# Pin alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 412 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Pin holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/pin/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Eightfold AI: 65
- Gem: 22
- LinkedIn Recruiter: 17
- Manatal: 17
- SeekOut: 17
- hireEZ: 14

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Pin (Pin is #1 of 16 at 21%).

- Loxo: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Metaview: first choice in 3 of those 57
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 57
- hireEZ: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Gem: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Pin (Pin is #1 of 13 at 27%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 64
- hireEZ: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Phenom: first choice in 3 of those 64
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Beamery: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Engagedly: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Pin.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 48 of those 83
- Gloat: first choice in 3 of those 83
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 83
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Brightfield: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 83

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Pin (Pin is #2 of 12 at 17%).

- Manatal: first choice in 10 of those 56
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 56
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Pin (Pin is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- Gem: first choice in 8 of those 71
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Lever: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Manatal: first choice in 5 of those 71
- hireEZ: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Freshteam: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Pinpoint: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Pin.

- SeekOut: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Gem: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Beamery: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 6 of those 81
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 5 of those 81
- iCIMS: first choice in 5 of those 81
- hireEZ: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Bullhorn: first choice in 2 of those 81

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