Pin review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Pin report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for an AI recruiter for founders and small hiring teams
Pin searches 850M+ profiles, scores them against a role and sends outreach from your own Gmail or Outlook. The free plan is cut to one job and 5 contact lookups a week, the paid plans start at $100 a seat, and linking an applicant tracking system costs extra until Enterprise.
Who Pin is for
- Fits if you are a founder or solo recruiter who wants sourcing and first emails handled for you
- Works for small agencies that run searches for a few clients from one login
Who Pin is not for
- Tight if you stay on the free plan, since it allows 1 job and 5 contact lookups a week
- Pricey if you want one seat monthly, because Solo is annual only and Professional is $179 billed monthly
- Watch out: connecting your applicant tracking system is an add-on until Enterprise
- Watch out: SSO, SAML and SCIM are Enterprise only, and Enterprise has no public price
Why Pin gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$100 per user a month on annual billing is level with this category's middle price of $95, and Solo is not sold monthly. Professional is $135, or $179 billed monthly.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan is real but small: 1 job, 1 AI agent, 5 contact credits a week and 3 candidate searches a day. You will hit those in your first week of hiring.
- CFeaturesSourcing, scoring, email sequences, interview booking and a notetaker. The listing says ATS integration is an add-on until Enterprise, and multi-channel sequences start on Solo.
- CEase of useA web app where you connect Gmail or Outlook and a calendar, set up job positions and decide what the agent may do alone. No store rating is on record.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with 120+ applicant tracking system links and Gmail, Outlook and calendar connections. There is no desktop or phone app listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pin's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/pin#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/pin.svg" alt="Pin: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Pin stands among hiring and applicant tracking tools
Pin's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 76 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 39 of 101) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $100 a month for each person, against a middle price of $99 for the category: 25 of the 42 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pin’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 101, level with 78
- CFree plan and trialAbove 73 of 101, level with 23
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 101, level with 71
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101, level with 99
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 101, level with 62
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 43 hiring and applicant tracking tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Pin, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Pin you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.2 is higher than 76 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade. It costs $1,200 a year.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. Pin’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Pin?
Pin is an AI recruiting tool that searches a database of 850M+ profiles, scores matches against a role, and sends outreach from your own Gmail or Outlook account. Replies can be handled and interviews booked automatically, and each step can also be approved by hand. It is aimed at hiring teams, agencies and founders.
Worth knowing
- The Free plan allows 1 position and 5 contact credits a week; email and phone lookups each use a credit.
- Solo is annual only; Professional costs $179 per user / month if billed monthly.
- ATS integration is an add-on on Solo and Professional and included only on Enterprise.
- SSO/SAML and SCIM are Enterprise only.
Key features
- AI sourcing
- Searches a database of 850M+ profiles from a job title or description and gives each match a fit score with the reasons behind it.
- Automated outreach
- Sends personalized email sequences from the recruiter's connected Gmail or Outlook account, with follow-ups. Multi-channel sequences start on Solo.
- Interview scheduling
- Sorts candidate replies and books calls through connected calendars. Every automated step is optional and can be approved by hand first.
- AI notetaker
- Joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams interviews and intake calls, records them, writes a summary and suggests questions. Included on every plan.
- Recruiting CRM and ATS sync
- Keeps candidates and conversations in one place. The vendor lists 120+ applicant tracking system integrations, an add-on until Enterprise.
Pin pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pin has a free plan, and paid plans start at $100 per user / month, billed annually.
- Starts at
- $100 per user / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- 1 job position, 1 AI agent, 5 contact lookup credits per week, 3 candidate searches a day, email-only sequences and the AI notetaker.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 job position, 1 AI agent, 5 contact credits per week and email-only sequences. |
| Solo | $100per user / month, billed annually (not sold monthly) | Single seat with unlimited positions, 500 contact credits a month, 2 AI agents and multi-channel sequences. |
| Professional | $135per user / month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly) | Unlimited seats, 1,000 credits per seat a month, 2 agents per user, shared inbox and collaboration. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited seats, credits and AI agents, ATS integration included, SSO/SAML, SCIM and an account manager. |
Read from pin.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pin before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount25% off Professional when billed annually
The pricing page shows Professional at $135 per user a month on annual billing against $179 on monthly billing.
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Common questions
Does Pin have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Pin is listed for Web.
Does Pin have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Pin is listed for Web.
Is Pin open source?
Pin is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.