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Pin Recruiting Review

by Love Thy Recruiting, Inc.

Pin is an AI recruiting platform: sourcing across 850M+ profiles, multi-channel outreach, interview scheduling and a recruiting CRM, with 120+ ATS integrations. It has a free plan, and paid seats start at $100 a month billed annually.

Company size
Startups, enterprises2
Pricing model
Per user1
Integrations
120+1

Best for

  • Agencies and hiring teams that want sourcing, outreach and scheduling in one tool with a published seat price
  • Founders hiring without a recruiter
  • Teams on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Bullhorn

Not ideal for

  • Buyers who want ATS integration on the Solo or Professional plan without an add-on
  • Teams that want a long vendor track record (founded in 2024)
By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 3 sources, most recently checked
How we evaluated Pin

This review rests on the 16 facts this page shows, each checked against the source listed under “Sources”, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score uses only those verified facts, as our methodology explains; third-party ratings, where we quote them, never count in the score.

Our verdict

Pin is an AI recruiting platform from Love Thy Recruiting, Inc., founded in 2024, that searches 850M+ profiles from dozens of data providers and runs multi-channel outreach, scheduling and a recruiting CRM, with 120+ ATS integrations. It has a free plan, Solo at $100 and Professional at $135 per user a month billed annually, and a SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

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Strengths

  • Published prices

    Free, Solo at $100 and Professional at $135 per user a month billed annually; Enterprise is custom.

  • Many data sources

    Searches 850M+ profiles across dozens of data providers.

    Evidence: Candidate database search: Yes1

  • Wide ATS coverage

    Integrates with 120+ applicant tracking systems, including Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Bullhorn, iCIMS and Jobvite.

    Evidence: Native integrations: 120+1

  • SOC 2 Type 2

    SOC 2 Type 2 certified, with the report and a penetration test report in its trust center.

    Evidence: SOC 2 Type II: Yes2

Weaknesses

  • ATS sync as an add-on

    ATS integration is an add-on on Solo and Professional and included only on Enterprise.

    Evidence

    Extra costs: ATS integration is an add-on on Solo and Professional (included on Enterprise)1

  • Young company

    Founded in 2024 and seed-funded, so it has a shorter track record than older sourcing tools.

    Evidence: Founded: 20242

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Price at a glance

  • Starting price per user

    $100/user/mo (billed annually)1

  • Pricing model

    Per user1

  • Price transparency

    Partly published1

  • Free plan

    Yes1

  • Contract term

    Annual1

What Pin costs

Pin cost at 10 to 100 users

  • Solo$100/user/mo
  • Professional$135/user/mo
Estimated list price per month by scenario
UsersSoloProfessional
10$1,000/mo$1,350/mo
25$2,500/mo$3,375/mo
50$5,000/mo$6,750/mo
100$10,000/mo$13,500/mo

Monthly cost at each plan’s annual-billing rate, before add-ons and taxes, from the published price model of each plan.

Quick answers

How much does Pin cost?
Pin has a free plan; Solo costs $100 and Professional $135 per user a month billed annually, and Enterprise is custom.
Is Pin free?
Pin has a free-forever plan with 5 contact lookup credits a week, one job position and one AI agent with email-only sequences.Based on Free plan: Yes1
Which ATS does Pin integrate with?
More than 120 applicant tracking systems, including Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Bullhorn, iCIMS and Jobvite; the integration is an add-on below Enterprise.Based on Notable integrations: Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Bullhorn, iCIMS, Jobvite1
How many profiles does Pin search?
More than 850 million candidate profiles, drawn from dozens of data providers.Based on Candidate database search: Yes1

Coverage of core candidate sourcing tools capabilities

Each core capability we evaluate in Candidate Sourcing Tools, checked against Pin’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.

5 verified of 11 core capabilities

Candidate Sourcing Tools

  • Candidate database search1
  • Boolean and advanced filters · not verified yet
  • Contact data1
  • Browser extension capture · not verified yet
  • Outreach sequences1
  • Email compliance controls · not verified yet
  • ATS and CRM sync1
  • AI candidate matching1
  • Talent pools and lists · not verified yet
  • Privacy and deletion requests · not verified yet
  • Credit and usage reporting · not verified yet

Specifications

Product

AI features
AI recruiting agents that source 24/7, AI candidate scoring against job requirements, AI-written outreach per candidate1

Pin integrations

6 integrations we document, by how they connect. Pin says it has 120+ integrations.

Pin recruiting integrations

Pin integration coverage

The 10 apps that candidate sourcing tools products document most often, and whether Pin documents each.

5 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by Pin; median of the 10 products compared: 5

  • Greenhouse · documented by 8 of 10
  • iCIMS · documented by 6 of 10
  • Lever · documented by 5 of 10
  • Workday · documented by 5 of 10
  • Ashby · documented by 4 of 10
  • Bullhorn · documented by 4 of 10
  • SAP SuccessFactors · documented by 3 of 10
  • SmartRecruiters · documented by 3 of 10
  • HubSpot · documented by 2 of 10
  • Indeed · documented by 2 of 10

Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier, API or named by the vendor), 10 live candidate sourcing tools products. Not documented does not mean not possible.

Candidate Sourcing Tools

Pin alternatives

Pin recruiting alternatives

About Love Thy Recruiting, Inc.

Founded
20242
Ownership
Private2

Pin: frequently asked questions

Is Pin SOC 2 certified?

Yes. Pin is SOC 2 Type 2 certified; its trust center offers the SOC 2 Type II report and a penetration testing report on request.

Who makes Pin?

Love Thy Recruiting, Inc., founded in 2024 by CEO Steven Lu and backed by $3M in seed funding from Expa.

What is Pin used for?

Pin is a candidate sourcing tools product built for startups and enterprises. Its main features include Search across 850M+ profiles from dozens of data providers, Multi-channel outreach sequences in one inbox, AI interview scheduling, Recruiting CRM, and 120+ ATS integrations.

What are the best alternatives to Pin?

In our candidate sourcing tools ranking, the highest-scored products other than Pin are Juicebox, SeekOut, and Manatal. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: Pin alternatives.

What are the pros and cons of Pin?

Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: published prices, many data sources, and wide ATS coverage. It is less suited to buyers who want ATS integration on the Solo or Professional plan without an add-on and teams that want a long vendor track record (founded in 2024).

Is Pin good for small businesses?

Pin is built for startups and enterprises, not specifically for small businesses; for a single user its list price comes to $100 a month. Ranked for that size: candidate sourcing tools for small businesses.

How this page was made

  • What it is built from

    16 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Oct 24, 2026.

  • Method

    Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.5. Read the methodology

  • Independent review

    Not reviewed yet by our independent reviewer. How we review

  • Hands-on testing

    We have not tested Pin hands-on: this page uses public information only.

  • Who made it

    The LeadChange Research Team, following a written research process. No named expert has reviewed this page. About us

  • Independence and errors

    Who pays us never changes a score or a rank. If something here is wrong, tell us and we correct it publicly. Request a correction

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Sources

The 3 pages this page's facts come from. The date beside each is our last check of the facts taken from it (the oldest, when they differ). The numbers beside the figures above link here.

Quotes from the sources
  1. Pin pin.com/pricing“For individual recruiters getting started.” “per month, per user, billed annually”
  2. Pin pin.com/about“Pin serves as recruitment agency software for agencies, an AI hiring assistant for founders, and recruiting automation software for enterprise teams.” “The platform serves 10,000+ users and is SOC 2 Type 2 certified.”
  3. Pin trust.pin.com“SOC 2 Type II Report”

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