Is Front or Hunter better?

Neither clearly leads. Front starts at $25/month and Hunter at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Front or Hunter?

Hunter has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $25/month for Front and Free for Hunter.

Does Front or Hunter run on more platforms?

Front runs on Cloud-based SaaS. Hunter runs on web, api.

Can I use Hunter for free?

Yes. Hunter has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Front starts at $25/month.

What is Front best used for?

Front is most often used for omnichannel customer support, ai-powered helpdesk automation, team collaboration on support tickets. Of those, omnichannel customer support and ai-powered helpdesk automation are not what Hunter is typically brought in for.

What can Front do that Hunter cannot?

Front covers Shared inbox, Email collaboration, Omnichannel messaging, Analytics. Hunter covers Domain search, Email verifier, Campaign sender, AI writing assistant.

Customer Support · head to head

Front vs Hunter

Front

Customer Support

Where teams collaborate on customer communication

From: $25/month
Free plan: No

Full review Website

Hunter

CRM

Email finding, verification and cold outreach platform for B2B prospecting

From: Free
Free plan: Yes

Full review Website

The short version

Only Hunter has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Front starter tier limited to single-channel support; omnichannel support requires Professional tier; Hunter free plan is limited to 50 credits per month and a single connected inbox, restricting real usage.
They diverge on capability: Front covers Shared inbox, Hunter covers Domain search.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Front and Hunter actually diverge.

Attributes where Front and Hunter differ
Attribute	Front	Hunter
Starting price	$25/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Cloud-based SaaS	web, api
Category	Customer Support	CRM
Founded	2013	2015

Identical on both: 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 Front

Shared inbox
Email collaboration
Omnichannel messaging
Analytics
Workflows
Integrations
Salesforce
HubSpot

Only in Hunter

Domain search
Email verifier
Campaign sender
AI writing assistant
Browser extension
CRM integrations

What people use each for

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

Front

Omnichannel customer supportnot Hunter
AI-powered helpdesk automationnot Hunter
Team collaboration on support ticketsnot Hunter

Hunter

Finding verified email addresses for a target companynot Front
Verifying email lists before a campaignnot Front
Running cold outreach sequences from connected inboxesnot Front
Enriching CRM records with contact emailsnot Front

Where each one falls short

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

Front

Starter tier limited to single-channel support; omnichannel support requires Professional tier
AI Copilot, Smart QA, and Smart CSAT are included only in Enterprise tier ($105/seat/month); available as add-ons at higher cost in lower tiers
Starter tier limited to 10 automation rules; Professional tier allows 20; unlimited rules only in Enterprise
Advanced analytics excluded from Starter tier

Hunter

Free plan is limited to 50 credits per month and a single connected inbox, restricting real usage.
Mobile phone or firmographic data is thinner than dedicated sales intelligence platforms.
Multichannel outreach (LinkedIn, calls, SMS) is not supported, unlike some competitors.
Higher-volume plans require annual billing to get the advertised discounted price.

Pricing, plan by plan

Front

$25/month

Starter$25/month
- Up to 10 seats
- Shared inbox and ticketing
- AI Topics and up to 10 automation rules
Professional$65/month
- Up to 50 seats
- Omnichannel support (email, SMS, social)
- Macros and up to 20 automation rules
Enterprise$105/month
- Unlimited seats
- Smart rules and unlimited macros
- Multi-language knowledge base

Hunter

Free

FreeFree
- 50 credits per month
- 1 connected email account
- Up to 500 recipients per sequence
Starter$34/month
- 2,000 monthly credits (billed yearly)
- 3 connected email accounts
- Advanced filters
Growth$104/month
- 10,000 monthly credits (billed yearly)
- 10 connected email accounts
- Priority support
Scale$209/month
- 25,000 monthly credits (billed yearly)
- 20 connected email accounts
- Account manager included

Which should you pick?

Choose Front if

You need shared inbox.
You work on Cloud-based SaaS.
You also want email collaboration.

Front review

Choose Hunter if

You need domain search.
You want to start without paying.
You work on web, api.
You also want email verifier.

Hunter review

Questions people ask

Is Front or Hunter better?: Neither clearly leads. Front starts at $25/month and Hunter at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Front or Hunter?: Hunter has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $25/month for Front and Free for Hunter.
Does Front or Hunter run on more platforms?: Front runs on Cloud-based SaaS. Hunter runs on web, api.
Can I use Hunter for free?: Yes. Hunter has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Front starts at $25/month.
What is Front best used for?: Front is most often used for omnichannel customer support, ai-powered helpdesk automation, team collaboration on support tickets. Of those, omnichannel customer support and ai-powered helpdesk automation are not what Hunter is typically brought in for.
What can Front do that Hunter cannot?: Front covers Shared inbox, Email collaboration, Omnichannel messaging, Analytics. Hunter covers Domain search, Email verifier, Campaign sender, AI writing assistant.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Front: How much does Front's Starter plan cost per seat?

Starter plan is $25 per seat per month for up to 10 seats, with 14-day free trial and no credit card required.

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Hunter: What does Hunter cost?

Hunter's Free plan gives 50 credits/month. Paid plans (billed yearly) start at $34/month for Starter (2,000 credits), rising to $104/month for Growth and $209/month for Scale, with custom Enterprise pricing above that.

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Front: Does Enterprise include AI features?

Yes, Enterprise at $105 per seat per month includes AI Copilot, Smart QA, and Smart CSAT at no additional cost.

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Hunter: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

Yes, Hunter's Free plan includes 50 monthly credits, basic database filters, one connected email account, and sequences capped at 500 recipients.

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Front: What is the seat limit for Professional?

Professional plan supports up to 50 seats at $65 per seat per month.

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Hunter: How is usage metered?

Hunter meters usage in credits, consumed once per billing cycle for searches and verifications; credits reset monthly or accumulate annually depending on the billing plan.

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Front: Are there additional AI add-ons available?

Yes, Autopilot starts at $0.05 per conversation; Copilot, Smart QA, and other AI features range from $10-$20 per seat per month on lower tiers.

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Hunter: What does Hunter integrate with?

Hunter offers a browser extension, a Google Sheets add-on, CRM connections, and an API, alongside MCP support for AI tool integrations.

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Front vs Hunter

Front

Hunter

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Front

Only in Hunter

What people use each for

Front

Hunter

Where each one falls short

Front

Hunter

Pricing, plan by plan

Front

Hunter

Which should you pick?

Choose Front if

Choose Hunter if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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