The Hunter Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Hunter 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.
Hunter
The Insider’s Guide
Email finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among lead and email finders, read from Hunter’s own pages.
Made by Hunter Web Services, Inc. · checked Oct 17, 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 Hunter’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Hunter’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
2.8
GPA, above 13 of the 19 other lead and email finders we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Hunter, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It does emails only, though, so if you need phone numbers, look elsewhere.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $34 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually.
- 3
There is 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.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
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.
- 6
Email Verifier
Checks whether an address is deliverable for half a credit. Paid plans verify found addresses automatically.
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Discover lead database
Search companies and people with filters and an AI assistant; paid plans add advanced filters and weekly suggestions of new leads.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 13 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
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.
Hunter at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Hunter Web Services, Inc., since 2015
- Category
- Lead & Email Finders
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Starter 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 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. |
| Features | C | Domain 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. |
| Ease of use | B | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, 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. |
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 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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$34
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Hunter has a free plan. Paid plans start at $34 per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually.
Free
$0
50 credits a month that reset and do not roll over, basic filters, 1 email account and unlimited team members.
Starter
$34
per 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
$104
per 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
$209
per 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.
The 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.
Read from hunter.io on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 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
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 finder and verifier with cold email sequences built in. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, web clipper, email campaigns.
Domain search, an email finder and verifier, a lead database, cold email sequences, an API and an MCP server.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Pipedrive
- Zoho CRM
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Zapier
- Clay
Hunter is made by Hunter Web Services, Inc., and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
13/19
Other lead and email finders it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 19
- CFeaturesAbove 0 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. Hunter 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 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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Snov.io, Findymail, Prospeo, Voila Norbert and Anymail Finder
The 5 tools Hunter is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Snov.io
Free plan · from $29.25/mo
Email finder, verifier and cold outreach suite with a small CRM.
- Snov.io also covers sales pipeline.
- 2.2GPA
Findymail
Free trial
Verified email and phone finder with plain-language company search.
- Hunter has a free plan. Findymail does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Hunter lists a browser extension.
- Hunter also covers web clipper and email campaigns.
- 2.4GPA
Prospeo
Free plan · from $37/mo
B2B lead database with verified emails and mobile numbers.
- Hunter also covers email campaigns.
- 2.8GPA
Voila Norbert
Free trial · from $39/mo
Email finder that charges only for addresses it finds.
- Hunter has a free plan. Voila Norbert does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hunter also covers web clipper.
- 2.6GPA
Anymail Finder
Free trial · from $29/mo
Email finder that verifies each address live before charging.
- Hunter has a free plan. Anymail Finder does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hunter also covers web clipper and email campaigns.
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 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.
How much does Hunter cost?
Hunter lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Hunter’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 Hunter'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 Hunter Web Services, Inc. Prices change, so check hunter.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 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.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
426
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Hunter, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/hunter
- 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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