The Bardeen Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Bardeen in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Bardeen
The Insider’s Guide
Lead scraping, enrichment and qualification with AI agents
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from Bardeen’s own pages.
Made by Bardeen Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Bardeen’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Bardeen’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 61 of the 101 other AI agents we grade
Bardeen is a credit-based platform for sales and go-to-market teams. Agents scrape leads from websites, run web searches, add verified contact details, and use AI to qualify each lead before exporting rows to CSV, Google Sheets, Airtable or Notion.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Bardeen, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It is aimed at lead sourcing, not general automation.
- 1
Best for scraping and enriching leads in the browser
Bardeen scrapes web pages, searches, enriches contacts and qualifies rows with AI, all paid in credits.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per month for 100 credits, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Every account gets 100 credits free; the pricing page does not say whether they refill each month.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Web scraper
Build your own scraper or use premium ones to pull leads from sites such as Product Hunt, Zillow and GitHub, at 1 credit per row.
- 6
Web search
Researches or generates leads at scale with AI and web search providers, or finds answers on a given website, at 1 credit per row.
- 7
Contact enrichment
Looks up validated emails and phone numbers for leads. Enrichment costs 3 credits per row.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 61 of 101
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Bardeen you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Bardeen at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 per month for 100 credits, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Bardeen Inc.
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for scraping and enriching leads in the browser
Bardeen scrapes web pages, searches, enriches contacts and qualifies rows with AI, all paid in credits. Every account gets 100 free credits, Basic adds 100 a month for $10, and unused credits expire. It is aimed at lead sourcing, not general automation.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $10 a month for 100 credits is inside the cheapest quarter, but 100 credits is 100 scraped rows or about 33 enrichments. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 100 free credits on every account, and the page does not say if they refill, so you will run out fast. |
| Features | C | Scraper, web search, enrichment, AI qualification and exports, but it is aimed at lead sourcing and not general automation. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You build scrapers and credit usage by row, with a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, no desktop or mobile apps on the pages read, with four named integrations. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Bardeen is for
- Fits if you build lead lists and want scraping and enrichment in one place
- Works for a go-to-market person who pays by the row
Who it is not for
- Tight if you scrape at volume: 1 credit a row, 3 for enrichment, and unused credits expire each period
- Not for you if you want general personal automation, as it is aimed at lead sourcing
- Pricey if you scale: Premium is $50 a month for 1,000 credits
- Watch out: the page does not say whether the free 100 credits refill
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as none is listed
Good to know
Good for
- Sales teams building lead lists from public websites
- Solo founders who want scraping and enrichment without a data-tool budget
- Recruiters and researchers pulling structured rows from web pages
Worth knowing
- Pricing is by credit: 1 per scraped row, 1 per search or AI row, 3 per enrichment row. Unused credits expire at the end of each billing period.
- The pricing page shows paid plans only as add-on credit amounts per month; the free 100 credits are described without a refill date.
- The product is aimed at lead sourcing and go-to-market work, not general-purpose personal automation.
- The pages read list no desktop or mobile apps; the product is described as an app used in the browser.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Bardeen has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per month for 100 credits, billed monthly.
Basic
$10
per month for +100 credits, billed monthly
Adds 100 credits a month; steps up to +500 credits for $50. Includes custom scrapers, premium scrapers and enrichment.
Premium
$50
per month for +1,000 credits, billed monthly
Adds 1,000 credits a month; steps up to +10K credits for $500. Adds Teams. Annual billing starts at $480 per year for +12,000 credits.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom bulk credits on annual billing, with custom scrapers built and maintained by Bardeen and premium support.
The free plan
Every account gets 100 credits free; the pricing page does not say whether they refill each month.
Read from bardeen.ai on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% on annual Premium billing
The pricing page offers Premium on yearly billing at a 20% saving, starting at $480 per year for 12,000 credits.
Stated on bardeen.ai
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Lead scraping, enrichment and qualification with AI agents. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, workflow automation, AI agents, no-code.
Scraper, web search, enrichment, AI qualification and exports, but it is aimed at lead sourcing and not general automation.
- Web scraper
- Build your own scraper or use premium ones to pull leads from sites such as Product Hunt, Zillow and GitHub, at 1 credit per row.
- Web search
- Researches or generates leads at scale with AI and web search providers, or finds answers on a given website, at 1 credit per row.
- Contact enrichment
- Looks up validated emails and phone numbers for leads. Enrichment costs 3 credits per row.
- AI qualification
- You describe the ideal lead and AI marks each row as qualified or not, with a short reason, at 1 credit per row.
- Exports
- Results download as CSV or go to Google Sheets, Airtable and Notion. Importing and exporting data is free.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Sheets
- Airtable
- Notion
- CSV
Bardeen is made by Bardeen Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
61/101
Other AI agents it is graded above
Bardeen's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 61 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 74 of 101) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $22.13 for the category: 1 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Bardeen’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 74 of 101
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 101
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101
- CEase of useAbove 14 of 101
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 101
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 70 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Bardeen is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Bardeen you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $120 a year.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
What this rests on. Bardeen’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Clay, PhantomBuster, Apollo.io, Zapier and Lindy
The 5 tools Bardeen is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Clay
Free plan · from $167/mo
Data enrichment tables that query 150+ data providers in one place.
- Bardeen also covers AI agents and no-code.
- Clay also covers email campaigns.
- 2.6GPA
PhantomBuster
Free plan · from $56/mo
Cloud automations that collect and enrich leads from LinkedIn.
- Only PhantomBuster lists a browser extension.
- Bardeen also covers AI agents and no-code.
- 2.4GPA
Apollo.io
Free plan · from $49/mo
B2B contact database with built-in email sequences and a dialer.
- Only Apollo.io lists a browser extension.
- Bardeen also covers workflow automation, AI agents and no-code.
- Apollo.io also covers web clipper, sales pipeline and email campaigns.
- 2.6GPA
Zapier
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
Workflow automation across 9,000+ apps, with AI agents.
- Only Zapier lists a browser extension.
- Bardeen also covers AI agents and no-code.
- Zapier also covers databases.
- 2.4GPA
Lindy
Free trial · from $29.99/mo
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools.
- Bardeen has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Lindy lists a browser extension.
- Bardeen also covers no-code.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Bardeen free?
Bardeen has a free plan. Every account gets 100 credits free; the pricing page does not say whether they refill each month.
How much does Bardeen cost?
Bardeen lists 3 plans. Basic: $10 per month for +100 credits, billed monthly.
What platforms does Bardeen work on?
Bardeen is available on Web.
Does Bardeen offer any discounts?
Bardeen publicly lists the following: Save 20% on annual Premium billing.
Does Bardeen have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Bardeen is listed for Web.
Does Bardeen have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Bardeen is listed for Web.
Is Bardeen open source?
Bardeen is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Bardeen integrate with?
Bardeen's listing names Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion and CSV. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Bardeen?
Bardeen is made by Bardeen Inc.
What are the alternatives to Bardeen?
The closest alternatives to Bardeen in our directory are Clay, PhantomBuster, Apollo.io, Zapier and Lindy.
How does Bardeen compare with other AI agents?
Bardeen's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 61 of the 101 other AI agents we grade, and level with 8.
Is Bardeen good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Bardeen B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $22.13 for the category: 1 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Bardeen?
To replace Bardeen you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Bardeen’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Bardeen's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Bardeen Inc. Prices change, so check bardeen.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Bardeen, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/bardeen
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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