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ERIN vs Teamable

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

Teamable

Sales-quoted

Maps employee LinkedIn networks into referral asks. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Teamable fits

  • TA teams whose referral programme is dead
  • Companies with large employee LinkedIn graphs
  • Enterprises that will take a quote
  • Buyers comparing Boon and Teamable

At a glance

DetailERINTeamable
Starting price$449/moSales-quoted
Free tier✓Yes–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmployee referralsEmployee referrals
CapterraNot enough reviews4.4 from 10 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

Teamable

Stands out: Referral software that actually reads employee networks and suggests matches, not a static 'forward this job' form.

Watch out: Quote-only. LinkedIn network mapping will be a legal and comms review. This is not a $99/mo widget.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs that need a simple referral form
  • Teams that will not connect LinkedIn
  • Buyers who need a public price

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

Teamable

  • Network mapping rather than a dead referral inbox
  • Match suggestions from employee LinkedIn graphs
  • Aimed at programmes that already failed once
  • Quote-only
  • No published integrations list
  • LinkedIn access is a political sale

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

Teamable

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try ERIN or Teamable 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?