RocketReach vs SignalHire (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, RocketReach grades higher than SignalHire: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
RocketReach grades higher on value for money and features. SignalHire grades higher on ease of use. 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.
RocketReach
Contact database for finding work emails and phone numbers
SignalHire
Contact lookup for recruiters and sales, with unlimited seats
Which one is for you
Pick RocketReach if
- Fits if you're in sales or recruiting and look people up one at a time
- Works for teams of five or more who want one contract with unlimited lookups, or contact data inside ChatGPT or Claude
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay month to month, as Essentials is $69 a month with 100 lookups against $399 for a year
- Skip it if you need phone numbers on the entry plan, as they start on Pro at $899 a year
- Pricey if you're after a custom team plan, at $6,000 a year to start and for teams of 5 or more
- Skip it if you prospect from your phone or another browser, since only a Chrome extension is on record
- Tight if you're staying free, with 3 lookups and no word on whether they renew
Pick SignalHire if
- Fits if you recruit and want unlimited seats
- Works for sales or hiring teams sharing one credit pool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 5 credits, or 10 with the extension
- Skip it if you want unlimited to mean unlimited, as fair use caps it at 2,000 credits a month
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $69 against $57 yearly
- Watch out: the credit counts differ between the monthly and annual views
How we grade them
| 2.6GPARocketReachGood | 2.4GPASignalHireFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BFive people on Essentials pay $379 a seat a year, about $31.58 a head a month, just inside this category's cheaper quarter ($34). That's emails only, with 1,200 exports a seat a year. Phone numbers need Pro, $854 a seat a year for a team. | C$57 a month billed annually, $69 monthly. That's in the dearer half of lead-finding tools, below the $74 dearer quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free account comes with 3 lookups and needs no card, but the pricing page doesn't say whether they renew each month. Three lookups is a taste, not a plan, so it sits at the ordinary grade. | CA free plan of 5 credits, or 10 a month with the extension. It's a taste, not a plan to live on. |
| Features | BOver 700 million contacts with filters for skills, tech used and job changes, a Chrome extension, sequences, self-updating Autopilot lists, buyer signals, an API and an MCP server. It covers the whole job. | CBrowser extension, a profile database, unlimited users, ATS and CRM export and an API. Unlimited packages are held to a fair-use 2,000 credits a month. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. A single lookup is simple, but there's a big database to filter, plus sequences and Autopilot lists to set up before it does the lot. | BA browser extension you install and use. No store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Bullhorn and Zapier, plus an API and connectors for ChatGPT and Claude. No phone apps on record. | BWeb and a browser extension, with five integrations, an API and MCP. |
| Best for | looking up emails and numbers for sales and hiring | contact lookups for recruiters and sales |
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: RocketReach and SignalHire. How we grade
Price against what you get
RocketReach starts at $33.25 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SignalHire starts at $57 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and RocketReach starts $23.75 a month lower. Of the other lead and email finders on the chart, none scores higher than RocketReach for less, and 1 scores higher than SignalHire 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
- RocketReach also covers web clipper and email campaigns.
- SignalHire also covers email verification.
At a glance
| RocketReach | SignalHire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $399 per year (Essentials, email only), or $69 a month billed monthly | $57 per month for the Emails plan, billed annually ($69 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A free account with 3 lookups and no credit card required; the pricing page does not say whether they renew each month. | 5 credits, or 10 a month with the extension installed. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | RocketReach LLC | SignalHire Sp. z o. o. |
| Price read from | rocketreach.co | signalhire.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
RocketReach
- A second seat takes 5% off each seat, so Essentials is $379 a seat a year for a team; monthly plans cap lookups at 100 to 1,000 a month.
- Custom team plans are for teams of 5 or more and start at $6,000 a year, with 20,000 exports a year per license.
- The pages that could be read mention a desktop Chrome extension but no mobile apps or other browsers.
- RocketReach Verify, for checking emails already in a CRM, is in beta as an early-access program.
SignalHire
- The pricing page lays out two packages per plan; the credit counts differ between monthly and annual views.
- Unlimited packages are limited by a fair-use policy of 2,000 credits a month.
- A credit is used only when a contact detail is returned, per the FAQ.
Key features
RocketReach
- Contact database
- Search people and companies with filters for skills, technologies used and recent role changes. Team plan pages cite over 700 million contacts and 60 million companies.
- Chrome extension
- Looks up contact details for a person spotted on a social network or a company website, with a tab for the company's size, revenue and contacts.
- Email sequences
- Multi-step sequences and single messages sent from RocketReach, with an AI writer, templates, and tracking of replies, clicks and bounces.
- Autopilot
- A beta feature that builds search lists that update themselves on a schedule and feeds new leads into sequences.
- Insights
- Company and contact signals such as news, buyer intent and tech stack, to time outreach and tailor messages.
- API and MCP
- A contact data API available on any plan, and an MCP server with a ChatGPT plugin and Claude connector on free and paid plans.
SignalHire
- Browser extension
- Reveals contacts on social sites and most web pages; the vendor names Chrome and Firefox.
- Profile database
- Searches a database of 900M+ profiles by name, title, company and location.
- Unlimited users
- The vendor says it does not charge per seat, and contacts are shared across the team.
- ATS and CRM export
- Sends contacts to Salesforce, Zoho Recruit, Pipedrive, Recruitee and ActiveCampaign, among others.
- Unlimited packages
- Each plan has an Unlimited package option, with a fair-use cap of 2,000 credits a month.
- API and MCP server
- API access is listed on paid plans, with an MCP server in the navigation.
Plans
RocketReach
Essentials$399
per year, billed annually ($69 a month billed monthly)
Email only: unlimited lookups and 1,200 exports a year, 500 sends a day, MCP and API access. Billed monthly it's 100 lookups a month.
Pro$899
per year, billed annually ($119 a month billed monthly)
Adds phone numbers, technographics, org charts and Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft and Bullhorn, with 3,600 exports a year.
Ultimate$1,699
per year, billed annually ($209 a month billed monthly)
20,000 exports a year, intent and healthcare data, Salesforce custom mapping and 25 Autopilot jobs. 1,000 lookups a month billed monthly.
Custom team plan$6,000
per year and up
For larger teams: company exports, pooled credits, custom packages, a dedicated account manager and higher API limits. Sold through sales.
SignalHire
Free$0
5 credits, no card needed; 10 credits every month with the browser extension.
Emails$57
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
1,000 credits a month on monthly billing; annual shows 12,000 credits.
Phones$57
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
435 credits on monthly billing; annual shows 5,400 credits.
Emails & Phones$57
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Same credit amounts as Phones: 435 monthly, 5,400 on annual.
ScaleCustom
Bulk license and custom contact details; sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
RocketReach
- Annual discount
Up to half off with yearly billing
Yearly billing, shown as saving 50%, makes Essentials $399 a year against $69 a month and lifts the monthly lookup cap; Pro is $899 a year against $119 a month.
SignalHire
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves up to 74%
The pricing page tags yearly billing with savings of up to 74% against the crossed-out list prices.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, RocketReach or SignalHire?
As of Nov 12, 2026, RocketReach is cheaper to start with: $33.25 a month when paid by the year, against $57 a month for SignalHire. RocketReach starts at $399 per year (Essentials, email only), or $69 a month billed monthly, and SignalHire starts at $57 per month for the Emails plan, billed annually ($69 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, RocketReach or SignalHire?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both RocketReach and SignalHire have a free plan.
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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.