Crustdata vs Nymeria (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nymeria grades higher than Crustdata: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Nymeria 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.
Nymeria
People data enrichment API billed per successful match
Free plan · from $39/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Crustdata if
- Fits if you are building a product or agent that needs live company and people data
- Works for developers who want pay-per-call credits
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team, as the page says paid plans begin at four figures a month
- Not for you if you want a prospecting screen, as it is an API and data product
- Watch out: contact enrich and live search are listed as enterprise only
- Skip it if you want unused credits to last, as bought credits stay valid for 12 months
Pick Nymeria if
- Fits if you are a developer adding contact enrichment to a product or CRM pipeline
- Works for teams that want to pay per successful match with no seat licences
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a screen to search and build lists in, as the pages describe none
- Too light for real testing on the free plan, which stops at 5 matches a month
- Pricey if you go past 1,000 matches a month, as the price moves to a committed-volume rate
- Watch out: no per-match overage price is shown for the $39 and $159 plans
How we grade them
| 1.6GPACrustdataWeak | 1.8GPANymeriaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe page says enterprise plans start at four figures a month, far above the $167 where the category's dearest tenth begins. Self-serve credit pack prices in dollars are not shown. | C$39 a month for 100 matches and $159 for 1,000 sits inside the $33.25 to $74 band most lead finders charge. No overage price is shown. |
| Free plan and trial | C$20 in free credits for each new account, one time, with no card mentioned. | CThe Trial plan gives full API access but only 5 matches a month, which you will use up in an afternoon of testing. |
| Features | CSearch, enrichment, watchers and real-time endpoints, with an MCP server. Contact enrich and live search are enterprise only, and there is no list-building screen. | CReturns work and personal emails, mobile numbers and company details, with stable person IDs. The pages describe no search screen or browser extension, so it enriches records you already have. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It is an API product, so it needs a developer. | DNo store rating on record. It is an API, so someone has to write code to call it before you get any data. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, with an API and an MCP server and two listed integrations. No apps. | CWeb only, with an API on every plan. HubSpot is the one integration the page names, and there is no desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | real-time people and company data over an API | adding contact data to your own product through an API |
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: Crustdata and Nymeria. How we grade
Where they differ
- Crustdata also covers AI agents.
- Nymeria also covers research and email verification.
In commonWebPublic API
At a glance
| Crustdata | Nymeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $39 per month for 100 matches |
| Free plan | None | Trial plan: 5 matches per month, full API access to all endpoints, core person fields. |
| Free trial | $20 in free credits for every new account, one-time | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Crustdata Inc. | Nymeria, LLC |
| Price read from | crustdata.com | nymeria.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Crustdata
- Self-serve credit pack prices in dollars are not shown on the pricing page; only credit costs per call are.
- Credits bought stay valid for 12 months, and several endpoints (contact enrich, live search) are listed as enterprise only.
- It is an API and data product, not a prospecting app with a list-building interface.
Nymeria
- It is an API product; the pages describe no prospecting interface or browser extension.
- The free Trial plan allows only 5 matches a month.
- Above 1,000 matches a month the price moves to a committed-volume rate; annual prepay is stated to save 20%.
- The pricing page does not state a per-match overage price for the Nano and Kilo plans.
Key features
Crustdata
- People and company search
- Search about 1B people and 60M+ companies with 350+ filters; billed from 0.03 credits per result, and empty searches are free.
- Enrichment
- A base person profile costs 1 credit; work email, personal email and phone are add-ons that raise the cost to as much as 9 credits.
- Watchers
- Alerts when a person or company changes or a new match appears, billed from 0.5 credits per new result.
- Real-time endpoints
- Live people search (2 credits per profile) and live enrich (7 credits) query the web instead of the index; both are listed as enterprise.
- MCP server
- The same data can be connected to an AI agent through an MCP server as well as through the REST API.
Nymeria
- Person enrichment API
- Send an email address or a profile URL such as LinkedIn or GitHub and get back a record with job title, employer, location and contact fields.
- Work and personal emails
- Returns pre-verified work emails and personal addresses. The site says the emails are known addresses, not guesses from a name pattern.
- Mobile numbers
- Returns direct-dial and mobile numbers rather than company switchboard lines, where they exist in the database.
- Company firmographics
- Company records carry industry, website, headcount band, founding year and LinkedIn identifiers.
- Per-match billing
- You declare the fields you require, and a credit is deducted only when the response contains them. Failed lookups are not billed.
- Stable person IDs
- Each resolved person gets a canonical ID that persists across enrichments, so it can be used as a key in your own tables.
Plans
Crustdata
EnterpriseCustom
Real-time signals and live search; the page says plans start at four figures a month. Sold through sales.
Nymeria
Trial$0
5 matches per month with full API access to all endpoints and core person fields.
Nano$39
per month for 100 matches
Small-volume plan for API tests and low usage. Billed only on successful matches.
Kilo$159
per month for 1,000 matches
Medium-volume plan for early products. Above 1,000 matches a month, pricing moves to a committed-volume rate.
Ways to pay less
Crustdata
No public discounts listed.
Nymeria
- Annual discount
Annual prepay saves 20%
The pricing section states that paying annually in advance saves 20%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Crustdata or Nymeria?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Crustdata publishes no starting price, and Nymeria starts at $39 per month for 100 matches.
Which has a free plan, Crustdata or Nymeria?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Nymeria has a free plan. Crustdata does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.