CRM & Sales · head to head
Hunter vs Lusha
Hunter
CRM & Sales
Email finding, verification and cold outreach platform for B2B prospecting
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hunter free plan is limited to 50 credits per month and a single connected inbox, restricting real usage.; Lusha lusha prices its B2B contact database on a per-contact credit model, starting with a free plan and charging a per-contact cost for paid tiers rather than flat seat pricing, per the vendor's own pricing page meta description (archived, 2024).
- They diverge on capability: Hunter covers Domain search, Lusha covers Contact database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hunter and Lusha actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM & Sales).
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 Hunter
- Domain search
- Email verifier
- Campaign sender
- AI writing assistant
- Browser extension
- CRM integrations
Only in Lusha
- Contact database
- Email search
- Company intelligence
- Email verification
- Chrome extension
- Integrations
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hunter
- Finding verified email addresses for a target companynot Lusha
- Verifying email lists before a campaignnot Lusha
- Running cold outreach sequences from connected inboxesnot Lusha
- Enriching CRM records with contact emailsnot Lusha
Lusha
- Lead generationnot Hunter
- Contact researchnot Hunter
- Email verificationnot Hunter
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Lusha
- Lusha prices its B2B contact database on a per-contact credit model, starting with a free plan and charging a per-contact cost for paid tiers rather than flat seat pricing, per the vendor's own pricing page meta description (archived, 2024).
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Lusha
Free- FreeFree
- Limited searches
- Basic contact info
- Professional$99/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced search
- Email verification
- Business$299/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced analytics
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Hunter if
- You need domain search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want email verifier.
Choose Lusha if
- You need contact database.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email search.
Questions people ask
- Is Hunter or Lusha better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hunter starts at Free and Lusha at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hunter or Lusha?
- Hunter starts at Free and Lusha at Free.
- Does Hunter or Lusha run on more platforms?
- Hunter runs on web, api. Lusha runs on Web.
- Can I use Hunter for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Hunter best used for?
- Hunter is most often used for finding verified email addresses for a target company, verifying email lists before a campaign, running cold outreach sequences from connected inboxes, enriching crm records with contact emails. Of those, finding verified email addresses for a target company and verifying email lists before a campaign are not what Lusha is typically brought in for.
- What can Hunter do that Lusha cannot?
- Hunter covers Domain search, Email verifier, Campaign sender, AI writing assistant. Lusha covers Contact database, Email search, Company intelligence, Email verification.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
SourceHunter: 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.
SourceHunter: 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.
SourceHunter: 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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