Hunter.io alternative
Find the email, and know the company behind it.
Hunter finds and verifies email addresses. Data Scout does that too, and the same search shows what the company does, the technology it runs, who works there and how healthy its website is — the context you need before you write.
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Side by side
| Data Scout | Hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 250 site audits, 25 email finds, 100 email verifications and 10 AI insights a month | 50 credits a month, shared by Domain Search, Email Finder and Email Verifier |
| First paid plan | $29/mo, or $20/mo billed annually (Pro) | €49/mo, or €34/mo billed annually (Starter, 2,000 credits) |
| How usage is counted | A separate monthly count per tool — an audit never uses up an email check | One credit pool for finding, verifying and domain search |
Other products' figures are from their public pricing pages (hunter.io/pricing), checked 10 November 2026. Prices change — check theirs before you decide.
One search, the whole company
Company overview
Name, industry, size, location and a business summary for any domain.
Contacts and people
Business emails, phone numbers and social profiles the company publishes, plus the names and roles on its team pages — each with its source.
Technology detection
The stack behind the site — CMS, frameworks, analytics, payments, infrastructure — with a confidence score per match.
Site audit
One 0–100 score across SEO, performance, accessibility, security and broken links, with the evidence behind every point.
AI insights
A summary, an opportunity score and a first line for your message, grounded in what the audit found.
Fair email billing
A verification counts only when we reach a conclusive verdict — an unknown result is never charged. A find counts only when an address is confirmed — pattern guesses are returned free. A cached verdict counts as half a verification, and re-checking an address you already paid for is free.
When the other tool fits better. Hunter is the better fit if you want to send cold-email sequences from the same tool: Data Scout finds, verifies and qualifies leads, then hands them to the tool you send from (CSV export, or your CRM on paid plans).
Questions
- Is there a free plan?
- Yes — 250 site audits, 25 email finds, 100 email verifications and 10 AI insights a month, with no credit card. The Chrome extension audits the page you are on for free, without an account.
- Am I charged when a verification is inconclusive?
- No. A verification counts only when we reach a conclusive verdict; an unknown result is never charged.
- Can I try it on my own leads first?
- Yes. Sign up, paste a domain and you get the full report; the free plan includes 25 email finds a month to test the finder on real people.
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