PhantomBuster vs Snov.io
We give PhantomBuster a 2.6 GPA and Snov.io a 2.8, out of 4.0. Snov.io grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
PhantomBuster
Cloud automations that collect and enrich leads from LinkedIn
Snov.io
Email finder, verifier and cold outreach suite with a small CRM
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAPhantomBusterGood | 2.8GPASnov.ioGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStart is $56 a month billed yearly for one shared workspace, about $11.20 a head for five, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($34). It buys 20 run hours, 5 automation slots, 500 email credits and 10,000 AI credits a month. | 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 30 minutes of running time and 1 slot a month, and a 14-day trial with no card. Both cap exports at 10 rows, which makes them a demo. | 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 | CPhantoms for LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Facebook, X and Instagram, multi-step workflows, an email finder, a Chrome extension and two-way HubSpot sync. The gaps: it pulls from other sites rather than a database, and Salesforce sync is one-way. | 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 | CNo App Store rating on record, and this is a tool where you build the automations and chain the steps yourself. No code needed, but there's a learning curve. | 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 and a Chrome extension, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, lemlist and Hunter, 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 | pulling lead lists out of LinkedIn searches | 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: PhantomBuster and Snov.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
PhantomBuster starts at $56 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Snov.io starts at $29.25 a month and scores 2.7.
Snov.io scores higher and starts $26.75 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, 12 score higher than PhantomBuster 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
- PhantomBuster starts at $56 per month, billed annually. Snov.io starts at $29.25 per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually.
- PhantomBuster also covers workflow automation.
- Snov.io also covers web clipper, sales pipeline and email campaigns.
At a glance
| PhantomBuster | Snov.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $56 per month, billed annually | $29.25 per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually |
| Free plan | 30 minutes of running time a month, 1 automation slot and 50 MB of storage, with no email or AI credits and exports capped at 10 rows. | 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 | 14-day free trial, no credit card required, with 2 run hours, 5 slots and small credit allowances | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | PhantomBuster | Snov.io Inc. |
| Price read from | phantombuster.com | snov.io |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
PhantomBuster
- Building lead lists from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator searches
- Growth and sales ops people who chain lead steps without writing code
- HubSpot users who want LinkedIn leads kept in sync with their CRM
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
PhantomBuster
- Prices come from PhantomBuster's July 2026 pricing guide on its own site; its pricing page could not be read when checked.
- An email credit is used for every lookup attempt, even when no email is found, and credits reset monthly without rolling over.
- The Free plan and the trial cap exports and API output at 10 rows.
- The Salesforce and Pipedrive connections are one-way, and Salesforce needs its Enterprise edition or above.
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
PhantomBuster
- Phantoms
- Ready-made automations that collect data from LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Facebook, X and Instagram, such as exporting the people in a search.
- Multi-step workflows
- Chain steps that collect leads, filter them, find emails, qualify them with AI and send them on, all in one shared workspace.
- Email discovery
- A built-in email finder, run on BetterContact's waterfall enrichment, or a connected Hunter, Snov.io or Dropcontact account using its own API key.
- Chrome extension
- Shows emails, phone numbers and company details on a LinkedIn profile when clicked, and saves the lead to PhantomBuster or HubSpot.
- HubSpot sync
- A two-way HubSpot connection that sends leads, enriches contacts, finds their LinkedIn profiles and tracks job changes.
- Zapier, Make and API
- Launch automations and fetch their results from Zapier, Make, Google Sheets or the API, or send leads to lemlist for outreach.
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
PhantomBuster
Free$0
30 minutes of running time a month, 1 slot and 50 MB of storage; exports and API output limited to 10 rows.
Start$56
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
20 run hours, 5 automation slots, 500 email credits, 10,000 AI credits and 1,000 URL Finder credits a month.
Grow$128
per month, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)
80 run hours, 15 automation slots, 2,500 email credits, 30,000 AI credits and 10,000 URL Finder credits a month.
Scale$352
per month, billed annually ($439 billed monthly)
300 run hours, 50 automation slots, 10,000 email credits, 90,000 AI credits and 20,000 URL Finder credits a month.
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
PhantomBuster
- Annual discount
About 20% off with yearly billing
PhantomBuster's pricing guide gives Start at $56 a month billed yearly against $69 monthly, Grow at $128 against $159 and Scale at $352 against $439.
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.
