Hunter
Email finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in
Our verdict
First of our top three lead and email finders
For: Most people looking for work email addresses
Hunter finds the addresses people use at work, for one named person or for everyone it has at a company domain, and checks whether each will accept mail. The free plan gives 50 credits a month, and Starter is $34 a month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($49 monthly), shared by unlimited team members. It runs on the web with Chrome and Firefox extensions and a Google Sheets add-on, and it can send cold email sequences too. Know the limits: it finds email addresses only, with no phone lookups, and credits do not roll over on monthly billing.
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Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for work emails for a whole team on one bill
Hunter finds and checks work email addresses, by company domain or by name, and sends cold email too. Every plan has unlimited team members, so five of you share Starter at $34 a month billed yearly. It does emails only, though, so if you need phone numbers, look elsewhere.
Who Hunter is for
- Great if your team needs work emails, not phone numbers
- Handy when lots of people need lookups, since team members are unlimited on every plan
- Good for small teams that want lookups and cold email in one tool
Who Hunter is not for
- Skip it if you cold call, as there are no phone number lookups
- Tight if you pay monthly, since unused credits reset each month and don't roll over
- Pricey if you send from lots of inboxes, with extra connected accounts from $10 a month each
Why Hunter gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyStarter is $34 a month billed yearly for the whole team, about $6.80 a head for five, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($34). That buys 2,000 credits a month, shared: an email found costs 1, a check 0.5.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan with 50 credits a month that reset, basic filters, 1 email account and unlimited team members. Fine for a taste, but 50 lookups won't last a working week.
- CFeaturesDomain search, an email finder and verifier, a lead database, cold email sequences, an API and an MCP server. It does the email job fully, but that's a smaller job: the pricing page lists no phone lookups.
- BEase of useNo App Store rating on record, but this is about as simple as the category gets: type a company domain and the addresses come up, or click the extension on the site you're on.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Chrome and Firefox extensions and a Google Sheets add-on, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Zapier and Clay, plus an API. No desktop or phone apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hunter'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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Hunter's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 13 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 13 of 19) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $34 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 4 of the 14 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 lead and email finders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hunter’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 13 of 19, level with 6
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 19, level with 17
- CFeaturesAbove 0 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 Hunter, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Hunter 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 13 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade. It costs $408 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, HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Hunter’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 Hunter?
Hunter finds the email addresses people use at work, either for one named person or for everyone it has on record at a company domain, and checks whether an address will accept mail. It also has a B2B lead database called Discover and a sequences tool for sending cold email from connected mailboxes. Plans are priced per account with unlimited team members, and credits pay for finding and verifying.
Hunter has a free plan. Paid plans start at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually. See every plan
Good for
- Teams that need work emails rather than phone numbers
- Companies with many users, since every plan has unlimited team members
- Small teams that want lookup and cold email in one tool
Worth knowing
- Hunter finds email addresses only; the pricing page lists no phone number lookups.
- Credits reset monthly and do not roll over on monthly billing; yearly billing grants the whole year's credits upfront.
- Extra connected email accounts cost from $10 a month each on Starter and Growth.
- API-only access is sold separately as the Data Platform, with bulk credits usable for 12 months.
Key features
- Domain Search and Email Finder
- List the addresses Hunter has for a company domain, or look up one person by name and company. Each email found costs 1 credit.
- Email Verifier
- Checks whether an address is deliverable for half a credit. Paid plans verify found addresses automatically.
- Discover lead database
- Search companies and people with filters and an AI assistant; paid plans add advanced filters and weekly suggestions of new leads.
- Sequences
- Send cold email from connected Gmail, Outlook or SMTP accounts with tracking, A/B testing and an AI writing assistant on paid plans.
- Browser extension and Sheets add-on
- Extensions for Chrome and Firefox find addresses on the site being viewed, and a Google Sheets add-on finds and verifies in a sheet.
- API and MCP server
- An API and an MCP server give Claude, ChatGPT and other tools access to Hunter's data; an API-only Data Platform is sold separately.
Hunter pricing
- Starts at
- $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually
- Free plan
- 50 credits a month (an email found costs 1, a verification 0.5), basic Discover filters, 1 connected email account and 500 recipients per sequence.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 credits a month that reset and do not roll over, basic filters, 1 email account and unlimited team members. |
| Starter | $34per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | Auto-verification, lead enrichment, advanced filters, AI Writing Assistant, 3 email accounts and 2,500 recipients per sequence. |
| Growth | $104per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($149 billed monthly) | 10 email accounts, 5,000 recipients per sequence, 450 AI searches a month and 10 million saved leads. |
| Scale | $209per month for 25,000 credits, billed annually ($299 billed monthly) | 20 email accounts, 15,000 recipients per sequence, unlimited signals and an account manager. |
| Enterprise | Custom | A custom number of credits and connected email accounts, through sales. |
Read from hunter.io on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hunter before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAbout 30% off with yearly billing
Hunter's pricing page marks yearly billing -30%: Starter is $34 a month billed yearly against $49 billed monthly.
Stated on hunter.io
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Common questions
Is Hunter free?
Hunter has a free plan. 50 credits a month (an email found costs 1, a verification 0.5), basic Discover filters, 1 connected email account and 500 recipients per sequence. Paid plans start at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually.
How much does Hunter cost?
Hunter lists 5 plans. Free: $0. Starter: $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). Growth: $104 per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($149 billed monthly). Scale: $209 per month for 25,000 credits, billed annually ($299 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from hunter.io on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Hunter work on?
Hunter is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Hunter offer any discounts?
Hunter publicly lists the following: About 30% off with yearly billing.
Does Hunter have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Hunter is listed for Web.
Does Hunter have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Hunter is listed for Web.
Is Hunter open source?
Hunter is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Hunter have an API?
Yes. Hunter offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Hunter integrate with?
Hunter's listing names HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Gmail, Outlook, Zapier and Clay. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Hunter?
Hunter is made by Hunter Web Services, Inc. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to Hunter?
The closest alternatives to Hunter in our directory are Snov.io, Findymail, Prospeo, Voila Norbert and Anymail Finder. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Hunter.
How does Hunter compare with other lead and email finders?
Hunter's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 13 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade, and level with 6. It stands best on value for money (A, above 13 of 19) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Hunter good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Hunter A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $34 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 4 of the 14 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Could I make my own version of Hunter?
To replace Hunter 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 13 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade. It costs $408 a year. What you could not make: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive among them, and has an API. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
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