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EmployeeReferrals.com vs ERIN

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

EmployeeReferrals.com is a classic employee-referral portal with gamification, leaderboards, and automated social sharing. Pricing is quoted. A mobile progressive web app mirrors the desktop portal.

Where EmployeeReferrals.com fits

  • Corporate TA teams that want a branded referral site employees will actually open
  • Program owners running competitions, leaderboards, and social advocacy
  • HR teams that need bonus timing, points, and gift cards in one rewards engine
  • Employers whose workforce lives on email and LinkedIn rather than SMS

ERIN

$449/mo Free tier

ERIN is frontline text-to-refer software so hourly employees can send a candidate in about 60 seconds with no login. A Free plan runs until your first referral hire, and the paid referral platform starts at $449 per month billed annually. Refer, Reach, and a free Referral Studio sit in one platform.

Where ERIN fits

  • Hourly and deskless employers that need referrals from a phone, not a desktop portal
  • TA teams already on Workday, iCIMS, UKG, ADP, or Bullhorn
  • Retail, healthcare, and hospitality groups running SMS campaigns by location
  • Program owners who want bonus eligibility, waiting periods, and payroll queue automated

At a glance

DetailEmployeeReferrals.comERIN
Starting priceSales-quoted$449/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmployee referralsEmployee referrals
Capterra4.6 from 74 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

EmployeeReferrals.com

Stands out: Auto Share schedules posts on social networks and tracks credit. Rewards mix cash, points, gift cards, raffles, and micro-rewards for referrals, applications, and hires.

Watch out: This is a portal-and-leaderboard product. Deskless teams that will not log in should look at SMS-first tools. ATS, HRIS, and payroll automation are part of the quoted implementation.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly frontline groups that will only refer by text (see ERIN or Hellora)
  • Staffing agencies that need a Bullhorn-native talent-referral SKU

ERIN

Stands out: SMS, email, Slack, and Teams campaigns plus AI matching trained on 12.4 million-plus real referral payouts. Bonuses queue into payroll when the hire is ready.

Watch out: This is a text-first program for distributed hourly teams. Corporate intranet-and-leaderboard shops may want a classic portal instead. ATS and payroll go live through a sales implementation.

Not the right fit for

  • Staffing agencies that need a Bullhorn-native talent-referral product (see Staffing Referrals)
  • Small offices that only need a simple web form

Pros and cons

EmployeeReferrals.com

  • Portal plus PWA with leaderboards and social Auto Share
  • Rewards engine for cash, points, gift cards, raffles, and micro-rewards
  • Capterra 4.6 from 74 reviews on the matching EmployeeReferrals product
  • Quoted only. No public per-employee rate
  • Portal login is a weaker fit for deskless SMS-first workforces
  • ATS names are described generically on the homepage, not as a logo wall

ERIN

  • Text-to-refer in about 60 seconds with no app or login
  • Named syncs: Workday, iCIMS, UKG, ADP, Bullhorn, JazzHR, Jobvite, Paycom
  • Free Referral Studio for policies, posters, and bonus benchmarks
  • Paid tier starts at $449/mo billed annually, and price rises with hiring volume
  • Built for frontline SMS. Weak fit for white-collar intranet programs
  • Reach and Refer are separate products

What each one costs

EmployeeReferrals.com

Sales-quoted

EmployeeReferrals.com quotes after a demo. The vendor does not publish a per-employee or per-hire table. The portal, mobile PWA, Auto Share, gamification, and rewards engine are sold as a branded referral program. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

ERIN

$449/mo

ERIN Refer has a Free plan at $0, with the full referral platform free until your first referral hire. The Employee Referral Platform is priced by hiring volume on a slider: $449 per month billed annually at 50 hires a year (up to 1,000 employees), or $799 per month at 100 hires a year. Enterprise is custom priced, with unlimited hires and SSO. ERIN Studio, the AI referral assistant, is included free with every plan. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try EmployeeReferrals.com or ERIN for free?
ERIN carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?