ANALYSIS VERDICT
Both Clay and Hunter.io tie on autonomy score (67/100). Select Clay for unmatched 75+ provider waterfall coverage; consider Hunter.io if you prioritize industry-standard domain search showing public email patterns.
| Metric / Feature | Clay Visit clay.com ↗ | Hunter.io Visit hunter.io ↗ |
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| Autonomy Score (AES) | 67/100 | 67/100 |
| Value-to-Cost Ratio | — | 5.05 |
| Starting Price | Not verified | $0/mo |
| Pricing Model | paid | freemium |
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Pricing tier comparison
Clay tiers
Starter
$149 /mo
- Unmatched 75+ provider waterfall coverage
- Standard API & webhooks
- Core data/outbound allowance
Growth
$327 /mo
- Multi-user team workspace
- Bi-directional CRM synchronization
- Priority processing queues
Enterprise Scale
Custom /custom
- Unlimited volume & custom concurrency
- Custom data waterfall prioritization
- Dedicated account manager
Hunter.io tiers
Free
$0 /month
- 50 credits per month
- Basic Discover B2B database filters
- AI Assistant in Discover
- Connect 1 email account
- 500 recipients per sequence
- Unlimited team members
Starter
$49 /month
- 2,000 credits per month
- Auto-verification & Lead enrichment
- Advanced Discover filters
- Connect 3 email accounts
- AI Writing Assistant
- Unlimited team members
Growth
$149 /month
- 10,000 credits per month
- Auto-verification & Lead enrichment
- Connect 10 email accounts
- AI Writing Assistant
- Priority support
- Unlimited team members
Scale
$299 /month
- 25,000 credits per month
- Auto-verification & Lead enrichment
- Connect 20 email accounts
- AI Writing Assistant
- Priority support
- Unlimited team members
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