Hunter vs Prospeo
We give Hunter a 2.8 GPA and Prospeo a 2.4, out of 4.0. Hunter grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Prospeo grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan 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
Prospeo
B2B lead database with verified emails and mobile numbers
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHunterGood | 2.4GPAProspeoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$185 a month for five on Starter, billed yearly: $37 a user, between this category's cheaper quarter ($34) and its middle ($39). Each user gets 2,000 credits a month, at 1 an email and 10 a mobile number. |
| 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. | CA free plan with 100 credits a month for good, 28 filters, 3 intent topics, 5 AI searches and the Chrome extension. Better than most here, but 100 credits is about 10 mobile numbers. |
| 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. | BUp to 41 filters, verified emails and mobiles, AI search and lookalikes, a Chrome extension, CSV and API enrichment, an MCP server, and CRM sync with job-change tracking on Growth. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record, but this is about as simple as the category gets: type a company domain and the addresses come up, or click the extension on the site you're on. | CNo App Store rating on record. Searching is the main job here, with up to 41 filters and intent topics, so there's some learning before your lists come out right. |
| 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 and a Chrome extension, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist and Google Sheets, plus an API and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. |
| Best for | work emails for a whole team on one bill | low-cost emails and mobiles from a lead database |
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 Prospeo. 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. Prospeo starts at $37 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Hunter starts $3 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, none scores higher than Hunter for less, and none scores higher than Prospeo 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 starts at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually. Prospeo starts at $37 per user / month, billed annually.
- Hunter also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| Hunter | Prospeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually | $37 per user / month, billed annually |
| 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. | 100 credits a month with no time limit, 28 search filters, 3 intent topics, 5 AI searches, the Chrome extension and a 25-row selection limit. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Hunter Web Services, Inc. | Prospeo |
| Price read from | hunter.io | prospeo.io |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Hunter
- Teams that need work emails rather than phone numbers
- Companies with many users, since every plan has unlimited team members
- Small teams that want lookup and cold email in one tool
Prospeo
- Teams that want emails and mobile numbers at a low price per credit
- Solo founders building lists on a free or entry plan
- Sales teams that keep HubSpot or Salesforce records up to date
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.
Prospeo
- Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; yearly plans grant the year's credits upfront.
- A mobile number costs 10 credits, so Starter's 2,000 monthly credits cover about 200 numbers.
- Plans are priced per user, and HubSpot and Salesforce sync starts on Growth.
- Extra credits are sold as add-ons from 1,000 credits for $10.
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.
Prospeo
- People and company search
- Up to 41 filters, including technology, job postings, revenue, funding and job changes, depending on the plan. Searching and previewing are free.
- Verified emails and mobiles
- Each exported person includes email enrichment for 1 credit, charged only when an email is found. A direct mobile number costs 10 credits.
- AI search and lookalikes
- Describe a target in plain words or find companies and people similar to existing customers; unlimited on paid plans, 5 searches on Free.
- Chrome extension
- Reveals contact details while browsing, included on every plan along with 50+ AI data fields and personas.
- Enrichment, API and MCP
- Enrich CSV files from Starter, use the public API and a Google Sheets add-on, and connect AI tools through an MCP server.
- CRM sync and job changes
- From Growth, sync with HubSpot and Salesforce, enrich and deduplicate CRM records automatically and track when contacts change jobs.
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.
Prospeo
Free$0
100 credits a month, 28 filters, 3 intent topics, 5 free AI searches, personas and the Chrome extension.
Starter$37
per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
2,000 credits a month per user (24,000 a year upfront on yearly billing), 32 filters, CSV and API enrichment and roles.
Growth$74
per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
5,000 credits a month per user, 38 filters, HubSpot and Salesforce sync, CRM enrichment, job change tracking and search analytics.
Pro$187
per user / month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
15,000 credits a month per user, all 41 filters, 12 intent topics and the highest API rate limits.
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.
Prospeo
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
Prospeo's pricing page marks yearly billing 25% off: Starter is $37 per user a month billed yearly against $49 monthly.
