Hunter vs Snov.io
We give Hunter and Snov.io the same GPA: 2.8 out of 4.0. Hunter grades higher on ease of use. Snov.io grades higher on features. 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.
Hunter
Email finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in
Snov.io
Email finder, verifier and cold outreach suite with a small CRM
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHunterGood | 2.8GPASnov.ioGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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$29.25 a month billed yearly for the whole team, since every plan has unlimited seats: about $5.85 a head for five, well under this category's cheaper quarter ($34). That buys 1,000 credits and 5,000 campaign recipients a month. |
| 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 that renews every 30 days: 50 credits, 100 recipients, 1 warm-up slot and 25 enrichment tokens. It never runs out, but 50 credits is a sample, not a month of prospecting. |
| 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. | BAn email finder, 7-tier verification, a prospect database, LinkedIn and website extensions, email and LinkedIn campaigns, warm-up and a small CRM, with phone numbers through enrichment tokens. 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. With campaigns, warm-up, a CRM and separate allowances for credits, recipients and tokens, there's more to learn than in a plain email finder. |
| 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 Chrome extensions, with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Clay, Zapier, Make, Calendly and Gmail, plus MCP access. No desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | work emails for a whole team on one bill | email finding and cold outreach on one cheap 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: Hunter and Snov.io. 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. Snov.io starts at $29.25 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Snov.io starts $4.75 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 Snov.io 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. Snov.io starts at $29.25 per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually.
- Snov.io also covers sales pipeline.
At a glance
| Hunter | Snov.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually | $29.25 per month for 1,000 credits, 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. | Free plan (called Trial): 50 credits and 100 recipients that renew every 30 days, 1 warm-up slot and 25 enrichment tokens. It does not expire. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Hunter Web Services, Inc. | Snov.io Inc. |
| Price read from | hunter.io | snov.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
Snov.io
- Small teams that want lookups and cold email under one bill
- Teams of any size, since every plan has unlimited seats
- People who build lists from LinkedIn and company websites
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.
Snov.io
- LinkedIn automation is a separate subscription at $69 a month per LinkedIn account, or $59 with a paid plan.
- Phone numbers are paid for with enrichment tokens, which are a separate allowance from email credits.
- Snov.io's billing FAQ says it does not offer partial or full refunds on monthly or annual plans.
- Unused recipients expire at the end of each billing period on every plan; credits roll over only while the plan stays active.
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.
Snov.io
- Email finder and domain search
- Find a verified address from a name and company, or list the people and contacts at a domain. Each prospect or email found costs 1 credit.
- 7-tier email verification
- Checks single addresses or lists of up to 100,000 per file, with greylisting bypass, for 1 credit per address.
- Chrome extensions
- An Email Finder extension for company websites and a LinkedIn Prospect Finder that saves profiles with their contacts.
- Multichannel campaigns
- Email and LinkedIn sequences with A/B testing, a unified inbox and unlimited follow-ups. A recipient is charged once per billing period.
- Enrichment and phone numbers
- Enrichment tokens pull verified phone numbers, LinkedIn profile details and company data, or fill gaps with AI from public web data.
- Warm-up and sales CRM
- Mailbox warm-up and deliverability checks, plus a deal pipeline with tasks and Google Calendar sync.
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.
Snov.io
Trial$0
The free plan: 50 credits and 100 campaign recipients every 30 days, 1 mailbox warm-up and 25 enrichment tokens.
Starter$29.25
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
5,000 recipients, 75 enrichment tokens, 3 warm-ups, unlimited senders and campaigns, the Chrome extensions and MCP access.
Pro$74.25
per month for 5,000 credits, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Pro S, with 25,000 recipients and unlimited warm-ups. The price rises with credits: $141.75 for 20,000, $276.75 for 50,000, $553.50 for 100,000.
Custom UltraCustom
From 200,000 credits and 400,000 recipients, unlimited warm-ups, credit rollover and top priority support, through sales.
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.
Snov.io
- Annual discount
25% off with annual billing
Snov.io's pricing page and billing FAQ say annual billing takes 25% off every plan; quarterly billing takes 5% off.
