Clay vs Derrick (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clay grades higher than Derrick: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clay grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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.
Clay
Data enrichment tables that query 150+ data providers in one place
Derrick
B2B data enrichment in a web app, Google Sheets, API and MCP
Which one is for you
Pick Clay if
- Fits if you build lists with odd criteria no single database sells
- Works for teams that want several data providers behind one bill and don't mind building spreadsheet workflows
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're on your own, as the first paid plan is $167 a month billed yearly, or $185 monthly
- Tight if you're staying free, with 200 rows per table, 100 data credits a month and no phone enrichment
- Watch out: two meters apply, data credits and actions, and extra credits cost 30% more than plan credits
- Skip it if you just want to look someone up, as it's built for building workflows
- Watch out: CRM auto-sync and webhooks start on Growth at $446 a month, and the Clay API is Enterprise only
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
| 2.8GPAClayGood | 2.4GPADerrickFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLaunch is $167 a month billed yearly with unlimited seats, about $33.40 a head for five, just inside this category's cheaper quarter ($34). It buys 2,500 data credits and 15,000 actions a month. On your own, the whole $167 is yours to pay. | 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 | CA free plan with 100 data credits and 500 actions a month, unlimited seats, waterfalls and Claygent, plus a 14-day trial. But tables stop at 200 rows and there's no phone enrichment. | C100 free credits a month with no card, covering LinkedIn import and cleaning. The email and phone finders start on Standard. |
| Features | AWaterfalls across 150-plus providers, where a lookup that finds nothing costs nothing, plus Claygent for web research, job-change signals, its own sequencer and CRM and warehouse sync. No rival here draws on so many sources. | 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 App Store rating on record, and this is a web app where the work is building the table itself. If spreadsheet formulas make you nervous, expect a learning curve. | CNo store rating on record. Setup is light, but you connect Sheets or the API. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Attio, Outreach, Instantly, lemlist, Apollo.io and Snowflake on the list, and webhooks from Growth. No desktop or phone apps. | 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 | building custom lead lists from many data sources | 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: Clay and Derrick. How we grade
Price against what you get
Clay starts at $167 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Derrick starts at about $22.34 a month and scores 2.3.
Clay scores higher, and starts $144.66 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 Clay 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
- Clay also covers email campaigns.
- Derrick also covers email verification.
At a glance
| Clay | Derrick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $167 per month for 2,500 data credits, billed annually | €20 per month for 10,000 credits |
| Free plan | 100 data credits and 500 actions a month, unlimited seats and tables, up to 200 rows per table, waterfalls and Claygent. No phone number enrichment. | 100 credits a month, no card; LinkedIn finder, profile enrichment and data cleaning. |
| Free trial | 14-day trial of paid plans | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Clay Labs Inc. | Derrick |
| Price read from | clay.com | derrick-app.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Clay
- Two meters apply: data credits pay providers for data, and actions count each enrichment or export. Both are sized separately on paid plans.
- Data credits start at $0.05 each; extra credits cost 30% more than plan credits on Launch and Growth.
- Actions reset each billing cycle; data credits roll over up to twice the monthly amount on Launch and Growth.
- The free plan has no phone number enrichment and stops at 200 rows per table.
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
Clay
- Waterfall enrichment
- A column asks one data provider after another until a value is found, drawing on more than 150 providers. A lookup that returns nothing costs nothing.
- Claygent
- An AI agent with web research that fills in custom data points a provider does not sell. It is included on every plan, the free one too.
- Audiences and search
- Build lists of companies and people from Clay's search and imports. Paid plans add unlimited search and CSV uploads.
- Signals
- Track job changes, promotions, new hires, company news and social posts from Launch, and website intent from Growth.
- Sequencer and integrations
- Send email from Clay's own sequencer or push leads to Instantly, lemlist, Outreach and HubSpot sequences.
- CRM and warehouse sync
- Growth syncs and enriches CRM records automatically and connects to Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks and Postgres.
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
Clay
Free$0
100 data credits and 500 actions a month, unlimited seats, 200 rows per table, waterfalls, Claygent and your own API keys.
Launch$167
per month for 2,500 data credits, billed annually ($185 monthly)
Plus 15,000 actions a month, phone enrichment, job-change signals and email sending. Data credits alone are $414 a month at 10,000 a month, billed annually.
Growth$446
per month for 6,000 data credits, billed annually ($495 monthly)
Plus 40,000 actions a month, CRM auto-sync, HTTP API and webhook automation, web intent signals, ad audiences and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual commitment, 100,000+ data credits, Clay API access, SSO, SCIM, role-based access and a dedicated growth strategist.
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
Clay
- Annual discount
Save 10% with annual billing
Clay's pricing page marks annual billing as a 10% saving: Launch starts at $167 a month billed yearly against $185 billed monthly.
Derrick
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clay or Derrick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Derrick is cheaper to start with: about $22.34 a month, against $167 a month for Clay. Clay starts at $167 per month for 2,500 data credits, billed annually, and Derrick starts at €20 per month for 10,000 credits.
Which has a free plan, Clay or Derrick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Clay and Derrick have a free plan.
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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.