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Heartbeat alternatives

4 tools our write-ups put next to Heartbeat, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Heartbeat from Quote-based

Closest alternatives

See the Heartbeat listing

The short answer

ReachFast : General waterfall if the role is not healthcare. From $99.99/mo
Swordfish : Unlimited dials when the desk is phone-first and not credentialed. From $99/mo
RocketReach : Broader people search if credentials do not matter. From $33/mo
Lead411 : Business dials plus intent outside healthcare. From $49/mo

Why people look past Heartbeat

No published price, and it is no use outside healthcare recruiting.

What we noted

No published price
No API or MCP
Only useful in healthcare

Not the right fit for

Technology recruiting
Anyone who needs a published price

Worth keeping in mind: A healthcare-specific finder rather than a general B2B waterfall.

Heartbeat alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Heartbeat (the one you are on)	–No	Quote-based	–No	–No
ReachFast General waterfall if the role is not healthcare.	–No	$99.99/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
Swordfish Unlimited dials when the desk is phone-first and not credentialed.	–No	$99/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head
RocketReach Broader people search if credentials do not matter.	✓Yes	$33/mo	✓Yes	✓Yes	Head to head
Lead411 Business dials plus intent outside healthcare.	–No	$49/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head

What each one does differently

ReachFast

$99.99/mo

Why it comes up: General waterfall if the role is not healthcare.

Stands out: Waterfall across seven or more sources, with credit back when a mobile is wrong.

Watch out: Not a sequencer, and the five free contacts are an allowance rather than a trial.

Best for

Agency desks enriching LinkedIn profiles
Recruiters who need mobiles as well as emails
Teams that want credit back on bad numbers

4.5 on Capterra from 18 reviews

Read the ReachFast write-up Heartbeat vs ReachFast

Swordfish

$99/mo API

Why it comes up: Unlimited dials when the desk is phone-first and not credentialed.

Stands out: Flat-fee contact data for desks that are tired of counting credits.

Watch out: Unlimited is fair-use, and ATS integrations sit on the higher tiers.

Best for

Agency desks that dislike credit models
Phone-first recruiters who need dials
Individual operators on a flat fee

4.3 on Capterra from 13 reviews

Read the Swordfish write-up Heartbeat vs Swordfish

RocketReach

$33/mo Free tier MCP API

Why it comes up: Broader people search if credentials do not matter.

Stands out: Search by person rather than by profile URL, with a hosted MCP.

Watch out: Credit-based rather than unlimited, and phones sit on the higher tiers.

Best for

Recruiters who search for people, not just LinkedIn profiles
Desks that need phone numbers as well as email
Teams connecting Bullhorn or Salesforce

4.1 on Capterra from 140 reviews

Read the RocketReach write-up Heartbeat vs RocketReach

Lead411

$49/mo 7 day free trial API

Why it comes up: Business dials plus intent outside healthcare.

Stands out: Intent signals sitting alongside the dials, at a price that undercuts the enterprise data vendors.

Watch out: No MCP, and intent data is only as useful as the market you sell into.

Best for

Phone-first recruiting and sales desks
Teams that want intent alongside dials
Buyers who want a 7-day trial before paying

4.7 on Capterra from 78 reviews

Read the Lead411 write-up Heartbeat vs Lead411

Common questions

What is the best Heartbeat alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put ReachFast closest to Heartbeat. Why it comes up: General waterfall if the role is not healthcare. The table above shows all 4 on price, free tier, MCP and API.

Is there a free alternative to Heartbeat?

Yes. RocketReach carries a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.

What is the cheapest Heartbeat alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, RocketReach is lowest at $33/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

Which Heartbeat alternatives have an MCP server?

RocketReach ships a first party MCP server, so you can drive it from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

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