Head to head

Coresignal vs Crustdata

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

Coresignal

$49/mo Free trial

B2B company, employee, and jobs data APIs with official MCP. 7-day trial (2,000 credits); Mini is $49/mo.

Where Coresignal fits

Builders wiring company/employee/jobs data into agents
Clay and n8n shops
Sourcing teams that want APIs, not a UI database
Buyers who want a 7-day credit trial

Crustdata

Sales-quoted

B2B people and company data through a credit-based API, monthly flat files or MCP. Quote-based pricing.

Where Crustdata fits

Product and data teams embedding people and company APIs
GTM tools that need live hiring and funding signals
Analysts who want a monthly CSV or JSON dataset
Teams giving AI agents company data over MCP

At a glance

Detail	Coresignal	Crustdata
Starting price	$49/mo	Sales-quoted
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Yes	Not on record
MCP server	✓Yes	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Email finders, Lead generation, Sourcing	Email finders, Lead generation, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

Coresignal

Stands out: A real data API plus MCP at $49 Mini: this is enrichment infrastructure, not a Chrome overlay.

Watch out: Mini is 2,500 credits. Starter is $199 and Pro $499. Treating $49 as production volume will fail in week two.

Not the right fit for

Recruiters who only want a LinkedIn Chrome finder
Teams that need a sequencer
Buyers who need ZoomInfo-the-UI

Crustdata

Stands out: Real-time hiring, funding and company-event signals via API, plus a hosted MCP server for AI agents.

Watch out: No public dollar prices; API access and flat-file datasets are arranged with sales. Built for data and product teams, not recruiters clicking through a UI.

Not the right fit for

SDRs who want a Chrome finder with a card checkout
Buyers who do not want a data-license contract

Pros and cons

Coresignal

$49 Mini plus a 7-day credit trial
Official MCP and data APIs
Clay, Zapier, and n8n named

$49 is a tiny credit pack
Not a recruiter Chrome extension
Not a sequencer

Crustdata

Live hiring and funding signals via API
Monthly flat files if you do not want to integrate
Hosted MCP server for AI agents

No published dollar pricing
No Chrome extension for recruiters
Flat files and API are separate deals

What each one costs

Coresignal

$49/mo

7-day free trial (2,000 credits). Mini from $49/mo; Starter $199/mo; Pro $499/mo and higher credit tiers. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Crustdata

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. The API runs on credit-based usage tiers with monthly and annual plans, and flat-file datasets and custom data are priced by sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Coresignal or Crustdata for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Coresignal offers a free trial.

Does Coresignal or Crustdata have an MCP server?

Coresignal and Crustdata 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?