CRM & Sales · head to head
Hunter vs Streak
Hunter
CRM & Sales
Email finding, verification and cold outreach platform for B2B prospecting
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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.; Streak the free tier is email tools only, with pipelines, contact records and automation all requiring the Pro plan
- They diverge on capability: Hunter covers Domain search, Streak covers Pipeline management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hunter and Streak actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Hunter
- Domain search
- Email verifier
- Campaign sender
- AI writing assistant
- Browser extension
- CRM integrations
Only in Streak
- Pipeline management
- Email tracking
- Automation
- Document tracking
- Live engagement metrics
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Google Sheets
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 Streak
- Verifying email lists before a campaignnot Streak
- Running cold outreach sequences from connected inboxesnot Streak
- Enriching CRM records with contact emailsnot Streak
Streak
- Managing sales pipelines directly inside Gmailnot Hunter
- Tracking email opens and running mail merges from an inboxnot 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.
Streak
- The free tier is email tools only, with pipelines, contact records and automation all requiring the Pro plan
- Free mail merge is capped at 50 a day
- The entry paid plan is $49 per user per month, which is high for a CRM that lives inside Gmail
- Integrations require a paid plan
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
Streak
Free- FreeFree
- Basic CRM
- Pipeline management
- Professional$10/month
- Everything in Free
- Email tracking
- Automation
- Business$50/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced features
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 Streak if
- You need pipeline management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Hunter or Streak better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hunter starts at Free and Streak at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hunter or Streak?
- Hunter starts at Free and Streak at Free.
- Does Hunter or Streak run on more platforms?
- Hunter runs on web, api. Streak 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 Streak is typically brought in for.
- What can Hunter do that Streak cannot?
- Hunter covers Domain search, Email verifier, Campaign sender, AI writing assistant. Streak covers Pipeline management, Email tracking, Automation, Document tracking.
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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