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Best cached people search API in 2026

best-cached-people-search-api.txt

The three cached people search API plans we score highest, with each part of their score and what 1,000 people cost.

  1. #1

    GetProspect, $49 monthly

    Overall score
    93.4Overall score: 93.4 What goes in • Price score: 100, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Data score: 92, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Cost to get started score: 78, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Bundle score: 88, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Performance score: 93, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) 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 × 100.000 + 40 × 92.000 + 10 × 78.497 + 10 × 87.500 + 10 × 93.460) / 110 = 93.40518, shown as 93.4
    Price score
    100Price score: 100 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): no limit, a flat fee with no cap • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $0, nothing charged • The scored plans of this API: 113 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / scored plans (no limit: 1, blank: 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 (nothing charged: 1, either one blank: 0) This plan rank = 1 not found = 1 Price score = 100 × (35 × 1 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 100.00, shown as 100
    Data score
    92Data score: 92 What goes in • Our benchmark of 20 October 2026 (this score's link), where we called every provider on the same 20 companies, or on as many of them as its free credits covered • This call's share there: 0.92 Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on Cached people search Out of 100: the share of requested people the call returned who work at the company now, by their LinkedIn profile. We asked for 10 people at each company. Each provider here answers from a copy it keeps. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.92 = 92.00, shown as 92
    Cost to get started score
    78Cost to get started score: 78 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone 16 or over • Billing (Price): monthly • Pay (Plan): $49 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, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack 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 = 1 billing = 0.7 least = 1 − log10($49 / $10) / 2 = 0.6549 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.7 + 0.6549) / 3 = 78.497, shown as 78
    Bundle score
    88Bundle score: 88 What goes in • Also pays for: 7 other calls: Email Verifier, People Enrich, People Bulk Enrich, Email Finder, Save People, Reveal email, Add to list Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = what its price also pays for, with its own limit or from the same credits (not read yet: 0) This plan Bundle score = 100 × 7 / (7 + 1) = 87.50, shown as 88
    Performance score
    93Performance score: 93 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.107 s • Renidly, the fastest benchmarked provider: under 0.1 s, counted as 0.1 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 a median under 0.1 s counts as 0.1 s, since the baseline we take off varies by about 0.1 s This plan Performance score = 100 × 0.1 / 0.107 = 93.46, shown as 93
    $ per 1,000
    no limit
  2. #2

    The Swarm, $99 monthly

    Overall score
    78.4Overall score: 78.4 What goes in • Price score: 100, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Data score: 66, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Cost to get started score: 73, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Bundle score: 90, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Performance score: 37, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) 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 × 100.00 + 40 × 65.50 + 10 × 73.41 + 10 × 90.00 + 10 × 36.63) / 110 = 78.3673, shown as 78.4
    Price score
    100Price score: 100 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): no limit, a flat fee with no cap • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $0, nothing charged • The scored plans of this API: 113 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / scored plans (no limit: 1, blank: 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 (nothing charged: 1, either one blank: 0) This plan rank = 1 not found = 1 Price score = 100 × (35 × 1 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 100.00, shown as 100
    Data score
    66Data score: 66 What goes in • Our benchmark of 20 October 2026 (this score's link), where we called every provider on the same 20 companies, or on as many of them as its free credits covered • This call's share there: 0.655 Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on Cached people search Out of 100: the share of requested people the call returned who work at the company now, by their LinkedIn profile. We asked for 10 people at each company. Each provider here answers from a copy it keeps. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.655 = 65.50, shown as 66
    Cost to get started score
    73Cost to get started score: 73 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone over 18 • Billing (Price): monthly • Pay (Plan): $99 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, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack 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 = 1 billing = 0.7 least = 1 − log10($99 / $10) / 2 = 0.502 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.7 + 0.502) / 3 = 73.40, shown as 73
    Bundle score
    90Bundle score: 90 What goes in • Also pays for: 9 other calls: Search Companies, Relationships, Add Connector, Fetch Profile, Fetch Company, Refresh a Profile, Get Profile/Company Posts, Get Comments / Reactions / Reshares, Network Mapper (for Partners) Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = what its price also pays for, with its own limit or from the same credits (not read yet: 0) This plan Bundle score = 100 × 9 / (9 + 1) = 90.00, shown as 90
    Performance score
    37Performance score: 37 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.273 s • Renidly, the fastest benchmarked provider: under 0.1 s, counted as 0.1 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 a median under 0.1 s counts as 0.1 s, since the baseline we take off varies by about 0.1 s This plan Performance score = 100 × 0.1 / 0.273 = 36.63, shown as 37
    $ per 1,000
    no limit
  3. #3

    LeadMagic, $249 monthly, Growth, POST /v1/people/employee-finder

    Overall score
    76.5Overall score: 76.5 What goes in • Price score: 96, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Data score: 80, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Cost to get started score: 67, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Bundle score: 67, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Performance score: 6, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) 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 × 96.13 + 40 × 79.50 + 10 × 66.73 + 10 × 66.67 + 10 × 5.83) / 110 = 76.5227, shown as 76.5
    Price score
    96Price score: 96 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): $0.623 • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $0, nothing charged • The scored plans of this API: 113, 5 of them cheaper per 1,000 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / scored plans (no limit: 1, blank: 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 (nothing charged: 1, either one blank: 0) This plan rank = 1 − 5 / 113 = 0.956 not found = 1 Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.956 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 96.15, shown as 96
    Data score
    80Data score: 80 What goes in • Our benchmark of 20 October 2026 (this score's link), where we called every provider on the same 20 companies, or on as many of them as its free credits covered • This call's share there: 0.795 Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on Cached people search Out of 100: the share of requested people the call returned who work at the company now, by their LinkedIn profile. We asked for 10 people at each company. Each provider here answers from a copy it keeps. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.795 = 79.50, shown as 80
    Cost to get started score
    67Cost to get started score: 67 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): an organization with an active paid subscription, users 18 or over • Billing (Price): monthly • Pay (Plan): $249 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, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack 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 = 1 billing = 0.7 least = 1 − log10($249 / $10) / 2 = 0.302 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.7 + 0.302) / 3 = 66.73, shown as 67
    Bundle score
    67Bundle score: 67 What goes in • Also pays for: 2 other calls: every endpoint, Search API Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = what its price also pays for, with its own limit or from the same credits (not read yet: 0) This plan Bundle score = 100 × 2 / (2 + 1) = 66.67, shown as 67
    Performance score
    6Performance score: 6 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 1.714 s • Renidly, the fastest benchmarked provider: under 0.1 s, counted as 0.1 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 a median under 0.1 s counts as 0.1 s, since the baseline we take off varies by about 0.1 s This plan Performance score = 100 × 0.1 / 1.714 = 5.83, shown as 6
    $ per 1,000
    $0.623