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Head-to-head · Candidate Sourcing Software

Pin vs hireEZ

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score Pin #5 in Candidate Sourcing Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Pin
hireEZ #11 in Candidate Sourcing Software 8.0/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit hireEZ

Pin leads on 2 checks, hireEZ on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePin · 8.5/10
  • Lowest starting pricePin · $99/user/mo
  • Free planonly Pin
  • Free trialonly hireEZ

Pin scores higher on our rubric for candidate sourcing software: 8.5 against 8.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #11.

Pin offers free plan; hireEZ doesn't. Pin is cheaper to start at $99/user/mo against $494/user/mo. On talent database, hireEZ gives you Mixed where Pin offers Aggregated.

Pin is the better fit for teams wanting AI sourcing with a free entry plan. hireEZ is the better fit for high-budget recruiters needing a full sourcing suite.

  • Pin fits best

    Teams wanting AI sourcing with a free entry plan

  • hireEZ fits best

    High-budget recruiters needing a full sourcing suite

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Side by side

Feature Pin 8.5/10 Visit ↗ hireEZ 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.0
Ranking #5 in Candidate Sourcing Software #11 in Candidate Sourcing Software
Best for Teams wanting AI sourcing with a free entry plan High-budget recruiters needing a full sourcing suite
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $99/user/mo (best) $494/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Browser extension Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web, Chrome extension Web, Chrome extension
Support Email, Docs Email, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations 120+ integrations 100+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Pin 6/6 · hireEZ 6/6
Contact enrichment ✓ ✓
AI candidate search ✓ ✓
Bulk export ✓ ✓
Candidate outreach ✓ ✓
Browser extension ✓ ✓
ATS integrations ✓ ✓
Specs
Talent database Aggregated Mixed
Our review
Pros
  • Searches more than 850 million profiles with natural-language queries
  • Combines ranked matching, contact lookup, outreach, and scheduling
  • Connects with major ATS platforms and imports candidates via Chrome
  • AI search across open-web and partner sources
  • Connects sourcing, CRM, outreach, screening, and scheduling
  • ATS rediscovery, enrichment, analytics, and browser workflows
Cons
  • The Free plan limits lookup credits to 5 per week
  • The Free plan supports only 1 job position and 1 AI agent
  • The Solo plan is limited to a single seat
  • Starts at $494 per month
  • No free plan; the free trial lasts 7 days
  • Enterprise pricing is configured to the recruiting stack being replaced
Our verdict

Pin is an AI recruiting platform for recruiters, staffing agencies, and hiring teams. It searches candidate profiles across multiple data providers, ranks candidates by skills and experience, provides contact-data lookup, and supports…

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hireEZ is a cloud-based recruiting platform for talent acquisition teams and hiring managers. It combines AI-assisted sourcing across the open web and partner sources with ATS candidate rediscovery, profile enrichment, semantic search,…

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  1. PinCandidate Sourcing Software 8.5Free plan
  2. hireEZCandidate Sourcing Software 8.07-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Pin — where it wins

    • Searches more than 850 million profiles with natural-language queries
    • Combines ranked matching, contact lookup, outreach, and scheduling
    • Connects with major ATS platforms and imports candidates via Chrome

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan limits lookup credits to 5 per week
    • The Free plan supports only 1 job position and 1 AI agent
    • The Solo plan is limited to a single seat

  • hireEZ — where it wins

    • AI search across open-web and partner sources
    • Connects sourcing, CRM, outreach, screening, and scheduling
    • ATS rediscovery, enrichment, analytics, and browser workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $494 per month
    • No free plan; the free trial lasts 7 days
    • Enterprise pricing is configured to the recruiting stack being replaced
  • Pin8.5/10 · Free plan

    Pin combines AI sourcing, enrichment, outreach, and ATS integrations with a free plan.

    Visit PinFull verdict →
  • hireEZ8.0/10 · 7-day trial

    A broad sourcing suite for teams that can support its $494 monthly starting price.

    Visit hireEZFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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