Head to head

Hunter vs LoneScale

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

LoneScale sells job-change and buying-signal data with unlimited seats. Starter is $160/month billed annually ($200 monthly) for 2,000 credits. Growth is $800 annual ($1,000 monthly) for 20,000 credits.

Where LoneScale fits

RevOps teams that hate per-seat data tools
Salesforce or HubSpot orgs that want job-change alerts in CRM
GTM engineers who will call the API, CLI, or MCP
Teams that will buy Growth for hiring-intent job posts

At a glance

Detail	Hunter	LoneScale
Starting price	$49/mo	$160/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	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

LoneScale

Stands out: Every plan includes unlimited users, waterfall enrichment across 30+ sources, and API, CLI, and MCP access, with native Salesforce and HubSpot push.

Watch out: Signup credits (100) are a test allotment, not a timed product trial. Job-posting hiring-intent signals start on Growth, not Starter. Mobile phones consume credits much faster than emails (about 220 mobiles per 2,000 credits).

Not the right fit for

Solo users who only need a $49 email finder
Buyers who want a classic 14-day software trial

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

LoneScale

Unlimited seats on Starter at $160/mo annual
API, CLI, and MCP included, not an add-on
Native Salesforce and HubSpot

Hiring-intent job posts need Growth at $800/mo annual
100 signup credits are not a full trial
Phones burn credits faster than emails

What each one costs

Hunter

$49/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

LoneScale

$160/mo

Starter is $160/month billed annually ($200 monthly) with 2,000 credits and unlimited users. Growth is $800/month billed annually ($1,000 monthly) with 20,000 credits and job-posting signals. Enterprise is custom. Signup includes 100 email and contact credits. API, CLI, and MCP are included. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than LoneScale?

Hunter starts lower, at $49/mo against $160/mo for LoneScale. 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 LoneScale for free?

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

Does Hunter or LoneScale 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?