ContactOut vs Lusha
We give ContactOut a 2.6 GPA and Lusha a 2.4, out of 4.0. ContactOut grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ContactOut
Email and phone finder for recruiters and sales, priced flat
Lusha
B2B contact data for verified emails and direct phone numbers
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAContactOutGood | 2.4GPALushaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | COne person pays $39 a month billed yearly for emails, or $79 with phone numbers, right at this category's middle ($39). Self-serve is one user per company, so a team of five gets a quote from sales, with no figure on record. | CFive people need Premium, the plan with 5 seats: $299.95 a month billed yearly, about $60 a head, past this category's dearer quarter ($49). It buys 3,400 credits a month, at 1 an email and 5 a phone number. One person pays $37.45 for 400. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for one user with 5 emails, 5 phone numbers and 5 exports a day, plus the extension and the search portal. Handy for the odd lookup, but 5 a day goes quickly. | CA free plan with 40 credits a month for 1 seat, the extension, filters and CRM integrations, with no card needed. At 5 credits a number, that's 8 phone numbers a month. |
| Features | BWork and personal emails, phone numbers, a search portal with 20-plus filters, a LinkedIn extension, email campaigns, enrichment and recruiting integrations. It covers the whole job, though numbers need the dearer plan. | BVerified emails, direct dials and mobiles from over 515 million contacts, a Chrome extension, filters, bulk enrichment, an API from Pro, sequences and visitor identification. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record, but it's a Chrome extension on the LinkedIn and Sales Navigator you already use. Open a profile and the details are there. | CNo App Store rating on record. The extension is quick, but there's a prospecting workspace, intent topics and a different credit price per kind of data to get your head round. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Lever, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, Zapier and Gmail. The API comes with team plans. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb and a Chrome extension that works on LinkedIn, CRMs, Gmail and Google Calendar, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Outreach, Salesloft and Zapier, plus an API. |
| Best for | personal emails and numbers for recruiters | direct phone numbers alongside work emails |
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: ContactOut and Lusha. How we grade
Price against what you get
ContactOut starts at $39 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Lusha starts at $37.45 a month and scores 2.7.
ContactOut scores higher, and starts $1.55 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 ContactOut for less, and none scores higher than Lusha 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
- ContactOut starts at $39 per month, billed annually. Lusha starts at $37.45 per month for 400 credits, billed annually.
At a glance
| ContactOut | Lusha | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39 per month, billed annually | $37.45 per month for 400 credits, billed annually |
| Free plan | 5 emails, 5 phone numbers and 5 exports a day for 1 user, with the browser extension, the search portal and a trial of premium features. | 40 credits a month for 1 seat (an email costs 1 credit, a phone number 5), the browser extension, basic and advanced filters and CRM integrations. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ContactOut | Lusha Systems Inc. |
| Price read from | contactout.com | lusha.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ContactOut
- Recruiters reaching candidates at personal addresses
- Single users who want a flat price instead of credits
- Prospecting from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator
Lusha
- Reps who need direct phone numbers as well as emails
- Prospecting from LinkedIn and company websites in the browser
- Small teams that can work within five seats
Worth knowing
ContactOut
- Paid self-serve plans allow 1 user per company; teams and API access go through sales.
- Unlimited plans fall under a fair use cap of 2,000 emails and 1,000 phone numbers per account a month in the terms of service.
- Phone numbers need the Email + Phone plan; the Email plan has no phone lookups.
- Exports are capped separately from lookups: 300 a month on Email and 600 on Email + Phone, billed monthly.
Lusha
- A phone number costs 5 credits, so 400 credits buys about 80 numbers.
- Seats come only with higher tiers: 1 on Starter, 2 on Pro, 5 on Premium. Larger teams go through sales.
- Monthly plans roll unused credits over up to twice the monthly limit; yearly credits reset at the end of the year.
- Cancellation takes effect at the end of the billing period, and credits stay usable until then.
Key features
ContactOut
- Chrome extension
- Shows personal and work emails and phone numbers on LinkedIn and Sales Navigator profiles, and saves people to a CRM or campaign.
- Search portal
- Search people and companies with more than 20 filters, including job title, revenue, company size, skills and technologies used.
- Email campaigns
- Send outreach to saved prospects and track opens, clicks and replies, with an AI Email Writer on the Email + Phone plan.
- Data enrichment and API
- Refresh CRM and spreadsheet records with contact data, through ContactSheets, Gmail enrichment or the API on team plans.
- Recruiting integrations
- Save candidates straight to Lever, Bullhorn and Greenhouse, alongside Salesforce and HubSpot for sales teams.
Lusha
- Emails and phone numbers
- Reveal a verified work email for 1 credit or a phone number for 5. Lusha says it holds over 515 million business contacts and 29 million companies.
- Chrome extension
- Shows contact details while browsing LinkedIn, CRMs and company websites, with Gmail and Google Calendar support and export to a CRM.
- Prospecting workspace
- Search contacts and companies with filters, lookalike suggestions, AI recommendations and buying intent topics on paid plans.
- Enrichment and API
- Bulk and CSV enrichment of existing lists, and an API with webhooks from Pro. An MCP server connects Claude and ChatGPT.
- Sequences and call insights
- Automated email sequences, plus call recording with AI insights at 8 credits per recorded call.
- Website visitor identification
- Matches anonymous website visitors to companies and contacts, at 2 credits for each one identified.
Plans
ContactOut
Free$0
5 emails, 5 phones and 5 exports a day, the browser extension and search portal, 1 user per company.
Email$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
1 user. Unlimited emails under a fair use cap of 2,000 a month, 3,600 exports a year (300 a month billed monthly), email campaigns and list builder.
Email + Phone$79
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
1 user. Adds unlimited phone numbers under a fair use cap of 1,000 a month, 7,200 exports a year, data enrichment and the AI Email Writer.
Team / APICustom
Team plans and API access through sales, with bulk licensing, Salesforce and ATS integrations, team reports and an account manager.
Lusha
Free$0
40 credits a month, 1 seat, verified emails and phones, filters, email sequences and the browser extension. No card required.
Starter$37.45
per month for 400 credits, billed annually ($49.90 billed monthly)
1 seat. Yearly billing grants 4,800 credits upfront. Adds lookalikes, bulk enrichment, the AI assistant and 5 buying intent topics.
Pro$52.45
per month for 600 credits, billed annually ($69.90 billed monthly)
2 seats and 7,200 credits a year on yearly billing. Adds the API, CSV enrichment, signals and webhooks.
Premium$299.95
per month for 3,400 credits, billed annually ($399.90 billed monthly)
5 seats and 40,800 credits a year on yearly billing. Adds the advanced API, team management and credit allocation.
ScaleCustom
Custom credits and seats at a lower price per credit, SSO, 25 intent topics and a dedicated success team, through sales.
Ways to pay less
ContactOut
- Annual discount
About 20% off with annual billing
ContactOut's pricing page lists the Email plan at $39 a month billed annually ($468 a year) against $49 monthly, and Email + Phone at $79 against $99.
Lusha
- Annual discount
About 25% off with yearly billing
Lusha's pricing page lists Starter at $37.45 a month billed yearly against $49.90 billed monthly, and Pro at $52.45 against $69.90.
