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HireQuotient vs Pin

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

Starting price

HireQuotient

$12,000/user/yr

AI sourcing agent built for frontline hiring in healthcare, insurance, construction, building services and manufacturing, with licences checked at source. Annual per-user pricing from $12,000 to $25,000.

Where HireQuotient fits

  • Healthcare staffing and recruiting teams that need licence-verified clinicians
  • Insurance firms hiring licensed agents
  • Construction, trades and building services recruiters
  • Paylocity customers who want sourcing synced into their HRIS

Pin

$99/mo Free tier Free trial

Suits recruiter desks that want an agent to source and send first-touch on open reqs. Pin sits beside your ATS, not in it. Paid seats start at $99/user/mo billed annually.

Where Pin fits

  • In-house TA running several open reqs
  • Agencies that want agent loops per client
  • Desks that already have an ATS of record
  • Teams connecting Claude or ChatGPT via MCP

At a glance

DetailHireQuotientPin
Starting price$12,000/user/yr$99/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API–No–No
Listed underSourcing, Healthcare recruiting, AI sourcingSourcing

Where they pull apart

HireQuotient

Stands out: HireQuotient verifies clinician and insurance agent licences against NPI, NIPR and state registries while it sources, and pulls from industry databases and resume libraries rather than LinkedIn alone. Higher tiers add AI voice calls and an AI SDR that works the pipeline.

Watch out: Pricing starts at $12,000 per user per year, billed annually, which is far above most AI sourcing tools; one customer quoted on its site says competitors looked cheaper on face value. Every plan caps sourcing at 3,500 profiles a month, and the only free trial listed is for Paylocity customers.

Not the right fit for

  • Small teams that need an AI sourcing tool under a few hundred dollars a month
  • Tech and white-collar hiring where LinkedIn-first tools already cover the market

Pin

Stands out: Hosted MCP plus an agent that sources and sequences against the req.

Watch out: ATS export is an add-on, not part of the base seat.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need Pin to be the ATS
  • Buyers who only want a contact finder

Pros and cons

HireQuotient

  • Licence checks against NPI, NIPR and state registries
  • Email, LinkedIn, SMS and AI voice outreach in one place
  • Published per-user pricing for every tier
  • From $12,000 per user per year, billed annually
  • 3,500 sourced profiles a month on every plan
  • Free trial listed only for Paylocity customers

Pin

  • Public start at $99/user/mo billed annually
  • Hosted MCP on the vendor domain
  • Free plan with try-for-free, no card
  • ATS integration is an add-on, not default
  • No public REST API
  • Contact credits are metered on paid seats

What each one costs

HireQuotient

$12,000/user/yr

Priced per user, billed annually. Startup is $12,000/user/yr (one seat, 3,500 profiles a month, email and LinkedIn outreach), Premium $14,000 adds unlimited searches and candidate scoring, Pro $16,000 adds SMS and AI calling, Pro Plus $18,000 adds an AI SDR and automated follow-up, and Elite $25,000 adds unlimited roles plus the AI Hiring Manager and Referral Agent. A managed Personal Recruiter starts at $35,000/yr. Paylocity customers can connect it free for two weeks. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Oct 2026

Pin

$99/mo

From $99/seat/mo (Solo, billed annually). Professional from $135/seat/mo annual ($179 monthly). Free plan available. Business is custom. Confirm current plans on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is HireQuotient cheaper than Pin?
Pin starts lower, at $99/mo against $12,000/user/yr for HireQuotient. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try HireQuotient or Pin for free?
Pin carries a free tier on our listing. Pin offers a free trial.
Does HireQuotient or Pin have an MCP server?
Pin ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 6 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?