FindThatLead vs Hunter (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Hunter: it is first in our ranking of lead and email finders, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
FindThatLead grades higher on features. Hunter grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FindThatLead
Email finder, verifier and cold email sender in one account
Hunter
Email finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in
Which one is for you
Pick FindThatLead if
- Fits if you want one tool for finding emails and sending to them
- Works for a solo seller who needs a small monthly volume
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are on Starter, which is capped at 1 user and 1 connected email account
- Skip it if you want a long free test, as the trial is 7 days, 50 email credits and restricted exports
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $49 against $37 billed yearly
- Watch out: unlimited users, credits and sending on Ultimate are subject to a fair-use policy
Pick Hunter if
- Fits if your team needs work emails, not phone numbers
- Works for teams where lots of people need lookups, since team members are unlimited on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you cold call, as there are no phone number lookups
- Tight if you pay monthly, since unused credits reset each month and don't roll over
- Pricey if you send from lots of inboxes, with extra connected accounts from $10 a month each
- Tight if you're staying free, as 50 credits a month won't last a working week
- Watch out: API-only access is a separate product, the Data Platform, with its own bulk credits
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFindThatLeadFair | 2.8GPAHunterGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$37 a month billed yearly, or $49 billed monthly, is just above the $33.25 the cheaper quarter of lead finders charges. Ultimate is $75 billed yearly. | 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 | CA 7-day trial with 50 email credits and 2 phone credits, and exports are restricted. The page we read does not mention a card. | 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 | BEmail finder, verifier, prospecting, local business leads, cold email sequences and a built-in CRM. Nothing on the listing is missing from the core job. | 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 | CNo store rating on record. You connect an email account and build sequences before it does anything useful. | BNo App Store rating on record, and there's nothing to set up: type a company domain and the addresses come up, or click the extension on the site you're on. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb app and a browser extension. No integrations are listed on the listing. | 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 | finding emails and sending cold email from one account | 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: FindThatLead and Hunter. How we grade
Price against what you get
FindThatLead starts at $37 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hunter starts at $34 a month and scores 2.7.
Hunter scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, 9 score higher than FindThatLead for less, and none scores higher than Hunter 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
- FindThatLead also covers sales pipeline and email verification.
- Hunter also covers web clipper.
At a glance
| FindThatLead | Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $37 per month, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly) | $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 | 7-day free trial with 50 email credits and 2 mobile phone credits | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | FindThatLead | Hunter Web Services, Inc. |
| Price read from | findthatlead.com | hunter.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FindThatLead
- Prices were read from the page after it ran its scripts; the monthly figure is the one shown when billed monthly, and the yearly figure is lower.
- The 7-day trial allows only 50 email credits and 2 mobile phone credits, and exports are restricted.
- Starter allows 1 user and 1 connected email account; unlimited users and 15 email accounts need Ultimate.
- Unlimited allowances on Ultimate are subject to the vendor's fair-use policy.
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
FindThatLead
- Email finder
- Finds the email for a person from a name and company, and the Social tool generates one from a social media profile URL.
- Prospector
- Builds a prospect list with email addresses and phone numbers from filters such as industry, job title, location and keywords.
- Email verifier
- Checks emails one at a time or in bulk to cut campaign bounce rates.
- Cold email campaigns
- Sends sequences and follow-ups from connected email accounts, with an AI assistant for drafting copy.
- Local business leads
- A separate tool returns emails and phone numbers for local businesses by sector and location.
- Internal CRM
- Stores, categorizes and shares leads within a team, with CRM integrations and performance metrics.
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
FindThatLead
Starter$37
per month, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly)
1 user, 1 email account, 2,000 email credits, 400 emails sent daily and 20 sequences. Phone credits: 50 a month, or 600 a year.
Ultimate$75
per month, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
Unlimited users, email credits, sending and sequences under a fair-use policy, 15 email accounts, and 100 phone credits a month. Includes onboarding sessions.
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
FindThatLead
- Annual discount
About 25% off with yearly billing
The pricing page shows Starter at $37 a month billed yearly against $49 billed monthly, and Ultimate at $75 against $99.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FindThatLead or Hunter?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hunter is cheaper to start with: $34 a month, against $37 a month for FindThatLead. FindThatLead starts at $37 per month, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly), and Hunter starts at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, FindThatLead or Hunter?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Hunter has a free plan. FindThatLead 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.