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Ken is our productBest ZoomInfo Alternatives (2026)
Ken (our product) is the top ZoomInfo alternative for free search and no seat fees. Next: Apollo.io for teams that want published prices and built-in sequences, then Lusha for reps who want phone numbers on monthly plans.
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Should You Switch From ZoomInfo 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 ZoomInfo if your reps call as much as they email and need mobile and direct-dial numbers at scale.
Ken or ZoomInfo?
Ken's view: ZoomInfo sells annual, per-seat contracts with phone numbers and intent data, which Ken does not offer today. Ken Search covers 250M people and 24M companies with free search and 1 credit ($0.02) per valid email found, charged only on success, and Platform ($200/month) includes unlimited seats and Campaigns over email and LinkedIn in the same product.
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 ZoomInfo if
- your reps call as much as they email and need mobile and direct-dial numbers at scale
- you run account-based plays on buyer intent and website visitor data
- you want verified B2B data inside your own agents or apps, paid per record through an API or MCP server
Top Alternatives at a Glance
In short Ken plus 8 tools that can replace ZoomInfo, 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 published prices and built-in sequences | 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 and a dialer, with Bombora intent topics on every plan and published per-seat prices | |||
| Lusha | Reps who want phone numbers on monthly plans | From $49.90 a month, or $37.45 billed annually (Starter) | Yes - Free plan with 40 credits a month, 1 seat, no card |
| Key differenceSells verified emails and phone numbers on published monthly plans, with 26 dated buying signals and one credit balance across the Chrome extension, API and MCP server | |||
| 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, adds Bombora intent on Pro, and keeps revealed contacts free to view for the contract | |||
| RocketReach | Reps looking up contacts one at a time | 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, with phone numbers from Pro and sequences, the Chrome extension and API on every plan | |||
| UpLead | Solo users who want monthly billing | 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, invalid emails are not charged, and Essentials and Plus bill monthly without a sales call | |||
| 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, and API access comes on every plan, Free included | |||
| Clay | Ops teams that build enrichment workflows | From $185 a month, or $167 billed annually (Launch) | Yes - Free plan: 500 Actions and 100 Data Credits a month |
| Key differenceEnriches people and companies from 150+ data and AI providers, adds phone enrichment from Launch, and charges nothing when an enrichment returns no result | |||
| 6sense | Marketing teams running account-based intent and ads | No public price (contact sales) | No |
| Key differenceCombines its own keyword intent with partner intent from Bombora and TechTarget, predictive account scores, web visitor identification and contact data credits, quoted after a demo | |||
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 ZoomInfo Alternatives?
In short Paid plans have no public price, and every paid plan locks you into an annual contract.
- Paid plans have no public price. No public prices for Professional, Copilot Advanced or Copilot Enterprise; every quote goes through sales.
- Every paid plan locks you into an annual contract. Paid plans are annual contracts with a minimum seat count; ZoomInfo says there is no standard monthly option.
- Intent data and visitor tracking need a higher tier. Intent data, website visitors and workflows start at Copilot Advanced, and Streaming Intent costs extra.
- Add-ons: Streaming Intent is priced on keyword volume and account universe. CRM and other integrations carry a base install cost and need a minimum bulk credit purchase.
- The free Lite tier gives 10 credits a month and is closed to current or past paid customers.
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 and a dialer, with Bombora intent topics on every plan and published per-seat prices.
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 published prices and built-in sequences.
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. Lusha
In short Sells verified emails and phone numbers on published monthly plans, with 26 dated buying signals and one credit balance across the Chrome extension, API and MCP server.
Lusha is a B2B contact data platform that sells verified emails and phone numbers through a web workspace, a Chrome extension, an API and an MCP server, used by sales, marketing, RevOps and recruiting teams.
Best for: reps who want phone numbers on monthly plans.
Strengths:
- Phone data: Lusha says it has 117M+ verified phone numbers and states 85% US and 86% global phone accuracy.
- Says it has 515M+ verified business contacts and 29M+ companies, with 98% stated email accuracy.
- One credit balance works across the Workspace, the Chrome extension, the API and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT.
- Free plan with 40 credits a month and no card, including the Chrome extension and the HubSpot and Salesforce integrations.
- Monthly plans roll unused credits over, up to twice the monthly limit.
Limits:
- A phone number costs 5 credits, so the 400 credits on Starter cover 80 phone reveals a month.
- 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.
- Annual plans reset unused credits at the end of the year.
- The API has strict rate limits on Free and Starter; full API access starts on Pro.
Starting price: From $49.90 a month, or $37.45 billed annually (Starter). Free plan with 40 credits a month, 1 seat, no card. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Lusha's pricing page.
4. Cognism
In short Sells phone-verified mobile numbers screened against 16 Do Not Call lists, adds Bombora intent on Pro, and keeps revealed contacts free to view for 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.
5. RocketReach
In short Annual plans include unlimited lookups under a 10,000-a-month fair use cap, with phone numbers from Pro and sequences, the Chrome extension and API on every plan.
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 looking up contacts one at a time.
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. UpLead
In short One credit buys a verified email plus a mobile direct dial, invalid emails are not charged, and Essentials and Plus bill monthly without a sales call.
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 who want monthly billing.
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.
7. Seamless.AI
In short One credit reveals a contact's emails, cell phones and direct dials together, and API access comes on every plan, Free included.
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.
8. Clay
In short Enriches people and companies from 150+ data and AI providers, adds phone enrichment from Launch, and charges nothing when an enrichment returns no result.
Clay is a GTM data platform where sales, marketing and GTM ops teams enrich companies and people from 150+ data and AI providers in tables and workflows, then push the results to CRMs, ad platforms or its own email sequencer.
Best for: ops teams that build enrichment workflows.
Strengths:
- Every plan, Free included, has unlimited seats and tables, multi-provider waterfalls and the Claygent AI research agent.
- Connects to 150+ data and AI providers, and charges no Actions or Data Credits when an enrichment returns no result.
- You can bring your own data provider and AI keys: those runs skip Data Credits and use 1 Action each.
- Launch adds job change, company news and social listening signals, plus an email sequencer that sends from Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or SMTP accounts.
- Growth syncs with CRMs and data warehouses, calls any HTTP API and receives data through webhooks.
Limits:
- HTTP API calls, webhooks and CRM integrations start at Growth: $495 a month billed monthly or $446 a month billed annually.
- Billing runs on two meters: Actions reset each cycle and cannot be topped up, and Data Credit top-ups cost a 30% premium.
- The Sequencer is email only, with up to 4 emails per sequence and no LinkedIn, dialer or manual task steps.
- Each webhook source accepts 50,000 submissions; only Enterprise can auto-delete rows so one webhook keeps receiving data.
Starting price: From $185 a month, or $167 billed annually (Launch). Free plan: 500 Actions and 100 Data Credits a month. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on Clay's pricing page.
9. 6sense
In short Combines its own keyword intent with partner intent from Bombora and TechTarget, predictive account scores, web visitor identification and contact data credits, quoted after a demo.
6sense is an account-based marketing and sales intelligence platform that B2B marketing and sales teams use for intent data, predictive account scoring, website visitor identification, programmatic ads and AI email agents.
Best for: marketing teams running account-based intent and ads.
Strengths:
- Intent combines 6sense keyword research with partner intent from Bombora, TechTarget, TrustRadius and G2, tracked in over 40 languages.
- Predictive AI combines intent signals, buying stage predictions and past engagement to surface hot in-market accounts to sellers.
- Its own B2B DSP runs connected TV, display, native, paid search, social and video ads, and audiences sync to LinkedIn, Meta and Google Ads.
- AI Email Agents build multi-email sequences, read and classify replies, and send from 6sense, Gmail or Outlook.
- Sales Intelligence lists 750M+ captured B2B buyer profiles and 111M+ verified business email addresses.
Limits:
- No public prices: all three Sales Intelligence packages are quoted after a demo, and Revenue Marketing has no pricing page.
- The free Sales Intelligence plan was discontinued on August 12, 2026, so there is no way to try 6sense without talking to sales.
- Website visitor identification is account-level only: 6sense states it does not identify a person from the data its WebTag collects.
- Data credits expire at the end of their timeframe with no rollover, and extra credits are bought through your Customer Success Manager.
Starting price: No public price (contact sales). No free plan or trial listed. Prices checked Oct 17, 2026 on 6sense's pricing page.
How Did We Pick and Rank These Tools?
In short Ken is first because it is ours. The others can replace ZoomInfo, 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 ZoomInfo alternative?
Ken (our product) is the top ZoomInfo alternative for free search and no seat fees. Next: Apollo.io for teams that want published prices and built-in sequences, then Lusha for reps who want phone numbers on monthly plans.
What is the best free ZoomInfo alternative?
Ken's Free plan gives 1,000 credits once, no card. Of the others, Lusha's Free plan gives 40 credits a month with no card, Apollo's Free plan gives 75 credits per seat a month, and Clay's Free plan gives 500 Actions and 100 Data Credits a month. Seamless.AI's Free plan gives 50 credits that do not replenish.
Is there a cheaper alternative to ZoomInfo?
ZoomInfo publishes no prices for Professional or the Copilot plans and sells them on annual contracts. Lusha Starter is $49.90 a month, or $37.45 billed annually, and RocketReach Essentials is $69 per seat a month, or $33 billed annually. If you only need data through an API, ZoomInfo's own GTM AI is pay as you go at $0.38 per data credit. 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 ZoomInfo alternatives include mobile numbers?
Lusha, Cognism, Seamless.AI, UpLead, RocketReach and Apollo all sell mobile or direct-dial numbers. Lusha charges 5 credits per phone number, Apollo 8 credits, Seamless.AI and UpLead include the phone in the same credit as the email, and RocketReach starts phone numbers on Pro. Cognism phone-verifies its mobiles and screens them against 16 Do Not Call lists.
Which ZoomInfo alternatives have buyer intent data?
Apollo includes Bombora intent topics on every plan, Free too, and Lusha lists 26 dated buying signals. Cognism adds Bombora intent on Pro, and 6sense combines its own keyword intent with partner intent and predictive account scores.
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- Search people by title, seniority, company and location. Searching is free.
- Find valid emails at 1 credit ($0.02) each, charged only when found.
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