HR · head to head
Humaans vs Pinpoint
Humaans
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API-first HRIS for fast-growing companies that treat employee data as a system of record other tools read from
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Humaans there is no payroll engine anywhere in the product, so every country you employ in still needs its own payroll vendor and a synchronisation that someone owns when it breaks.; Pinpoint no pricing published; uses enterprise/custom pricing model requiring direct sales contact
- They diverge on capability: Humaans covers Employee records, Pinpoint covers Applicant Tracking.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Humaans and Pinpoint actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Humaans
- Employee records
- Workflows
- Time off
- Open API and webhooks
- Onboarding
- Reporting
- App directory
- Self service
Only in Pinpoint
- Applicant Tracking
- Career Site Builder
- Employer Branding
- Candidate Experience
- Analytics
- Automation
- Indeed
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Humaans
- A 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automaticallynot Pinpoint
- An operations team that will build against an API rather than wait for a vendor integrationnot Pinpoint
- A company replacing spreadsheets and Google Drive folders in weeks rather than running a six month HRIS projectnot Pinpoint
- A multi-country employer that already has payroll handled per country and needs one consolidated employee recordnot Pinpoint
Pinpoint
- Talent acquisition and recruitmentnot Humaans
- Applicant tracking system (ATS)not Humaans
- Enterprise hiring workflowsnot Humaans
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Humaans
- There is no payroll engine anywhere in the product, so every country you employ in still needs its own payroll vendor and a synchronisation that someone owns when it breaks.
- Applicant tracking, learning and benefits administration are absent, meaning a company wanting a single supplier will buy three or four contracts to match what a suite sells as one.
- Acquisition by Employment Hero in 2024 puts an independent, integration-first product inside a vendor that sells a bundled employment platform, and buyers should ask directly how long the standalone product will be sold on its own terms.
- Per employee per month pricing with tiered features means the cost rises with headcount growth at exactly the point a scale-up is least willing to renegotiate, and useful features such as workflows sit above the entry tier.
- Country-specific compliance depth is limited, so statutory leave rules, local document requirements and reporting obligations often need configuring by hand rather than arriving as a maintained country pack.
Pinpoint
- No pricing published; uses enterprise/custom pricing model requiring direct sales contact
- Pricing determined individually based on organizational scale and specific feature needs
Pricing, plan by plan
Humaans
On request- Humaans$undefined/year
- Priced per employee per month with tiered feature sets
- Employee records, time off and documents
- Workflows and reporting on higher tiers
Pinpoint
On request- Pinpoint ATS$undefined/month
- ATS
- Career Site Builder
- Employer Branding
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Humaans or Pinpoint better?
- Neither clearly leads. Humaans starts at On request and Pinpoint at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Humaans or Pinpoint?
- Humaans starts at On request and Pinpoint at On request.
- Does Humaans or Pinpoint run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Humaans best used for?
- Humaans is most often used for a 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automatically, an operations team that will build against an api rather than wait for a vendor integration, a company replacing spreadsheets and google drive folders in weeks rather than running a six month hris project, a multi-country employer that already has payroll handled per country and needs one consolidated employee record. Of those, a 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automatically and an operations team that will build against an api rather than wait for a vendor integration are not what Pinpoint is typically brought in for.
- What can Humaans do that Pinpoint cannot?
- Humaans covers Employee records, Workflows, Time off, Open API and webhooks. Pinpoint covers Applicant Tracking, Career Site Builder, Employer Branding, Candidate Experience.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Humaans: Does Humaans run payroll?
No. It holds the employee record and pushes data to payroll providers. You buy payroll separately in each country.
Pinpoint: How much does Pinpoint cost?
Pinpoint does not publish pricing on its website. Pricing is customized based on organizational needs, scale, and specific feature requirements through direct contact with their sales team.
SourceHumaans: Who owns it now?
Employment Hero acquired Humaans in 2024. It continues to be sold, but the parent company also sells a bundled employment platform.
Pinpoint: How can I get a Pinpoint price quote?
You can request pricing through their Request Pricing page at pinpointhq.com/request-pricing or schedule a personalized demo at pinpointhq.com/contact/pinpoint-demo.
SourceHumaans: Is the API genuinely complete?
Yes. It is the design centre of the product rather than an afterthought, with documented REST endpoints and webhooks across the core objects.
Humaans: How long does implementation take?
Typically weeks. There is no configuration consultancy requirement, which is a large part of why teams choose it over a mid-market suite.
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