Best company discovery API in 2026

We list the three company discovery API providers we score highest. For each one, we show its top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 companies cost.

1. #1

   Hunter, $49 monthly: Company discovery API

   Overall score

   84.5Overall score: 84.5 What goes in • Price score: 100, its weight 40 • Data score: 69, its weight 40 • Cost to get started score: 78, its weight 10 • Bundle score: 75, 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 × 100.000 + 40 × 69.000 + 10 × 78.497 + 10 × 75.000 + 10 × 100.000) / 110 = 84.49973, shown as 84.5

   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: 103 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

   69Data score: 69 What goes in • In our benchmark of 21 October 2026, we called this provider on all 20 of our searches. • This plan's share in our benchmark: 0.69, so its Data score is 69. Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on Company discovery Out of 100: the share of requested companies the call returned with a matching LinkedIn page. A matching company has its headquarters in the search's country and a headcount in the search's size band. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.69 = 69.00, shown as 69

   Cost to get started score

   78Cost to get started score: 78 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone 18 or over (in India, businesses only) • 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

   75Bundle score: 75 What goes in • Also pays for: 3 other calls: Sequences: 3 connected email accounts, 2,500 recipients per sequence, Saved Leads: 2,000,000, Email Finder, Email Verifier and Domain Search: the plan's credits 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 × 3 / (3 + 1) = 75.00, shown as 75

   Performance score

   100Performance score: 100 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 21 October 2026, minus the baseline: 0.027 s, counted as 0.1 s • Hunter, 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 / 0.1 = 100.00, shown as 100

   $ per 1,000

   no limit

   • In our benchmark of 21 October 2026, we called this provider on all 20 of our searches.
   • This plan's share in our benchmark: 0.69, so its Data score is 69.
2. #2

   LeadIQ, $204.25 monthly: Company discovery API

   Overall score

   68.3Overall score: 68.3 What goes in • Price score: 58, its weight 40 • Data score: 90, its weight 40 • Cost to get started score: 68, its weight 10 • Bundle score: 86, its weight 10 • Performance score: 4, 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 × 58.37 + 40 × 90.00 + 10 × 68.16 + 10 × 85.71 + 10 × 3.99) / 110 = 68.3036, shown as 68.3

   Price score

   58Price score: 58 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): $129.00 • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $0, nothing charged • The scored plans of this API: 103, 49 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 − 49 / 103 = 0.524 not found = 1 Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.524 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 58.35, shown as 58

   Data score

   90Data score: 90 What goes in • In our benchmark of 20 October 2026, we scored this provider on 1 of our 20 searches. • This plan's share in our benchmark: 0.9, so its Data score is 90. Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on Company discovery Out of 100: the share of requested companies the call returned with a matching LinkedIn page. A matching company has its headquarters in the search's country and a headcount in the search's size band. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.9 = 90.00, shown as 90

   Cost to get started score

   68Cost to get started score: 68 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone, for their internal business purpose only, 18 or over with authority to bind it when accepting for a company, not in a US-embargoed country or on a US restricted list • Billing (Price): monthly • Pay (Plan): $204.25 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($204.25 / $10) / 2 = 0.345 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.7 + 0.345) / 3 = 68.17, shown as 68

   Bundle score

   86Bundle score: 86 What goes in • Also pays for: 6 other calls: Unlock an email, Unlock a phone number (mobile or work), Unlock a profile (API and MCP Server only), Scribe Email Generation, Scribe Email Opener / 1-liner, Scribe Value Proposition Generation 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 × 6 / (6 + 1) = 85.71, shown as 86

   Performance score

   4Performance score: 4 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 2.506 s • Hunter, 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 / 2.506 = 3.99, shown as 4

   $ per 1,000

   $129.00

   • In our benchmark of 20 October 2026, we scored this provider on 1 of our 20 searches.
   • This plan's share in our benchmark: 0.9, so its Data score is 90.
3. #3

   Findymail, $399 monthly: Company discovery API

   Overall score

   65.7Overall score: 65.7 What goes in • Price score: 86, its weight 40 • Data score: 55, its weight 40 • Cost to get started score: 63, its weight 10 • Bundle score: 92, its weight 10 • Performance score: 1, 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 × 86.41 + 40 × 55.33 + 10 × 63.32 + 10 × 91.67 + 10 × 0.80) / 110 = 65.7045, shown as 65.7

   Price score

   86Price score: 86 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): $1.33 • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $0, nothing charged • The scored plans of this API: 103, 16 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 − 16 / 103 = 0.845 not found = 1 Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.845 + 5 × 1) / 40 = 86.44, shown as 86

   Data score

   55Data score: 55 What goes in • In our benchmark of 21 October 2026, we scored this provider on 15 of our 20 searches. • This plan's share in our benchmark: 0.5533, so its Data score is 55. Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on Company discovery Out of 100: the share of requested companies the call returned with a matching LinkedIn page. A matching company has its headquarters in the search's country and a headcount in the search's size band. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.5533 = 55.33, shown as 55

   Cost to get started score

   63Cost to get started score: 63 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone 18 or over • Billing (Price): monthly • Pay (Plan): $399 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($399 / $10) / 2 = 0.2 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.7 + 0.2) / 3 = 63.33, shown as 63

   Bundle score

   92Bundle score: 92 What goes in • Also pays for: 11 other calls: Verifier Credits, Find from name, Find from business profile, Reverse email lookup, Search lookalike companies, Get company information, Find employees, Find phone, Lookup technologies by domain, Bulk finder, Signals 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 × 11 / (11 + 1) = 91.67, shown as 92

   Performance score

   1Performance score: 1 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 21 October 2026, minus the baseline: 12.567 s • Hunter, 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 / 12.567 = 0.80, shown as 1

   $ per 1,000

   $1.33

   • In our benchmark of 21 October 2026, we scored this provider on 15 of our 20 searches.
   • This plan's share in our benchmark: 0.5533, so its Data score is 55.

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