# OpenCATS vs Pinpoint

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Pinpoint

| Attribute | OpenCATS | Pinpoint |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 28.6 (47% (low)) | 44.6 (58% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 12 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 732 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free, community-maintained applicant tracking system and recruiting CRM for managing candidates, jobs, submissions, and hiring activity without vendor lock-in. | Pinpoint is an applicant tracking system that helps teams build custom job forms, screen candidates, and manage hiring workflows with built-in compliance and automation. |
| features.capabilities | `{"agency_mode":true,"recruiting_crm":true}` | `{"analytics":true,"api_access":"full","agency_mode":true,"assessments":"integration","hris_handoff":false,"dei_reporting":false,"recruiting_crm":true,"job_distribution":true,"candidate_sourcing":true,"interview_scheduling":"native","structured_interviews":false}` |
| integrations.count | - | 100 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"ActiveCampaign"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"JE","primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.opencats.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:19:08.466Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Custom pricing—contact sales for a quote","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.pinpointhq.com/request-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:16:37.094Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | open_source | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 180 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.10.0","date":"2026-06-23T14:50:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.7.4","date":"2024-04-23T11:35:04Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.9.7.2","date":"2023-03-07T15:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.9.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/opencats-0.9.7","date":"2022-12-06T20:38:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"opencats-0.9.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.6","date":"2021-03-23T16:04:12Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5-3","date":"2020-04-15T14:12:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5-3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5-2","date":"2020-03-19T10:47:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5-2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5-1","date":"2020-01-16T22:11:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.5","date":"2020-01-15T14:10:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.4-3","date":"2019-07-01T10:25:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4-3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.4-2","date":"2018-01-30T22:11:24Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4-2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.4","date":"2017-05-03T21:09:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.3-3","date":"2016-11-22T20:47:25Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.3-3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/0.9.3-1","date":"2016-08-26T09:58:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.3-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/opencats-0.9.3(final)","date":"2016-08-22T16:01:09Z","type":"stable","version":"opencats-0.9.3(final)"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopencats%2Fopencats&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (ATS & Recruiting Software)

| Capability | OpenCATS | Pinpoint |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Sourcing** |  |  |
| Job distribution | - | ✓ |
| Candidate sourcing | - | ✓ |
| Recruiting CRM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Hiring** |  |  |
| Structured interviews | - | ✗ |
| Interview scheduling | - | Native |
| Assessments | - | Integration |
| Background checks | - | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| DEI reporting | - | ✗ |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| HRIS handoff | - | ✗ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| SSO / SCIM | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API access | - | Full |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Recruiting analytics | - | ✓ |
| **Segment** |  |  |
| Agency mode | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:46:24.256Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*