ContactOut vs Wiza (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ContactOut grades higher than Wiza: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
ContactOut grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan 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
Wiza
LinkedIn prospect lists exported with verified emails and phones
Which one is for you
Pick ContactOut if
- Fits if you recruit and want candidates' personal emails
- Works for one person prospecting from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator at a flat price
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you're a team wanting to sign up yourselves, as self-serve is 1 user per company and the API goes through sales
- Tight if you export a lot, with 300 exports a month on Email and 600 on Email + Phone, billed monthly
- Skip it if you need phone numbers on the cheaper plan, since Email has none
- Watch out: unlimited means a fair use cap of 2,000 emails and 1,000 phone numbers a month in the terms
- Tight if you're staying free, at 5 emails, 5 phone numbers and 5 exports a day
Pick Wiza if
- Fits if you build prospect lists from LinkedIn searches and want a CSV or CRM at the end
- Works for a solo rep who wants a per-seat price rather than credits
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on the free plan: 20 emails and 5 phone numbers
- Pricey if you need unlimited reveals, which need annual billing at $83 a month
- Watch out: extra emails on Starter cost $0.15 each and extra phones $0.35
- Watch out: annual plans stop at 2,500 exports a month, and API access is on the custom Team Plan
- Not for you if you want a tool tied to LinkedIn's blessing, since Wiza says it is not affiliated with LinkedIn or Microsoft
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAContactOutGood | 2.2GPAWizaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$49 per user a month for Starter, which is where this category's middle sits at $49. Unlimited email reveals start at $83 a month and need annual billing, and phones cost $0.35 each on that plan. |
| 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. Enough for the odd lookup, but 5 a day goes quickly. | CA free plan gives 20 valid emails and 5 phone numbers. That is a few lists before you hit the wall. |
| 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. | CA Chrome extension, CRM sync, an API and MCP. Monthly plans cap reveals at 100 to 500, annual plans cap exports at 2,500 a month, and the API is on the custom Team Plan. |
| 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 store rating on record. You install the extension and connect LinkedIn searches and a CRM before it is useful. |
| 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 plus a browser extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Outreach, Salesloft and Zapier, and an API. |
| Best for | personal emails and numbers for recruiters | pulling contact lists out of LinkedIn searches |
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 Wiza. 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. Wiza starts at $49 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
ContactOut scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, none scores higher than ContactOut for less, and 13 score higher than Wiza 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 also covers web clipper and email campaigns.
- Wiza also covers email verification.
At a glance
| ContactOut | Wiza | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39 per month, billed annually | $49 per user / month, billed monthly |
| 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. | 20 valid emails and 5 phone numbers. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ContactOut | Wiza, Inc |
| Price read from | contactout.com | wiza.co |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
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.
Wiza
- Unlimited reveals apply only on annual billing; monthly plans cap emails and phones.
- Phone numbers on the Email plan cost $0.35 each; extra emails on Starter cost $0.15.
- Annual plans cap exports at 2,500 a month, and API access is listed on the custom Team Plan.
- Wiza states it is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn or Microsoft.
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.
Wiza
- LinkedIn and Sales Navigator export
- A Chrome extension pulls prospects from LinkedIn searches into lists that export to CSV or to a connected CRM.
- Contacts verified on request
- Wiza says it checks each email and phone against live sources when you ask for it, instead of serving a stored database.
- Email and phone reveals
- Individual plans reveal emails, phones or both; unlimited reveals apply on annual billing, with credit caps on monthly billing.
- CRM and sales tool sync
- Lists can be sent to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Outreach and Salesloft, or to other apps through Zapier.
- AI Research
- Paid plans list an AI Research feature for prospecting from live web data and Wiza's own insights.
- API and MCP
- An API returns data in real time, and an MCP server connects Wiza to AI assistants.
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.
Wiza
Free$0
20 valid emails and 5 phone numbers for occasional prospecting.
Starter$49
per user / month, billed monthly
100 valid emails and 100 phone numbers a month; extras cost $0.15 per email and $0.35 per phone number.
Email$83
per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Annual: unlimited email reveals, $0.35 per phone number, 2,500 exports a month. Monthly: 500 emails a month.
Email + Phone$166
per user / month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Annual: unlimited email and phone reveals, 2,500 exports a month. Monthly: 500 emails and 500 phones a month.
Team PlanCustom
For 3 or more users, billed annually; unlimited emails and phones, API access and a success manager.
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.
Wiza
- Annual discount
Annual billing lowers the price
The pricing page shows Email at $83 a month on yearly billing versus $99 monthly, and Email + Phone at $166 versus $199, with unlimited credits.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ContactOut or Wiza?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ContactOut starts at $39 per month, billed annually, and Wiza starts at $49 per user / month, billed monthly. 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, ContactOut or Wiza?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both ContactOut and Wiza 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.