Adapt.io vs UpLead (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Adapt.io grades higher than UpLead: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Adapt.io grades higher on value for money and ease of use. UpLead grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Adapt.io
B2B contact database with a Chrome extension and credit plans
UpLead
B2B contact database with verified emails and mobile numbers
Which one is for you
Pick Adapt.io if
- Fits if you want a Chrome extension to pull emails while you browse
- Works for light prospecting on a small budget
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need phone numbers, as Free and Starter have none
- Tight if you pull in volume: the daily limits are 25, 50 and 100 on Free, Starter and Basic
- Pricey if you need more than Basic, since the next step is custom
- Watch out: the page shows a yearly option labelled Save 20% but no yearly prices
Pick UpLead if
- Fits if you need a mobile number as well as an email for each contact
- Works for one person building target lists by industry, size or technology, billed monthly
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need lots of contacts, at 170 credits for $74 and $0.60 for each extra
- Not for you if you're a team, since Essentials and Plus are single-user and Professional is quoted by sales
- Tight if you want enrichment or technographics, which start on Plus at $149
- Watch out: intent data, full API access and two-way CRM sync are Professional only, billed annually
- Tight if you want a long look first, as the trial is 5 credits over 7 days and there's no free plan
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAdapt.ioFair | 2.2GPAUpLeadFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$49 a month on Starter, $99 on Basic, billed monthly. That's right at the $49 middle of lead-finding tools. | D$74 a month billed yearly for one user and 170 credits, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts ($74). Team seats need the custom Professional plan, so there's no five-person figure on record. Extra credits are $0.60 each. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 25 email credits, 25 enrichment credits and 25 contacts a day, plus a 7-day trial with no card. You'll hit those caps fast. | CA 7-day free trial with 5 credits, and no free plan. Five contacts is enough to check the data looks right, not much else. |
| Features | CEmail finder, filters, list building, CRM export and phone numbers. Phones start on Basic, and Free and Starter have none. | BOver 200 million contacts with filters, a verified email and mobile for one credit, a Chrome extension, technographics and enrichment from Plus, and intent data on Professional. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | BAn extension you install and use on a profile. No store rating on record. | CNo App Store rating on record. The work is building target lists from filters such as industry, size and tech used, which takes a little learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with six integrations listed. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Outreach, Salesloft and Zapier. Full API access only on Professional. |
| Best for | a cheap Chrome email finder | verified emails and mobiles for target lists |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Adapt.io and UpLead. How we grade
Price against what you get
Adapt.io starts at $49 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. UpLead starts at $74 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Adapt.io starts $25 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Adapt.io for less, and 1 scores higher than UpLead for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Adapt.io also covers email verification.
- UpLead also covers web clipper.
At a glance
| Adapt.io | UpLead | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed monthly | $74 per month for 170 credits, billed annually |
| Free plan | 25 email credits, 25 enrichment credits and 25 contacts a day. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, no card required; the trial allows up to 50 contacts. | 7-day free trial with 5 credits |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SLI Technologies Inc. | UpLead |
| Price read from | adapt.io | uplead.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Adapt.io
- Phone credits start on Basic at 100 a month; Starter and Free have none.
- Daily contact limits apply: 25, 50 and 100 on Free, Starter and Basic.
- The page shows a yearly option labeled Save 20%, but its prices did not appear in the page text.
UpLead
- Essentials and Plus are single-user accounts; team seats need the custom Professional plan.
- Essentials includes 170 credits a month, one per contact; extra credits cost $0.60 each ($0.50 on Plus).
- Data enrichment and technographics start on Plus; intent data and full API access only on Professional.
- The trial gives 5 credits over 7 days; there is no free plan.
Key features
Adapt.io
- Email finder extension
- A Chrome extension finds verified emails from LinkedIn and company websites.
- Advanced filters
- Search by job title, department, level, employee count, revenue and location.
- List building
- Group contacts into lists, and upload company websites to find contacts across them.
- CRM export
- Basic and Custom export to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Outreach and Salesgear.
- Phone numbers
- Mobile numbers for calling arrive from the Basic plan, with 100 phone credits.
- Credit-based pricing
- The vendor says pricing follows contact credits, not user licenses.
UpLead
- Prospector search
- Filter a database the company puts at over 200 million contacts and 16 million companies by industry, size, revenue, location and job details.
- Verified emails and mobile numbers
- One credit unlocks one contact's verified email and mobile direct dial for download or CRM export. UpLead states 95% email accuracy.
- Chrome extension
- Shows contact and company data while browsing LinkedIn or a company's website, and sends leads to a CRM or a CSV file.
- Technographics and enrichment
- From the Plus plan, search companies by more than 16,000 technologies they use and fill in missing contact and company data.
- Intent data and competitor intelligence
- The Professional plan adds buyer intent data on companies researching a topic and lookalikes of existing customers.
- CRM and sales tool connections
- Exports to Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Outreach, Salesloft and others, plus Zapier.
Plans
Adapt.io
Free$0
per month
25 email and 25 enrichment credits, 25 contacts a day, Chrome extension and advanced filters.
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly
500 email and 500 enrichment credits, 50 contacts a day, CSV export and saved searches.
Basic$99
per month, billed monthly
1,000 email, 100 phone and 1,000 enrichment credits, 100 contacts a day, CRM export.
CustomCustom
Adds job change alerts, team management, API access and a dedicated account manager.
UpLead
Essentials$74
per month for 170 credits, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
One user, verified emails and mobile numbers, the Chrome extension and CRM integrations. Billed yearly it comes as 2,040 credits for the year.
Plus$149
per month for 400 credits, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
One user. Adds data enrichment, technographics, email patterns, advanced filters and suppression lists; 4,800 credits a year when billed yearly.
ProfessionalCustom
Custom seats and credits, sold through a demo and billed annually only. Adds intent data, full API access, two-way CRM sync and a success manager.
Ways to pay less
Adapt.io
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves 20%
The pricing page toggle is labeled Yearly with a Save 20% tag; the yearly prices themselves were not readable in the page text.
UpLead
- Annual discount
About 25% off with yearly billing
UpLead's pricing page shows Essentials at $74 a month billed yearly against $99 monthly, and Plus at $149 against $199.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Adapt.io or UpLead?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Adapt.io is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $74 a month for UpLead. Adapt.io starts at $49 per month, billed monthly, and UpLead starts at $74 per month for 170 credits, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Adapt.io or UpLead?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Adapt.io has a free plan. UpLead does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.