The Captain Data Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Captain Data 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.
Captain Data
The Insider’s Guide
People and company data API built on LinkedIn profiles
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among lead and email finders, read from Captain Data’s own pages.
Made by Captain Data · checked Nov 13, 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 Captain Data’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Captain Data’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.6
GPA, above 2 of the 72 other lead and email finders we grade
Captain Data is a REST API for enriching and searching people and company profiles, mostly starting from a LinkedIn URL, a name or a domain. It is aimed at product teams, sales platforms and AI agents, and is billed by credits per record.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Captain Data, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It is an API product and needs a developer.
- 1
Best for LinkedIn-based people data over an API
It is for developers, credits do not roll over on monthly billing, and the euro figures were the ones read.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $67.02 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €59.99 per 1,000 credits, billed monthly (from 2,500 credits).
- 3
You can try it first
100 free credits, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
People enrichment
Return a full profile from a LinkedIn profile URL for 1 credit per record.
- 6
Find people and companies
Resolve a person from a name and optional company, or a company from a name or domain, at 2 credits per record.
- 7
Search endpoints
People and company search cost 1 credit per request plus 1 credit per result, with one page counted as one request.
- 8
A 1.6 GPA, above 2 of 72
That is against the other lead and email finders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Captain Data 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.
Captain Data at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from €59.99 per 1,000 credits, billed monthly (from 2,500 credits)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 100 free credits, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Captain Data
- Category
- Lead & Email Finders
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for LinkedIn-based people data over an API
Captain Data is an API for people and company data built on LinkedIn profiles, priced by credits from €59.99 per 1,000. It is for developers, credits do not roll over on monthly billing, and the euro figures were the ones read.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | €59.99 per 1,000 credits from a 2,500-credit start is about €150 a month, and the volume slider shows €600 for 20,000. That is the dearer end for what is a data API. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 100 free credits with no card, one time. |
| Features | C | People enrichment, people and company search, company employees and an MCP server. There is no dashboard prospecting app. |
| Ease of use | D | No store rating on record. It is an API product and needs a developer. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web, with an API and MCP server and two listed integrations. No apps. |
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 Captain Data is for
- Fits if you are a developer who needs LinkedIn-based people data in your own tool
- Works for teams that prefer volume pricing to per-seat plans
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you want an app to prospect in, as there is no dashboard
- Pricey if you start small, as the base rate is €59.99 per 1,000 credits
- Watch out: unused credits do not roll over month to month on monthly billing
- Watch out: the page was read with the euro setting, and its dollar figures were not confirmed
Good to know
Good for
- Product teams that embed people and company data in their own app
- AI agent builders who need structured profile lookups
Worth knowing
- The page was read with the euro setting showing; a US dollar setting exists but its figures were not confirmed.
- Unused credits do not roll over month to month on monthly billing.
- Pricing scales with volume only, and there is no per-seat plan or dashboard prospecting app.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$67.02
A month to start
Captain Data is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €59.99 per 1,000 credits, billed monthly (from 2,500 credits).
That is the dearer end for what is a data API.
Silver (20,000 credits)
€600
per month for 20,000 credits, billed monthly
Shown on the volume slider at €29.99 per 1,000 credits, 50% under the €59.99 base rate.
Trying it first
100 free credits, no credit card required
Read from captaindata.com on Nov 13, 2026.
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
People and company data API built on LinkedIn profiles. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, workflow automation, AI agents.
People enrichment, people and company search, company employees and an MCP server.
- People enrichment
- Return a full profile from a LinkedIn profile URL for 1 credit per record.
- Find people and companies
- Resolve a person from a name and optional company, or a company from a name or domain, at 2 credits per record.
- Search endpoints
- People and company search cost 1 credit per request plus 1 credit per result, with one page counted as one request.
- Company employees
- Retrieve the employees of a given company through a dedicated endpoint, billed per request and per result.
- MCP server
- A Model Context Protocol server exposes the same data to Claude, Cursor and other agents.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- MCP
- REST API
Captain Data is made by Captain Data.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/72
Other lead and email finders it is graded above
Captain Data's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 2 of the 72 other lead and email finders we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 21 of 72) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $67.02 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 38 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 37 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 73 lead and email finders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Captain Data’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 72
- CFree plan and trialAbove 21 of 72
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 72
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 72
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 72
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 55 lead and email finders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Captain Data 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 Captain Data 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 60 of the 72 other lead and email finders grade higher. It costs $804.25 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.
What this rests on. Captain Data’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
People Data Labs, Crustdata, PhantomBuster and Clay
The 4 tools Captain Data is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.6GPA
People Data Labs
Free plan · from $98/mo
Person and company data sold through APIs and data feeds.
- People Data Labs has a free plan. Captain Data does not, though it has a free trial.
- Captain Data also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
- People Data Labs also covers research.
- 1.6GPA
Crustdata
Free trial
People and company data API with real-time watchers.
- Captain Data also covers workflow automation.
- 2.6GPA
PhantomBuster
Free plan · from $56/mo
Cloud automations that collect and enrich leads from LinkedIn.
- PhantomBuster has a free plan. Captain Data does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only PhantomBuster lists a browser extension.
- Captain Data also covers AI agents.
- 2.8GPA
Clay
Free plan · from $167/mo
Data enrichment tables that query 150+ data providers in one place.
- Clay has a free plan. Captain Data does not, though it has a free trial.
- Captain Data also covers AI agents.
- Clay also covers email campaigns.
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 Captain Data free?
No, Captain Data is a paid product, but you can try it first. 100 free credits, no credit card required.
How much does Captain Data cost?
Captain Data lists one plan. Silver (20,000 credits): €600 per month for 20,000 credits, billed monthly.
What platforms does Captain Data work on?
Captain Data is available on Web.
Does Captain Data have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Captain Data is listed for Web.
Does Captain Data have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Captain Data is listed for Web.
Is Captain Data open source?
Captain Data is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Captain Data have an API?
Yes. Captain Data offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Captain Data integrate with?
Captain Data's listing names MCP and REST API. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Captain Data?
Captain Data is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Captain Data?
The closest alternatives to Captain Data in our directory are People Data Labs, Crustdata, PhantomBuster and Clay.
How does Captain Data compare with other lead and email finders?
Captain Data's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 2 of the 72 other lead and email finders we grade, and level with 10.
Is Captain Data good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Captain Data D for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $67.02 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 38 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Captain Data?
To replace Captain Data 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 Captain Data’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Captain Data's own pages on 13 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 Captain Data. Prices change, so check captaindata.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
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.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Captain Data, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/captain-data
- 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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