Applicant tracking systems · November 2026 Edition
Greenhouse vs Manatal
Six of fourteen models named Greenhouse first on the direct prompt; zero named Manatal. Greenhouse was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Manatal by ten and Greenhouse carries 57 labels and Manatal 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share30%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#8A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels5714A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Greenhouse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ashby was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Greenhouse vs Workable · Greenhouse vs Breezy HR · Greenhouse vs Ashby
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the applicant tracking systems page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
GreenhouseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManatal
Direct601 against Greenhouse
Paraphrase90
Comparative60
Budget-constrained021 against Greenhouse
Scale-constrained20
Negative203 against Greenhouse · 1 against Manatal
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Greenhouse and Manatal stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Greenhouse Manatal first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Greenhouse on the left and Manatal on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Greenhouse and Manatal stood in it.
Greenhouse first, Manatal not the choice
6 of 14 modelsManatal was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever, Pinpoint, Workable
Grok 4.20Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Workable
Qwen 3.7 FlashAshby, Greenhouse alternatives: Lever, SmartRecruiters
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse, Lever, Workable alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice alternatives: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint
Mistral SmallWorkable alternatives: Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Zoho Recruit
DeepSeek V4 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
MiniMax M2.5Breezy HR, Workable alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, Greenhouse, JazzHR
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXBreezy HR, Workable alternatives: Ashby, Crelate
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Manatal leads by five points.
Manatal5%#6 of 14Greenhouse0%#13 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Greenhouse leads at mid-market.
Greenhouse30%#1 of 17Manatal4%#8 of 17Enterprise
Greenhouse leads by forty-two points.
Greenhouse42%#1 of 10Manatal0%#– of 10What the models said about Greenhouse
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Avoid expensive enterprise systems like Greenhouse or Lever unless you have the scale” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Greenhouse is the most cited leader for structured, process-heavy hiring with interview kits, scorecards and deep reporting built for mid-market and enterprise teams.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Most Mid-Market B2B Teams: Greenhouse – Excels in structured hiring, detailed reporting/analytics, and scalability.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“The gold standard for mid-market and scaling tech firms focusing on \u2018Structured Hiring\u2019 to eliminate bias.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Manatal
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“May feel cumbersome for managing large candidate pools.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best applicant tracking system for a company with a limited budget is Manatal, which is available at $15 per user a month” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Greenhouse vs WorkableGreenhouse vs Breezy HRGreenhouse vs AshbyGreenhouse vs Zoho RecruitGreenhouse vs LeverGreenhouse vs 100HiresWorkable vs ManatalBreezy HR vs ManatalAshby vs ManatalZoho Recruit vs ManatalLever vs Manatal100Hires vs ManatalAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full applicant tracking syste standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.