Hunter vs Icypeas (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 2.6.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hunter 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.
Hunter
Email finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in
Which one is for you
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
Pick Icypeas if
- Fits if you want emails and verification at a low price
- Works for people who like credits that never expire
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need phone numbers, as the phone finder is coming soon
- Not for you if you want a free plan, only 50 limited-time sign-up credits are offered
- Watch out: listed prices exclude VAT
- Watch out: only three integrations are listed
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHunterGood | 2.6GPAIcypeasGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | A$19 a month for 1,000 credits, under 60% of the $33.25 cheaper quarter for lead-finding tools. Prices exclude VAT. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | C50 free enrichment credits at sign-up, described as a limited-time offer, and no free plan. |
| Features | 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. | CEmail finder and verifier, domain scan, scrapers and an API. The phone finder is still coming soon, which is a gap. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. Credits, scrapers and connectors to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, with three connectors, an API and MCP. |
| Best for | work emails for a whole team on one bill | emails sold by the credit |
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: Hunter and Icypeas. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hunter starts at $34 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Icypeas starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3.
Hunter scores higher, and starts $15 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 Hunter for less, and none scores higher than Icypeas 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
- Hunter also covers web clipper and email campaigns.
- Icypeas also covers workflow automation and email verification.
At a glance
| Hunter | Icypeas | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually | $19 per month for 1,000 credits, excluding VAT |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 50 free data enrichment credits at sign-up, described as a limited-time offer |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Hunter Web Services, Inc. | Icypeas |
| Price read from | hunter.io | icypeas.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Icypeas
- Listed prices exclude VAT.
- The phone finder is listed as coming soon, so phone numbers are not available yet.
- Credits roll over with no expiry and no cap on how many can be stacked, even after a downgrade or cancellation.
- The page offers yearly billing at about 20% off, with Basic at $190 a year against $19 a month.
Key features
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.
Icypeas
- Email finder
- Finds a work email address for a named person at 1 credit per email found. Icypeas says you pay only for emails that are verified and deliverable.
- Email verifier
- Cleans a list at 0.1 credit per address, and the plans include verification of catch-all domains.
- Domain scan and reverse lookup
- Domain scan finds role-based addresses such as info@ at 1 credit per domain. Reverse email lookup finds a professional profile from an email at 10 credits.
- Profile and company scrapers
- Profile scraping costs 1.5 credits, company scraping 0.5, and finding a profile URL for a person or company 1 credit each.
- Search by people or company
- Find People and Find Companies searches cost 0.02 credit per result. The page lists a phone finder and lookalike finder as coming soon.
- API, connectors and MCP
- Every plan includes API access, no-code integrations with Make, Zapier and n8n, and an MCP connection.
Plans
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.
Icypeas
Basic$19
per month for 1,000 credits ($190 a year billed yearly)
1,000 credits a month, enough for 1,000 found emails. Catch-all verification, API access and no-code integrations included.
Premium$39
per month for 4,000 credits ($390 a year billed yearly)
4,000 credits a month, with the same features as Basic.
Advanced$89
per month for 10,000 credits ($890 a year billed yearly)
10,000 credits a month, with the same features as Basic.
Hypergrowth$178
per month for 20,000 credits ($1,780 a year billed yearly)
Volume steps from 20,000 credits ($178) to 10 million ($34,930 a month); 100,000 credits is $499 a month.
Ways to pay less
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.
Icypeas
- Annual discount
Yearly billing, labelled 20% off
The pricing page marks yearly billing as saving 20%; for example Basic is $190 a year against $19 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hunter or Icypeas?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Icypeas is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $34 a month for Hunter. Hunter starts at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually, and Icypeas starts at $19 per month for 1,000 credits, excluding VAT.
Which has a free plan, Hunter or Icypeas?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Hunter has a free plan. Icypeas does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Hunter and Icypeas run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Hunter lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.