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Pinpoint vs Sesame HR

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Pinpoint

HR

Applicant tracking for in-house recruiters

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Sesame HR logo

Sesame HR

HR

Spanish HR and time recording platform built around the legal obligation to record daily working hours

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Pinpoint no pricing published; uses enterprise/custom pricing model requiring direct sales contact; Sesame HR there is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
  • They diverge on capability: Pinpoint covers Applicant Tracking, Sesame HR covers Time and attendance.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Pinpoint and Sesame HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Pinpoint and Sesame HR differ
AttributePinpointSesame HR
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), 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 Pinpoint

  • Applicant Tracking
  • Career Site Builder
  • Employer Branding
  • Candidate Experience
  • Analytics
  • Automation
  • LinkedIn
  • Indeed

Only in Sesame HR

  • Time and attendance
  • Legal time reports
  • Shift planning
  • Absence management
  • Document management
  • Expenses
  • Performance
  • Payroll export

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Pinpoint

  • Talent acquisition and recruitmentnot Sesame HR
  • Applicant tracking system (ATS)not Sesame HR
  • Enterprise hiring workflowsnot Sesame HR

Sesame HR

  • A Spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspectionnot Pinpoint
  • A company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one placenot Pinpoint
  • A business whose gestoria wants clean hours and absence data each month instead of emailed spreadsheetsnot Pinpoint
  • A Latin American subsidiary of a Spanish group standardising on the same attendance systemnot Pinpoint

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Pinpoint

  • No pricing published; uses enterprise/custom pricing model requiring direct sales contact
  • Pricing determined individually based on organizational scale and specific feature needs

Sesame HR

  • There is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
  • The product is built around Spanish and Latin American regulation, so a buyer employing in northern Europe gets attendance tracking without the local statutory logic that made the product valuable in the first place.
  • Modules beyond time and attendance are noticeably shallower, and companies expecting the performance or recruitment features to replace dedicated tools are usually disappointed.
  • Support, documentation and legal templates are Spanish-first, and English-language material lags behind, which slows adoption in mixed-language organisations.
  • Pricing is per employee per month across module tiers, so a company that only wants compliant time recording still pays a headcount-scaled fee for a suite it uses a fraction of.

Pricing, plan by plan

Pinpoint

On request
  • Pinpoint ATS$undefined/month
    • ATS
    • Career Site Builder
    • Employer Branding

Sesame HR

On request
  • Sesame HR$undefined/year
    • Priced per employee per month with module-based tiers
    • Time and attendance in the base tier
    • Shift planning, performance and expenses as higher tiers or add-ons

Which should you pick?

Choose Pinpoint if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You also want career site builder.
Pinpoint review

Choose Sesame HR if

  • You need time and attendance.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want legal time reports.
Sesame HR review

Questions people ask

Is Pinpoint or Sesame HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Pinpoint starts at On request and Sesame HR at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Pinpoint or Sesame HR?
Pinpoint starts at On request and Sesame HR at On request.
Does Pinpoint or Sesame HR run on more platforms?
Pinpoint runs on Web. Sesame HR runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Pinpoint best used for?
Pinpoint is most often used for talent acquisition and recruitment, applicant tracking system (ats), enterprise hiring workflows. Of those, talent acquisition and recruitment and applicant tracking system (ats) are not what Sesame HR is typically brought in for.
What can Pinpoint do that Sesame HR cannot?
Pinpoint covers Applicant Tracking, Career Site Builder, Employer Branding, Candidate Experience. Sesame HR covers Time and attendance, Legal time reports, Shift planning, Absence management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Source
Sesame HR: Why is time recording mandatory in Spain?

Royal Decree-Law 8/2019 requires every employer to record daily start and finish times for all employees and to retain those records for four years for labour inspection.

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.

Source
Sesame HR: Does Sesame HR run payroll?

No. It exports hours, absences and variable pay to a gestoria or payroll system such as A3 or Sage.

Sesame HR: Does it work outside Spain?

It is used across Latin America and Portugal. Outside those markets you get the tooling without the country-specific legal logic.

Sesame HR: Can it handle shift workers across multiple sites?

Yes. Kiosk and QR clock-in with geolocation is designed for exactly that, and rota planning sits on top of the same data.

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