ContactOut
The LinkedIn email scraper that's been doing it since before it was cool — solid but burning through credits like it's 2019
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The Verdict
“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.”
Best For
Recruiters and individual contributors who need quick email/phone lookups from LinkedIn profiles
Not Great For
High-volume prospecting teams — the credit limits are too restrictive when Apollo gives 10K free
Overview
ContactOut is a contact data platform that provides email and phone numbers for 350M+ professionals. It offers a Chrome extension for LinkedIn prospecting, a search portal, AI email personalization, and email campaign automation with triple-verified data at 99% confidence.
Sales teams, recruiters, business development professionals
all sizes
Capabilities
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
Benefits
- Find contact info for 75% of people online
- 4x response rates with AI-personalized emails
- Triple-verified data ensures high deliverability
- All-in-one prospecting, enrichment, and outreach
Pros & Cons
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
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
Outbound Use Cases
Financials & Scale
| Plan | Price | Limits | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited lookups | Chrome extension, Basic search |
| Sales | $299/mo (unlimited users) | Unlimited sales users | Chrome extension, Search portal, Email campaigns, AI personalizer |
| Team/API | Contact us | Custom | 20% more data coverage, Bulk license 700M+ profiles, Salesforce + ATS integrations, Team management, Dedicated account manager |
ContactOut's free plan gives minimal credits. Paid starts at $49/mo for 300 credits. Apollo gives 10K free credits. Lusha is $36/user/mo for 480 credits. Hunter is $49/mo for 500 searches. ContactOut was an early mover but the market has moved past credit-stingy pricing models.
The Reddit Pulse
Community Pros
- +Good email/phone finder from LinkedIn profiles
- +Chrome extension is convenient
- +Popular with recruiters
Community Cons
- -Credits run out fast
- -Accuracy varies by region
- -Free tier very limited
Reddit Questions
- ? Is ContactOut accurate for email finding?
- ? ContactOut vs Hunter vs Apollo?
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