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ContactOut
Find Anyone's Email & Phone
VS
Lusha
Verified B2B Data and Buying Signals for GTM Teams
The Economics
Pricing Model
freemium
Credit-based + subscription tiers
Starting Price
$0 (free tier)
Free (70 credits/mo)
Price per Seat
—
Custom (Scale plans)
Cost at Scale
$299/mo unlimited sales users
Custom — scales with credits consumed
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
The GTM Utility
Category
Data Providers
Data Providers
Workflow Stage
Prospect → Enrich → Sequence
Data Enrichment / Prospecting
Key Features
- • Chrome extension for LinkedIn
- • Search portal (350M+ professionals, 40M companies)
- • AI email personalizer (4x response rate)
- • Email campaigns with multi-stage sequences
- • Gmail enrichment
- • Data enrichment API
- • ContactSheets bulk enrichment
- • Triple-verified data at 99% confidence
- • 20+ search filters
- • Verified B2B contact data (emails and phone numbers)
- • Chrome extension for LinkedIn and web
- • Lusha Workspace for prospecting and enrichment
- • Real-time buying signals
- • Pre-built GTM workflow plays
- • API and webhooks for data enrichment
- • CRM integration and sync
- • 90% phone number accuracy
Platforms
Web, Chrome Extension
WebChrome Extension
Ease of Use
Easy — Chrome extension works directly on LinkedIn profiles
Easy — Chrome extension and simple workspace UI
The AI Edge
AI Features
AI email personalizer for hyper-personalized outreach
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Market Position
Tagline
Find Anyone's Email & Phone
Verified B2B Data and Buying Signals for GTM Teams
Best For
Sales teams and recruiters who need accurate contact data with a simple Chrome extension and built-in email campaigns.
Sales teams needing accurate phone numbers and emails for direct outreach
Not Great For
Teams needing deep CRM integration or complex workflow automation — ContactOut is focused on finding and reaching contacts.
Teams needing bulk data at very low cost, non-sales use cases
Team Size
all sizes
1-1000+
Intelligence
Pros
- • Massive database — 800M profiles, 350M with contact info
- • Triple-verified data at 99% confidence
- • Chrome extension works seamlessly on LinkedIn
- • AI personalizer included
- • Hourly data updates
- • Excellent phone number accuracy (~90%)
- • Strong compliance (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, ISO 31700)
- • Free tier with 70 credits/mo
- • Simple and intuitive Chrome extension
- • Strong CRM integrations
Cons
- • Pricing page doesn't show actual prices (requires interaction)
- • Limited CRM integrations beyond Salesforce
- • Email campaign features less mature than dedicated tools
- • No phone dialer or calling features
- • Limited automation compared to full sequencing platforms
- • Phone numbers cost 10x more credits than emails
- • Custom pricing lacks transparency beyond free tier
- • Credit-based model can get expensive at scale
- • Not as large a database as ZoomInfo
Reddit Sentiment
mixed
mixed
Integrations
- • Salesforce
- • Gmail
- • Salesforce
- • HubSpot
- • Pipedrive
- • Outreach
- • Salesloft
- • Zoho CRM
Editorial Face-off
The Case for ContactOut
“ContactOut offers excellent data coverage with its 800M profile database and triple-verified contact information. The Chrome extension is among the best for LinkedIn prospecting. The AI personalizer adds unique value. Good choice for teams prioritizing data quality over workflow complexity.”
The Case for Lusha
“Lusha is one of the best B2B data providers for verified phone numbers and emails, with industry-leading compliance certifications. Ideal for sales teams doing phone-first outreach who value data accuracy over volume.”
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