# Ashby vs Manatal (slim)

> Ashby scores 61.3 (C) to Manatal's 49.9 (D) for recruiting. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Ashby scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Manatal's 49.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Manatal leads on payments & pricing. Both do recruiting.

- Ashby: C 61.3, rank #472 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ashby.min.md
- Manatal: D 49.9, rank #784 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/manatal.min.md
- Ashby, good for Companies already on Ashby that want an agent to read pipelines, add candidates, move applications between stages, schedule interviews and pull reports with a narrowly scoped key. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 82 against 53; Agent ergonomics, 59 against 43; Security & auth, 63 against 45; Maintenance & community, 64 against 16; Transparency & trust, 77 against 60. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Manatal, good for Recruitment agencies and companies already on Manatal's Enterprise Plus plan that want an agent to add candidates, create jobs, match candidates to jobs and move them between pipeline stages. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 10. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Ashby | Manatal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 79 | 80 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 53 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 59 | 43 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 64 | 16 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ashby | Manatal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ashby, Inc. | Manatal |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.ashbyhq.com` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Ashby Customer Terms of Service | Proprietary service under the Manatal Terms and Conditions |
| Tools exposed | 17 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-07-06 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-29 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-09-24 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |