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Hunter vs Snov.io

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

Snov.io

$29.25/mo Free tier Free trial

Find, verify and send on one bill, including LinkedIn, from $29.25/mo billed annually 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 $29.25 start and a trial
MCP users who still want an interface

At a glance

Detail	Hunter	Snov.io
Starting price	$34/mo	$29.25/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, 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 Starter from $29.25/mo
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

$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

Snov.io

$29.25/mo

Free trial plan available. Starter is $29.25/mo billed annually, or $39 monthly, with unlimited team seats. Pro starts at $74.25/mo billed annually, or $99 monthly for Pro S, rising through Pro M ($189 monthly) and Pro L ($369 monthly). LinkedIn automation slots are extra at $69/mo each. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Snov.io?

Snov.io starts lower, at $29.25/mo against $34/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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?