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Hunter.io

Hunter.io

59/100

Domain search & email finder with a generous free tier.

hunter.io

// scorecard · 59/100

verified 1mo ago
methodology →
Agent-readiness20/35
Agent registration (api_key)6/9
Public API5/5
OpenAPI spec0/9
MCP server9/9
llms.txt0/3
Reliability & performance12/15
Actively maintained8/8
Production-ready4/4
Updated recently
Pricing12/13
Itemized public pricing6/6
Free tier / trial4/4
Free-tier generosity2/3
Docs & DX10/12
Docs quality8/8
Public API2/2
Quickstart / examples
Security & compliance0/12
SOC 20/6
ISO 270010/2
GDPR0/2
Security / trust page0/2
Openness4/10
Open source0/6
Open / un-gated API4/4
Company maturity0.5/3
Company size0.5/2
Years operating

// rankings · cost per standard workload

#6 in Enrichment$299/ 10k emails

Scale $299/mo = 25k credits (find 1 + verify 0.5 → 15k for 10k). high

// overview

Hunter.io is a B2B email-finding, verification, and cold-outreach platform for prospecting teams.

Best for: SMBs, startups, agencies, recruiters, and outbound sales/marketing teams that need accurate business email discovery and verification without paying per seat.

// pricing

Free tier · generosity 3/5
Includes: 50 credits/mo (finder + verifier) · 10 AI Discover searches/mo · API + extension, unlimited team members
Limits: no rollover · premium features gated
Starter$34/month
  • 2,000 credits per month
  • Auto-verification
  • Lead enrichment
  • Advanced Discover filters
  • AI Assistant in Discover
  • Connect 3 email accounts
  • AI Writing Assistant
  • Unlimited team members
  • Priority support
Growth$104/month
  • 10,000 credits per month
  • Auto-verification
  • Lead enrichment
  • Advanced Discover filters
  • AI Assistant in Discover
  • Connect 10 email accounts
  • AI Writing Assistant
  • Unlimited team members
  • Priority support
Scale$209/month
  • 25,000 credits per month
  • Auto-verification
  • Lead enrichment
  • Advanced Discover filters
  • AI Assistant in Discover
  • Connect 20 email accounts
  • AI Writing Assistant
  • Unlimited team members
  • Priority support
EnterpriseCustom
  • Custom number of credits
  • Auto-verification
  • Lead enrichment
  • AI Assistant in Discover
  • Custom number of connected email accounts
  • AI Writing Assistant
  • Unlimited team members
  • Priority support + Account manager

// security & compliance

SOC 2 ISO 27001 GDPR HIPAA

// features

  • Domain Search for company email addresses
  • Email Finder by person and company/domain
  • Email Verifier with confidence scoring
  • Bulk Domain Search, Bulk Email Finder, and Bulk Email Verifier
  • Discover B2B company database with filters and AI Assistant
  • Signals for intent-style prospect monitoring
  • Hunter Sequences for cold email sending, follow-ups, tracking, A/B testing, and reporting
  • Saved leads, lead enrichment, CSV export, and team usage controls
  • REST API for discover, domain search, email finder, verifier, leads, and sequences
  • Browser extensions and Google Sheets add-on

pros

  • Transparent pricing with a usable free plan and unlimited seats
  • Strong core email discovery and verification workflows
  • Public-source transparency and web-sourced data approach
  • Good fit for both manual prospecting and API/bulk enrichment

cons

  • Email-focused; not a full phone-number/direct-dial sales intelligence suite
  • Credit limits can be restrictive for high-volume outbound teams
  • Data Platform is yearly/API-bulk focused and excludes Sequences, Signals, and Discover
  • Monthly plan credits expire at the end of the billing cycle

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