BetterContact vs Derrick (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, BetterContact and Derrick share a 2.4 GPA, and only Derrick has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BetterContact
Waterfall email and phone enrichment across many data sources
Derrick
B2B data enrichment in a web app, Google Sheets, API and MCP
Which one is for you
Pick BetterContact if
- Fits if you want one tool to try many data sources for an email or phone
- Works for people who only want to pay for contacts that verify
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need phones: a mobile number costs 10 credits, so Starter buys about 20
- Skip it if you want a free plan, since you only get 50 sign-up credits
- Pricey if you grow: the top plan starts at $799 a month above 20,000 credits
- Watch out: unused credits roll over only up to twice your monthly amount, and phone verification isn't on Starter
Pick Derrick if
- Fits if you work in Google Sheets and want emails or phones added there
- Works for developers who want a credit balance shared across app, API and MCP
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for the free plan, which has no email or phone finder
- Pricey if you need phones, at 200 credits each
- Skip it if you need the API or MCP, as they start on the €47.50 Plus plan
- Watch out: prices are in euros only, and the Sheets add-on is Google-only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABetterContactFair | 2.4GPADerrickFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$15 a month for 200 credits is inside the cheapest quarter on price, but the credits are few: about 20 mobile numbers. $49 buys 1,000. | B€20 a month for 10,000 credits is under the $33.25 cheaper quarter, but a phone costs 200 credits, so that is about 50 phones. Prices are in euros. |
| Free plan and trial | C50 free credits at sign-up with no card, and no free plan after that. | C100 free credits a month with no card, covering LinkedIn import and cleaning. The email and phone finders start on Standard. |
| Features | CWaterfall enrichment, built-in verification, a lead finder and an API. Connect Intelligence and phone and catch-all verification aren't on Starter. | CEmail and phone finder, LinkedIn enrichment, leads from a prompt and job-change alerts. Phones are costly and HubSpot sync is listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's a credit and enrichment-column tool you need to set up. | CNo store rating on record. Setup is light, but you connect Sheets or the API. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with five integrations and an API. | BWeb app and Google Sheets, with an API and an MCP server from Plus, and three listed integrations. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | waterfall email and phone lookups | finding emails and phones from a sheet or LinkedIn |
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: BetterContact and Derrick. How we grade
Price against what you get
BetterContact starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Derrick starts at about $22.34 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and BetterContact starts $7.34 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, 1 scores higher than BetterContact for less, and 1 scores higher than Derrick 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
- Derrick also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| BetterContact | Derrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month for 200 credits, billed monthly | €20 per month for 10,000 credits |
| Free plan | None | 100 credits a month, no card; LinkedIn finder, profile enrichment and data cleaning. |
| Free trial | 50 free credits at sign-up, no credit card needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | BetterContact | Derrick |
| Price read from | bettercontact.rocks | derrick-app.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
BetterContact
- A mobile number costs 10 credits, so 200 credits on Starter buys about 20 numbers.
- Connect Intelligence, phone verification and catch-all verification are not on Starter.
- Unused credits roll over, capped at twice the subscribed amount.
- Yearly billing is offered as two months free, and extends credit roll-over to 12 months.
Derrick
- Prices are in euros; the page shows no dollar price.
- API and MCP access start on the Plus plan; Free and Standard are web app and Sheets only.
- A phone number costs 200 credits, so 10,000 credits cover about 50 phones.
- The Google Sheets add-on is Google-only; the page lists HubSpot as coming soon.
Key features
BetterContact
- Waterfall enrichment
- Requests a person's email or mobile number from more than 20 data sources one after another until valid data is found.
- Pay only for valid data
- One credit buys one verified email and ten buy a verified mobile number. The page says nothing is charged when no result is found.
- Verification built in
- Emails are checked by Bouncer. On Pro and above, catch-all emails are verified at no extra charge and mobile numbers are also verified.
- Connect Intelligence
- Scores each mobile number by likelihood to connect. Only the highest-scoring numbers are charged; scoring the low or bad ones is free.
- Waterfall lead finder
- Searches 7 or more contact databases in one query to build lead lists.
- API and integrations
- A REST API and native integrations, including HubSpot, Google Sheets, Make, Clay and Zapier, on the plans that list them.
Derrick
- Email finder
- Finds a professional email for 5 credits, verified before it is returned.
- Phone finder
- Finds direct mobile numbers at 200 credits each.
- LinkedIn import and enrichment
- Imports leads and companies from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator and enriches profiles, mostly at 1 credit each.
- Leads from a prompt
- Describe the people or companies you want and get rows back, at 1 credit per record.
- Google Sheets, API and MCP
- The same actions run from a Sheets sidebar, a REST API and an MCP server for AI assistants.
Plans
BetterContact
Starter$15
per month for 200 credits, billed monthly
200 credits a month: 20 mobile numbers or 200 emails. Waterfall enrichment, email verification, API and chat support.
Pro$49
per month for 1,000 credits, billed monthly
Steps up to 50,000 credits a month. Adds Connect Intelligence, phone and catch-all verification, Clay and Zapier, premium support.
Enterprise$799
per month and up, above 20,000 credits, billed monthly
Sold through sales. Custom volumes and discounts, your own provider API keys and a dedicated account manager.
Derrick
Free€0
100 credits a month in the web app and Google Sheets; no email or phone finder.
Standard€20
per month for 10,000 credits
Adds email and phone finder and job and funding change alerts; credits roll over.
Plus€47.50
per month for 25,000 credits
Adds API access and an MCP server at a lower cost per credit.
Pro€175
per month for 100,000 credits
Everything in Plus at €0.00175 per credit.
Scale€320
per month for 200,000 credits
Everything in Plus at €0.0016 per credit; above this volume pricing is custom.
Ways to pay less
BetterContact
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
The pricing page says paying yearly means paying for 10 months and keeping all 12, and extends credit roll-over to 12 months.
Derrick
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BetterContact or Derrick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, BetterContact is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against about $22.34 a month for Derrick. BetterContact starts at $15 per month for 200 credits, billed monthly, and Derrick starts at €20 per month for 10,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, BetterContact or Derrick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Derrick has a free plan. BetterContact 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.