Head to head

Hunter vs LeadFuze

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

LeadFuze

$1500/mo

LeadFuze now sells a Full Data License rather than classic self-serve seats. Vendor checkout lists $1,500 to $2,000 per month depending on term, with monthly file updates.

Where LeadFuze fits

RevOps teams that want a full-file B2B dataset
Data buyers replacing a $10k-$20k/mo enrichment vendor
Companies that will load monthly updates into their own warehouse
Marketing teams using the visitor-ID pixel on top of the file

At a glance

Detail	Hunter	LeadFuze
Starting price	$49/mo	$1500/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
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	4.6 from 97 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

LeadFuze

Stands out: The license is a bulk professional dataset: hundreds of millions of profiles, personal and business emails, 150 million-plus mobiles, and a visitor-ID pixel, refreshed monthly.

Watch out: Direct software access for the old list-builder UI has been shut down in favor of the data license. There is no free plan. Term length changes the monthly number between $1,500 and $2,000.

Not the right fit for

SDRs who wanted the old $147 list-builder login
Teams that need a 25-lead self-serve trial of a web app

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

LeadFuze

Published floor of $1,500/month on the vendor license page
Monthly refreshes on hundreds of millions of profiles
Capterra 4.6 from 97 reviews

Old self-serve list-builder access is shut down
$1,500/month is steep versus a $49 finder
No free plan on the license

What each one costs

Hunter

$49/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

LeadFuze

$1500/mo

Full Data License is $1,500 to $2,000 per month depending on term, with monthly dataset updates. Direct software access for the legacy list builder is no longer the commercial path. There is no free plan on the license. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than LeadFuze?

Hunter starts lower, at $49/mo against $1500/mo for LeadFuze. 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 LeadFuze for free?

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

Does Hunter or LeadFuze 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?