Hunter vs RocketReach
A side-by-side comparison of Hunter and RocketReach — two options for lead & contact data. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Lead & Contact Data
Lead & Contact Data
Rating
4.4 / 5
4.0 / 5
Pricing
Free / From $34/mo
From ~$33/mo (annual)
Best for
Verified business emails on a budget
Budget-conscious teams enriching target lists
Key features
- Domain search for all emails at a company
- Email finder (name + domain)
- Email verification with deliverability scoring
- Campaigns: built-in cold email sending
- Chrome extension, API and Google Sheets add-on
- 700M+ professional profiles
- Email and phone lookup with confidence scores
- Chrome extension and bulk lookups
- Advanced search and list building
- API access (Ultimate)
Pros
- High accuracy on business emails, transparent sources
- Honest, published pricing with a real free tier
- Clean API loved by technical users
- Broad coverage at self-serve prices
- Free tier (5 lookups/month) to evaluate
- Simple credit model, no sales call required
Cons
- No phone numbers at all
- Weak on personal emails for owner-operators
- Phone numbers gated to pricier tiers
- Accuracy on niche SMB owners is hit-or-miss