Where Manatal is strong
Manatal starts at $15 per user a month billed yearly and includes AI recommendations with scoring, candidate enrichment and an AI copilot on every plan. It serves both recruiting agencies and in-house teams and has a 14-day trial with no card.
Where Evander works differently
Manatal's Professional plan is capped at 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates, and its MCP server, open API and SSO are on Enterprise Plus at $55 per user a month. Evander has unlimited jobs and teammates and includes the MCP server from Startup.
- One sentence to a live job. Describe the role and Evander writes the post, sets up stages and scorecards and publishes it to your careers page.
- Every applicant screened, with evidence. You write a brief with must-haves and bonuses; each application is checked against it and every check links to the resume. A person makes every decision.
- Automations in plain English. "When someone moves to onsite, send a booking link and remind interviewers after 24 hours" becomes a workflow anyone can read and edit.
- Your assistant can do everything you can. Every action is an MCP tool for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor; sensitive actions wait for your approval.
Where Manatal is ahead
For one or two recruiters, Manatal's per-seat price is lower than any flat plan. It also has agency features such as a recruitment CRM. Evander launched in 2026 and is invite-only, so it has a shorter track record.
Pricing
Manatal: Professional $15, Enterprise $35, Enterprise Plus $55 per user a month billed yearly ($19, $39, $59 monthly). Professional is capped at 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates.
Evander: Free plan. Startup $79–299/month billed yearly ($99–379 monthly) for up to 100 people; Growth from $449/month for 101–500. Priced by company size; unlimited jobs and teammates. See Evander pricing and ATS pricing compared.
The verdict
Choose Manatal if you are a recruiting agency or a one- or two-person HR team that wants the lowest price per seat. Choose Evander if your whole team should take part in hiring without paying per seat, and you want AI assistants to work in the pipeline on a starter plan.
Questions
How much does Manatal cost?
Professional $15, Enterprise $35, Enterprise Plus $55 per user a month billed yearly ($19, $39, $59 monthly). Professional is capped at 15 jobs and 10,000 candidates.
Does Manatal have a free plan?
No. Free trial: 14 days, no card. Evander has a free plan with unlimited jobs and teammates and 50 AI resume scorings a month.
Does Manatal have an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes, on Enterprise Plus only. Evander: Yes. Every action in the app is a tool; sensitive actions wait for a person's approval.