Head to head

Hunter vs Lead Rocks

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

Lead Rocks

$29/mo Free tier

B2B emails and phones with a LinkedIn extension. Free is 50 credits/mo. Starter is $29/mo for 1,000 credits.

Where Lead Rocks fits

  • Solo prospectors starting on 50 free credits
  • Teams that want unlimited users on $29 Starter
  • Users scraping LinkedIn with the extension
  • Shops that want email plus phone in one credit

At a glance

DetailHunterLead Rocks
Starting price$49/mo$29/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underEmail finders, Verification, Lead generationEmail finders, Lead generation
Capterra4.6 from 711 reviewsNot 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

Lead Rocks

Stands out: One credit returns all contact details for one person, with unlimited users on every plan.

Watch out: Email automation seats start on Professional at $290/mo. CRM connections are not there yet.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need native CRM sync today
  • Buyers who want a public REST API

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

Lead Rocks

  • Free 50 credits, then Starter $29/mo
  • One credit covers email and phone
  • Unlimited users on every plan
  • No native CRM sync yet
  • Automation seats start at $290/mo
  • Free credits reset each month

What each one costs

Hunter

$49/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Lead Rocks

$29/mo

Free is $0 with 50 credits/mo and unlimited users. Starter is $29/mo for 1,000 credits. Growth $145/mo for 5,000. Professional $290/mo for 10,000 plus one automation seat. Enterprise $580/mo for 20,000. One credit equals all contact details for one person. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Lead Rocks?
Lead Rocks starts lower, at $29/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 Lead Rocks for free?
Hunter and Lead Rocks carry a free tier on our listing. Hunter offers a free trial.
Does Hunter or Lead Rocks have an MCP server?
Hunter 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?