Head to head

Pinpoint vs Tribepad

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

Pinpoint

Quote-based

UK and EU in-house ATS with a strong career site, reporting and a first-party MCP. Quote-based. Not to be confused with Pin, the sourcing agent.

Where Pinpoint fits

  • UK and EU in-house talent teams
  • Teams that need a branded career site
  • Desks connecting an agent via MCP
  • Buyers who want GDPR-oriented consent and retention

Tribepad

£579/mo

UK enterprise and public-sector ATS for high-volume hiring. From £579/month paid annually, plus a £2,000 set-up fee.

Where Tribepad fits

  • UK public-sector talent teams
  • High-volume UK in-house hiring
  • Smaller UK teams looking at the entry plan
  • Buyers who need accessibility and volume workflows

At a glance

DetailPinpointTribepad
Starting priceQuote-based£579/mo
Free tierNoNo
MCP serverYesNo
Public APIYesYes
Listed underATSATS
Capterra4.7 from 91 reviews4.6 from 29 reviews

Where they pull apart

Pinpoint

Stands out: A hosted MCP plus a GDPR-oriented posture built for European hiring.

Watch out: No published price, and the name is easily confused with Pin.

Not the right fit for

  • Small US teams hunting a cheap ATS
  • Anyone actually looking for Pin, the sourcing agent

Tribepad

Stands out: Public-sector volume hiring with accessibility built in, at a published price.

Watch out: There is a £2,000 set-up cost on the entry plan, and enterprise starts at £2,000 a month.

Not the right fit for

  • US small businesses
  • Staffing agencies

Pros and cons

Pinpoint

  • First-party MCP on the vendor's own domain
  • Career site and reporting in one ATS
  • Built with European data rules in mind
  • No published starting price
  • Name clash with Pin
  • Requires a sales conversation

Tribepad

  • Published entry price, unusual for public-sector software
  • Accessibility and volume workflows
  • Public API
  • £2,000 set-up fee
  • No MCP
  • Wrong fit outside the UK

What each one costs

Pinpoint

Quote-based

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Tribepad

£579/mo

Tribepad Gro, for teams under 750 people, starts at £579 per month paid annually, or £625 paid monthly on an annual commitment, plus a £2,000 set-up cost. The enterprise platform starts at £2,000 per month. The vendor publishes prices in pounds only. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Pinpoint or Tribepad for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Pinpoint or Tribepad have an MCP server?
Pinpoint 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?