Best cached LinkedIn people search API in 2026

We benchmarked 3 cached LinkedIn people search API providers. We list all three, ranked by score. For each one, we show its top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 people cost.

1. #1

   BlitzAPI, $499 monthly: Cached LinkedIn people search API

   Overall score

   82.3Overall score: 82.3 What goes in • Price score: 89, its weight 40 • Data score: 76, its weight 40 • Cost to get started score: 52, its weight 10 • Bundle score: 94, its weight 10 • Performance score: 100, its weight 10 Formula Overall score = (40 × price score + 40 × data score + 10 × cost to get started score + 10 × bundle score + 10 × performance score) / 110 This plan Overall score = (40 × 88.86 + 40 × 76.00 + 10 × 51.70 + 10 × 94.44 + 10 × 100.00) / 110 = 82.3255, shown as 82.3

   Price score

   89Price score: 89 What goes in • $ per 1,000 people: $0.10 • $ per 1,000 searches that find no one: $0 • Plans of this API we rank by price: 55 • Plans cheaper per 1,000 people than this plan: 7 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / plans we rank by price (a flat fee with no cap scores 1, a plan with no $ per 1,000 scores 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 Not found is 1 when the provider charges nothing for searches that find no one. A flat fee with no cap counts as charging nothing. Not found is 0 when we don't know what the provider charges for searches that find no one. Not found is 0 when the provider charges for searches that find no one and the plan has no $ per 1,000. This plan rank = 1 − 7 / 55 = 0.8727 not found = 1 (the provider charges nothing) Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.8727 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 88.86, shown as 89

   • $ per 1,000 searches that find no one: $0
   • Plans of this API we rank by price: 55
   • Plans cheaper per 1,000 people than this plan: 7

   Data score

   76Data score: 76 What goes in • In our benchmark of 21 and 22 October 2026, we called every provider on the same 20 searches. • We scored this plan 0.76 out of 1 in our benchmark, so its Data score is 76. Formula Data score = 100 × this plan's benchmark score, out of 1 The Data score on Cached LinkedIn people search Out of 100: the share of requested people the call returned who match the search on their own LinkedIn profile, with a current job at the company under the title searched. We asked for 10 people per search. A provider called on fewer searches is set against how the others did on those same searches, so an easier few don't lift it. A provider we called more than once on the same search is scored on all those calls, so no one run decides it. Each provider here answers from a copy it keeps. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.76 = 76.00, shown as 76

   Cost to get started score

   52Cost to get started score: 52 What goes in • Who can get it: professional B2B clients with a professional email address, not BlitzAPI's competitors, read as a business email • How you pay: monthly • Least to pay before your first result: $499 Formula Cost to get started score = 100 × (who + billing + least) / 3 who = closed to new users 0, on approval or after a call 0.3, only if you already pay for a plan 0.3, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack or a top-up 0.8, monthly 0.7, quarterly 0.5, half-yearly 0.4, yearly 0.3, contact us 0 least = $10 or less 1, else 1 − log10(least / $10) / 2, never under 0 This plan who = 0.7 billing = 0.7 least = 1 − log10($499 / $10) / 2 = 0.151 Cost to get started score = 100 × (0.7 + 0.7 + 0.151) / 3 = 51.70, shown as 52

   • How you pay: monthly
   • Least to pay before your first result: $499

   Bundle score

   94Bundle score: 94 What goes in • Also pays for, from the same budget: Company Enrichment · Employee Finder · Waterfall ICP Search · Company Search · TAM By Jobs · TAM By People · Search Jobs · Search Company Jobs · Person Enrichment · Find Work Email · Find Mobile & Direct Phone · Reverse Email Lookup · Reverse Phone Lookup · Domain to LinkedIn URL · LinkedIn URL to Domain · Company Employee Distribution by Country · Company Employee Distribution by Department Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = the number of items in Also pays for. Each item counts once, even one that names several calls or every endpoint. A plan whose pages we haven't read yet counts 0. This plan Bundle score = 100 × 17 / (17 + 1) = 94.44, shown as 94

   • Also pays for, from the same budget: Company Enrichment · Employee Finder · Waterfall ICP Search · Company Search · TAM By Jobs · TAM By People · Search Jobs · Search Company Jobs · Person Enrichment · Find Work Email · Find Mobile & Direct Phone · Reverse Email Lookup · Reverse Phone Lookup · Domain to LinkedIn URL · LinkedIn URL to Domain · Company Employee Distribution by Country · Company Employee Distribution by Department

   Performance score

   100Performance score: 100 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 21 and 22 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.319 s • BlitzAPI, the fastest benchmarked provider: 0.319 s Formula Performance score = 100 × the fastest median / this median time = the call's time minus the mean of three free calls to the same provider just before it, on the same connection where that mean is longer than the call: minus the provider's median baseline, capped at the call's time This plan Performance score = 100 × 0.319 / 0.319 = 100.00, shown as 100

   • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 21 and 22 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.319 s
   • BlitzAPI, the fastest benchmarked provider: 0.319 s

   $ per 1,000

   $0.10

   • In our benchmark of 21 and 22 October 2026, we called every provider on the same 20 searches.
   • We scored this plan 0.76 out of 1 in our benchmark, so its Data score is 76.
2. #2

   Icypeas, $499 monthly: Cached LinkedIn people search API

   Overall score

   81.3Overall score: 81.3 What goes in • Price score: 89, its weight 40 • Data score: 81, its weight 40 • Cost to get started score: 62, its weight 10 • Bundle score: 90, its weight 10 • Performance score: 63, its weight 10 This plan Overall score = (40 × 88.86 + 40 × 81.00 + 10 × 61.70 + 10 × 90.00 + 10 × 63.42) / 110 = 81.3236, shown as 81.3

   Price score

   89Price score: 89 What goes in • $ per 1,000 people: $0.10 • $ per 1,000 searches that find no one: $0 • Plans of this API we rank by price: 55 • Plans cheaper per 1,000 people than this plan: 7 This plan rank = 1 − 7 / 55 = 0.8727 not found = 1 (the provider charges nothing) Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.8727 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 88.86, shown as 89

   • $ per 1,000 searches that find no one: $0
   • Plans of this API we rank by price: 55
   • Plans cheaper per 1,000 people than this plan: 7

   Data score

   81Data score: 81 What goes in • In our benchmark of 21, 22 and 23 October 2026, we called every provider on the same 20 searches. • We scored this plan 0.81 out of 1 in our benchmark, so its Data score is 81. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.81 = 81.00, shown as 81

   Cost to get started score

   62Cost to get started score: 62 What goes in • Who can get it: business use only (strictly B2B), over the age of 13 • How you pay: monthly • Least to pay before your first result: $499 This plan who = 1 billing = 0.7 least = 1 − log10($499 / $10) / 2 = 0.151 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.7 + 0.151) / 3 = 61.70, shown as 62

   • How you pay: monthly
   • Least to pay before your first result: $499

   Bundle score

   90Bundle score: 90 What goes in • Also pays for, from the same budget: Email Finder · Email Verifier · Domain Scan · Profile Scraper · Company Scraper · Person Profile URL Finder · Company Profile URL Finder · Find Companies · Reverse Email Lookup This plan Bundle score = 100 × 9 / (9 + 1) = 90.00, shown as 90

   • Also pays for, from the same budget: Email Finder · Email Verifier · Domain Scan · Profile Scraper · Company Scraper · Person Profile URL Finder · Company Profile URL Finder · Find Companies · Reverse Email Lookup

   Performance score

   63Performance score: 63 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 21, 22 and 23 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.503 s • BlitzAPI, the fastest benchmarked provider: 0.319 s This plan Performance score = 100 × 0.319 / 0.503 = 63.42, shown as 63

   • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 21, 22 and 23 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.503 s
   • BlitzAPI, the fastest benchmarked provider: 0.319 s

   $ per 1,000

   $0.10

   • In our benchmark of 21, 22 and 23 October 2026, we called every provider on the same 20 searches.
   • We scored this plan 0.81 out of 1 in our benchmark, so its Data score is 81.
3. #3

   Scrappa, $500 pack: Cached LinkedIn people search API

   Overall score

   55.1Overall score: 55.1 What goes in • Price score: 100, its weight 40 • Data score: 14, its weight 40 • Cost to get started score: 65, its weight 10 • Bundle score: 67, its weight 10 • Performance score: 16, its weight 10 This plan Overall score = (40 × 100.00 + 40 × 14.42 + 10 × 65.02 + 10 × 66.67 + 10 × 16.45) / 110 = 55.0745, shown as 55.1

   Price score

   100Price score: 100 What goes in • $ per 1,000 people: $0.012 • $ per 1,000 searches that find no one: $0 • Plans of this API we rank by price: 55 • Plans cheaper per 1,000 people than this plan: 0 This plan rank = 1 − 0 / 55 = 1 not found = 1 (the provider charges nothing) Price score = 100 × (35 × 1 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 100.00, shown as 100

   • $ per 1,000 searches that find no one: $0
   • Plans of this API we rank by price: 55
   • Plans cheaper per 1,000 people than this plan: 0

   Data score

   14Data score: 14 What goes in • In our benchmark of 22 and 23 October 2026, we called every provider on the same 20 searches. • We scored this plan 0.1442 out of 1 in our benchmark, so its Data score is 14. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.1442 = 14.42, shown as 14

   Cost to get started score

   65Cost to get started score: 65 What goes in • Who can get it: anyone 18 or over • How you pay: a pack you pay first • Least to pay before your first result: $500 This plan who = 1 billing = 0.8 least = 1 − log10($500 / $10) / 2 = 0.1505 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.8 + 0.1505) / 3 = 65.02, shown as 65

   • How you pay: a pack you pay first
   • Least to pay before your first result: $500

   Bundle score

   67Bundle score: 67 What goes in • Also pays for, from the same budget: any Scrappa endpoint · Data Streams events acknowledged by your webhook This plan Bundle score = 100 × 2 / (2 + 1) = 66.67, shown as 67

   • Also pays for, from the same budget: any Scrappa endpoint · Data Streams events acknowledged by your webhook

   Performance score

   16Performance score: 16 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 22 and 23 October 2026, minus the baseline: 1.939 s • BlitzAPI, the fastest benchmarked provider: 0.319 s This plan Performance score = 100 × 0.319 / 1.939 = 16.45, shown as 16

   • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 22 and 23 October 2026, minus the baseline: 1.939 s
   • BlitzAPI, the fastest benchmarked provider: 0.319 s

   $ per 1,000

   $0.012

   • In our benchmark of 22 and 23 October 2026, we called every provider on the same 20 searches.
   • We scored this plan 0.1442 out of 1 in our benchmark, so its Data score is 14.

• Cached LinkedIn people search API plans
• Cached LinkedIn people search API benchmark as CSV
• best-cached-linkedin-people-search-api.txt