Software · head to head
Ontraport vs Clearbit
The short version
- Only Clearbit has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page; Clearbit pricing can be expensive at scale with usage-based model
- They diverge on capability: Ontraport covers Contact management, Clearbit covers Company enrichment.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ontraport and Clearbit actually diverge.
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 Ontraport
- Contact management
- Sales pipeline
- Email marketing
- Marketing automation
- Automation
- Reporting
- Landing pages
- Slack
Only in Clearbit
- Company enrichment
- Contact enrichment
- Lead scoring
- Reveal (website visitors)
- Forms shortening
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Marketo
Both cover
- Zapier
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Ontraport
- CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot Clearbit
- Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot Clearbit
Clearbit
- Lead enrichmentnot Ontraport
- Account targetingnot Ontraport
- Personalizationnot Ontraport
- Lead scoringnot Ontraport
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Ontraport
- No plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
- Reaching a figure requires a trial signup or a sales conversation
- The two months free saving requires annual billing
Clearbit
- Pricing can be expensive at scale with usage-based model
- Batch enrichment has per-row cost that adds up quickly for large datasets
- Limited data for smaller or private companies
- Now integrated into HubSpot as Breeze Intelligence, may affect standalone availability
Pricing, plan by plan
Ontraport
$24/month- Plus$24/month
- Contact management
- Email marketing
- Pro$79/month
- Everything in Plus
- Automation
- CRM
- Pro+$149/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced features
- API access
Clearbit
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Clearbit review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Clearbit if
- You need company enrichment.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want contact enrichment.
Questions people ask
- Is Ontraport or Clearbit better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ontraport starts at $24/month and Clearbit at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ontraport or Clearbit?
- Clearbit has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $24/month for Ontraport and Free for Clearbit.
- Does Ontraport or Clearbit run on more platforms?
- Ontraport runs on Web. Clearbit runs on Web, API.
- Can I use Clearbit for free?
- Yes. Clearbit has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ontraport starts at $24/month.
- What is Ontraport best used for?
- Ontraport is most often used for crm with marketing automation and campaign building, managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform. Of those, crm with marketing automation and campaign building and managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform are not what Clearbit is typically brought in for.
- What can Ontraport do that Clearbit cannot?
- Ontraport covers Contact management, Sales pipeline, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Clearbit covers Company enrichment, Contact enrichment, Lead scoring, Reveal (website visitors). Both handle Zapier, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Clearbit: Does Clearbit offer a free tier?
Yes. The first 50 real-time lookups are free. After that, usage-based pricing applies with 500 free credits included in subscription plans.
SourceClearbit: How does Clearbit batch enrichment pricing work?
Batch enrichment costs $0.30 USD per row, with totals rounded to $5 increments. Bulk batch discounts are not available, but large volumes can negotiate lower rates through monthly/annual subscription to the Enrichment API.
SourceClearbit: What data does Clearbit provide?
Clearbit maintains information on over 20 million companies with over 100 rich attributes including demographic and technographic data, industry classification, and company size information.
SourceClearbit: Is there an API available?
Yes. Clearbit offers REST APIs for real-time enrichment and bulk batch processing, allowing direct integration into applications and workflows.
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