Compare/Head to head

Hunter vs Prospeo

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

Prospeo

$37/user/mo Free tier Free trial

B2B email and mobile finder with a free plan, MCP, and API. Paid starts at $37 per user a month billed yearly, or $49 monthly.

Where Prospeo fits

Desks that need email plus mobile before sequences
Teams that want MCP and API on a finder
Buyers who want a free plan to test coverage
Daily contact lookup without an enterprise contract

At a glance

Detail	Hunter	Prospeo
Starting price	$34/mo	$37/user/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	✓Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
MCP server	✓Yes	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Email finders, Verification, Lead generation	Email finders, Lead generation
Capterra	4.6 from 711 reviews	4.8 from 250 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

Prospeo

Stands out: Free plan plus first-party MCP and REST on a lightweight finder.

Watch out: No sequencer included, and coverage varies by region.

Not the right fit for

Teams that need a sequencer in the same tool
Buyers who want an enterprise contact graph

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

Prospeo

Free plan available
First-party MCP and a REST API
Email plus mobile in one finder

No sequencer included
Coverage varies by region

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

Prospeo

$37/user/mo

Free plan with 100 credits a month. Starter is $37 per user a month billed yearly, or $49 monthly, for 2,000 credits a month. Growth is $74 billed yearly ($99 monthly) and adds HubSpot and Salesforce sync and job change tracking, and Pro is $187 billed yearly ($249 monthly). Yearly credits are delivered upfront. An email costs 1 credit and a mobile number 10. Unused credits roll over. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Prospeo?

Hunter starts lower, at $34/mo against $37/user/mo for Prospeo. 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 Prospeo for free?

Hunter and Prospeo carry a free tier on our listing. Hunter offers a free trial. Prospeo offers a free trial.

Does Hunter or Prospeo have an MCP server?

Hunter and Prospeo ship 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?