Compare/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.

Starting price

Pinpoint

Sales-quoted

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 priceSales-quoted£579/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
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

Sales-quoted

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

Checked 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?