ANALYSIS VERDICT

Clay leads on autonomy (67 vs 64), while LeadIQ starts at $0/mo. Select Clay for unmatched 75+ provider waterfall coverage; consider LeadIQ if you prioritize clean 1-click capture from linkedin sales navigator into crm sequences.

Metric / Feature
Autonomy Score (AES)
67/100
64/100
Value-to-Cost Ratio—4.94
Starting PriceNot verified$0/mo
Pricing Modelpaidfreemium
Primary Strengths
  • Unmatched 75+ provider waterfall coverage
  • AI research agents scraping custom website signals
  • Direct export to outbound senders
  • Clean 1-click capture from LinkedIn Sales Navigator into CRM sequences
  • Real-time email and phone verification before saving
  • Scribe AI email assistant
Tradeoffs
  • Credit consumption can become expensive rapidly
  • Spreadsheet-style learning curve
  • Credit usage resets monthly
  • Works best only when paired with Sales Navigator
Common Integrations

HubSpot, Salesforce

Unique Integrations

Smartlead, Instantly, OpenAI

Outreach, Salesloft

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

LeadIQ tiers

Free
$0 /month
  • 1 User / 50 Credits
  • People Search (Email + Mobile Numbers)
  • Company Search (Technographics + Firmographics)
  • LeadiQ API Access
  • Exporting
  • Track Job Changes for Champions
  • Prospect via Chrome Extension
  • LeadiQ AI Outbound Message Writer
  • Signals (10-K, Podcast Mentions, Hiring, etc)
  • Integrations, CRM Enrichment & Webform Enrichment
Pro
$200 /month
  • 200 monthly credits (scales with slider up to 6,750 credits)
  • Up to 5 users included
  • People Search (Email + Mobile Numbers)
  • LeadiQ API Access
  • Exporting
  • Track Job Changes for Champions
  • Prospect via Chrome Extension
  • LeadiQ AI Outbound Message Writer
  • Signals (10-K, Podcast Mentions, Hiring, etc)
  • Integrations & CRM Enrichment
Enterprise
Custom /custom
  • Custom users & credits
  • All pro features and LeadiQ AI Account Prospecting
  • Governance Controls for Prospect Data
  • File Enrichment CSV Upload
  • Advanced Admin Settings for Integrations
  • Salesforce Duplicate Detection
  • Team Analytics Dashboarding & Reporting
  • Custom Field Mappings for CRM & Engagement Integrations
  • Lando Agent & SSO

Neither quite right? Tell us your team and budget and we'll pick the top 3.

Get matched

Tell us what you need and we'll show the three best-scored tools right away. Recommendations come from the index, not from who pays.

Related comparisons