Compare/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.

Starting price

Hunter

$34/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

Detail	Hunter	Lead Rocks
Starting price	$34/mo	$29/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	✓Yes
Free trial	Yes	Not on record
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	Email finders, Verification, Lead generation	Email finders, Lead generation
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

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

$34/mo

Free plan with 50 credits a month. Starter is $34/mo billed yearly ($408), or $49 monthly, for 2,000 credits a month; Growth is $104/mo yearly or $149 monthly for 10,000 credits; Scale is $209/mo yearly or $299 monthly for 25,000 credits. Credits do not roll over. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Lead Rocks?

Lead Rocks starts lower, at $29/mo against $34/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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?