BetterContact vs Prospeo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BetterContact and Prospeo share a 2.4 GPA, and only Prospeo has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
BetterContact grades higher on value for money. Prospeo grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, 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
Prospeo
B2B lead database with verified emails and mobile numbers
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 Prospeo if
- Fits if you want emails and mobiles priced per credit, with extra credits from $10 for 1,000
- Works for solo founders building lists on the free plan, or teams keeping HubSpot or Salesforce records current
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your usage is lumpy, since credits reset each cycle and don't roll over
- Pricey if you want CRM sync, which starts on Growth at $74 a user
- Not for you if you mostly want phone numbers, at 10 credits each
- Tight if you're staying free, as 100 credits a month is about 10 mobile numbers and selection stops at 25 rows
- Watch out: plans are priced per user, so five people on Growth pay $370 a month billed yearly
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABetterContactFair | 2.4GPAProspeoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$185 a month for five on Starter, billed yearly: $37 a user, between this category's cheaper quarter ($34) and its middle ($39). Each user gets 2,000 credits a month, at 1 an email and 10 a mobile number. |
| Free plan and trial | C50 free credits at sign-up with no card, and no free plan after that. | CA free plan with 100 credits a month for good, 28 filters, 3 intent topics, 5 AI searches and the Chrome extension. But 100 credits is about 10 mobile numbers. |
| Features | CWaterfall enrichment, built-in verification, a lead finder and an API. Connect Intelligence and phone and catch-all verification aren't on Starter. | BUp to 41 filters, verified emails and mobiles, AI search and lookalikes, a Chrome extension, CSV and API enrichment, an MCP server, and CRM sync with job-change tracking on Growth. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's a credit and enrichment-column tool you need to set up. | CNo App Store rating on record. Searching is the main job here, with up to 41 filters and intent topics, so there's some learning before your lists come out right. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with five integrations and an API. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist and Google Sheets, plus an API and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. |
| Best for | waterfall email and phone lookups | emails and mobiles from a pay-to-reveal lead database |
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 Prospeo. 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. Prospeo starts at $37 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Prospeo scores higher, and starts $22 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, none scores higher than BetterContact for less, and none scores higher than Prospeo 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
- BetterContact also covers email verification.
- Prospeo also covers web clipper.
At a glance
| BetterContact | Prospeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month for 200 credits, billed monthly | $37 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | 100 credits a month with no time limit, 28 search filters, 3 intent topics, 5 AI searches, the Chrome extension and a 25-row selection limit. |
| Free trial | 50 free credits at sign-up, no credit card needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | BetterContact | Prospeo |
| Price read from | bettercontact.rocks | prospeo.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 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.
Prospeo
- Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; yearly plans grant the year's credits upfront.
- A mobile number costs 10 credits, so Starter's 2,000 monthly credits cover about 200 numbers.
- Plans are priced per user, and HubSpot and Salesforce sync starts on Growth.
- Extra credits are sold as add-ons from 1,000 credits for $10.
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.
Prospeo
- People and company search
- Up to 41 filters, including technology, job postings, revenue, funding and job changes, depending on the plan. Searching and previewing are free.
- Verified emails and mobiles
- Each exported person includes email enrichment for 1 credit, charged only when an email is found. A direct mobile number costs 10 credits.
- AI search and lookalikes
- Describe a target in plain words or find companies and people similar to existing customers; unlimited on paid plans, 5 searches on Free.
- Chrome extension
- Reveals contact details while browsing, included on every plan along with 50+ AI data fields and personas.
- Enrichment, API and MCP
- Enrich CSV files from Starter, use the public API and a Google Sheets add-on, and connect AI tools through an MCP server.
- CRM sync and job changes
- From Growth, sync with HubSpot and Salesforce, enrich and deduplicate CRM records automatically and track when contacts change jobs.
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.
Prospeo
Free$0
100 credits a month, 28 filters, 3 intent topics, 5 free AI searches, personas and the Chrome extension.
Starter$37
per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
2,000 credits a month per user (24,000 a year upfront on yearly billing), 32 filters, CSV and API enrichment and roles.
Growth$74
per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
5,000 credits a month per user, 38 filters, HubSpot and Salesforce sync, CRM enrichment, job change tracking and search analytics.
Pro$187
per user / month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
15,000 credits a month per user, all 41 filters, 12 intent topics and the highest API rate limits.
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.
Prospeo
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
Prospeo's pricing page marks yearly billing 25% off: Starter is $37 per user a month billed yearly against $49 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BetterContact or Prospeo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BetterContact starts at $15 per month for 200 credits, billed monthly, and Prospeo starts at $37 per user / month, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, BetterContact or Prospeo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Prospeo has a free plan. BetterContact does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do BetterContact and Prospeo run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Prospeo lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.