ContactOut
Email and phone finder for recruiters and sales, priced flat
ContactOut report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for personal emails and numbers for recruiters
ContactOut finds work and personal emails and phone numbers from LinkedIn, which is why recruiters like it. It's a flat $39 a month billed yearly for unlimited emails under a 2,000-a-month fair use cap, with no credits to count. But self-serve plans are one user per company, so a team of five has to talk to sales.
Who ContactOut is for
- Great if you recruit and want candidates' personal emails
- Handy when you'd rather pay a flat price than count credits
- Good for one person prospecting from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator
Who ContactOut is not for
- Not for you if you're a team wanting to sign up yourselves, as self-serve is 1 user per company
- Tight if you export a lot, with 300 exports a month on Email and 600 on Email + Phone, billed monthly
- Skip it if you need phone numbers on the cheaper plan, since Email has none
Why ContactOut gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyOne person pays $39 a month billed yearly for emails, or $79 with phone numbers, right at this category's middle ($39). Self-serve is one user per company, so a team of five gets a quote from sales, with no figure on record.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for one user with 5 emails, 5 phone numbers and 5 exports a day, plus the extension and the search portal. Handy for the odd lookup, but 5 a day goes quickly.
- BFeaturesWork and personal emails, phone numbers, a search portal with 20-plus filters, a LinkedIn extension, email campaigns, enrichment and recruiting integrations. It covers the whole job, though numbers need the dearer plan.
- BEase of useNo App Store rating on record, but it's a Chrome extension on the LinkedIn and Sales Navigator you already use. Open a profile and the details are there.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and a Chrome extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Lever, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, Zapier and Gmail. The API comes with team plans. No desktop or phone apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ContactOut's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/contactout#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/contactout.svg" alt="ContactOut: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where ContactOut stands among lead and email finders
ContactOut's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 9 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 10 of 19) and worst on value for money (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 7 of the 14 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 lead and email finders we grade, cut by the letter each got. ContactOut’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 19, level with 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 19, level with 17
- BFeaturesAbove 9 of 19, level with 8
- BEase of useAbove 10 of 19, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 19, level with 18
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 15 lead and email finders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep ContactOut, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace ContactOut you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $468 a year.
What you could make
- Web clipper: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- It plugs into other products, Salesforce, HubSpot and Lever among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. ContactOut’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.
What is ContactOut?
ContactOut finds work and personal emails and phone numbers for people, from a search portal with more than 20 filters or a Chrome extension on LinkedIn and Sales Navigator. Its self-serve paid plans are for a single user at a flat monthly price, with unlimited lookups under a fair use cap rather than credits. It also sends email campaigns and pushes contacts to CRMs and applicant tracking systems.
ContactOut has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39 per month, billed annually. See every plan
Good for
- Recruiters reaching candidates at personal addresses
- Single users who want a flat price instead of credits
- Prospecting from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator
Worth knowing
- Paid self-serve plans allow 1 user per company; teams and API access go through sales.
- Unlimited plans fall under a fair use cap of 2,000 emails and 1,000 phone numbers per account a month in the terms of service.
- Phone numbers need the Email + Phone plan; the Email plan has no phone lookups.
- Exports are capped separately from lookups: 300 a month on Email and 600 on Email + Phone, billed monthly.
Key features
- Chrome extension
- Shows personal and work emails and phone numbers on LinkedIn and Sales Navigator profiles, and saves people to a CRM or campaign.
- Search portal
- Search people and companies with more than 20 filters, including job title, revenue, company size, skills and technologies used.
- Email campaigns
- Send outreach to saved prospects and track opens, clicks and replies, with an AI Email Writer on the Email + Phone plan.
- Data enrichment and API
- Refresh CRM and spreadsheet records with contact data, through ContactSheets, Gmail enrichment or the API on team plans.
- Recruiting integrations
- Save candidates straight to Lever, Bullhorn and Greenhouse, alongside Salesforce and HubSpot for sales teams.
ContactOut pricing
- Starts at
- $39 per month, billed annually
- Free plan
- 5 emails, 5 phone numbers and 5 exports a day for 1 user, with the browser extension, the search portal and a trial of premium features.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 emails, 5 phones and 5 exports a day, the browser extension and search portal, 1 user per company. |
| $39per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | 1 user. Unlimited emails under a fair use cap of 2,000 a month, 3,600 exports a year (300 a month billed monthly), email campaigns and list builder. | |
| Email + Phone | $79per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | 1 user. Adds unlimited phone numbers under a fair use cap of 1,000 a month, 7,200 exports a year, data enrichment and the AI Email Writer. |
| Team / API | Custom | Team plans and API access through sales, with bulk licensing, Salesforce and ATS integrations, team reports and an account manager. |
Read from contactout.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ContactOut before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAbout 20% off with annual billing
ContactOut's pricing page lists the Email plan at $39 a month billed annually ($468 a year) against $49 monthly, and Email + Phone at $79 against $99.
Stated on contactout.com
Works with
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Lever
- Greenhouse
- Bullhorn
- Zapier
- Gmail
ContactOut alternatives
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Common questions
Is ContactOut free?
ContactOut has a free plan. 5 emails, 5 phone numbers and 5 exports a day for 1 user, with the browser extension, the search portal and a trial of premium features. Paid plans start at $39 per month, billed annually.
How much does ContactOut cost?
ContactOut lists 4 plans. Free: $0. Email: $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). Email + Phone: $79 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly). Team / API: custom pricing. Prices were read from contactout.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does ContactOut work on?
ContactOut is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does ContactOut offer any discounts?
ContactOut publicly lists the following: About 20% off with annual billing.
Does ContactOut have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. ContactOut is listed for Web.
Does ContactOut have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. ContactOut is listed for Web.
Is ContactOut open source?
ContactOut is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does ContactOut have an API?
Yes. ContactOut offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does ContactOut integrate with?
ContactOut's listing names Salesforce, HubSpot, Lever, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, Zapier and Gmail. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes ContactOut?
ContactOut is made by ContactOut.
What are the alternatives to ContactOut?
The closest alternatives to ContactOut in our directory are Lusha, Kaspr, RocketReach, Seamless.AI and Hunter. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with ContactOut.
How does ContactOut compare with other lead and email finders?
ContactOut's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 9 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade, and level with 3. It stands best on ease of use (B, above 10 of 19) and worst on value for money (C, above 1).
Is ContactOut good value for money?
ToolGPA grades ContactOut C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 7 of the 14 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Could I make my own version of ContactOut?
To replace ContactOut you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $468 a year. What you could not make: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. It plugs into other products, Salesforce, HubSpot and Lever among them, and has an API. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.