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Bear vs Clay

Bear logo

Bear

Productivity

Markdown notes for Apple devices

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Clay logo

Clay

CRM & Sales

Data platform for sales teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bear built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client; Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bear and Clay actually diverge.

Attributes where Bear and Clay differ
AttributeBearClay
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
CategoryProductivityCRM & Sales
FoundedUnknown2021

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bear

Nothing recorded that Clay does not also cover.

Only in Clay

  • Data enrichment
  • Contact management
  • Workflow automation
  • Integration
  • API access
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bear

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bear review.

Clay

  • Enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one tablenot Bear
  • Building automated outbound research and outreach workflowsnot Bear

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bear

  • Built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client
  • Free tier is limited to 3 themes, 1 app icon and restricted export formats; iCloud sync requires Bear Pro
  • Bear Pro is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year after a 7 day free trial

Clay

  • Two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • Data credit overage is sold at a 30% premium over the plan rate, so exceeding the allowance costs more per unit than planning for it
  • The free plan allows 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table
  • The entry paid plan starts at $167 a month, and both paid prices are starting figures rather than fixed
  • The free plan cannot buy overage at all, so hitting the limit stops work rather than billing for it

Pricing, plan by plan

Bear

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bear review.

Clay

On request
  • Pricing upon request$undefined/month
    • Data enrichment
    • Integration
    • Support

Which should you pick?

Choose Bear if

Nothing in the data separates Bear from Clay on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bear review

Choose Clay if

  • You need data enrichment.
  • You also want contact management.
Clay review

Questions people ask

Is Bear or Clay better?
Neither clearly leads. Bear starts at On request and Clay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bear or Clay?
Bear starts at On request and Clay at On request.
Does Bear or Clay run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Bear do that Clay cannot?
Clay covers Data enrichment, Contact management, Workflow automation, Integration.
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