Hunter
Sales intelligence software
Lead intelligence software
Email verification software
Demand generation software
Lead generation software
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What is Hunter
Hunter is a B2B prospecting tool focused on finding and verifying professional email addresses tied to a company domain. It is used by sales development, recruiting, and marketing teams to build lead lists, validate deliverability, and reduce bounce risk before outreach. Core capabilities include domain-based email discovery, email verification, and basic list/workflow features via a web app, browser extension, and API.
Strong email discovery workflow
Hunter centers its workflow around searching a company domain to surface likely email patterns and associated addresses. This domain-first approach is practical for outbound prospecting when a target company is known but individual contacts are not. The Chrome extension supports in-context discovery while browsing websites and profiles.
Reliable verification and scoring
Hunter includes email verification to assess whether an address is likely deliverable, helping teams reduce bounces and protect sender reputation. Results typically include status indicators (e.g., valid/invalid/risky) and supporting signals. The verification capability is usable both in the UI and via API for batch or automated checks.
Accessible API and integrations
Hunter provides an API that supports common enrichment and verification use cases in custom workflows. It also offers integrations/connectors that help move discovered contacts into downstream tools such as CRMs and outreach systems. This makes it easier to operationalize email discovery without building a full data pipeline from scratch.
Limited broader sales intelligence
Hunter primarily focuses on email discovery and verification rather than comprehensive company/contact intelligence. Teams needing deep firmographics, technographics, org charts, or intent signals often require additional data sources. As a result, it may not replace full sales intelligence platforms for account planning and prioritization.
Coverage varies by domain
Email discovery results depend on the availability of public data and the target company’s email exposure and policies. Some domains yield few or no usable addresses, especially for smaller firms or organizations with strict privacy controls. This can create inconsistent lead volume across industries and geographies.
Outreach features are secondary
While Hunter supports list management and basic campaign/outreach workflows, it is not primarily an engagement platform. Teams running complex multichannel sequences, advanced deliverability controls, or detailed sales engagement analytics may find the built-in outreach insufficient. In those cases, Hunter is often used upstream of dedicated engagement tooling.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 credits/month; Basic Discover filters; Connect 1 email account; Up to 500 recipients per sequence; Unlimited team members; Regular support; API & integrations. |
| Starter | $49/month (monthly) or $34/month ($408 billed yearly; yearly = -30%) | 2,000 credits/month (24,000/yr); Auto-verification; Lead enrichment; Advanced Discover filters; Connect 3 email accounts; AI Writing Assistant; Up to 2,500 recipients per sequence; Unlimited team members; Priority support. |
| Growth | $149/month (monthly) or $104/month ($1,248 billed yearly) | 10,000 credits/month (120,000/yr); Auto-verification; Lead enrichment; Advanced Discover filters; Connect 10 email accounts; AI Writing Assistant; Up to 5,000 recipients per sequence; Unlimited team members; Priority support. |
| Scale | $299/month (monthly) or $209/month ($2,508 billed yearly) | 25,000 credits/month (300,000/yr); Auto-verification; Lead enrichment; Advanced Discover filters; Connect 20 email accounts; AI Writing Assistant; Up to 15,000 recipients per sequence; Unlimited team members; Priority support. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Custom number of credits, connected email accounts and recipients per sequence; Auto-verification; Lead enrichment; AI Writing Assistant; Priority support + Account manager; Contact sales. |
Additional (Data Platform / pay-as-you-go): Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go for API / Data Platform (buy Search credits and Verification credits). Hunter provides bulk credit purchases and an example bulk purchase is shown on the official pricing page (example: $6,500 for a bundle in the UI). Credits can be used for up to 12 months from purchase. Extra credit packs are available (minimum purchase shown in Help Center: $10 / €10 / £8).
Seller details
Hunter.io
Paris, France
2015
Private
https://hunter.io
https://x.com/EmailHunter
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hunter-io/
