Best 5 Enteprise Employee Referral Software Solutions for 2025

Summary

1. Eqo: Text-based for the frontline 
2. ERIN App: Mobile-app 
3. EmployeeReferrals.com: Browser-based 
4. Boon: Slack-based 
5. Intrro: LinkedIn-based  

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A number of solutions have emerged as frontrunners, each offering its unique blend of features and capabilities. 

Here are the top contenders for 2025:

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1. Eqo

Eqo is the employee referral solution built for the frontline workforce. It automates admin tracking and allows employees to refer candidates directly through text. 

Best for: Enterprise organizations with a frontline workforce – mainly healthcare as well as construction, hospitality and retail

Standout features

• Text-based Employee Experience – no app downloads or email logins required
• Team-Specific SMS Campaigns – to engage understaffed departments
• Hiring Event Referrals – allows employees to refer candidates to hiring events, not just jobs
• AI-Employee Referral Assistant – to further assist teams with change management and employee awareness
• Complementary Strategy and Support –provides a fractional employee referral program manager to help with employee engagement and adoption (at no extra cost), as well as branded roll-up banners, posters and business cards, all complimentary.

Notable Customers: 

• Fairview Health Services (Healthcare - 56k Employees)
• BrightSpring Health Services (Healthcare - 55k Employees)
• BJC Healthcare (Healthcare - 35k Employees) 
• Interstates (Construction - 2k Employees)

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2. ERIN APP

ERIN is an employee referral app that automates referral management and allows employees to make referrals mainly through a mobile app. 

Best for: Enterprise organizations with a workforce comfortable with downloading and using a mobile application

Standout features

• Branded Mobile App – offers a branded mobile application for referral submissions
• Internal Mobility – allows existing employees to apply to jobs themselves as well
• Employee Recognition – a feature to reward employees for their contributions, achievements, and efforts.  
• Push Notifications – allows TA teams to send email and push notifications to promote jobs

Notable customers: 

• IQVIA (Technology – 65k Employees) 
• ReferCX (Customer Support – 20k Employees) 
• Twilio (IT - 8k Employees) 

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3. EmployeeReferrals.com 

EmployeeReferrals.com is a browser-based employee referral platform.

Best for: Corporate organizations with a workforce that is comfortable with email logins and passwords

Standout features

• LinkedIn Recommendations – Offers LinkedIn recommendations for employees who connect their LinkedIn profile
• Internal Mobility – allows existing employees to apply to jobs themselves as well
• Auto Share – Employees can opt-in to automatically share jobs on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter on the schedule they choose (note: this may violate certain social platform rules)
• Email Editor – Drag-and-drop email editor and sender to increase engagement

Notable customers: 

• Siemens Digital Industries (IT – 10k Employees)
• Learning Care Group (Education – 23k Employees) 
• Chegg (Education – 4k Employees) 

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4. Boon 

Boon is an automated employee referral app in Slack.

Best for: Tech startups and organizations that rely on Slack

Standout features

• Slack App – allows employees to refer someone through Slack
• Automated Updates –  allows TA teams to send Slack announcements to bring attention to new positions
• In-Slack Tracking – offers employees the ability to track the progress of their referrals from within Slack 

Notable customers: 

• Citrix (IT – 9k Employees) 
• Turning (Technology – 1,000 Employees) 
• Medium (Publishing Technology – 80 Employees)

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5. Intrro

Intrro is a referral solution that allows organizations to access their employees' LinkedIn networks and source talent through introductions.

Best for: Corporate organizations with a workforce that is active on LinkedIn

Standout features

• LinkedIn Scrapper – provides a Chrome Extension to allow employees to scrape their LinkedIn networks
• LinkedIn Introductions – allows your employees to match their LinkedIn connections to your open jobs to facilitate introductions

Notable Customers 

• Airwallex (Technology – 1400 Employees) 
• Fetch Rewards (Technology – 700 Employees) 
• Riskified (Technology – 700 Employees)