Head to head

Clay vs Common Room

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

Clay

$167/mo Free tier 14 day free trial

Waterfall enrichment plus Claygent research columns for GTM and recruiting list work. Free plan exists; paid starts around $167/mo, with a 14-day trial.

Where Clay fits

  • Sourcers building enriched spreadsheets
  • Teams chaining many data vendors
  • Desks that want Claygent research columns
  • RevOps pushing clean rows to a sequencer or ATS

Common Room

$2,500/mo

Customer intelligence that unifies community, product, CRM, and web signals. Essential is $2,500/mo billed annually.

Where Common Room fits

  • GTM teams with community and product signal
  • HubSpot, Salesforce, or Outreach shops
  • Companies that outgrew website-only visitor ID
  • Buyers who want MCP on a customer-intel graph

At a glance

DetailClayCommon Room
Starting price$167/mo$2,500/mo
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underLead generation, OutreachLead generation, Visitor ID

Where they pull apart

Clay

Stands out: 150+ provider waterfall plus Claygent on every row, with MCP and API.

Watch out: Not a sender. Paid plans start at about $167/mo, with Launch from $185/mo, and credit burn adds up.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need Clay to send the email
  • Buyers who want a cheap single-finder

Common Room

Stands out: Person-level buyer intelligence across community plus product plus CRM (RoomieAI and MCP included on Essential), not a $49 visitor-ID pixel.

Watch out: $2,500/mo is 5 seats and 100k contacts on Essential. This is a GTM platform, not a recruiting pixel.

Not the right fit for

  • SMB recruiting teams
  • Buyers who need $49 company ID
  • People who only want a careers-site pixel

Pros and cons

Clay

  • Public start at $167/mo
  • 14-day trial documented
  • Waterfall plus Claygent in one table
  • Does not send mail; you still need a sequencer
  • Launch tier costs more, from $185/mo
  • Credit burn is easy to underestimate

Common Room

  • Public $2,500/mo Essential
  • Community plus product plus CRM signals
  • Named GTM connectors plus MCP
  • Five-figure annual commitment
  • Wrong product for TA-only visitor ID
  • No free trial advertised

What each one costs

Clay

$167/mo

Free plan, paid from ~$167/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common Room

$2,500/mo

Essential is listed at $2,500/mo billed annually (5 seats, up to 100k contacts, RoomieAI and Prospector credits). Advanced and Enterprise are custom with higher seats, contacts, and credits. MCP and core CRM/SEP/Slack integrations are included on every plan. No public free trial noted.

Checked 8 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Clay cheaper than Common Room?
Clay starts lower, at $167/mo against $2,500/mo for Common Room. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Clay or Common Room for free?
Clay carries a free tier on our listing. Clay offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Clay or Common Room have an MCP server?
Clay and Common Room ship 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?