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.

CRM · head to head

Hunter vs Lusha

Hunter

CRM

Email finding, verification and cold outreach platform for B2B prospecting

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Lusha

CRM

B2B contact and company intelligence

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

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 teams over 5 users must contact sales for configuration; no published per-user limits for standard plans
They diverge on capability: Hunter covers Domain search, Lusha covers Contact database.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hunter and Lusha actually diverge.

Attributes where Hunter and Lusha differ
Attribute	Hunter	Lusha
Platforms	web, api	Web
Founded	2015	2016

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).

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

Teams over 5 users must contact sales for configuration; no published per-user limits for standard plans
Unused credits on monthly plans roll over but cap at twice the monthly limit, creating potential waste
Annual plans do not roll over unused credits; they reset at cycle end

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
- 40 credits per month
- Basic prospecting features
- Browser extension
Starter$49.9/month
- 400 credits per month
- All Free plan features
Professional$69.9/month
- 600 credits per month
- All Starter features
Premium$399.9/month
- 3,400 credits per month
- All Professional 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.

Hunter review

Choose Lusha if

You need contact database.
You want to start without paying.
You also want email search.

Lusha review

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.

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Lusha: What does Lusha's Free plan include?

Lusha's Free plan provides 40 credits per month at no cost. It includes basic prospecting features, browser extension access, and CRM integrations. Credits are used for email reveals (1 credit per contact) and phone numbers (10 credits per contact).

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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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Lusha: How do Lusha credits work and what is the credit rollover policy?

Lusha uses a credit system where email reveals cost 1 credit and phone reveals cost 10 credits per contact. On monthly plans, unused credits roll over and accumulate up to twice your monthly credit limit. Annual plans reset unused credits at the cycle's end without rollover.

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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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Lusha: What is the annual pricing for Lusha plans?

Lusha offers annual pricing at a discount: Starter is $449.10/year (4,800 credits annually), Professional is $587.16/year (7,200 credits), and Premium is $3,119.21/year (40,800 credits). Annual plans are cheaper per credit than monthly but do not roll over unused credits.

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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.

Source

Hunter vs Lusha

Hunter

Lusha

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Hunter

Only in Lusha

What people use each for

Hunter

Lusha

Where each one falls short

Hunter

Lusha

Pricing, plan by plan

Hunter

Lusha

Which should you pick?

Choose Hunter if

Choose Lusha if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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