Compare/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.

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

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

Detail	Hunter	Minelead
Starting price	$34/mo	$39/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	✓Yes
Free trial	Yes	Not on record
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Email finders, Verification, Lead generation	Email finders
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

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

$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

Minelead

$39/mo

Annual billing saves up to 29 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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Minelead?

Hunter starts lower, at $34/mo against $39/mo for Minelead. 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?