# Pin review (2026): is the free plan enough? > AI recruiter that sources, emails and books candidates Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Hiring & Applicant Tracking - **Made by:** Pin (since 2024) - **Website:** https://www.pin.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay on the free plan, since it allows 1 job and 5 contact lookups a week. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pin has a free plan, and paid plans start at $100 per user / month, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $100 per 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 | $135 per 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 https://www.pin.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pin before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **25% off Professional when billed annually** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows Professional at $135 per user a month on annual billing against $179 on monthly billing. Source: https://www.pin.com/pricing/ ## 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. ## Good for - Recruiters and founders who want sourcing and outreach handled by an agent - Agencies running searches for several clients from one account - Solo recruiters who want a free plan to try it first ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** $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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The 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. - **Features: C.** Sourcing, 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. - **Ease of use: C.** A 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. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with 120+ applicant tracking system links and Gmail, Outlook and calendar connections. There is no desktop or phone app listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/hiring ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Applicant tracking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Bullhorn, iCIMS, Jobvite, Gmail, Outlook **Tags:** AI agents, Applicant tracking, Job board posting, AI features, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [Juicebox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/juicebox): AI recruiting platform for sourcing and outreach. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/juicebox-vs-pin) - [SeekOut](https://toolgpa.com/tools/seekout): AI candidate sourcing across 1B+ profiles and your ATS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pin-vs-seekout) - [hireEZ](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hireez): AI sourcing and recruiting platform that sits on top of your ATS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hireez-vs-pin) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.pin.com/pricing/ - https://www.pin.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pin Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).