AeroLeads is a B2B lead generation platform offering email finding, phone finding and enrichment through a Chrome extension, a web dashboard and a Google Sheets add-on. Prices are in USD and it sells one-time credit packs, not subscriptions: Take Off $49 (2,000 credits), Climb $149 (8,000) and Cruise $299 (20,000), plus a free trial of 10 credits. A verified business email costs 1 credit, a personal phone number costs 5, and credits are only used when something is found. Beyond 20,000 credits you talk to sales.
✓ Pick AeroLeads if
You want to pay once for a pack of credits, with no subscription and no auto-renewal
Your motion is Chrome-extension prospecting while you browse LinkedIn and company sites, with CSV export to your CRM
✕ Skip if
You need a monthly credit refill that renews by itself
You need to know in advance whether credits expire or which pack includes the API
AeroLeads ships 5 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.
Free Trial
$0$0 monthly
Credits10 (one-time)
Min seats1
10 trial credits (one-time, not recurring)
No credit card required
Not a recurring free tier
10 credits to try it out. Not a recurring free tier.
Take Off
No subscription, no auto-renewal$49 one-time
Credits2,000 (one-time pack)
Min seats1
2,000 credits in one pack
Up to 2,000 business emails
Up to 400 personal phone numbers (if all credits go to phones)
1 user
One-time payment of $49, about $0.0245 per credit. The 400-phone figure is a maximum inside the same 2,000 credits, not a separate quota.
Climb
No subscription, no auto-renewal$149 one-time
Credits8,000 (one-time pack)
Min seats5
8,000 credits in one pack
Vendor shows 24% off versus Take Off
Up to 1,600 personal phone numbers (if all credits go to phones)
5 users included
One-time payment of $149, about $0.0186 per credit. Team workspace of 5 users.
Cruise
No subscription, no auto-renewal$299 one-time
Credits20,000 (one-time pack)
Min seats1
20,000 credits in one pack
Vendor shows 39% off versus Take Off
Up to 4,000 personal phone numbers (if all credits go to phones)
Unlimited users
One-time payment of $299, about $0.015 per credit. Unlimited users.
Custom
Custom packagesTalk to sales monthly
CreditsCustom/yr
Min seats1
For more than 20,000 credits
Custom dataset on request
Quote-based. Price not published.
Why these tiers exist - full plan breakdown
AeroLeads pricing, checked against the vendor's own pricing page (prices in USD). AeroLeads sells one-time credit packs: no subscription, no contract, no auto-renewal.
Plan
Price
Credits
Limits / Inclusions
Free Trial
$0
10 credits (one-time)
No credit card required · not a recurring free tier
Take Off
$49 (one-time pack)
2,000 credits
Up to 2,000 business emails · up to 400 personal phone numbers · 1 user
Climb
$149 (one-time pack)
8,000 credits
Up to 1,600 personal phone numbers · 5 users included · 24% off versus Take Off
Cruise
$299 (one-time pack)
20,000 credits
Up to 4,000 personal phone numbers · unlimited users · 39% off versus Take Off
Custom
Talk to sales
More than 20,000 credits
Custom packages or datasets · price not published
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Credits
How AeroLeads credits work
AeroLeads bills actions in credits with non-equal costs. A 5,000-credit plan does NOT mean 5,000 lookups.
Verified business email1
Personal phone number5
Nothing foundNot charged
Free trial10 credits, one-time
Pack creditsAdded to balance, expiry not stated
API accessPlan gating not stated
Read the full credit-system breakdown
How AeroLeads charges per action. Credits are only used when a verified email or a phone number is found; nothing found means 0 credits.
Action
Credits / cost
Verified business email
1
Personal phone number
5
Nothing found
0 (not charged)
Free trial
10 credits, one-time
Pack credits
Added to your balance; expiry not stated !
API access
Plan gating not stated !
The ! markers are the line items to clarify with the vendor before sizing your purchase.
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Hidden costs
Hidden costs to know before buying AeroLeads
Things AeroLeads's pricing page doesn't put in big type.
One-time packs, not a subscription
AeroLeads sells credit packs as one-time payments: no subscription, no contract, no auto-renewal. When a pack runs out you buy another one. That is flexible, but there is no monthly refill, so budget by pack and not by month.
A phone number costs 5 credits
A verified business email uses 1 credit and a personal phone number uses 5. The "up to 400 / 1,600 / 4,000 phone numbers" figures are the maximum if you spend the whole pack on phones. They are not a separate quota.
Expiry of pack credits is not stated
The pricing page only says that credits from each pack are added to your balance. We found no statement about expiry or rollover, so check with the vendor before buying a large pack for a long project.
Bigger packs cost less per credit
The vendor shows 24% off on Climb and 39% off on Cruise compared with Take Off. Above 20,000 credits you need a custom quote, and no price is published for it.
API plan gating is not published
AeroLeads has an API (an API key is available in Settings), but the pricing page does not say which packs include it. Ask before building a programmatic workflow on it.
Read the full hidden-costs analysis
Every AeroLeads buyer should check the same line items. We mapped the 5 that matter most:
One-time packs, not a subscription
AeroLeads sells credit packs as one-time payments: no subscription, no contract, no auto-renewal. When a pack runs out you buy another one. That is flexible, but there is no monthly refill, so budget by pack and not by month.
A phone number costs 5 credits
A verified business email uses 1 credit and a personal phone number uses 5. The "up to 400 / 1,600 / 4,000 phone numbers" figures are the maximum if you spend the whole pack on phones. They are not a separate quota.
Expiry of pack credits is not stated
The pricing page only says that credits from each pack are added to your balance. We found no statement about expiry or rollover, so check with the vendor before buying a large pack for a long project.
Bigger packs cost less per credit
The vendor shows 24% off on Climb and 39% off on Cruise compared with Take Off. Above 20,000 credits you need a custom quote, and no price is published for it.
API plan gating is not published
AeroLeads has an API (an API key is available in Settings), but the pricing page does not say which packs include it. Ask before building a programmatic workflow on it.
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Compare
AeroLeads vs alternatives
How AeroLeads stacks against Derrick, Hunter, and the other tools we benchmarked.
Observation: the two models are not the same. AeroLeads sells one-time packs in dollars; Derrick sells monthly plans in euros, with credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan. Derrick's lowest price is €0.0016 per credit on the SCALE plan.
Real cost per action table
For a more accurate view, here is the real cost of the two actions both tools sell (AeroLeads on the Take Off pack, Derrick on the STANDARD plan). Amounts stay in each vendor's own currency:
Action
AeroLeads credits
AeroLeads Take Off cost
Derrick credits
Derrick STANDARD cost
Verified business email
1
$0.0245
5
~€0.01
Phone number
5
~$0.1225
200
~€0.40
Key takeaways:
Email finding: AeroLeads uses 1 credit (about $0.0245 on Take Off). Derrick uses 5 credits (about €0.01 on STANDARD), and a work email found by Derrick is already verified, so there is no extra verification step.
Phone finding: AeroLeads uses 5 credits (about $0.1225 on Take Off), Derrick uses 200 credits (about €0.40 on STANDARD). On phone numbers alone, AeroLeads is the cheaper of the two at these rates.
Credits are only used on a find at AeroLeads: nothing found means 0 credits. There is no separate phone quota: the phone maxima are caps inside the same pack.
Real use case calculation: 5,000 emails found
Scenario: you want 5,000 verified work emails.
With AeroLeads:
Need: 5,000 credits (1 credit per email found)
Pack: Climb at $149 one-time (8,000 credits), which leaves 3,000 credits in your balance
With Derrick:
Need: 25,000 credits (5 credits per work email found, already verified)
Plan: PLUS at €47.50 per month (25,000 credits)
Takeaway: AeroLeads is cheaper per email on the pack price. Derrick's case is the model around it: a monthly plan in euros, credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan, and the web app, Google Sheets sidebar, API and MCP server (from PLUS) on the same credits.
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What's included
What's included in every AeroLeads plan
Features of AeroLeads
Chrome extension to find contact details while you browse LinkedIn and company websites
Email finder and email verifier
Phone finder (5 credits per number)
Add people from search results, profiles and Sales Navigator lists
Web dashboard to build lists and export to CSV for your CRM
Google Sheets add-on to find emails in your sheet
API (an API key is available in Settings; plan gating not stated)
Differences by pack
Take Off:
1 user
2,000 credits, up to 400 personal phone numbers
Climb:
5 users included
8,000 credits, up to 1,600 personal phone numbers
Cruise:
Unlimited users
20,000 credits, up to 4,000 personal phone numbers
Custom / Talk to sales:
For more than 20,000 credits or a custom dataset
Price not published
Important limitations
No monthly refill: packs are one-time purchases with no auto-renewal. When the balance is spent you buy another pack.
Expiry not stated: the vendor says credits are added to your balance but does not say whether they expire, so confirm before buying a large pack. With Derrick, credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
Phone numbers cost more: a personal phone number uses 5 credits against 1 for an email.
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The verdict
Should you buy AeroLeads? Our verdict
✓
Pick AeroLeads if…
You want to pay once for a pack of credits, with no subscription and no auto-renewal
Your motion is Chrome-extension prospecting while you browse LinkedIn and company sites, with CSV export to your CRM
You are a team of up to 5 (Climb) or an agency that needs unlimited users (Cruise)
✕
Skip AeroLeads if…
You need a monthly credit refill that renews by itself
You need to know in advance whether credits expire or which pack includes the API
You are phone-heavy and want a single flat price per number: it costs 5 credits each
→
Pick Derrick instead if…
You want enrichment in a web app with nothing to install, or in a Google Sheets sidebar, billed in euros from €20/month (STANDARD, 10,000 credits)
You want credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan
You want the API and MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT) from the PLUS plan, on the same credits as the web app and the Google Sheets sidebar
No subscription: AeroLeads sells one-time packs with no contract and no auto-renewal. You pay for a pack, use it, and buy another only when you need it.
Pay only on a find: credits are only used when a verified email or a phone number is found. Nothing found costs 0 credits.
Cheap emails: a verified business email is 1 credit, about $0.0245 on Take Off and about $0.015 on Cruise.
Weaknesses and open questions
No monthly refill: when a pack is spent you have to buy another one by hand. There is no plan that renews by itself.
Phone numbers cost 5 credits: about $0.1225 per number on Take Off. Phone-heavy teams should model that cost.
Expiry and API gating are not published: the pricing page does not say whether pack credits expire, or which pack includes the API.
Above 20,000 credits, no public price: you have to talk to sales.
Verdict
AeroLeads suits buyers who want to pay once for a pack of credits and prospect from a Chrome extension. For teams that want a monthly plan in euros, credits that never expire while on a paid plan, and a web app, Google Sheets sidebar, API and MCP server on the same credits, Derrick is the more flexible fit.
derrick •
Switch from AeroLeads to Derrick
Web app: import a list or paste LinkedIn URLs, nothing to install
Free plan: 100 credits every month, no credit card
Also in Google Sheets, in Claude (MCP) and via the API
How to switch from AeroLeads to Derrick in 3 steps
Derrick is a web app: nothing to install, no credit card, 100 free credits every month.
Web appnothing to install
Google Sheetssidebar
Claude · MCPjust ask
REST APIPOST /v1/enrich
Same engine, same credits
Open the Derrick web app
Sign up on the Derrick web app. Nothing to install, no credit card required: you start with 100 free credits per month.
+Add a column×
Phone Finder
200 credits / phone found
Full nameAName
Phone Findermax 800
column B
Import your AeroLeads list
Upload the CSV you exported from AeroLeads, paste LinkedIn URLs, or import from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The same actions also run in Google Sheets, in Claude (MCP) and via the API.
Pick the column to enrich and the data you need: emails, phone numbers, LinkedIn data, company info, tech stack. Derrick fills the columns, and the email and phone finders only charge for what they find.
AeroLeads sells one-time credit packs in USD. The Climb pack at $149 (one-time) includes 8,000 credits and 5 users, which suits a small team. Take Off ($49, 2,000 credits) is for 1 user and Cruise ($299, 20,000 credits) has unlimited users. Alternative: Derrick starts at €20/month (STANDARD, 10,000 credits).
Does AeroLeads have a free plan?
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AeroLeads offers a free trial of 10 credits, one-time, with no credit card required. It is not a recurring free tier. Derrick offers a permanent FREE plan with 100 credits per month (email finding is a paid feature on Derrick).
Do AeroLeads credits expire?
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The AeroLeads pricing page says credits from each pack are added to your balance, but it does not state an expiry or a rollover rule. Check with the vendor before buying a large pack. On Derrick, credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
Does AeroLeads have a subscription or annual billing?
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No. AeroLeads sells one-time packs: no subscription, no contract and no auto-renewal. Take Off is $49, Climb is $149 and Cruise is $299, each paid once. For more than 20,000 credits you talk to sales.
How does AeroLeads charge for phone numbers?
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A personal phone number uses 5 credits, against 1 credit for a verified business email. The figures of up to 400, 1,600 and 4,000 phone numbers per pack are the maximum if you spend the whole pack on phones. They are not a separate phone quota. Credits are only used when a number is found.
Are credits charged when nothing is found?
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No. The vendor says credits are only used when a verified email or a phone number is found.
Does AeroLeads offer refunds if unsatisfied?
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The AeroLeads pricing page does not state a refund policy that we could verify. Test with the 10-credit free trial before buying a pack, and ask the vendor about refunds before paying.
Is there an AeroLeads API?
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Yes, AeroLeads documents an API that uses an API key from your Settings page. The pricing page does not say which packs include it. Derrick offers a REST API and an MCP server (for Claude and ChatGPT) from the PLUS plan.
Need a more flexible and affordable solution?
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Derrick is euro-priced and credit-based: a work email found costs 5 credits (about €0.01 on STANDARD) and is already verified, credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan. It runs as a web app with nothing to install, a Google Sheets sidebar, an MCP server and a REST API. Start free with 100 credits/month on the FREE plan, no credit card required.
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