Hunter vs Lusha
A side-by-side comparison of Hunter and Lusha — two options for contact & people data. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Contact & People Data
Contact & People Data
Rating
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Freemium
Best for
Verifying founder emails before outreach ships
Small funds needing occasional, self-serve contact data
Key features
- Domain search for email patterns
- Email finder from name + domain
- Email verification
- Hunter Campaigns for simple outreach
- API and integrations
- Browser-extension contact lookup
- Email and phone enrichment
- List building and prospecting
- CRM integrations
- Intent data on higher tiers
Pros
- Reliable verification keeps bounce rates low
- Transparent, self-serve pricing
- Clean API for waterfall enrichment
- Very easy to use
- Self-serve pricing with a free tier
- Handy extension for one-off lookups
Cons
- Emails only — no phone numbers
- Weaker on individuals without a company domain
- Smaller database than ZoomInfo or Apollo
- Credit limits bite on lower tiers