# Gem vs Pinpoint (slim)

> Pinpoint scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Gem's 53.3 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Gem leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do recruiting candidates. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Pinpoint scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Gem's 53.3 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Gem leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do recruiting candidates.

- Gem: D 53.3, rank #546 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gem.min.md
- Pinpoint: C 61.2, rank #372 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pinpoint.min.md
- Gem, good for Teams already on Gem ATS or Gem CRM that want an agent to read pipelines, add candidates, move applications, schedule interviews and file scorecards, or to query hiring data through MCP as a signed-in user. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 64; Payments & pricing, 15 against 0.
- Pinpoint, good for Companies already on Pinpoint that want an agent to read jobs and pipelines, create and update applications, move a candidate between stages, comment, tag and manage requisitions. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 77 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 58; Security & auth, 78 against 48; Transparency & trust, 78 against 64.

| Category | Gem | Pinpoint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 69 | 64 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 78 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 42 | 40 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 78 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gem | Pinpoint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Gem Software, Inc. | The Infuse Group Limited (trading as Pinpoint Software) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.gem.com` | `https://developers.pinpointhq.com/mcp` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Gem's Software Service Agreement | Proprietary service under Pinpoint's Sales Agreement |
| Tools exposed | none | 5 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Terms last updated | 2025-03-07 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-08-26 | no date given |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |