Clearout vs Hunter
We give Clearout a 2.4 GPA and Hunter a 2.8, out of 4.0. Hunter 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.
Clearout
Email verification, email finder and form checks on one credit balance
Hunter
Email finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAClearoutFair | 2.8GPAHunterGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $32 a month billed yearly for 10,000 credits, shown against a crossed-out $40. Among its listed rivals only DeBounce's one-off $25 is lower, but Clearout's price needs a year's commitment, where Bouncer and Emailable sell 10,000 once for $60. | AStarter is $34 a month billed yearly for the whole team, about $6.80 a head for five, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($34). That buys 2,000 credits a month, shared: an email found costs 1, a check 0.5. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but 100 free credits at sign-up with no card, and they never expire. It's a one-time grant, though, not a monthly allowance. | CA free plan with 50 credits a month that reset, basic filters, 1 email account and unlimited team members. Fine for a taste, but 50 lookups won't last a working week. |
| Features | CIt cleans lists fully, with Deep Verify for catch-alls, and the same credits buy an email finder, Form Guard, CRM monitoring and LinkedIn prospecting. No warm-up, placement tests or DMARC, though, and finding an email costs 4 credits. | CDomain search, an email finder and verifier, a lead database, cold email sequences, an API and an MCP server. It does the email job fully, but that's a smaller job: the pricing page lists no phone lookups. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record, but checking needs nothing set up: one address, a file or a Google Sheet, and only a definite result uses a credit. | BNo App Store rating on record, but this is about as simple as the category gets: type a company domain and the addresses come up, or click the extension on the site you're on. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a LinkedIn Chrome extension, a Google Sheets add-on and a WordPress plugin, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Make, Zapier and an API. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb, Chrome and Firefox extensions and a Google Sheets add-on, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Zapier and Clay, plus an API. No desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | checking and finding emails on one balance | work emails for a whole team on one bill |
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: Clearout and Hunter. How we grade
Where they differ
- Clearout starts at $16 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually. Hunter starts at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually.
- Hunter has a free plan. Clearout does not, though it has a free trial.
- Clearout also covers email verification.
- Hunter also covers web clipper and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Clearout | Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually | $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | 50 credits a month (an email found costs 1, a verification 0.5), basic Discover filters, 1 connected email account and 500 recipients per sequence. |
| Free trial | 100 free credits at sign-up that never expire, no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Clearout Inc. | Hunter Web Services, Inc. |
| Price read from | clearout.io | hunter.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Clearout
- Teams that want verification and an email finder on one balance
- WordPress sites checking sign-ups on popular form plugins
- HubSpot users who want new contacts checked automatically
Hunter
- Teams that need work emails rather than phone numbers
- Companies with many users, since every plan has unlimited team members
- Small teams that want lookup and cold email in one tool
Worth knowing
Clearout
- The free 100 credits are a one-time grant, not a monthly allowance.
- Monthly billing saves 10% on the one-time price, against 20% for annual; only the annual prices show by default.
- Finding an email costs 4 credits (2 for role addresses) and form checks 2 credits per field, so non-verification work uses credits faster.
- Clearout verifies and finds addresses; it has no warm-up, inbox placement or DMARC tools.
Hunter
- Hunter finds email addresses only; the pricing page lists no phone number lookups.
- Credits reset monthly and do not roll over on monthly billing; yearly billing grants the whole year's credits upfront.
- Extra connected email accounts cost from $10 a month each on Starter and Growth.
- API-only access is sold separately as the Data Platform, with bulk credits usable for 12 months.
Key features
Clearout
- Email verifier
- Checks addresses one at a time, by file or through the API, charging a credit only for a definite result; Deep Verify resolves more catch-all addresses.
- Form Guard
- AI-based real-time checks of the email, phone and name entered in web forms, to block spam, bots and invalid sign-ups.
- Data Pulse
- Monitors contacts inside a CRM such as HubSpot and verifies and enriches them as they come in.
- Email finder and prospecting
- Finds work addresses from a name and company, and a LinkedIn Chrome extension builds verified prospect lists.
- Sheets, WordPress and integrations
- A Google Sheets add-on, a WordPress plugin for form builders such as WPForms and Gravity Forms, and connections to Mailchimp, Salesforce and others.
Hunter
- Domain Search and Email Finder
- List the addresses Hunter has for a company domain, or look up one person by name and company. Each email found costs 1 credit.
- Email Verifier
- Checks whether an address is deliverable for half a credit. Paid plans verify found addresses automatically.
- Discover lead database
- Search companies and people with filters and an AI assistant; paid plans add advanced filters and weekly suggestions of new leads.
- Sequences
- Send cold email from connected Gmail, Outlook or SMTP accounts with tracking, A/B testing and an AI writing assistant on paid plans.
- Browser extension and Sheets add-on
- Extensions for Chrome and Firefox find addresses on the site being viewed, and a Google Sheets add-on finds and verifies in a sheet.
- API and MCP server
- An API and an MCP server give Claude, ChatGPT and other tools access to Hunter's data; an API-only Data Platform is sold separately.
Plans
Clearout
Starter$16
per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually
Shown against a crossed-out $19.5. Unused credits roll over, 2 parallel bulk jobs, unlimited CRM and email platform integrations, chat support.
Pro$32
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually
Shown against a crossed-out $40. Higher API rate limits, 3 parallel bulk jobs and live meeting support.
EnterpriseCustom
Commitments of 10 million+ credits, on-premise deployment, white-labeling, unlimited team seats and an account manager.
Hunter
Free$0
50 credits a month that reset and do not roll over, basic filters, 1 email account and unlimited team members.
Starter$34
per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Auto-verification, lead enrichment, advanced filters, AI Writing Assistant, 3 email accounts and 2,500 recipients per sequence.
Growth$104
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
10 email accounts, 5,000 recipients per sequence, 450 AI searches a month and 10 million saved leads.
Scale$209
per month for 25,000 credits, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
20 email accounts, 15,000 recipients per sequence, unlimited signals and an account manager.
EnterpriseCustom
A custom number of credits and connected email accounts, through sales.
Ways to pay less
Clearout
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Clearout's pricing page lists 20% off for annual billing and 10% off for monthly, compared with buying the same credits one time.
Hunter
- Annual discount
About 30% off with yearly billing
Hunter's pricing page marks yearly billing -30%: Starter is $34 a month billed yearly against $49 billed monthly.
