Compare/Head to head

Hunter vs Surfe

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

Surfe

$39/user/mo Free tier

LinkedIn-to-CRM enrichment and contact sync. Free plan; Essential is $39/user/mo billed annually ($49 monthly).

Where Surfe fits

Sales teams living in LinkedIn and HubSpot or Salesforce
SDRs who need one-click CRM push
Pipedrive shops
Buyers who will start free

At a glance

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

Surfe

Stands out: Push LinkedIn people into Salesforce, HubSpot, or Pipedrive without a CSV: sales-team contact sync, not a bulk finder.

Watch out: Essential is $39 annual / $49 monthly per user. The $29/mo figure is a separate enrichment module, not Essential.

Not the right fit for

Recruiters who only need a bulk email find
Teams without a CRM
People who want unlimited Swordfish-style reveals

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

Surfe

Free plan then a clear Essential seat
Native Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive push
Clay, Lemlist, Outreach named

The $29/mo enrichment module costs extra
Per-user, not unlimited data
Not a bulk list finder

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

Surfe

$39/user/mo

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Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Hunter cheaper than Surfe?

Hunter starts lower, at $34/mo against $39/user/mo for Surfe. 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 Surfe for free?

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

Does Hunter or Surfe 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?