Head to head

Clearout vs Dropcontact

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

Clearout

$35/mo

Email verification plus a finder add-on. Paid from about $35/mo; the vendor does not publish a full price grid.

Where Clearout fits

Ops that need realtime verification in the app
HubSpot and Lemlist users
Teams that want find plus verify in one login
API-heavy enrichment jobs

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

Detail	Clearout	Dropcontact
Starting price	$35/mo	€79/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Email finders, Verification	Email finders, Verification, Lead generation
Capterra	4.7 from 84 reviews	4.7 from 23 reviews

Where they pull apart

Clearout

Stands out: Realtime verify API plus bulk plus a finder (HubSpot, LinkedIn, Zapier, Make, Apollo, Lemlist named): one vendor for clean and find.

Watch out: The finder is an add-on rather than part of the base plan, and credit packs change often, so confirm the current pack on a demo before you budget.

Not the right fit for

People who only need a $29 finder
Teams that want NeverBounce-simple list clean
Buyers who need a published price grid

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

Clearout

Verify plus find in one vendor
Named HubSpot, Lemlist, Zapier, and Make connectors
Realtime API for forms and apps

No published dollar grid
Finder is extra
Not a sequencer

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

Clearout

$35/mo

From ~$35/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 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 Clearout or Dropcontact for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Does Clearout 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?