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Heartbeat vs Swordfish

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

Starting price

Heartbeat

Sales-quoted

Heartbeat.ai sells personal mobile numbers and direct emails for 11M+ US clinicians, built on license data so it reaches the 70% of clinicians the vendor says are not on LinkedIn. Pricing is quoted by license and contacts unlocked, with a free 25-record test after a call.

Where Heartbeat fits

  • Healthcare staffing and recruiting teams hiring physicians, nurses and allied health
  • Recruiters who need clinicians who are not on LinkedIn
  • Teams that want new job orders matched to clinicians automatically

Swordfish

$49/mo

Unlimited emails and direct dials on a flat fee. Professional is $49/mo billed annually, or $99 monthly.

Where Swordfish fits

  • Agency desks that dislike credit models
  • Phone-first recruiters who need dials
  • Individual operators on a flat fee
  • Teams comparing waterfall against unlimited

At a glance

DetailHeartbeatSwordfish
Starting priceSales-quoted$49/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEmail finders, Healthcare recruiting, Lead generation, SourcingEmail finders, Lead generation
CapterraNot enough reviews4.3 from 13 reviews

Where they pull apart

Heartbeat

Stands out: 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.

Watch out: 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.

Not the right fit for

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

Swordfish

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.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who need ATS integration on the cheapest plan
  • Desks that only want a cheap browser finder

Pros and cons

Heartbeat

  • 11M+ US clinicians built on license data
  • Numbers ranked by likelihood to answer
  • ATS connector, Chrome extension, API and MCP
  • No published prices
  • Free test needs a call first
  • US healthcare only

Swordfish

  • Flat fee rather than credits
  • Dials alongside emails
  • Public API
  • Unlimited is fair-use, not literal
  • Integrations sit on higher tiers
  • No MCP

What each one costs

Heartbeat

Sales-quoted

Heartbeat does not publish prices. Its pricing page offers three licenses (Targeted Audience for specific specialties or markets, Full Audience License, and Exclusive Audience License for select enterprise partners), and cost depends on the plan and how many contacts you unlock. A free test of 25 contact records is offered after a short call with a data specialist. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Swordfish

$49/mo

Professional is $49/mo billed annually, or $99 billed monthly, with unlimited mobile numbers and emails, the Chrome extension and reverse lookup. Team is $299/mo billed annually, or $599 monthly, and adds bulk enrichment, CRM/ATS integrations and API access. Data Licensing starts at $10,000/month on an annual contract. A free trial gives 10 credits. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Heartbeat or Swordfish for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Heartbeat or Swordfish have an MCP server?
Heartbeat 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?