Alternatives
Ken is our productBest Lusha Alternatives (2026)
Ken (our product) is the top Lusha alternative for free search and no seat fees. Next: Apollo.io for teams that want data, sequences and a dialer, then Seamless.AI for teams wanting emails and phones in one credit.
Ken is our product. We list it first, and every fact about other tools comes from their public pages on the date shown.
Should You Switch From Lusha to Ken?
In short Ken's view: switch if you want free search across 250M people and 24M companies, paying only for valid emails found; stay on Lusha if you need verified mobile and direct-dial numbers alongside work emails.
Ken or Lusha?
Ken's view: Ken Search covers 250M people and 24M companies with free search, charges 1 credit ($0.02) only when it finds a valid email, and Platform ($200/month) includes unlimited seats plus Campaigns over email and LinkedIn. Ken offers no phone numbers or browser extension; Lusha sells both.
Pick Ken if
- you want to search 250M people and 24M companies free and pay 1 credit ($0.02) only when Ken finds a valid email
- you want the whole team on one plan: Platform is $200/month for unlimited seats and workspaces, with 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month
- you want to send the list as an email and LinkedIn campaign in the same product
Pick Lusha if
- you need verified mobile and direct-dial numbers alongside work emails
- you prospect from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator and want contacts revealed in a Chrome extension
- you want contact data inside Claude or ChatGPT through an MCP server
Top Alternatives at a Glance
In short Ken plus 7 tools that can replace Lusha, ranked. Ken is first because it is ours.
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken(ours) | Teams that want data and outbound on one plan, without seat fees | Free, then Platform $200/month, or $160/month billed annually | Yes - 1,000 credits once, no card |
| Key differenceSearch is free, a valid email costs 1 credit ($0.02), and Platform has no seat fees | |||
| Apollo.io | Teams that want data, sequences and a dialer | From $65 per seat a month, or $49 billed annually (Basic) | Yes - Free plan with 75 credits per seat a month, 2 sequences and 250 emails a day |
| Key differencePairs 240M+ contacts and phone numbers with sequences, a US dialer and Bombora intent topics, with a Free plan of 75 credits per seat a month | |||
| Seamless.AI | Teams wanting emails and phones in one credit | No public price (contact sales) | Yes - Free plan with 50 credits that do not replenish, no card |
| Key differenceOne credit reveals a contact's emails, cell phones and direct dials together, with no separate phone price, and credits for invalid emails come back automatically | |||
| UpLead | Solo users buying emails and mobiles per credit | From $99 a month, or $74 billed annually (Essentials) | No - 7-day free trial with 5 credits |
| Key differenceOne credit buys a verified email plus a mobile direct dial on every plan, and UpLead advertises a 95% accuracy guarantee for valid emails | |||
| RocketReach | Reps and recruiters doing one-off contact lookups | From $69 per seat a month, or $33 billed annually (Essentials) | Yes - Free account with 5 lookups, no card |
| Key differenceAnnual plans include unlimited lookups under a 10,000-a-month fair use cap, and a lookup is charged only when a verified email or phone number is found | |||
| Cognism | Teams cold calling Europe on verified mobiles | No public price (contact sales) | No |
| Key differenceSells phone-verified mobile numbers screened against 16 Do Not Call lists, and revealed contacts stay free to view for the rest of the contract | |||
| Hunter | Teams that need work emails without seat fees | From $49 a month, or $34 billed annually (Starter) | Yes - Free plan with 50 credits a month, unlimited users and 1 sending account |
| Key differenceFinds and verifies work emails with unlimited users on every plan, Free included, all sharing one credit pool | |||
| ZoomInfo | Enterprise teams buying direct dials and intent data | No public price (contact sales) | Yes - ZoomInfo Lite with 10 credits a month, plus a free trial (typically 7 days), no card |
| Key differenceSays it has 135M+ direct-dial numbers and sells buyer intent across 4,500+ topics, mostly on annual contracts | |||
Starting price is the lowest published paid plan or credit pack on each vendor's pricing page, checked Oct 17, 2026. Ken's prices come from Ken's pricing page.
Why Do Teams Look for Lusha Alternatives?
In short Phone numbers eat through credits fast, and seats are capped on every self-serve plan.
- Phone numbers eat through credits fast. A phone number costs 5 credits, so the 400 credits on Starter cover 80 phone reveals a month.
- Seats are capped on every self-serve plan. Seats are capped per plan: Starter has 1, Pro includes 2 (up to 10) and Premium 5 (up to 25). Unlimited seats need the custom Scale plan.
- Unused credits on annual plans do not carry over. Annual plans reset unused credits at the end of the year.
- The API is rate limited on the cheaper plans. The API has strict rate limits on Free and Starter; full API access starts on Pro.
1. Ken
In short Search is free, a valid email costs 1 credit ($0.02), and Platform has no seat fees.
Ken Search covers 250M people and 24M companies, searchable by title, seniority, company and location.
Best for: teams that want data and outbound on one plan, without seat fees.
Strengths:
- Search 250M people and 24M companies.
- Search is free; you pay only for valid emails found, 1 credit ($0.02) each.
- Company and person enrichment is free.
- Emails you upload or find with your own provider key cost nothing.
- Your AI agent can search the same database over MCP.
- Platform is $200/month for unlimited seats and workspaces, with 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month.
Limits:
- Counts are people and companies in Ken's database, not the whole market.
- Fair-use rate limits apply.
- Mobile and direct-dial numbers: No (work emails only).
- Browser extension: No.
- Buyer intent data: Coming (Signals).
Price: Free plan: 1,000 credits once, no card. Platform: $200/month, $180/month billed quarterly or $160/month billed annually, with 200,000 sends and 5,000 credits a month and unlimited seats and workspaces. 1 credit = $0.02. Ken Search: search and enrichment are free; emails Ken finds cost 1 credit each, only when found. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
2. Apollo.io
In short Pairs 240M+ contacts and phone numbers with sequences, a US dialer and Bombora intent topics, with a Free plan of 75 credits per seat a month.
Apollo.io is a sales platform that pairs a B2B contact database with sequences, a dialer, meeting scheduling and deal management, used by sales teams that prospect and run outreach in one per-seat tool.
Best for: teams that want data, sequences and a dialer.
Strengths:
- Says it has 240M+ contacts and 30M+ accounts.
- Sequences, a US dialer, a meeting scheduler, call recording and deal management come in the same seat as the data.
- Charges email credits only for addresses it can verify, and never more than 1 credit per contact for an email.
- Free plan with 75 credits per seat a month, 2 sequences and API access, plus a 14-day trial of Basic and Professional.
- Salesforce and HubSpot push and pull and Bombora intent topics are included on every plan, Free too.
Limits:
- Priced per seat: $49 to $119 per seat a month on annual billing, and Organization needs 3 seats on an annual contract.
- A phone number costs 8 credits from the same pool as emails.
- Free and Basic cap sending at 250 emails a day and 1 mailbox per user; unlimited sends start on Professional.
- Credits, including bought add-ons, expire at the end of each billing cycle.
Starting price: From $65 per seat a month, or $49 billed annually (Basic). Free plan with 75 credits per seat a month, 2 sequences and 250 emails a day. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Apollo.io's pricing page.
3. Seamless.AI
In short One credit reveals a contact's emails, cell phones and direct dials together, with no separate phone price, and credits for invalid emails come back automatically.
Seamless.AI is a real-time search engine for B2B emails, cell phones and direct dials with built-in emailing, sold to sales teams through custom quotes.
Best for: teams wanting emails and phones in one credit.
Strengths:
- Says it has 1.8B+ verified business emails and 414M+ phone numbers.
- One credit reveals a contact's emails, cell phones and direct dials together, with no separate phone price.
- Credits for invalid emails come back automatically, without a refund request.
- API access is included on every plan, Free too, and draws from the plan's existing credits.
- Native Salesforce, HubSpot and Microsoft Dynamics integrations, plus a Chrome extension.
Limits:
- No public prices: the pricing page redirects to a demo form, so every quote goes through sales.
- The Free plan's 50 credits do not replenish.
- Subscriptions auto-renew, and cancelling needs a request at least 60 days before renewal plus a meeting with Customer Success.
- Basic licenses include 250 credits a month, so high-volume research needs Pro or bulk credits.
Starting price: No public price (contact sales). Free plan with 50 credits that do not replenish, no card. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Seamless.AI's pricing page.
4. UpLead
In short One credit buys a verified email plus a mobile direct dial on every plan, and UpLead advertises a 95% accuracy guarantee for valid emails.
UpLead is a B2B contact database that sells verified emails and mobile direct dials by the contact, with technographics, enrichment and intent data on higher plans.
Best for: solo users buying emails and mobiles per credit.
Strengths:
- One credit buys a full contact: a verified email plus a mobile direct dial.
- Emails are verified in real time at download, invalid emails are not charged, and UpLead advertises a 95% accuracy guarantee for valid emails.
- Says it has 200M+ B2B contacts with email addresses and 19M+ company profiles.
- Technographic search across 16,000+ technologies on Plus and up.
- Integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive and Dynamics 365, plus sales tools such as Outreach, Salesloft and Lemlist.
Limits:
- Essentials and Plus are single-user; team seats need the custom, annual-only Professional plan.
- Buyer intent data, full API access and two-way CRM sync are on Professional only.
- No free plan: the trial lasts 7 days with 5 credits.
- No built-in email outreach; contacts go to a CRM or a separate sales tool.
Starting price: From $99 a month, or $74 billed annually (Essentials). 7-day free trial with 5 credits. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on UpLead's pricing page.
5. RocketReach
In short Annual plans include unlimited lookups under a 10,000-a-month fair use cap, and a lookup is charged only when a verified email or phone number is found.
RocketReach is a contact lookup tool that finds verified emails and phone numbers for professionals, used by sellers and recruiters through its web app, Chrome extension, API and MCP server.
Best for: reps and recruiters doing one-off contact lookups.
Strengths:
- Says it finds email, phone and social media for 700M+ professionals.
- Annual plans include unlimited lookups under a 10,000-a-month fair use cap, from $33 a month billed annually ($399 a year).
- A lookup credit is used only when a verified email or phone number is found, and never twice for the same profile.
- Unused lookups on monthly plans roll over for up to 12 months while the subscription is active.
- Every plan includes sequences, an AI email writer, Autopilot, the Chrome extension, MCP and API access.
Limits:
- Annual plans cap exports at 1,200, 3,600 or 20,000 a year, and CSV downloads, list uploads, CRM syncs, API and MCP calls all use export credits.
- Essentials is email only; phone numbers start on Pro at $119 a month, or $75 a month billed annually.
- CRM integrations start on Pro, and intent data, SSO and Salesforce custom mapping are Ultimate only.
- Free accounts get 5 lookups in total, not a monthly allowance.
Starting price: From $69 per seat a month, or $33 billed annually (Essentials). Free account with 5 lookups, no card. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on RocketReach's pricing page.
6. Cognism
In short Sells phone-verified mobile numbers screened against 16 Do Not Call lists, and revealed contacts stay free to view for the rest of the contract.
Cognism is a sales intelligence platform that sells business emails and phone-verified mobile numbers, with deep European coverage, to sales, marketing and RevOps teams.
Best for: teams cold calling Europe on verified mobiles.
Strengths:
- Phone-verified mobile numbers; Cognism says its phone-verified European mobiles are 98% accurate.
- Screens phone data against 16 Do Not Call lists worldwide before it is shown.
- Revealed contacts stay free to view for the contract; a credit is spent again only after a job change.
- MCP and API access on both packages, drawing on the same credits as the platform and extension.
- Bombora intent data with 11,000+ topics on Pro.
Limits:
- No public prices; every package is quoted through sales.
- No free plan or self-serve trial, only a free data sample on request.
- Intent data, the premium mobile filter and on-demand mobile verification are Pro only.
- No built-in email sequencing; contacts go out to CRMs or tools like Outreach and Salesloft.
Starting price: No public price (contact sales). No free plan or trial listed. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Cognism's pricing page.
7. Hunter
In short Finds and verifies work emails with unlimited users on every plan, Free included, all sharing one credit pool.
Hunter is an email finder and verifier with a B2B lead database and built-in cold email Sequences, sold on plans with unlimited users.
Best for: teams that need work emails without seat fees.
Strengths:
- Unlimited users on every plan, including Free, sharing one credit pool.
- Charges only for results: no credit when the Email Finder finds nothing or a verification comes back unknown.
- Email finder, verifier and Sequences (cold email from Gmail, Outlook or SMTP/IMAP) in one plan, from $34 a month billed yearly.
- Says it has indexed 150M professional email addresses, and Domain Search shows where and when each address was found.
- API, MCP server, Chrome, Firefox and Edge extensions and a Google Sheets add-on on every plan.
Limits:
- Its pricing and data pages list email addresses only, with no mobile or direct-dial numbers.
- On monthly plans, credits reset each month and do not roll over.
- Free Sequences send from one email account, without link tracking, SMTP/IMAP, A/B testing or account rotation.
- Accept-all addresses cannot always be confirmed: Hunter verifies them only with several major email providers.
Starting price: From $49 a month, or $34 billed annually (Starter). Free plan with 50 credits a month, unlimited users and 1 sending account. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Hunter's pricing page.
8. ZoomInfo
In short Says it has 135M+ direct-dial numbers and sells buyer intent across 4,500+ topics, mostly on annual contracts.
ZoomInfo is a go-to-market data platform that sells B2B contact and company data, mobile and direct-dial numbers, buyer intent and sales workflows to sales, marketing and RevOps teams, mostly on annual contracts.
Best for: enterprise teams buying direct dials and intent data.
Strengths:
- Says it has 500M+ professional profiles and 135M+ direct-dial numbers, with mobile numbers and business emails from the entry Professional package.
- Buyer intent across 4,500+ topics plus website visitor tracking on Copilot Advanced and up.
- A permanent free tier, ZoomInfo Lite, with 10 credits a month, the Chrome extension and WebSights Lite.
- Pay-as-you-go API, MCP and CLI access through GTM AI with published per-credit prices and free search and lookup.
Limits:
- No public prices for Professional, Copilot Advanced or Copilot Enterprise; every quote goes through sales.
- Paid plans are annual contracts with a minimum seat count; ZoomInfo says there is no standard monthly option.
- Intent data, website visitors and workflows start at Copilot Advanced, and Streaming Intent costs extra.
- The free Lite tier gives 10 credits a month and is closed to current or past paid customers.
Starting price: No public price (contact sales). ZoomInfo Lite with 10 credits a month, plus a free trial (typically 7 days), no card. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on ZoomInfo's pricing page.
How Did We Pick and Rank These Tools?
In short Ken is first because it is ours. The others can replace Lusha, ranked in Ken's view on the criteria below, with facts from each vendor's public pages on the dates shown.
- Coverage of your market: run a sample search on your real ICP before you buy.
- What one credit buys, whether you pay for missing or invalid data, and whether credits expire.
- Seat pricing: a fee per user or one plan for the whole team.
- Whether emails are verified before you pay for them.
- Phone data: included, extra credits or not offered.
- What happens after the list: CRM sync, export limits and built-in outreach.
- Facts come from each vendor's public pages on the dates shown in Sources.
- We did not test these tools hands-on, and we do not copy third-party ratings.
FAQ
What is the best Lusha alternative?
Ken (our product) is the top Lusha alternative for free search and no seat fees. Next: Apollo.io for teams that want data, sequences and a dialer, then Seamless.AI for teams wanting emails and phones in one credit.
What is the best free Lusha alternative?
Ken's Free plan gives 1,000 credits once, no card. Of the others, Apollo's Free plan gives 75 credits per seat a month, Hunter's Free plan gives 50 credits a month with unlimited users, and Seamless.AI gives 50 credits once, with no card. RocketReach's free account gives 5 lookups in total.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Lusha?
Lusha Starter is $49.90 a month, or $37.45 billed annually, for 400 credits and 1 seat. Hunter starts at $34 a month billed yearly with unlimited users but sells no phone numbers, and RocketReach Essentials is $33 per seat a month billed annually, with phone numbers from Pro at $75. For comparison, Ken's Platform plan is $200/month ($160/month billed annually) for unlimited seats. Ken Search: search and enrichment are free; emails Ken finds cost 1 credit each, only when found.
Which Lusha alternatives include the phone number in the same credit?
Seamless.AI reveals a contact's emails and phones for one credit, and UpLead's credit includes the email and the mobile direct dial, so neither charges extra for the phone. Lusha charges 5 credits per phone number, and Apollo charges 8 from the same pool as emails.
Which Lusha alternatives have no seat limits?
Hunter has unlimited users on every plan, Free included, sharing one credit pool, and Snov.io has unlimited team seats on every plan. On Lusha, unlimited seats need the custom Scale plan.
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Ken Search covers 250M people and 24M companies, searchable by title, seniority, company and location.
- Search people by title, seniority, company and location. Searching is free.
- Find valid emails at 1 credit ($0.02) each, charged only when found.
- Add the list to an email and LinkedIn campaign.
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- Search and enrichment are free; emails Ken finds cost 1 credit each, only when found
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