Flowmingo vs Manatal

The short answer

Manatal is more than a candidate-enrichment tool. Its current documentation describes an AI Interviewer with configurable questions, grading criteria and recorded video answers. It sits inside a broader ATS and recruitment CRM, so an existing Manatal team can review interviews without creating a second job record^[3,4].

Flowmingo starts with the interview and includes the hiring workflow. Recruiters configure questions and criteria, invite applicants, review scored evidence and move candidates through hiring stages. Unlimited interviews and team members are included on Free; paid plans add options such as downloads and branding.

2 more differences worth knowing

• The ATS price is not the interview price

  Manatal’s per-user subscription and AI interview package are separate charges. Compare their combined cost with Flowmingo’s unlimited Free interviews, rather than quoting the base ATS price as the cost of AI screening^[1,2].

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• Both produce reviewable interview evidence

  Manatal includes recordings, transcripts and an assessment. Flowmingo returns those evidence types with criterion scores and written reasons. Compare how quickly your team can explain a decision from an actual answer^[3].

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Pricing: what each one costs you

Add the recruiter subscription and the interview package before comparing costs.

Manatal publishes both monthly and annual subscription rates. Its support documentation separately lists AI Interviewer packages. The example below uses monthly billing consistently; annual plans have different payment and credit-allocation terms^[1,2].

What	Manatal
Professional ATS	US$19/user/month monthly, or US$15/user/month equivalent billed yearly[1]	Free $0; Starter US$49/month; Growth US$99/month. AI interviews stay unlimited
Entry interview package	US$40/month for 20 completed interviews, in addition to the ATS[2]	Unlimited AI interviews on Free
Larger published package	US$360/month for 200 interviews; larger volumes require a quote[2]	No interview-volume charge
Two-recruiter monthly example	2 × US$19 + US$40 = US$78/month, including 20 interviews[1,2]	US$0 for two team members and unlimited AI interviews
Interview-credit use	Completed interviews consume credits; each allowed retake consumes another[3]	No interview credits to purchase
Free evaluation	14-day ATS trial; support table excludes the AI Interviewer add-on[1,2]	Ongoing Free plan, with no end date

Separate recurring team cost from fluctuating interview demand. Adding recruiters changes a per-user bill even when applicant volume stays flat. A hiring campaign changes the interview package even if the team stays the same. Flowmingo’s free allowance separates neither activity into a paid meter, so you can invite a larger pool and add reviewers without repricing those two dimensions.

For an existing Manatal customer, the relevant incremental cost may be the interview package because the ATS subscription is already committed. For a new buyer, omitting the base subscription understates the purchase. Use both views when appropriate, and include optional branding, downloads, messaging or implementation in a separate line rather than treating software entry price as the whole recruiting budget.

Retakes affect the credit calculation. Manatal counts completed attempts, not merely links sent. A policy that allows applicants to try again can therefore change consumption. Its monthly credits expire at the reset; annual credits are allocated for the year. Decide how often your team expects retries before selecting the package^[3].

Flowmingo's plans: Free is $0 with unlimited AI interviews. Starter ($49 a month) and Growth ($99 a month) add your brand on what you share, downloads, longer assessments and longer-kept interview videos. See pricing.

The AI interview: an add-on inside Manatal or a free interviewing workflow

Manatal’s current guide describes a real AI interviewing workflow, not only profile enrichment. An administrator enables the add-on, then a recruiter creates the interview in a job. Flowmingo also turns role requirements into an interview that the recruiter can review before inviting anyone^[3].

What	Manatal
Initial setup	Administrator activates the add-on and requests a credit plan[3]	Create a hiring project and configure its AI interview
Questions	Generate from the job description or write manually; up to 10[3]	1-30 questions drafted from the job description; edit the questions and criteria before inviting
Evaluation standard	Expected answer or grading criteria attached to each question[3]	0-10 per criterion with a written reason; overall score uses the importance you set
Interview availability	One active AI Interview per job; enabled or disabled by the recruiter[3]	Share the configured interview with applicants
Response format	Asynchronous video with a spoken AI interviewer[3]	The AI asks aloud and follows up; the applicant records video answers in their own time
Later changes	New applicants receive updated settings; completed interviews remain unchanged[3]	Review questions and criteria before opening the next applicant cohort

Compare the assessment you can configure, not just the generated questions. Take a sales role requiring discovery, objection handling and negotiation judgment. A question about a successful sale should have criteria that distinguish the candidate’s own actions from the team’s result. In either tool, check that the question gives the applicant an opportunity to demonstrate the competency you later score.

An existing Manatal team may value keeping the interview in its current job. That operational convenience is different from evidence that its AI makes a better assessment. Run the same role brief in Flowmingo, inspect the generated questions and compare the resulting reports. Avoid changing question difficulty or the expected answer between products, because that would make the pilot difficult to interpret.

What your applicants experience

Applicants receive a link to the configured Manatal interview and complete recorded answers asynchronously. Flowmingo also lets applicants interview in their own time. Invitation delivery, interview format and report review are separate parts of this comparison^[3].

Do not confuse a messaging channel with the interview itself. A WhatsApp invitation from Flowmingo leads to the interview; it does not mean the assessment is a WhatsApp chat or a telephone call. WhatsApp availability requires an enabled, eligible paid organization and sufficient messaging credits. Use that distinction when comparing how applicants discover the link and what equipment they need afterwards.

When testing Manatal’s retake configuration, decide whether you are measuring first-attempt performance or allowing practice. Tell applicants the policy before they begin. Then check that the reviewer can tell which attempt they are reading. Apply the same assessment policy when evaluating Flowmingo so the comparison reflects the tools rather than different candidate instructions.

What	Manatal
Start	Recruiter shares the job’s interview link[3]	Interview link and email; WhatsApp for enabled, eligible paid organizations with credits
Availability	AI interview runs while enabled for that job[3]	Applicant starts in their own time
Language configuration	Recruiter selects the interview language and voice[3]	60+ spoken interview languages; applicants choose from the languages you allow
Published language list	Pricing names English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese[1]	60+ interview languages
Retakes	Recruiter allows 0-5 retakes; each submitted attempt uses a credit[3]	Review the configured interview settings before sending invitations
Device preparation	Test the selected candidate flow on the intended device[3]	A phone or laptop browser, with a camera and microphone check before the interview

60+ interview languages

What comes back after each interview

Manatal’s guide shows the assessment, full transcript and recording within the candidate profile. Flowmingo’s report likewise provides evidence behind the evaluation. The review task should include inspecting an answer that the AI interprets differently from a recruiter^[3].

What	Manatal
Assessment output	Strengths, weaknesses and insights evaluated against configured criteria[3]	Scores, written reasons, strengths, gaps, recommendation and cohort percentile band
Original evidence	Full transcript and recorded interview[3]	Video recording and transcript, with the answer available alongside its evaluation
Review location	Candidate profile accessed from the job’s Interviews tab[3]	Candidate report in the hiring project
Retake history	Attempts appear separately, newest first[3]	Review the relevant interview submission and its report
Team contribution	Hiring-manager collaboration within the ATS[1]	Team notes, ratings and hiring stages

Overall score

Use the original answer to check a summary. A candidate may describe an unsuccessful project while demonstrating good judgment about what went wrong. A useful report preserves that distinction. Ask both reviewers to find the evidence for their conclusion and document disagreements instead of selecting the highest displayed number without reading the explanation.

For an agency, also rehearse the client handoff. Decide which evidence a client needs, which internal notes should remain private and whether a recording must be downloaded or shared. Manatal’s Guest Portal and Flowmingo’s report-sharing options deserve a workflow comparison on those exact requirements. The presence of an ATS alone does not answer who can see which report^[4].

Integrations and workflow

What	Manatal
Recruiting pipeline	ATS with candidate records, custom pipelines and hiring-manager collaboration[1]	Built-in hiring stages, applicant records, notes and team ratings on every plan
Recruitment CRM	Client leads, commercial pipeline and placement/revenue workflow[4]	Hiring projects, candidate evidence and team collaboration
API and webhooks	Enterprise Plus in the published feature table[2]	API, webhooks and MCP on every plan
ATS handoff	Interview evidence stays in the Manatal job record[3]	REST API, webhooks and MCP for custom integrations on every plan
Team commercial unit	Paid recruiter users; hiring managers listed separately[1]	Unlimited team members, with Owner, Admin and Member roles
Branded client access	Premium Guest Portal is an add-on[1,4]	Plan-based branded sharing and career-page options

Preserve a working commercial process when testing an interview tool. Manatal’s recruitment CRM covers client-facing activities as well as candidate records. A staffing agency can test Flowmingo’s interviewing without assuming that its sales pipeline should move at the same time. Define the handoff between the interview and the system that owns the client relationship.

Flowmingo provides API, webhooks and MCP for custom workflows. Check the current availability and setup requirements of any named ATS connection your team needs. A direct Manatal-to-Flowmingo connection needs its own scope and verification. Check candidate identifiers, job association, completion updates and report access with test records before relying on an automated transfer.

Scoring, oversight and candidate data

Check the actual permissions and data controls for your workflow

Manatal publishes a security statement and describes consent collection and candidate-data controls. These are useful procurement inputs; they do not establish that every configuration or hiring decision meets a legal requirement. Flowmingo’s applicable privacy terms and DPA should be reviewed for the same intended use^[5].

Test access with a realistic reviewer role. A client or hiring manager may need one candidate’s evidence without access to every applicant or internal note. Verify that boundary using a test account, then test removal of access. This is more useful than treating a broad security badge as proof that your specific sharing process is configured correctly.

What	Manatal
Published security claim	Security page states SOC 2 Type II; request the current report and scope[5]	Request current certification evidence. A published DPA is a data contract, not a certification
Candidate consent	Email consent gathering and profile-level consent tracking described[5]	Published Data Processing Agreement and Privacy Policy; confirm retention and deletion requirements
Data requests	Published extraction, modification and permanent-deletion controls[5]	Confirm request handling and applicable retention terms
Single sign-on	Listed on Enterprise Plus[1,2]	Confirm the authentication requirements for the intended team
Hiring decision	Recruiter reviews the AI assessment with the candidate record[3]	Recruiters review the evidence and decide who moves forward

Which should you choose?

Moving from Manatal: test one role first

Test one job before changing the system that holds your candidate or client history. Keep the interview pilot separate from a full ATS migration.

1. Define the role and the evidenceUse the same competencies and expected-answer standard. Review generated questions before either tool reaches an applicant.
2. Compare the complete interview billRecord recruiter seats, completed attempts and retakes. For Manatal include both ATS and add-on charges; for Flowmingo identify any optional paid features.
3. Review and share the resultAsk two reviewers to find evidence, add their judgment and share an appropriate report. Check client access where relevant.
4. Connect only the workflow you needTest the candidate and job mapping. Preserve existing records and client relationships until the new handoff is verified.

The full comparison, point by point

For the procurement checklist: all 34 points, with a source on each. Open a group.

Price and plan limits6 points

What	Manatal
Professional ATS	US$19/user/month monthly, or US$15/user/month equivalent billed yearly[1]	Free $0; Starter US$49/month; Growth US$99/month. AI interviews stay unlimited
Entry interview package	US$40/month for 20 completed interviews, in addition to the ATS[2]	Unlimited AI interviews on Free
Larger published package	US$360/month for 200 interviews; larger volumes require a quote[2]	No interview-volume charge
Two-recruiter monthly example	2 × US$19 + US$40 = US$78/month, including 20 interviews[1,2]	US$0 for two team members and unlimited AI interviews
Interview-credit use	Completed interviews consume credits; each allowed retake consumes another[3]	No interview credits to purchase
Free evaluation	14-day ATS trial; support table excludes the AI Interviewer add-on[1,2]	Ongoing Free plan, with no end date

The interview6 points

What	Manatal
Initial setup	Administrator activates the add-on and requests a credit plan[3]	Create a hiring project and configure its AI interview
Questions	Generate from the job description or write manually; up to 10[3]	1-30 questions drafted from the job description; edit the questions and criteria before inviting
Evaluation standard	Expected answer or grading criteria attached to each question[3]	0-10 per criterion with a written reason; overall score uses the importance you set
Interview availability	One active AI Interview per job; enabled or disabled by the recruiter[3]	Share the configured interview with applicants
Response format	Asynchronous video with a spoken AI interviewer[3]	The AI asks aloud and follows up; the applicant records video answers in their own time
Later changes	New applicants receive updated settings; completed interviews remain unchanged[3]	Review questions and criteria before opening the next applicant cohort

Candidate experience6 points

What	Manatal
Start	Recruiter shares the job’s interview link[3]	Interview link and email; WhatsApp for enabled, eligible paid organizations with credits
Availability	AI interview runs while enabled for that job[3]	Applicant starts in their own time
Language configuration	Recruiter selects the interview language and voice[3]	60+ spoken interview languages; applicants choose from the languages you allow
Published language list	Pricing names English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese[1]	60+ interview languages
Retakes	Recruiter allows 0-5 retakes; each submitted attempt uses a credit[3]	Review the configured interview settings before sending invitations
Device preparation	Test the selected candidate flow on the intended device[3]	A phone or laptop browser, with a camera and microphone check before the interview

Reports and evaluation5 points

What	Manatal
Assessment output	Strengths, weaknesses and insights evaluated against configured criteria[3]	Scores, written reasons, strengths, gaps, recommendation and cohort percentile band
Original evidence	Full transcript and recorded interview[3]	Video recording and transcript, with the answer available alongside its evaluation
Review location	Candidate profile accessed from the job’s Interviews tab[3]	Candidate report in the hiring project
Retake history	Attempts appear separately, newest first[3]	Review the relevant interview submission and its report
Team contribution	Hiring-manager collaboration within the ATS[1]	Team notes, ratings and hiring stages

Integrations and team6 points

What	Manatal
Recruiting pipeline	ATS with candidate records, custom pipelines and hiring-manager collaboration[1]	Built-in hiring stages, applicant records, notes and team ratings on every plan
Recruitment CRM	Client leads, commercial pipeline and placement/revenue workflow[4]	Hiring projects, candidate evidence and team collaboration
API and webhooks	Enterprise Plus in the published feature table[2]	API, webhooks and MCP on every plan
ATS handoff	Interview evidence stays in the Manatal job record[3]	REST API, webhooks and MCP for custom integrations on every plan
Team commercial unit	Paid recruiter users; hiring managers listed separately[1]	Unlimited team members, with Owner, Admin and Member roles
Branded client access	Premium Guest Portal is an add-on[1,4]	Plan-based branded sharing and career-page options

Oversight and candidate data5 points

What	Manatal
Published security claim	Security page states SOC 2 Type II; request the current report and scope[5]	Request current certification evidence. A published DPA is a data contract, not a certification
Candidate consent	Email consent gathering and profile-level consent tracking described[5]	Published Data Processing Agreement and Privacy Policy; confirm retention and deletion requirements
Data requests	Published extraction, modification and permanent-deletion controls[5]	Confirm request handling and applicable retention terms
Single sign-on	Listed on Enterprise Plus[1,2]	Confirm the authentication requirements for the intended team
Hiring decision	Recruiter reviews the AI assessment with the candidate record[3]	Recruiters review the evidence and decide who moves forward

Questions buyers ask

Sources and method

This comparison was updated on 4 Oct 2026. Competitor claims link to Manatal's own pages or a named third party; ratings carry their own checked dates. Flowmingo facts come from our pricing, the AI Interviewer page, a sample report, our Data Processing Agreement and our Privacy Policy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us below and we fix it.