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ERIN vs Staffing Referrals

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

Starting price

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

Staffing Referrals

Sales-quoted

Staffing Referrals is referral software for staffing firms, not in-house employers. It runs inside Bullhorn, Avionte, LaborEdge, TempWorks, and Salesforce. Pricing is quoted. The vendor cites 100-plus firms.

Where Staffing Referrals fits

  • Staffing agencies already on Bullhorn or Avionte that leak referrals in spreadsheets
  • Branches that want a branded job page and ambassador links per recruiter
  • Firms paying talent bonuses and needing eligibility, approvals, and payouts in the ATS
  • Desks that want every placement to trigger the next referral ask

At a glance

DetailERINStaffing Referrals
Starting price$449/moSales-quoted
Free tier✓Yes–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmployee referralsEmployee referrals
CapterraNot enough reviews4.9 from 16 reviews

Where they pull apart

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

Staffing Referrals

Stands out: An AI referral agent matches new referrals to jobs or makes the next ask. Branded job pages and ambassador links capture candidates without a second login.

Watch out: This is an agency talent-network product. Corporate employee-referral programs for W-2 staff should look at ERIN or EmployeeReferrals.com. Bonuses and ATS reconciliation are part of the quote.

Not the right fit for

  • In-house TA teams running an employee-referral bonus for corporate staff
  • Agencies that need a public monthly SKU before a demo

Pros and cons

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

Staffing Referrals

  • Built for staffing firms, with live capture inside Bullhorn and Avionte
  • AI agent that matches referrals to jobs or makes the next ask
  • Capterra 4.9 from 16 reviews on the matching Staffing Referrals product
  • Quoted only. Aimed at agencies, not corporate HR
  • Value depends on already running Bullhorn-class ATS
  • Bonus reconciliation is in the quote, not a self-serve payroll SKU

What each one costs

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

Staffing Referrals

Sales-quoted

Staffing Referrals quotes after a demo. The vendor does not publish a per-desk or per-placement table. The product is sold to staffing firms and runs inside Bullhorn, Avionte, LaborEdge, TempWorks, and Salesforce. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try ERIN or Staffing Referrals 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?