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SohamRecruit vs Manatal — for recruitment agencies

Budget AI ATS vs India-launch agency ATS: jobs/candidate caps, trial length, WhatsApp, client portal, and honest gaps. SohamRecruit claims verified against product code (2026-07-22).

Last reviewed July 22, 2026

SohamRecruit is an AI-native ATS for recruitment agencies (global product, India launch first — INR billing, multi-channel intake including WhatsApp Business). Manatal is a widely known AI recruitment / ATS platform with transparent USD per-user pricing, strong Chrome sourcing, and career-page tooling — popular with agencies and in-house teams that want a low USD entry price.

This page is a buyer guide. We are not affiliated with Manatal. Manatal prices and limits change; confirm on manatal.com before you buy. SohamRecruit rows match shipped product behaviour (billing plans, feature gates, production flags).

Manatal is a fit when…

Teams that want published USD pricing from about $15/user/month (annual Professional)
Agencies or HR teams that prioritise Chrome LinkedIn sourcing, social enrichment, and multi-language career pages
Buyers who need SSO / Open API / advanced report builder and will pay Enterprise Plus

SohamRecruit is a fit when…

Small recruitment agencies that want INR per-seat pricing and a 30-day trial without a candidate-count cap on the trial
Teams whose candidates arrive on WhatsApp Business, email (IMAP), folders, and job boards
Agencies that need a client shortlist portal with AI briefs/compare plus placement invoicing

Side-by-side

SohamRecruit column is code-verified. Manatal column is from public pages — re-check before you buy.

Criterion	Manatal	SohamRecruit
Best for	Global AI ATS/CRM — individuals and small teams up through growing firms (Professional → Enterprise Plus)	Small recruitment agencies (global product; India launch market first)
List pricing (confirm live)	From Manatal pricing (as of last review): Professional $15/user/mo (annual) or $19 monthly — up to 15 jobs & 10,000 candidates. Enterprise $35 annual / $39 monthly — unlimited jobs & candidates + workflow automation. Enterprise Plus $55 annual / $59 monthly — API, SSO, advanced reports, candidate portal & internal mobility, LLM integrations. Custom on demand. GST for Singapore residents.	Lite ₹599 · Starter ₹999 · Pro ₹1,999 per seat / month (INR via Razorpay)
Trial / free	14-day free trial, no card required. Trial includes most Professional–Enterprise Plus features but excludes several items (e.g. free/premium job-board posting, some email automation / Manatal-domain email, mass email, AI job descriptions, GDPR consent-request tool per their FAQ). After trial, pay or lose access until a card is added.	30-day free trial — 1 admin seat, 500 AI ops/mo, no candidate-count cap, no card
Active job limits	Professional: up to 15 jobs per account (not per user). Enterprise / Enterprise Plus: unlimited jobs. Job ≠ headcount (unlimited headcounts per job per Manatal FAQ).	No active-job cap in product plans (capacity is seats + AI ops)
Candidate / record limits	Professional: up to 10,000 candidates. Enterprise+: unlimited candidates.	No hard candidate-count cap on trial or paid
AI	AI recommendations, scoring, enrichment, semantic search on paid tiers; ChatGPT/Claude/LLM + MCP server on Enterprise Plus. AI Interviewer is an add-on.	Core ATS + AI on every tier (AI inside monthly ops bundles, not unlimited)
WhatsApp	Marketing lists social media posting including WhatsApp / WeChat / Line (share jobs). Confirm whether full WhatsApp Business API résumé intake (inbound CV → candidate) is native vs share-only on their docs.	WhatsApp Business API intake with your Meta/WABA credentials
Email résumé / mailbox intake	Create candidates by forwarding emails with CV; Outlook/Office 365 & Gmail integration; mass emailing and marketing integrations listed on plans.	IMAP résumé intake; Gmail/Outlook OAuth for send + Google Calendar (Gmail API inbox read off in prod)
Client / candidate portals	Share jobs & profiles with hiring managers (Guest Portal branding add-on). Candidate portal & internal mobility called out on Enterprise Plus. Career pages with templates / custom domain on plans.	Token shortlist link + authenticated client users; AI briefs + side-by-side compare
Agency workflow (placements / fees)	CRM + sales/revenue reports marketed; strong general ATS/CRM. Confirm placement-fee invoicing depth for pure staffing agencies on their site.	Agency-shaped: clients, pipeline, placements, revenue, invoice PDFs, BD pipeline
Job boards / careers	Career page + multipost / free & premium channels; bring-your-own job-board contracts (add-on). Account verification may gate some posting features.	Public careers board + apply. Naukri (Zwayam) on Starter+ with your employer credentials. Chrome LinkedIn profile import (not LinkedIn RSC).
Integrations breadth	Chrome sourcing (LinkedIn + multi-platform), Zapier, Gmail/Outlook, Open API on Enterprise Plus, document signing & email marketing integrations.	Focused: WhatsApp, IMAP, Gmail/Outlook send, Calendar, desktop sync, Chrome, Data API + webhooks on Starter+.
Feature gates (honest)	Professional caps jobs/candidates. Workflow automation starts Enterprise. API, SSO, advanced report builder, candidate portal: Enterprise Plus.	Custom reports Lite+; Data API / webhooks / Naukri Starter+; white-label & agent autonomy Pro
Billing & cancel	USD per user; annual vs monthly toggle on site. Self-serve upgrade path documented. Confirm cancel terms in their terms of service.	Self-serve subscribe/cancel in Billing; display currencies optional; charge in INR today
Compliance posture	Markets GDPR, CCPA & PDPA tooling (consent, delete, extract, career-page consent). Confirm certifications for your RFPs.	Tenant export, SAR form, purge tooling, secret encryption — not SOC 2 certified
Mobile / languages	Progressive mobile app; UI languages include English, Spanish, French, German (per pricing comparison). Career page multi-language.	Responsive web only; English UI only today

Choose Manatal if…

You want the lowest published **USD** seat price and can live with **15 jobs / 10k candidates** on Professional.
Chrome multi-site sourcing, social enrichment, and multi-language career pages are your top priority.
You need **SSO + Open API + advanced reports** and will buy Enterprise Plus.
You prefer a longer-established global AI-ATS brand with multi-language product UI.

Choose SohamRecruit if…

You are an agency that needs **INR pricing**, placement invoices, and a **client shortlist portal** with AI briefs.
You want a **30-day trial** with **no candidate-count cap** and core ATS + AI on the trial seat.
WhatsApp **Business API résumé intake** (not only job sharing) is daily work.
You accept an early product (no SOC 2, no Stripe charge yet, English UI) for price and agency fit.

Where SohamRecruit loses

Not SOC 2 certified; no native multi-currency Stripe checkout yet (INR Razorpay).
No progressive multi-language product UI like Manatal’s marketed languages.
Gmail API inbox read off in prod — IMAP for résumé pull.
Manatal’s published job-board multipost / sourcing hub breadth is wider today.
No native mobile app; smaller brand/community.
Naukri is Starter+ with your Zwayam credentials only.

Where SohamRecruit is strong

No 10,000-candidate / 15-job ceiling on the entry paid path — capacity is seats + AI ops.
Longer trial (30 days) with honest free-trial framing.
INR per-seat clarity for Indian agencies (~₹599 Lite vs Manatal’s USD ladder).
WhatsApp Business intake as a first-class channel (WABA setup).
Client portal with AI briefs + compare; placement invoice PDFs.
Self-serve cancel in Billing without a sales process.

Switching checklist

Start the 30-day SohamRecruit trial.
Export candidates from Manatal (CSV/JSON per their import/export docs) → CSV import.
Connect IMAP + optional Chrome/desktop intake paths.
Configure WhatsApp Business if CVs arrive on WhatsApp.
Share a client portal shortlist and verify placement/revenue fields fit your fees.
Pick Lite/Starter/Pro before day 30.

Try SohamRecruit free for 30 days

1 admin seat · no candidate-count cap · 500 AI ops/month · core ATS + AI. No credit card to start.

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Sources

Feature availability and pricing for both products can change. Manatal figures are from manatal.com/pricing as of the last-reviewed date (annual vs monthly toggles). This page is general information only — not legal, tax, or compliance advice. SohamRecruit is not affiliated with Manatal.