ANALYSIS VERDICT
Cognism leads on autonomy (72 vs 67), while Hunter.io starts at $0/mo. Select Hunter.io for industry-standard domain search showing public email patterns; consider Cognism if you prioritize diamond data phone-verified human accuracy guarantee.
| Metric / Feature | Hunter.io Visit hunter.io ↗ | Cognism Visit cognism.com ↗ |
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| Autonomy Score (AES) | 67/100 | 72/100 |
| Value-to-Cost Ratio | 5.05 | — |
| Starting Price | $0/mo | Contact sales |
| Pricing Model | freemium | paid |
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Pricing tier comparison
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
Cognism tiers
Starter
$150 /mo
- Diamond Data phone-verified human accuracy guarantee
- Standard API & webhooks
- Core data/outbound allowance
Growth
$330 /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
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