6 clients simultaneously, that architecture creates friction at every step.

The most common symptom: agencies using Manatal end up creating a separate account per client just to isolate the pipelines. That multiplies the monthly cost by the number of active clients and doubles the administrative work.

Direct comparison: Klyver vs Manatal

Feature	Klyver	Manatal
Real-time client portal	✓ Included	✗ Not available
Multi-client pipeline in one account	✓ Native	✗ No
Bilingual AI parser	✓ Yes	~ Generic AI (English)
Commercial relationship CRM	✓ Included	✗ No
Invoicing and fee tracking	✓ Included	✗ No
Bilingual support	✓ Native	~ Limited
Published base price	✓ $89 USD/mo	✗ $15-35 USD/user/mo
Free trial, no card required	✓ 14 days	~ 14 days (with limits)

The three differences that matter most in practice

1. The client portal

Klyver includes a portal where each client sees the pipeline for their positions in real time. Manatal has no such module. For an agency with 5 active clients, that's 4-6 hours a week of manual reporting that simply disappears with Klyver.

2. Pricing built for an agency, not a headcount

Manatal charges per user. An agency with 4 recruiters pays between $60 and $140 USD a month. With Klyver, the Growth plan covers 8 recruiters for $289 USD with functionality Manatal doesn't even have, like the relationship CRM and fee invoicing. The total cost of operation is significantly lower.

3. A parser built for bilingual CVs

Manatal's parser was trained primarily on English-language CVs. The formats that dominate the Mexican, Colombian, and Argentine markets (2010-era Word docs with tables, Canva-designed PDFs, scanned files) produce inconsistent results. Klyver trained its parser specifically on CVs from across the Americas.

Why Klyver over Manatal?

Klyver is the better fit if:

You work as a recruiting agency or RPO and manage several clients in one place.
You want your client to see the pipeline in a portal and approve pre-invoices with a link (portal and invoicing from Growth).
You recruit in Spanish: the AI parser is trained on CVs in the formats used across the region.
You prefer a flat price per plan, published in USD, and a 14-day trial with no card.
You invoice fees in five billing models from the same system.

And if your team is in-house HR, the Corporate plan adds departments, a hiring manager view that does not use seats and a careers portal with your brand.

Migrating from Manatal

If you already have candidates in Manatal, Klyver can import them via CSV export. The process takes 2-4 hours for databases of up to 2,000 candidates. The AI parser structures the information automatically on import.

Keep both accounts active for the first week while you verify all active candidates migrated correctly. Then cancel your Manatal plan.

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Data checked on Sep 20, 2026

Prices as each source publishes them on its own site, in US dollars. They change: confirm at the link before deciding.

	Detail	Source
Klyver	Agencies: Starter $89, Growth $289, Elite $649, Scale $1,299 a month, flat rate per plan (3, 8, 20 seats and unlimited). Corporate: Corporate $229 and Business $449 a month.	Klyver pricing
Manatal: pricing	Professional plan: US$15 per user a month; Enterprise: US$35 per user a month (yearly prices on their page). Professional includes up to 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates per account.	www.manatal.com

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