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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 Sales-quotedMCP serverAPI

Closest alternatives

See the Heartbeat listing

The short answer

  • ReachFast : General waterfall if the role is not healthcare. From $29.99/mo
  • Swordfish : Unlimited dials when the desk is phone-first and not credentialed. From $49/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 prices, and the free test needs a call first. It is US healthcare only, and the data is not for employment screening or background checks.

What we noted

  • No published prices
  • Free test needs a call first
  • US healthcare only

Not the right fit for

  • Non-healthcare recruiting
  • Employment screening or background checks
  • Buyers who want a published self-serve price

Worth keeping in mind: Coverage comes from clinician license data, not LinkedIn, and each clinician's numbers are ranked by how likely they are to answer. An AI connector can email matching clinicians for every new job order in your ATS.

Heartbeat alternatives compared

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPIHead to head
Heartbeat (the one you are on) –NoSales-quoted✓Yes✓Yes
ReachFast General waterfall if the role is not healthcare. –No$29.99/mo–No–NoHead to head
Swordfish Unlimited dials when the desk is phone-first and not credentialed. –No$49/mo–No✓YesHead to head
RocketReach Broader people search if credentials do not matter. ✓Yes$33/mo✓Yes✓YesHead to head
Lead411 Business dials plus intent outside healthcare. –No$49/mo–No✓YesHead to head

What each one does differently

ReachFast

$29.99/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 every plan is billed monthly with one seat.

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

$49/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. We compare 4 alternatives to Heartbeat: ReachFast, Swordfish, RocketReach and Lead411. Each one's "Why it comes up" line says what it does differently, and 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, ReachFast is lowest at $29.99/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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