Noon’s comparison of Pin fell short, so we’re setting the record straight on how Pin’s AI, vast candidate database, and top response rates deliver better recruiting. Discover why our speed, accuracy, and automation make Pin the best choice.
A competitor recently published a comparison between Pin and their platform, Noon. While we appreciate healthy competition, we believe in transparency—and some of the claims in that piece simply don't reflect reality.
Rather than let misinformation sit unchallenged, we wanted to set the record straight. This isn't about tearing down another tool. It's about helping recruiters make informed decisions based on facts, not fiction.
Here's what Noon got wrong about Pin, and what you should actually know.
Noon claims their AI "scans the web" for candidates rather than relying on "fixed databases," positioning this as an advantage. The reality? That approach is exactly why recruiters waste time sorting through irrelevant profiles.
Pin's AI has analyzed millions of resumes—real candidate data with verified work histories, skills, and experience. This isn't guesswork. Our AI understands what makes a software engineer qualified versus a marketing manager, what distinguishes senior-level talent from junior, and how to identify transferable skills that matter.
When you "search the internet," you're hoping the AI stumbles upon the right keywords in the right context and relying on an algorithm you have no control over (e.g. Google search). You might find someone who mentioned "Python" once in a blog post six years ago, or a sales professional who happens to have "closer" in their LinkedIn headline but has never actually closed a deal.
Our database approach means every profile Pin surfaces has been evaluated for accuracy and relevance before it reaches your inbox, allowing you to find niche experiences and skills with ease. That's 850 million profiles, each one assessed for quality. The result? Fewer dead ends, more qualified candidates, and dramatically less time wasted on profiles that look promising but lead nowhere.
Noon's comparison suggests their platform learns from recruiter feedback while Pin does not. This is categorically false.
Pin's AI absolutely learns from your decisions. Every time you review a candidate—whether you move them forward, pass, or provide specific feedback—our system adapts. It takes less than 60 seconds to train Pin on what you're looking for in your next hire.
Here's how it works: You review the first batch of candidates Pin sources. You indicate which profiles match your needs and which don't. Pin's algorithm immediately adjusts, refining its understanding of your specific requirements for that role. By the second batch, you're seeing candidates that align precisely with your criteria.
The difference between Pin and Noon isn't whether the AI learns—it's how quickly and effectively it does so. Pin doesn't require weeks of "training periods" or "consistent feedback loops" to reach peak accuracy. We deliver quality matches from day one and improve with lightning speed.
Noon claims their personalized outreach "mimics recruiter tone" to drive engagement. Meanwhile, Pin delivers a industry leading response rate.
We don't just mimic your tone. We match it completely. Our AI analyzes your communication style, learns your preferences, and crafts outreach that sounds authentically like you. Whether you're casual and conversational or formal and direct, Pin adapts.
But tone alone doesn't drive responses. Timing matters. Channel selection matters. Follow-up cadence matters. Pin handles all of it across email, LinkedIn, and SMS, ensuring your message reaches candidates when and where they're most likely to engage.
Industry leading response rates isn't luck, it's the result of precision targeting, authentic communication, and intelligent automation working together. When Noon talks about "personalized outreach," they're describing what Pin has already perfected since 2016.
Throughout their comparison, Noon frames Pin as a "high-volume" tool that sacrifices quality for quantity. This misses the point entirely.
Volume and quality aren't opposing forces. They're complementary when you have the right technology. Pin delivers both because our AI doesn't just find more candidates—it finds better candidates faster.
Yes, we can surface hundreds of qualified profiles quickly. But "qualified" is the key word. Our resume screening evaluates every candidate with what we call PhD-level precision, assessing skills, experience, and potential fit before a single profile lands in your pipeline.
You're not drowning in noise. You're accessing a deep pool of genuinely relevant talent, filtered and ranked by an AI that understands what you actually need. High volume becomes an advantage, not a burden, when every candidate meets your standards.
To be fair, Noon did acknowledge some of Pin's strengths—our massive candidate database, strong automation, and multi-channel outreach capabilities. They also correctly noted our scheduling automation and reporting features.
Where they fell short was in understanding how these features work together. Pin isn't just a collection of tools. It's an integrated system designed to handle every stage of recruitment, from sourcing to scheduling, with minimal manual intervention.
Our Chrome extension lets you source anywhere on the web. Our ATS integrations ensure seamless data flow. Our team inbox keeps everyone aligned. These aren't separate features—they're part of a cohesive platform that transforms how recruiting teams operate.
Choosing recruitment software shouldn't be based on marketing spin or selective comparisons. It should be based on what actually works.
Pin works because we've built our search platform from the ground up with recruiters in mind: speed without sacrificing quality, automation without losing the human touch, and AI that truly understands the intricacies of hiring.
We’re not asking you to choose between broad reach and precision or between fast results and accurate matches. We've designed a system that delivers both.
Our customers—from Radar to Range to Cruit Group—consistently report faster time-to-hire, better-quality candidates, and significantly less time spent on manual sourcing and outreach. That’s because Pin isn’t just good at one thing—we’ve built every part of search to work exceptionally well together.
Noon's comparison positions their tool as the "AI teammate" and Pin as the "high-volume database." That framing is convenient for their narrative, but it doesn't match reality.
Pin is your AI recruiting assistant—one that learns your preferences in under a minute, sources from the industry's largest and most accurate candidate database to understand the entire talent market rather than guessing at what could be out there, delivers industry-leading response rates, and handles everything from outreach to interview scheduling with intelligent automation.
We don't need to misrepresent competitors to make our case. Our results speak for themselves. And when you're ready to see what Pin can actually do for your team, we'll be here—ready to prove it.
Start your free trial today and experience the difference for yourself.
