Key takeaways
- Hunter covers domain search, email finding and verification, simple sequences and an API, with a free plan.
- Snov.io adds drip campaigns and warm-up; UpLead sells verified contacts by the credit.
- Lusha, Kaspr and LeadIQ add phone numbers and work from the browser.
- Pebbles Ai finds work emails inside named companies and drafts the outreach; it is not a standalone verifier.
Why do teams look for Hunter alternatives
Teams look for Hunter alternatives when they need phone numbers, LinkedIn capture, wider contact search or more help after the address is found. Hunter offers Domain Search, Email Finder and Email Verifier, plus sequences, a discovery tool and an API, with a free plan.
For many sellers the email address is only the first step; the next questions are whether this is the right person and what to say to them.
What should you look for in a Hunter alternative
Look at how you find people today and what you do next with the address. A tool that fits your search habit saves more time than one with a slightly larger database.
For example, an invented founder selling bookkeeping software to architecture practices knows the firms she wants and needs the managing partner's email at each, then a careful first message. A seller prospecting from LinkedIn profiles all day would value a browser extension more.
- Search style: by domain, by person, by company or from LinkedIn.
- Verification: how addresses are checked, and how catch-all domains are handled.
- Phone numbers, if you call.
- Outreach: sequences in the tool, or drafts in your mailbox.
- Access: free plan, credits and API.
How do the main Hunter alternatives compare
The main alternatives are other finders and data tools, plus a workspace that carries the lead into research and writing. Each line names how the product finds people; its card further down links to its own site.
- Snov.io: an email finder, multi-step verifier, drip campaigns with warm-up and a simple CRM, with a renewable free trial.
- UpLead: a B2B contact database selling verified contacts by the credit, with intent data on its top plan.
- Lusha: emails and phone numbers from a browser extension, CRM integrations, an API and MCP, with a free tier.
- Kaspr: a Chrome extension that reveals emails and phone numbers from LinkedIn profiles, with CRM export and a free tier.
- LeadIQ: browser capture with emails, mobile numbers, CRM sync, AI message writing and job change tracking.
- Pebbles Ai: work emails found for leads at named companies, kept in a CRM labelled Beta, with research and drafted outreach.
How is Pebbles Ai different from Hunter
Pebbles Ai differs by finding the person and drafting the email in one place: a found address lands as a CRM contact, and an assistant writes the first message from Company Intel. You name up to ten target companies with a role and a location, and each lead comes with a work email where one is found, a confidence score and a catch-all flag.
From there, an assistant can research each company from its public pages with citations and write email and LinkedIn outreach from Company Intel, saved as drafts in your Gmail or Outlook mailbox. Smartbox then handles replies with Write with AI. Pebbles Ai has no standalone verifier, so a verifier may still have a place in your stack.
Hunter alternatives at a glance
Who each option suits and whether its own site lists a free plan.
| Best for | Free plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Snov.io | Teams that want to look up addresses, check them and run simple email campaigns from one account. | Yes |
| UpLead | Small teams buying verified contact lists by the credit. | No |
| Lusha | Sellers who want email and phone lookups from a browser extension, CRM integrations or an API, on credit-based plans. | Yes |
| Kaspr | Sellers prospecting on LinkedIn who want emails and phone numbers revealed from a profile through a Chrome extension. | Yes |
| LeadIQ | SDRs who prospect from LinkedIn and company sites in the browser and want contacts captured and synced straight into their CRM. | Yes |
| Pebbles Ai | Teams that want a found address carried into research and a drafted first email; it is not a standalone verifier. | No |
Best for is our own summary of each product's public pages, and the free plan column is what each site lists. Pebbles Ai has no free plan; Pro and Team start with a 1-month free trial. Plans change, so check their sites before you decide.
The products compared
Snov.io
Prospecting and cold outreach suite
A lead generation and outreach suite with an email finder, a 7-tier verifier, drip campaigns, warm-up, a sales CRM and LinkedIn automation sold per slot, with a free Trial plan that renews monthly.
Best for: Sellers and agencies who want to find leads, add contact details and run email and LinkedIn campaigns from one account, starting on a free plan.
Pricing model: Trial, Starter, Pro and Ultra tiers by credits and recipients; the free Trial does not end and its allowances renew every month. Source: Snov.io pricing
UpLead
B2B contact database
A B2B contact database with credit-based plans for finding and verifying emails, with intent data on its top tier and a short trial.
Best for: Small teams buying verified contact lists by the credit.
Pricing model: Essentials, Plus and Professional; monthly or annual; single-user except Professional. Source: UpLead pricing
Lusha
B2B contact data and enrichment
A B2B contact data tool for finding emails and phone numbers through a browser extension, CRM integrations, API and MCP, on credit-based plans with a free tier.
Best for: Sellers who want email and phone lookups in the browser and CRM with simple credit pricing.
Pricing model: Free, Starter, Professional, Premium and Scale, by monthly credits. Source: Lusha pricing
Kaspr
LinkedIn contact finder
A Chrome extension that reveals emails and phone numbers from LinkedIn profiles, with CRM export and per-user plans, including a free tier.
Best for: Sellers prospecting on LinkedIn who want contact details in one click.
Pricing model: Free, Starter, Business and Enterprise, per user. Source: Kaspr pricing
LeadIQ
B2B prospecting and contact data
A B2B prospecting platform that captures contacts from the browser, returns emails and mobile numbers on credits, syncs to the CRM and adds AI message writing, job change tracking and an agent.
Best for: SDRs who prospect from LinkedIn and company sites in the browser and want contacts captured and synced straight into their CRM.
Pricing model: Free, Pro and Enterprise; Pro is priced by monthly credit volume, with monthly or annual billing and an annual discount; Enterprise is custom. Source: LeadIQ pricing
We make Pebbles Ai. Facts about other products come from their own public pages, checked on .
Where Pebbles Ai fits
- CapabilityProspecting & customer recordsFind leads at up to ten named companies by role and location, each with a work email where one is found, a confidence score and a catch-all flag.
- CapabilityResearch & analysisResearch each company from its public pages before you write, with numbered citations and a source list.
- CapabilitySmartboxHandle replies across Gmail and Outlook in one place, with Write with AI in Fast, Balanced and Comprehensive modes.
Common questions
Is there a free Hunter alternative?
Snov.io, Lusha, Kaspr and LeadIQ each list a free option on their own sites. Pebbles Ai has no free plan; Pro and Team start with a 1-month free trial.
Can Pebbles Ai replace Hunter's email verifier?
Not fully. Each lead comes with a confidence score and a catch-all flag, but Pebbles Ai is not a standalone verification tool, so keep a verifier if you check lists you bring from elsewhere.
Can I import Hunter contacts into Pebbles Ai?
Yes. Export them from Hunter as CSV and import the file into the Pebbles Ai CRM.
About this page. Written by the Pebbles Ai team for people who run sales, marketing and growth. Last updated .
