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Pearch alternatives

4 tools our write-ups put next to Pearch, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Pearch from $600 MCP server API

The short answer

Juicebox : PeopleGPT-style sourcing if you want a recruiter UI more than a raw search API. From $99/mo
hireEZ : Sourcing plus outreach in one suite if you need sequences, not just search credits. From $494/mo
Coresignal : People and company data API if you want a dataset dump more than live search. From $49/mo
People Data Labs : Person and company enrichment API with a published free tier if volume is the job. From $98/mo

Why people look past Pearch

Credits expire by pack, in one to six months on the standard packs. Emails and phones cost 6 credits each on top of search.

What we noted

Starter credits expire in one to three months
Email and phone enrich add 6 credits each
Auto-recharge is on by default

Not the right fit for

Recruiters who only want a Chrome extension UI
Buyers who need unused credits to last a year on the starter pack

Worth keeping in mind: Hosted MCP at mcp.pearch.ai plus a REST search API that meters Fast vs Pro search.

Pearch alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Pearch (the one you are on)	–No	$600	✓Yes	✓Yes
Juicebox PeopleGPT-style sourcing if you want a recruiter UI more than a raw search API.	–No	$99/mo	✓Yes	–No	Head to head
hireEZ Sourcing plus outreach in one suite if you need sequences, not just search credits.	–No	$494/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head
Coresignal People and company data API if you want a dataset dump more than live search.	–No	$49/mo	✓Yes	✓Yes	Head to head
People Data Labs Person and company enrichment API with a published free tier if volume is the job.	✓Yes	$98/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head

What each one does differently

Juicebox

$99/mo Free trial MCP

Why it comes up: PeopleGPT-style sourcing if you want a recruiter UI more than a raw search API.

Stands out: Natural-language search plus a Chrome extension and 50+ ATS connectors.

Watch out: The Agents add-on costs extra on top of the seat price.

Best for

Sourcers who hate Boolean
Agencies on a few seats
Teams pushing shortlists into Greenhouse or Ashby

Read the Juicebox write-up Pearch vs Juicebox

hireEZ

$494/mo 7 day free trial API

Why it comes up: Sourcing plus outreach in one suite if you need sequences, not just search credits.

Stands out: Open-web sourcing plus sequences and contact data in one outbound product.

Watch out: No MCP, and $494/mo is a real floor, so this is not an SMB finder.

Best for

Outbound talent teams sourcing beyond LinkedIn
Desks that want sequences with the sourcer
Buyers who will start on a seven-day trial

4.7 on Capterra from 103 reviews

Read the hireEZ write-up Pearch vs hireEZ

Coresignal

$49/mo Free trial MCP API

Why it comes up: People and company data API if you want a dataset dump more than live search.

Stands out: A real data API plus MCP at $49 Mini: this is enrichment infrastructure, not a Chrome overlay.

Watch out: Mini is 2,500 credits. Starter is $199 and Pro $499. Treating $49 as production volume will fail in week two.

Best for

Builders wiring company/employee/jobs data into agents
Clay and n8n shops
Sourcing teams that want APIs, not a UI database

Read the Coresignal write-up Pearch vs Coresignal

People Data Labs

$98/mo Free tier API

Why it comes up: Person and company enrichment API with a published free tier if volume is the job.

Stands out: A free API sandbox, then self-serve Pro with contact data, premium fields and CSV enrichment on monthly or annual terms.

Watch out: Free hides email, phone and address. Annual saves 20% but is paid up front. Bulk data licenses are Enterprise and custom priced.

Best for

Developers enriching person records via API
Products that may later license a bulk feed
RevOps running CSV enrichment

Read the People Data Labs write-up Pearch vs People Data Labs

Common questions

What is the best Pearch alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put Juicebox closest to Pearch. Why it comes up: PeopleGPT-style sourcing if you want a recruiter UI more than a raw search API. The table above shows all 4 on price, free tier, MCP and API.

Is there a free alternative to Pearch?

Yes. People Data Labs carries a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.

What is the cheapest Pearch alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, Coresignal is lowest at $49/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

Which Pearch alternatives have an MCP server?

Juicebox and Coresignal ship a first party MCP server, so you can drive them from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

Keep looking

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