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Clay vs Seamless.AI

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Clay

Software

Data platform for sales teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Seamless.AI

Software

Sales lead search engine for finding contact and company data

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Seamless.AI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently; Seamless.AI pro and Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
  • They diverge on capability: Clay covers Data enrichment, Seamless.AI covers Contact search.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clay and Seamless.AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Clay and Seamless.AI differ
AttributeClaySeamless.AI
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebweb, api
Founded2021Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Clay

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

Only in Seamless.AI

  • Contact search
  • Real-time search engine
  • Job change alerts
  • Buyer intent data
  • CRM and API integrations
  • Enterprise security

What people use each for

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

Clay

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

Seamless.AI

  • B2B sales teams building prospecting listsnot Clay
  • Finding verified emails and phone numbers for outreachnot Clay
  • Tracking job changes among target contactsnot Clay
  • Identifying accounts showing buyer intentnot Clay

Where each one falls short

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

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

Seamless.AI

  • Pro and Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
  • Free plan is limited to just 50 credits and a single user.
  • Data accuracy for contact details can vary and requires verification before outreach.
  • Credit-based usage model means heavy prospecting can exhaust allotments quickly.

Pricing, plan by plan

Clay

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

Seamless.AI

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • 50 credits
    • Email and cell phone search
  • Pro$undefined/mo
    • Per-user pricing
    • Unlimited exports
    • Annual credit packages
  • Enterprise$undefined/mo
    • Unlimited users
    • Custom credit allotments
    • Dedicated success manager

Which should you pick?

Choose Clay if

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

Choose Seamless.AI if

  • You need contact search.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want real-time search engine.
Seamless.AI review

Questions people ask

Is Clay or Seamless.AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Clay starts at On request and Seamless.AI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clay or Seamless.AI?
Seamless.AI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Clay and Free for Seamless.AI.
Does Clay or Seamless.AI run on more platforms?
Clay runs on Web. Seamless.AI runs on web, api.
Can I use Seamless.AI for free?
Yes. Seamless.AI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clay starts at On request.
What is Clay best used for?
Clay is most often used for enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one table, building automated outbound research and outreach workflows. Of those, enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one table and building automated outbound research and outreach workflows are not what Seamless.AI is typically brought in for.
What can Clay do that Seamless.AI cannot?
Clay covers Data enrichment, Contact management, Workflow automation, Integration. Seamless.AI covers Contact search, Real-time search engine, Job change alerts, Buyer intent data.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Seamless.AI: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

Yes, the Free plan includes 1 user and 50 credits, with access to email and cell phone search, real-time search, and API access.

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Seamless.AI: How is usage metered on Seamless.AI?

Seamless.AI uses a credit system where credits are consumed to research contact details; paid Pro plans start with larger annual credit packages than the Free plan.

Source
Seamless.AI: Does Seamless.AI have an API?

Yes, API access is included even on the Free plan, alongside export and integration capabilities on paid plans.

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