CRM & Sales · head to head
Seamless.AI vs Hunter
Seamless.AI
CRM & Sales
Sales lead search engine for finding contact and company data
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Hunter
CRM & Sales
Email finding, verification and cold outreach platform for B2B prospecting
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Seamless.AI pro and Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.; Hunter free plan is limited to 50 credits per month and a single connected inbox, restricting real usage.
- They diverge on capability: Seamless.AI covers Contact search, Hunter covers Domain search.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Seamless.AI and Hunter actually diverge.
| Attribute | Seamless.AI | Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Unknown | 2015 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (web, api), 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 Seamless.AI
- Contact search
- Real-time search engine
- Job change alerts
- Buyer intent data
- CRM and API integrations
- Enterprise security
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.
Seamless.AI
- B2B sales teams building prospecting listsnot Hunter
- Finding verified emails and phone numbers for outreachnot Hunter
- Tracking job changes among target contactsnot Hunter
- Identifying accounts showing buyer intentnot Hunter
Hunter
- Finding verified email addresses for a target companynot Seamless.AI
- Verifying email lists before a campaignnot Seamless.AI
- Running cold outreach sequences from connected inboxesnot Seamless.AI
- Enriching CRM records with contact emailsnot Seamless.AI
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Seamless.AI
- Pro and Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
- Free plan is limited to just 50 credits and a single user.
- Data accuracy for contact details can vary and requires verification before outreach.
- Credit-based usage model means heavy prospecting can exhaust allotments quickly.
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
Seamless.AI
Free- FreeFree
- 1 user
- 50 credits
- Email and cell phone search
- Pro$undefined/mo
- Per-user pricing
- Unlimited exports
- Annual credit packages
- Enterprise$undefined/mo
- Unlimited users
- Custom credit allotments
- Dedicated success manager
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 Seamless.AI if
- You need contact search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want real-time search engine.
Choose Hunter if
- You need domain search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want email verifier.
Questions people ask
- Is Seamless.AI or Hunter better?
- Neither clearly leads. Seamless.AI starts at Free and Hunter at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Seamless.AI or Hunter?
- Seamless.AI starts at Free and Hunter at Free.
- Does Seamless.AI or Hunter run on more platforms?
- Both run on web, api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Seamless.AI for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Seamless.AI best used for?
- Seamless.AI is most often used for b2b sales teams building prospecting lists, finding verified emails and phone numbers for outreach, tracking job changes among target contacts, identifying accounts showing buyer intent. Of those, b2b sales teams building prospecting lists and finding verified emails and phone numbers for outreach are not what Hunter is typically brought in for.
- What can Seamless.AI do that Hunter cannot?
- Seamless.AI covers Contact search, Real-time search engine, Job change alerts, Buyer intent data. Hunter covers Domain search, Email verifier, Campaign sender, AI writing assistant.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Seamless.AI: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?
Yes, the Free plan includes 1 user and 50 credits, with access to email and cell phone search, real-time search, and API access.
SourceHunter: 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.
SourceSeamless.AI: How is usage metered on Seamless.AI?
Seamless.AI uses a credit system where credits are consumed to research contact details; paid Pro plans start with larger annual credit packages than the Free plan.
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.
SourceSeamless.AI: Does Seamless.AI have an API?
Yes, API access is included even on the Free plan, alongside export and integration capabilities on paid plans.
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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