Hunter.io Review and 15 Great Alternatives
What they do, and why you should try them.
Hunter.io is a popular contact finding tool. We put it through its paces during our extensive testing - it has a great user interface, decent quality data, and fast support. We'd certainly recommend it if you're looking to find specific contacts from your own targeted research.
In some cases though, you may want to consider using a different tool - particularly if you're looking to build an entire list of contacts based on your ICP ( Ideal Customer Profile).
Most of these alternatives are what we call B2B Databases. This means there's a single centralized database of contact details available for all users to query, and the data is updated periodically by in-house or offshore research teams.
The pitfall here is twofold:
- Stale Data During our testing of most Hunter.io alternatives we did encounter a considerable number of stale contact details. This is when the contact moves companies, roles, or locations since the core database was last updated.
- Receptiveness
We noticed significantly lower email open & response rates from contacts found via B2B databases. We concluded that this is due to the high likelihood of contacts receiving elevated volumes of cold emails.
This is something we discussed with Austin Houser in his video case study. Since using Coldlytics his response rates have rocketed and by his estimates he's seeing a huge 20x ROI from using the platform. 🤯
Seamless.AI
Seamless.AI is a sales prospecting and lead generation tool that provides businesses with accurate and up-to-date contact information for their target audience. The tool uses AI and machine learning algorithms to search and analyze millions of public and private data sources to identify and verify sales leads.
Seamless.AI allows users to build targeted lists of prospects and automate their outreach through features such as email campaigns, direct mail, and social media messaging. The tool also integrates with popular CRM platforms, such as Salesforce and HubSpot, to streamline the lead management process.
Why try it?
They have a pretty unique approach, and while judging by reviews the results are mixed across different niches, it's definitely worth a shot!
Coldlytics
Coldlytics is very different to most B2B databases - mainly because it isn't a database at all!
Instead, you request a list by submitting your targeting criteria, and a top-tier researcher will manually build you a highly-targeted list, with all emails verified for deliverability. The leads are all delivered via Google Sheets, ready for you to import into whichever outreach tool or CRM you prefer.
The tool is popular with businesses targeting very specific niches - for example, doctors, lawyers, or even restaurants.
Why try it?
If you are looking for contact data within specific niches, in very specific geographies, and you can wait 24 hours for your list to be built manually, then definitely give Coldlytics a try. The best way to get started is by signing up to the $1 trial.
Apollo.io
Apollo.io is a comprehensive sales engagement platform that provides businesses with a suite of tools to help them generate leads, manage sales operations, and close deals more efficiently.
The platform features a powerful database of over 200 million contacts, which businesses can use to find and target their ideal customers, and a range of automation tools that can help streamline their sales process.
Why try it?
There's nothing to lose! They have a pretty good trial - with 50 free credits to try out the service.
ZoomInfo
ZoomInfo is a comprehensive business information database that provides detailed insights into companies and their employees. The service is designed to help sales and marketing professionals find, connect with, and sell to their ideal customers. ZoomInfo provides access to millions of business contacts, including their job titles, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Why try it?
This one's for the big boys. It's not cheap, but Zoominfo is one of the market leaders when it comes to enterprise data needs.
Wiza
Wiza is a lead generation tool that helps businesses find and generate targeted leads for their sales and marketing campaigns. It uses advanced algorithms to find and extract relevant data from LinkedIn profiles and convert them into actionable leads.
Why try it?
We like how you can just throw it a LinkedIn Sales Navigator URL and it gets on with the scraping. You get notified via email when it's done.
ProspectDaddy
Prospect Daddy is a tool for B2B sales prospecting that provides businesses with targeted contact data for potential customers. With Prospect Daddy, businesses can search for leads based on industry, company size, location, and other criteria, and access a database of verified contacts.
Why try it?
We think the Gmail email finding feature is pretty cool, and definitely unique. If you use Gmail a lot, and outreach to many people on a case-by-case basis, we'd recommend it!
UpLead
UpLead is a cloud-based B2B sales platform that helps businesses to find new customers and grow their sales pipeline. The platform provides access to a large database of business contacts and email addresses, which can be filtered based on specific criteria such as industry, location, company size, and job title.
Why try it?
We like the intuitive user interface, and it's also nice how they flag contacts that are potentially not up-to-date, so you don't waste your credits!
Lusha
Lusha is a software tool that helps businesses find contact information for potential customers, leads, and business partners. Lusha's database contains millions of verified contacts, including email addresses, phone numbers, and social media profiles.
Why try it?
Its prospecting tool allows you to narrow down people who are more likely to buy your product.
GetProspect
GetProspect is a tool that provides businesses with targeted contact data for their sales prospecting efforts. It uses a web crawler to scan websites and social media profiles to gather contact information.
Why try it?
We like how you can harvest and enrich LinkedIn profiles across multiple search pages of a search query on LinkedIn.
FindThatLead
FindThatLead is a lead generation tool that helps businesses find email addresses, social media profiles, and other contact information for their prospects.
Why try it?
This is a well-priced tool that's worth a try! The interface is simple yet a pleasure to use.
Adapt
Adapt.io is a cloud-based sales prospecting platform that provides B2B contact and company data for sales and marketing professionals.
Why try it?
It's affordable and they seem to be able to find a wide range of contact details.
TaskDrive
TaskDrive is a B2B lead generation and sales intelligence tool that helps businesses identify potential customers, gather contact information, and provide insights to help sales teams close more deals.
Why try it?
If you need a very high-touch list building service then this one's for you.
SalesIntel
SalesIntel is a B2B sales intelligence platform that provides accurate and comprehensive contact data to help businesses find new prospects and grow their sales pipeline.
Why try it?
We like how when there is no information about a company, you can request it and SalesIntel will get it back to you pretty quickly with the missing data!
RocketReach
RocketReach is a powerful sales and marketing tool that helps businesses find and connect with the right people at the right companies. It provides a comprehensive database of contact information for millions of professionals.
Why try it?
RocketReach is very user friendly, and generally their data is high quality.
Cognism
Cognism is a B2B sales acceleration platform that provides businesses with a suite of tools to help them find and connect with new customers more efficiently.
Why try it?
They have a cool tool to identify intents by tracking the online behavior of ICP-fit accounts.