Individual (usage-based)
$99/mo
billed monthly
$99/mo
monthly billing only
$99 a month.
API included
Plan details
Generous usage (no number published), 1 seat, 5 active signals, up to 25 simultaneous API requests. Own-team use only.
Comparison
Findymail vs Hunter
Findymail finds and verifies each email at request time, guarantees a bounce rate under 5% and finds non-EU mobiles, on usage plans from $99 a month or credit plans from $49 a month. Hunter searches its index of 150 million public emails, adds a free company search and sequences, and has a free plan with 50 credits a month and paid plans from $34 a month billed annually.
Pick Findymail if
- You want a bounce-rate guarantee: if bounces exceed 5%, Findymail refunds the credits
- Your lists have many catch-all domains: emails come back verified, catch-all included
Pick Hunter if
- You want to start free: Hunter Free gives 50 credits a month with no time limit
- You want every published email at a company, with sources and confidence scores
Findymail
Enrichment, Verification
Hunter
Enrichment, Verification
At a glance
Findymail
- From
- $49/moBasic monthly, $41 annual
- Free plan
- YesFree account, 10 credits, no card
- Cost per unit
- $0.049/credit1 credit, on Basic monthly
- MCP server
- Official
Hunter
- From
- $49/moStarter monthly, $34 annual
- Free plan
- YesFree plan, 50 credits/mo
- Cost per unit
- $0.0245/credit1 credit, on Starter monthly
- MCP server
- Official
Where they differ
16 points side by side. Open a value for the full detail.
| What | Findymail | Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time verified email finderAn email finder that verifies each email in real time when you request it, plus a verifier, phone finder, reverse lookup, company data, lookalikes, signals and an AI lead finder. | Open-web email finder and verifierAn email finder, domain search and verifier built on emails published on the web, with free company discovery, person and company enrichment and built-in cold-email sequences. | |
| Basic $49/mo monthly, $41 annualTwo plan types. Usage-based: Individual $99 a month, Team $399, Scale $999, with usage limits described but not numbered. Credit-based: from Basic at $49 a month billed monthly or $41 a month billed annually. Verified 2026-10-25. | Starter $49/mo monthly, $34 annualFree at $0. Starter $49 a month billed monthly or $34 a month billed annually; Growth $149 or $104; Scale $299 or $209. Unlimited users on every plan. Verified 2026-10-25. | |
| 1 credit, $0.049/credit on Basic monthly1 finder credit per verified email found; no charge if none is found. On credit plans that is $0.049 a credit on Basic monthly ($49 for 1,000), $0.0198 on Starter monthly ($99 for 5,000) and $0.0085 on Scale 100K monthly ($849 for 100,000). | 1 credit, $0.0245/credit on Starter monthly1 credit per email found; free if none is found. Starter works out to $0.0245 a credit billed monthly ($49 for 2,000) or $0.017 billed annually ($408 for 24,000). | |
| Found emails pre-verified; bounce refund over 5%Emails found are already verified, including catch-all domains. Verifying other emails costs 1 verifier credit each whatever the result. Credit plans include verifier credits equal to finder credits. If the bounce rate exceeds 5%, Findymail refunds the credits. | 0.5 credit per verified email0.5 credit per verified email; unknown results are free and disposable addresses are skipped free. | |
| 10 credits per phone, non-EU onlyPhone finder at 10 credits per number found, non-EU only; free when none is found. | No dedicated phone finderNo dedicated phone finder. Phone numbers appear only where they are published. | |
| Credit plans roll over up to 2xUsage plans: no credits to count; at the limit nothing is charged and requests wait. Credit plans: unused credits roll over up to 2 times the monthly allowance. No pay-as-you-go option. | One pool, monthly credits resetOne credit pool for finder, verifier and domain search. Monthly credits reset and do not roll over; yearly plans get all credits upfront. | |
| Free account, 10 credits, no cardFree account with 10 credits to test, no credit card. | Free plan, 50 credits/moFree plan: 50 credits a month. The credits arrive after you confirm your email. | |
| API and MCP on all plansAPI and MCP access on all plans. | Every plan, including FreeAPI on every plan including Free. A separate API-only Data Platform sells search and verification credits by volume, from $0.05 down to $0.0056 per search credit. | |
| Bearer API keyAPI key as Authorization: Bearer. | X-API-KEY header, Bearer or queryAPI key in the X-API-KEY header, as a Bearer token or in the api_key query parameter. A test key returns dummy data at no cost. | |
| Up to 300 simultaneous requestsCounted as simultaneous requests, not per minute: up to 300 at once on name search and verify. Usage plans cap this at 25 (Individual), 50 (Team) or 150 (Scale). | 15/sec and 500/min on finderDomain Search and Email Finder 15 requests a second and 500 a minute; Email Verifier 10 a second and 300 a minute. Hitting the limit returns 403. | |
| No bulk endpoint; webhook_url on findersNo bulk REST endpoint. Finder calls can run in the background and post the result to a webhook_url, and bulk finding runs in the web app. Signal monitors can also deliver to a webhook. | Bulk in web app; message and lead webhooksBulk finder and verifier run in the web app. The API has a multi-domain search with reveal and bulk lead endpoints, but no async bulk enrichment job. Webhooks cover message events (sent, read, clicked, replied) and lead.created through Zapier; they are unsigned, and some failed deliveries are retried up to 14 times. | |
| YesOfficial, at mcp.findymail.com/mcp, with the API key as a Bearer header or OAuth through a custom connector. | YesOfficial, at mcp.hunter.io/mcp, included in all plans at no extra cost. API key in the X-API-Key header, or OAuth where the client supports it. | |
| Emails found and verified on requestWork email with verification status, phone, business profile, company data, technologies, employees and signals. No static database claim: emails are found and verified when you ask. | 150 million indexed emails with sources150 million professional email addresses indexed from public sources, each with a confidence score and the pages it was found on, plus name, position, seniority, department and company data. | |
| Resale needs a credit-based planUsage-based plans are for your own team. Reselling Findymail data or embedding it in a product needs a credit-based plan. | Abusive API use can be suspendedTerms allow Hunter to suspend API access for abusive or excessively frequent use. | |
| SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, EU hostingSOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliant per the pricing page; hosted in the EU, with main servers in Finland. | GDPR and CCPA, no SOC 2States its database is compliant with GDPR and CCPA. No SOC 2 statement on its security page. | |
| Deliverability-critical lists, non-EU mobilesLists where deliverability matters most and catch-all domains are common, and teams that also need non-EU mobiles. | Start free, find every published emailStarting free, finding every published email at a company, cheap verification, and free company discovery. |
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Pricing, plan by plan
US dollars as each vendor's page showed them on 25 Oct 2026. One panel per tool; switch each between monthly and annual billing (an annual price is the monthly rate when you pay for the year up front).
Findymail
10 plans · API reviewTeam (usage-based)
$399/mo
billed monthly
$399/mo
monthly billing only
$399 a month.
API included
Plan details
5 times Individual usage, 5 seats, 25 active signals, up to 50 simultaneous API requests.
Scale (usage-based)
$999/mo
billed monthly
$999/mo
monthly billing only
$999 a month.
API included
Plan details
20 times Individual usage, 20 seats, 100 active signals, up to 150 simultaneous API requests.
Basic (credit-based)
$49/mo
billed monthly
$41/mo
billed annually
$49 a month billed monthly with 1,000 finder and 1,000 verifier credits a month, or $41 a month billed annually with 12,000 of each a year.
API included
Plan details
Credits roll over up to 2x.
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Starter (credit-based)
$99/mo
billed monthly
$83/mo
billed annually
$99 a month billed monthly with 5,000 finder and 5,000 verifier credits a month, or $83 a month billed annually with 60,000 of each a year.
API included
Business (credit-based)
$249/mo
billed monthly
$208/mo
billed annually
$249 a month billed monthly with 15,000 finder and 15,000 verifier credits a month, or $208 a month billed annually with 180,000 of each a year.
API included
Business Plus (credit-based)
$399/mo
billed monthly
$333/mo
billed annually
$399 a month billed monthly with 30,000 finder and 30,000 verifier credits a month, or $333 a month billed annually with 360,000 of each a year.
API included
Scale 50K (credit-based)
$549/mo
billed monthly
$458/mo
billed annually
$549 a month billed monthly with 50,000 finder and 50,000 verifier credits a month, or $458 a month billed annually with 600,000 of each a year.
API included
Scale 100K (credit-based)
$849/mo
billed monthly
$708/mo
billed annually
$849 a month billed monthly with 100,000 finder and 100,000 verifier credits a month, or $708 a month billed annually with 1,200,000 of each a year.
API included
Enterprise
Custom quote
Custom usage, seats, signals and volume pricing; book a call.
API included
Hunter
6 plans · API reviewFree
$0
Free
50 credits a month, unlimited users, API access.
API included
Starter
$49/mo
billed monthly
$34/mo
billed annually
$49 a month billed monthly with 2,000 credits a month, or $34 a month billed annually with 24,000 credits upfront.
API included
Growth
$149/mo
billed monthly
$104/mo
billed annually
$149 a month billed monthly with 10,000 credits a month, or $104 a month billed annually with 120,000 credits upfront.
API included
Scale
$299/mo
billed monthly
$209/mo
billed annually
$299 a month billed monthly with 25,000 credits a month, or $209 a month billed annually with 300,000 credits upfront.
API included
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Enterprise
Custom quote
Custom credits.
API included
Data Platform (API only, prepaid)
Usage-based
Search and verification credits bought separately on a volume slider, usable for 12 months: search from $0.05 down to $0.0056 per credit, verification from $0.011 down to $0.0022.
API included
Which one to pick
Choose Findymail if
- You want a bounce-rate guarantee: if bounces exceed 5%, Findymail refunds the credits.
- Your lists have many catch-all domains: emails come back verified, catch-all included.
- You also need mobile numbers outside the EU, at 10 credits per number found.
- You send many lookups at once: up to 300 simultaneous requests on name search.
- You resell or embed email data: the credit-based plans allow it.
Choose Hunter if
- You want to start free: Hunter Free gives 50 credits a month with no time limit.
- You want every published email at a company, with sources and confidence scores.
- You verify a lot: 0.5 credit per verified email, and unknown results are free.
- You want free company discovery and lookalikes alongside the finder.
- You want unlimited users on one plan.
If neither fits: If you need people search by title across many companies, both tools start from a known person or domain. The guide below covers every route to a verified work email, including tools that search by title first.
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Questions people ask
Is Findymail cheaper than Hunter per email?
It depends on volume and plan. Hunter Starter works out to $0.0245 an email found billed monthly or $0.017 billed annually. Findymail's credit plans run from $0.049 a credit on Basic to $0.0085 on Scale 100K, billed monthly. Both charge only when an email is found. Prices verified 2026-10-25.
Do I need to verify Findymail or Hunter emails before sending?
Findymail verifies every email when it finds it and guarantees a bounce rate under 5%. Hunter returns a confidence score with each email and sells verification separately at 0.5 credit per verified email, with unknown results free.
Do Findymail or Hunter have a free plan?
Hunter has a Free plan with 50 credits a month and API access. Findymail gives a free account 10 credits to test, with no credit card; after that you need a paid plan.
Can Findymail or Hunter find phone numbers?
Findymail has a phone finder at 10 credits per number found, outside the EU only, and nothing is charged when no number is found. Hunter has no dedicated phone finder; it returns a phone number only where one is published.
Do Findymail and Hunter have MCP servers?
Yes. Findymail's is at mcp.findymail.com/mcp, with your API key as a Bearer header. Hunter's is at mcp.hunter.io/mcp, included in all plans, with the API key in an X-API-Key header or OAuth where the client supports it.
Related
Read from findymail.com/pricing, hunter.io/pricing and each tool's API docs. Verified 25 Oct 2026.
