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Pin: cost, fit and limits
Pin is an AI recruiting platform made by Love Thy Recruiting, Inc. that searches a database of more than 850 million candidate profiles from plain-language requests, checks each match against criteria, writes outreach and schedules interviews for recruiters and small hiring teams.
What to know first
Pin sells four tiers: a free plan, Solo at $100 per user per month on annual billing, Professional at $135 on annual billing and a custom Enterprise tier. The free plan gives 5 contact lookups a week, one job position and one AI agent, so it works as a trial of the search rather than a working pipeline. Outreach runs over email, LinkedIn and text, and an AI notetaker records interviews. Prices are as of November 2026, and the privacy page states no certification.
Pin at a glance
| Maker | Love Thy Recruiting, Inc., United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $100 per user per month, billed annually |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Candidate Sourcing Software in 2026, rank 1 of 10 |
| Website | pin.com |
Who Pin is best for
Solo recruiters
Solo gives one seat with 500 monthly lookup credits, unlimited job positions and two AI agents, so one person can run several searches without negotiating a quote.
Founders hiring their first employees
The free tier allows one job position and an email-only sequence, which is enough for a founder to test whether the profile database covers the role before paying.
Small agencies sharing candidate replies
Professional adds a shared inbox and 1,000 credits per seat each month, which suits two or three recruiters who answer candidate replies from one place.
Pin plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, free forever | 5 contact lookup credits per week, 1 job position, 1 AI agent, email-only sequences and the AI notetaker. |
| Solo | $100 per user per month, billed annually | One seat, unlimited job positions, 500 contact lookup credits per month, 2 AI agents, multi-channel sequences and the AI notetaker. |
| Professional | $135 per user per month, billed annually (a $179 figure also appears, unlabeled) | 2 AI agents per user, 1,000 credits per seat each month, a shared inbox and advanced agent sourcing. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Everything in Professional plus unlimited seats, credits and AI agents, ATS integration and a dedicated account manager. |
Checked November 2026.
What Pin does
- Plain-language sourcing
- A recruiter describes the person in a sentence and Pin searches 850M+ profiles. The vendor says results arrive as a ranked list, so the first step needs no Boolean strings or filter grids.
- Criteria checklist matching
- Each candidate gets a checklist against the requirements you set, with a reason written for every answer. Reading the reasons shows quickly why someone ranked high or low and whether the criteria were set badly.
- Multi-channel outreach
- Pin writes a separate message for each candidate and follows up over email, LinkedIn and text. Free is email-only, so channel mix is one of the upgrade reasons rather than an extra on top.
- Interview scheduling
- The scheduler offers times from the recruiter's calendar and then sends the invite. Calendly, Cal.com, Google Calendar, Zoom, Meet and Teams are all named on the vendor's pages.
- Reply handling and notetaker
- Not-interested replies are archived and common questions are answered from a saved knowledge base. The notetaker records interview video, writes a summary and saves it to the candidate profile.
How Pin handles your data
Pin's privacy page says data from connected third-party services is not used to train its AI models and that Gmail and Google Workspace data is never used to train AI or ML models. Anonymized or de-identified data may be shared with third parties. AI providers must delete data after use, but the page gives no time frame. No retention period for candidate or customer records is stated, no hosting region is named beyond service providers in the United States and other countries, and no certification is mentioned. A separate security page on the docs site is linked but was not opened for this review.
Where Pin falls short in practice
- Annual billing for Solo and Professional. Both paid self-serve tiers are billed annually, and the Solo page does not offer monthly billing. A recruiter who wants to test for a month has to use the free tier, which is capped at five lookups a week.
- Two prices for Professional. The pricing page shows $135 and $179 for Professional without a label explaining which applies to which billing. Confirm the figure at checkout, because the gap is large enough to change a budget.
- ATS only on Enterprise. The pricing page lists ATS integration on the custom tier. Teams on Greenhouse or Lever would pay for the top plan or move candidates by hand from the Pin profile into the ATS.
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Pin: common questions
How many contact lookups does Pin include each month?
Free gives 5 lookups per week, Solo 500 per month and Professional 1,000 per seat per month. Enterprise lists unlimited credits. The pages we read do not say what an extra lookup costs, so a recruiter who contacts more than a hundred people a week should ask the vendor about overage before choosing Solo.
Does Pin have a free plan that is usable for real hiring?
The free plan is free forever but tight: 5 lookup credits a week, one job position, one AI agent and email-only sequences. It is enough to judge search quality on a single role. A team sourcing several roles will outgrow it within the first week of searching.
Can Pin send messages on LinkedIn and by text?
The vendor says Pin runs follow-ups over email, LinkedIn and text, and Solo lists multi-channel sequences. The free plan is limited to email. The pages do not describe how LinkedIn messages are sent, so ask how the connection works and what limits apply to your LinkedIn account before automating.
Is Pin's data used to train AI models?
The privacy page says data from connected third-party services is not used to train Pin's AI models, and that Gmail and Google Workspace data is never used for AI or ML training. It does not make the same statement about candidate searches or anonymized data, so ask for a written answer if that matters.
Does Pin integrate with an applicant tracking system?
ATS integration is listed on the Enterprise plan only, which is custom priced. The pricing page names no specific ATS. A team on Greenhouse, Lever or Workday should ask which systems are supported and whether candidate status syncs back before upgrading to that tier.