Head to head

Hunter vs Minelead

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

Minelead

$39/mo Free tier

Email finder, verifier, and intent API. Free plan is 25 credits/mo. Starter is $39/mo for 1,000 credits.

Where Minelead fits

  • Solo outbounders who will live on 25 free credits
  • Teams finding local-business emails from Maps
  • Developers calling finder, verifier, and intent APIs
  • Buyers stepping up to $39 Starter for 1,000 credits

At a glance

DetailHunterMinelead
Starting price$49/mo$39/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underEmail finders, Verification, Lead generationEmail finders
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

Minelead

Stands out: A real free-forever plan with API access, plus Google Maps, YouTube, and Twitter email finders.

Watch out: Monthly credits never roll over. Annual credits last the year, then expire. Failed finds skip the credit charge.

Not the right fit for

  • High-volume senders who need credits to stack on monthly billing
  • Teams that want LinkedIn sequences in the same tool

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

Minelead

  • Free 25 credits/mo with API
  • Starter $39/mo for 1,000 credits
  • Maps, YouTube, and X finders
  • Monthly credits never roll over
  • Not a cold-email sequencer
  • Team seats stay low until Business

What each one costs

Hunter

$49/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Minelead

$39/mo

Annual saves 30 percent. Monthly credits never roll over; annual credits last the paid year. Failed finds skip the credit charge. Custom above 200k credits. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Minelead?
Minelead starts lower, at $39/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 Minelead for free?
Hunter and Minelead carry a free tier on our listing. Hunter offers a free trial.
Does Hunter or Minelead 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?