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ToolGPAOctober 2026

ContactOut

The Insider’s Guide

Email and phone finder for recruiters and sales, priced flat

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among lead and email finders, read from ContactOut’s own pages.

Made by ContactOut · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.6GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from ContactOut’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on ContactOut’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.6

GPA, above 9 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade

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.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about ContactOut, taken from its own pages and our grades.

But self-serve plans are one user per company, so a team of five has to talk to sales.
From our report card of ContactOut
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $39 a month

    As its pricing page puts it: $39 per month, billed annually.

  3. 3

    There is 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.

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web, with a browser extension too.

  5. 5

    Chrome extension

    Shows personal and work emails and phone numbers on LinkedIn and Sales Navigator profiles, and saves people to a CRM or campaign.

  6. 6

    Search portal

    Search people and companies with more than 20 filters, including job title, revenue, company size, skills and technologies used.

  7. 7

    Email campaigns

    Send outreach to saved prospects and track opens, clicks and replies, with an AI Email Writer on the Email + Phone plan.

  8. 8

    A 2.6 GPA, above 9 of 19

    That is against the other lead and email finders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    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.

ContactOut at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $39 per month, billed annually
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web, Browser extension
Made by
ContactOut
Category
Lead & Email Finders
Our grade
2.6 GPA, good

The report card

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.

ToolGPA report cardContactOutGraded Oct 17, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyCOne 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.
Free plan and trialCA 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.
FeaturesBWork 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.
Ease of useBNo 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.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb and a Chrome extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Lever, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, Zapier and Gmail. The API comes with team plans. No desktop or phone apps.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.6

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 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 it 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

Good to know

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.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$39

A month to start. There is a free plan too

ContactOut has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39 per month, billed annually.

Self-serve is one user per company, so a team of five gets a quote from sales, with no figure on record.
From our grade for value for money

  • Free

    $0

    5 emails, 5 phones and 5 exports a day, the browser extension and search portal, 1 user per company.

  • Email

    $39

    per 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

    $79

    per 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.

The 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.

Read from contactout.com on Oct 17, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discount

    About 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

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

2

Places it runs: Web and Browser extension

Email and phone finder for recruiters and sales, priced flat. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, web clipper, email campaigns.

It covers the whole job, though numbers need the dearer plan.
From our grade for 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.

Where it runs

  • Web
  • Browser extension

What it works with

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Lever
  • Greenhouse
  • Bullhorn
  • Zapier
  • Gmail

ContactOut is made by ContactOut.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

9/19

Other lead and email finders it is graded above

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
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 19
  • BFeaturesAbove 9 of 19
  • BEase of useAbove 10 of 19
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 19

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 15 lead and email finders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. ContactOut is the marked dot.

C2.0B3.0A4.0$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessContactOutDropcontactHunterSnov.ioApollo.io

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 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.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Lusha, Kaspr, RocketReach, Seamless.AI and Hunter

The 5 tools ContactOut is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

14

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 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.

How much does ContactOut cost?

ContactOut lists 4 plans. Free: $0.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from ContactOut’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. 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.

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 ContactOut. Prices change, so check contactout.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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