ERIN
Frontline text-to-refer for hourly teams.
From $449/mo Free tier
Bottom line
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.
Stands out for: 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 for: 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.
Overview
ERIN Refer lets employees text a referral in about 60 seconds. Eligibility, waiting periods, and bonus tiers run in the background. The candidate is created in the ATS, source and status sync, and the bonus queues to payroll at hire. ERIN Reach pastes a job URL, matches in-network employees, and launches campaigns.
Referral Studio is a free AI assistant for bonus benchmarks, policy drafts, posters, QR codes, and branded videos. Named ATS, HRIS, and payroll connections include Workday, iCIMS, UKG, ADP, Bullhorn, JazzHR, Jobvite, and Paycom. Refer is free until your first referral hire, then $449 per month billed annually at 50 hires a year. Enterprise is custom priced.
Who it's for
Best for
- 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
Not ideal for
- Staffing agencies that need a Bullhorn-native talent-referral product (see Staffing Referrals)
- Small offices that only need a simple web form
Key features
SMS referrals. Lets employees send a candidate from a text thread instead of a portal login.
Bonus automation. Tracks referral payouts against hire milestones.
Frontline mobile flow. Aimed at deskless teams that will not open an ATS.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Free until your first referral hire |
| Employee Referral Platform | $449/mo | Billed annually, 50 hires a year, up to 1,000 employees |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited hires and employees |
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. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is ERIN expensive?
ERIN starts at $449/mo. We list 18 employee referrals tools in total. 1 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $299 a month.
- 15 quote-based
- 1 free tier
- 3 public price
Worked out automatically from every employee referrals listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- 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
Cons
- 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
Integrations
Workday iCIMS UKG ADP Bullhorn JazzHR Jobvite Paycom
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How ERIN compares
See all ERIN alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ✓ | $449/mo | – | – | |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
Sales-quoted
Classic referral portal with gamification, leaderboards, and social Auto Share. Quoted. Desktop portal versus ERIN's 60-second text.
Sales-quoted
Frontline SMS referrals, formerly Eqo, aimed at healthcare. Quoted. Similar text motion, healthcare-weighted.
Sales-quoted
Referral software for staffing firms inside Bullhorn and Avionte. Quoted. Agency talent network, not employer hourly staff.
Sales-quoted
Employee-network recruiting that searches connections, not a text-to-refer bonus engine.
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