Head to head

Hunter vs Snov.io

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

Snov.io

$39/mo Free tier Free trial

Find, verify and send on one bill, including LinkedIn, from $39/mo with a seven-day trial of everything.

Where Snov.io fits

Small outbound teams that want data plus send
Desks mixing email and LinkedIn
Buyers who want a public $39 start and a trial
MCP users who still want an interface

At a glance

Detail	Hunter	Snov.io
Starting price	$49/mo	$39/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, LinkedIn
Capterra	4.6 from 711 reviews	4.5 from 215 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

Snov.io

Stands out: Finder, drip campaigns and LinkedIn on a single credit bill, with MCP.

Watch out: Warmup and send volume do not match dedicated mailbox infrastructure.

Not the right fit for

Agencies farming large mailbox pools
Enterprise data buyers

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

Snov.io

Public $39/mo Starter
Finder, verification and send together
Seven-day full-feature trial

Warmup and volume trail dedicated infrastructure
Credit maths needs watching
Interface covers a lot of ground at once

What each one costs

Hunter

$49/mo

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Snov.io

$39/mo

From ~$39/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Snov.io?

Snov.io 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 Snov.io for free?

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

Does Hunter or Snov.io have an MCP server?

Hunter and Snov.io 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?