Head to head

Hunter vs Icypeas

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

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

Icypeas

$19/mo

Email finder and catch-all checker with API and MCP. Basic is $19/mo plus VAT for 1,000 credits that never expire.

Where Icypeas fits

Agencies enriching lists before a send
Builders embedding email find in a product
Teams that need catch-all checks, not guesses
Buyers who want credits that roll over forever

At a glance

Detail	Hunter	Icypeas
Starting price	$49/mo	$19/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
Free trial	Yes	Not on record
MCP server	✓Yes	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Email finders, Verification, Lead generation	Email finders, Verification
Capterra	4.6 from 711 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

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

Icypeas

Stands out: You pay only for found emails, credits never expire, and MCP sits on every paid plan.

Watch out: Prices are plus VAT. Finder credits bill only on a found email. Reverse lookup costs 10 credits per profile.

Not the right fit for

Teams that want a full outbound sequencer
Buyers who need a numbered free-forever plan

Pros and cons

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

Icypeas

Basic $19/mo, credits never expire
Catch-all checks and public API
MCP on every paid plan

Prices are plus VAT
Reverse lookup is 10 credits each
Not an outreach sequencer

What each one costs

Hunter

$49/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Icypeas

$19/mo

Basic is $19/mo plus VAT for 1,000 credits, or $190/year for 12,000. Premium $39/mo, Advanced $89/mo, Hypergrowth $499/mo. One credit is one found email; email checks cost 0.1 credit. Credits never expire. New accounts get 50 free credits. USD and EUR are both offered. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Icypeas?

Icypeas starts lower, at $19/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 Hunter or Icypeas for free?

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

Does Hunter or Icypeas have an MCP server?

Hunter and Icypeas 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?