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CandidateIQ vs Dropcontact

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

CandidateIQ

$200/mo Free trial

Data clean-up for staffing firms whose ATS is full of dead emails and stale records. CandidateIQ validates contact details, enriches records with titles, locations, social profiles and resumes, and gives each candidate a Trust Score so recruiters and automations work the reachable records first. Plans start at $200/mo or $2,500 per project, and Bullhorn users can run it as a managed sync from $1,000/mo.

Where CandidateIQ fits

  • Staffing firms on Bullhorn with large, ageing databases
  • Agencies preparing data before rolling out AI matching or automation
  • Ops teams fighting bounced emails and dead numbers
  • Firms that want a one-off database clean-up project

Dropcontact

€79/mo

GDPR-first B2B email finder and enrichment. Starter is €79/mo; 50 free credits.

Where Dropcontact fits

  • EU teams that need GDPR-first enrichment
  • HubSpot, Salesforce, or Pipedrive shops
  • Ops that want MCP/API into enrichment
  • Buyers who will not send US-scraped files

At a glance

DetailCandidateIQDropcontact
Starting price$200/mo€79/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEmail finders, VerificationEmail finders, Verification, Lead generation
CapterraNot enough reviews4.7 from 23 reviews

Where they pull apart

CandidateIQ

Stands out: It treats your existing database as the asset: rather than buying new candidates, it scores, verifies and fills in the ones you already own, then writes the results back into Bullhorn fields. You can test it free on your own records before paying.

Watch out: Only Bullhorn gets a named, managed integration; other ATSs work through file uploads or the API on the Enterprise plan. The useful real-time sync starts at $1,000/mo, and it improves data rather than doing any outreach itself.

Not the right fit for

  • Small desks with a few thousand clean records
  • Recruiters who want an email finder for new prospects

Dropcontact

Stands out: Pay-on-success EU enrichment with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, API, and MCP, built for CNIL-shaped buying, not a US credit dump.

Watch out: €79 is not $49. Fifty free credits are not a 14-day trial. You pay for found emails, then the monthly quota renews.

Not the right fit for

  • US desks that want a $29 Hunter clone
  • LinkedIn hover-find users
  • People who need a sequencer

Pros and cons

CandidateIQ

  • Free trial on your own candidate data
  • Trust Scores show which records to work first
  • Managed real-time Bullhorn sync
  • Only Bullhorn has a named integration
  • Real-time sync starts at $1,000/mo
  • Cleans data, does no outreach

Dropcontact

  • €79 Starter with a GDPR-first pitch
  • HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, API, and MCP
  • Pay on found emails rather than raw scrapes
  • More expensive than US $29 finders
  • 50 credits are not a trial
  • Not a LinkedIn overlay

What each one costs

CandidateIQ

$200/mo

Validation starts at $200/mo or $2,500 per project. Validation + Enrichment starts at $500/mo or $5,000 per project. Enterprise starts at $1,000/mo or $15,000 per project and adds unlimited records, API access and multi-ATS support. Managed Sync for Bullhorn starts at $1,000/mo and processes old and new Bullhorn records automatically. The vendor offers a free trial on your own candidate data. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 13 Oct 2026

Dropcontact

€79/mo

Starter from €79/mo (credit tiers by volume). Growth from €120/mo. Pay-on-success credits; unused credits can carry over on Growth+. API and MCP on Starter+. Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try CandidateIQ or Dropcontact for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. CandidateIQ offers a free trial.
Does CandidateIQ or Dropcontact have an MCP server?
Dropcontact ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 13 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?