Head to head

Clearout vs Hunter

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

Hunter

$49/mo Free tier Free trial

Name-plus-domain email search with a verifier, API and MCP. Free tier, then $49/mo monthly or $34/mo on annual billing.

Where Hunter fits

Recruiters doing name-plus-domain lookup
Teams that need a finder API
Buyers who want a free tier plus MCP
Desks that live in Chrome or Google Sheets

At a glance

Detail	Clearout	Hunter
Starting price	$35/mo	$49/mo
Free tier	–No	✓Yes
Free trial	Not on record	Yes
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Email finders, Verification	Email finders, Verification, Lead generation
Capterra	4.7 from 84 reviews	4.6 from 711 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

Hunter

Stands out: The default finder API, with MCP and a widely used free Chrome extension.

Watch out: Built around work email, so it is not a mobile-number product.

Not the right fit for

Teams that need mobiles as the core product
Buyers who want a sequencer in the same login

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

Hunter

Public $49 monthly Starter, cheaper annually
Free browser extensions
MCP plus REST API

Work email rather than mobile numbers
No sequencer
Credit caps on the entry plan

What each one costs

Clearout

$35/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Hunter

$49/mo

Free, paid from ~$49/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Clearout cheaper than Hunter?

Clearout starts lower, at $35/mo against $49/mo for Hunter. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.

Can you try Clearout or Hunter for free?

Hunter carries a free tier on our listing. Hunter offers a free trial.

Does Clearout or Hunter have an MCP server?

Hunter 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?