BetterContact vs Icypeas (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Icypeas grades higher than BetterContact: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Icypeas grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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
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 Icypeas if
- Fits if you want emails and verification at a low price
- Works for people who like credits that never expire
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need phone numbers, as the phone finder is coming soon
- Not for you if you want a free plan, only 50 limited-time sign-up credits are offered
- Watch out: listed prices exclude VAT
- Watch out: only three integrations are listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABetterContactFair | 2.6GPAIcypeasGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | A$19 a month for 1,000 credits, under 60% of the $33.25 cheaper quarter for lead-finding tools. Prices exclude VAT. |
| Free plan and trial | C50 free credits at sign-up with no card, and no free plan after that. | C50 free enrichment credits at sign-up, described as a limited-time offer, and no free plan. |
| 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 finder and verifier, domain scan, scrapers and an API. The phone finder is still coming soon, which is a gap. |
| 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. Credits, scrapers and connectors to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with five integrations and an API. | BWeb only, with three connectors, an API and MCP. |
| Best for | waterfall email and phone lookups | emails sold by the credit |
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 Icypeas. 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. Icypeas starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and BetterContact starts $4 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, none scores higher than BetterContact for less, and none scores higher than Icypeas 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
- Icypeas also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| BetterContact | Icypeas | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per month for 200 credits, billed monthly | $19 per month for 1,000 credits, excluding VAT |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 50 free credits at sign-up, no credit card needed | 50 free data enrichment credits at sign-up, described as a limited-time offer |
| Web | ||
| Made by | BetterContact | Icypeas |
| Price read from | bettercontact.rocks | icypeas.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Icypeas
- Listed prices exclude VAT.
- The phone finder is listed as coming soon, so phone numbers are not available yet.
- Credits roll over with no expiry and no cap on how many can be stacked, even after a downgrade or cancellation.
- The page offers yearly billing at about 20% off, with Basic at $190 a year against $19 a month.
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.
Icypeas
- Email finder
- Finds a work email address for a named person at 1 credit per email found. Icypeas says you pay only for emails that are verified and deliverable.
- Email verifier
- Cleans a list at 0.1 credit per address, and the plans include verification of catch-all domains.
- Domain scan and reverse lookup
- Domain scan finds role-based addresses such as info@ at 1 credit per domain. Reverse email lookup finds a professional profile from an email at 10 credits.
- Profile and company scrapers
- Profile scraping costs 1.5 credits, company scraping 0.5, and finding a profile URL for a person or company 1 credit each.
- Search by people or company
- Find People and Find Companies searches cost 0.02 credit per result. The page lists a phone finder and lookalike finder as coming soon.
- API, connectors and MCP
- Every plan includes API access, no-code integrations with Make, Zapier and n8n, and an MCP connection.
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.
Icypeas
Basic$19
per month for 1,000 credits ($190 a year billed yearly)
1,000 credits a month, enough for 1,000 found emails. Catch-all verification, API access and no-code integrations included.
Premium$39
per month for 4,000 credits ($390 a year billed yearly)
4,000 credits a month, with the same features as Basic.
Advanced$89
per month for 10,000 credits ($890 a year billed yearly)
10,000 credits a month, with the same features as Basic.
Hypergrowth$178
per month for 20,000 credits ($1,780 a year billed yearly)
Volume steps from 20,000 credits ($178) to 10 million ($34,930 a month); 100,000 credits is $499 a month.
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.
Icypeas
- Annual discount
Yearly billing, labelled 20% off
The pricing page marks yearly billing as saving 20%; for example Basic is $190 a year against $19 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BetterContact or Icypeas?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BetterContact is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $19 a month for Icypeas. BetterContact starts at $15 per month for 200 credits, billed monthly, and Icypeas starts at $19 per month for 1,000 credits, excluding VAT.
Which has a free plan, BetterContact or Icypeas?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither BetterContact nor Icypeas has a free plan. Both have 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.