AeroLeads vs RocketReach (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AeroLeads if

• Fits if you want to pay once for a small batch of contacts
• Works for recruiters who work from LinkedIn in Chrome

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: only 10 credits on signup
• Watch out: credits expire 12 months after your latest purchase
• Watch out: unused credits are refundable only within 7 days of buying
• Watch out: phone numbers cost 5 extra credits each

Pick RocketReach if

• Fits if you're in sales or recruiting and look people up one at a time
• Works for teams of five or more who want one contract with unlimited lookups, or contact data inside ChatGPT or Claude

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you pay month to month, as Essentials is $69 a month with 100 lookups against $399 for a year
• Skip it if you need phone numbers on the entry plan, as they start on Pro at $899 a year
• Pricey if you're after a custom team plan, at $6,000 a year to start and for teams of 5 or more
• Skip it if you prospect from your phone or another browser, since only a Chrome extension is on record
• Tight if you're staying free, with 3 lookups and no word on whether they renew

AeroLeads

• Credits expire 12 months after your latest purchase, and unused credits are refundable only within 7 days of buying a pack.
• Phone numbers cost 5 extra credits each, so a pack covers far fewer contacts when phones are included.
• Packs top out at 20,000 credits; larger volumes or custom datasets go through sales.
• Payment is through Razorpay or PayPal, in US dollars.

RocketReach

• A second seat takes 5% off each seat, so Essentials is $379 a seat a year for a team; monthly plans cap lookups at 100 to 1,000 a month.
• Custom team plans are for teams of 5 or more and start at $6,000 a year, with 20,000 exports a year per license.
• The pages that could be read mention a desktop Chrome extension but no mobile apps or other browsers.
• RocketReach Verify, for checking emails already in a CRM, is in beta as an early-access program.

AeroLeads

B2B contact search

Searches a database the site puts at over 650 million profiles by role, company and location, and shows which contacts have an email or phone before you save them.

Credit-based pricing

A saved contact costs 1 credit and a contact with a phone number costs 6 in total. Packs are one-time payments with no auto-renewal.

LinkedIn Chrome extension

A browser extension finds contact details while you browse LinkedIn profiles, using the same credit balance as the web app.

Data enrichment

Adds emails and phone numbers to a CSV file or a list of LinkedIn URLs.

AI assistant connection

Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can connect to AeroLeads and spend the same credits, and the page says the assistant shows the price before saving anyone.

CRM and API connections

Integration pages list HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Freshsales and Mailchimp, and there is an API for use in your own systems.

RocketReach

Contact database

Search people and companies with filters for skills, technologies used and recent role changes. Team plan pages cite over 700 million contacts and 60 million companies.

Chrome extension

Looks up contact details for a person spotted on a social network or a company website, with a tab for the company's size, revenue and contacts.

Email sequences

Multi-step sequences and single messages sent from RocketReach, with an AI writer, templates, and tracking of replies, clicks and bounces.

Autopilot

A beta feature that builds search lists that update themselves on a schedule and feeds new leads into sequences.

Insights

Company and contact signals such as news, buyer intent and tech stack, to time outreach and tailor messages.

API and MCP

A contact data API available on any plan, and an MCP server with a ChatGPT plugin and Claude connector on free and paid plans.

AeroLeads

• Take Off$49

  one-time, for 2,000 credits

  2.45 cents per contact. Each saved contact uses 1 credit, plus 5 more if it includes a phone number.

• Climb$149

  one-time, for 8,000 credits

  1.86 cents per contact; the page marks it as a 24% saving against the smallest pack.

• Cruise$299

  one-time, for 20,000 credits

  1.50 cents per contact; the page marks it as a 39% saving against the smallest pack.

RocketReach

• Essentials$399

  per year, billed annually ($69 a month billed monthly)

  Email only: unlimited lookups and 1,200 exports a year, 500 sends a day, MCP and API access. Billed monthly it's 100 lookups a month.

• Pro$899

  per year, billed annually ($119 a month billed monthly)

  Adds phone numbers, technographics, org charts and Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft and Bullhorn, with 3,600 exports a year.

• Ultimate$1,699

  per year, billed annually ($209 a month billed monthly)

  20,000 exports a year, intent and healthcare data, Salesforce custom mapping and 25 Autopilot jobs. 1,000 lookups a month billed monthly.

• Custom team plan$6,000

  per year and up

  For larger teams: company exports, pooled credits, custom packages, a dedicated account manager and higher API limits. Sold through sales.

AeroLeads

• Startups

  25% off credit packs for early-stage startups

  Early-stage startups can apply for 25% off credit packs. AeroLeads checks the application and replies by email with the discounted price.

• Nonprofit

  Free accounts for registered nonprofits

  Registered nonprofits, charities and NGOs can apply for a free account with credits sized to their need, after AeroLeads checks their registration.

RocketReach

• Annual discount

  Up to half off with yearly billing

  Yearly billing, shown as saving 50%, makes Essentials $399 a year against $69 a month and lifts the monthly lookup cap; Pro is $899 a year against $119 a month.