Pricing analysis Hunter ships 4 tiers from Free (25 searches/mo) to Scale (€209-€259/mo, 5K searches). The bundled Campaigns + verifier replaces 3 separate subscriptions — finder + verifier + sender — at €49-€129/mo. Below : tier breakdown + 4 hidden cost triggers + the Domain Search use case that makes Hunter unique vs LinkedIn-first competitors.
Hunter ships 5 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.
Hunter pricing tiers — verified May 2026 against the vendor and cross-checked with our review data:
| Plan | Price | Best for | Limits / Inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | Evaluation / testing | 50 · 50 credits/month (recurring) · Mix email finds + verifications (unified pool) |
| Starter | €49/mo (€34/mo annual (-31%)) | 2,000 credits/mo unified pool (email find + verify) | 2,000 · 2,000 credits/mo unified pool (email find + verify) · Was 500 searches + 1K verifications in 2024 → unified 2K credits now |
| Growth | €149/mo (€104/mo annual (-30%)) | 10,000 credits/mo (5× Starter) | 10,000 · 10,000 credits/mo (5× Starter) · Hunter Campaigns sender 10 mailboxes, 1,000 emails/day each |
| Scale | €299/mo (€209/mo annual (-30%)) | 25,000 credits/mo (2.5× Growth) | 25,000 · 25,000 credits/mo (2.5× Growth) · Hunter Campaigns sender 20 mailboxes |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom credit volumes | Custom · Custom credit volumes · Dedicated support + SLA |
Hunter bills actions in credits with non-equal costs. A 5,000-credit plan does NOT mean 5,000 lookups.
Hunter bills credits across searches + verifications (separate pools) — both reset monthly. Mailbox connections + daily send caps tier with the plan (separate from credits).
Three pricing model details that matter most :
How Hunter stacks against Derrick, Hunter, and the other tools we benchmarked.
Cost-per-search math across Hunter's tiers (annual billing) :
| Tier (annual) | Monthly cost | Searches | Cost / search | Bundled Campaigns? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | 25 | €0 | Yes (1 mailbox, 25/day) |
| Starter | €34 | 500 | €0.068 | Yes (3 mailboxes, 500/day) |
| Growth | €104 | 5,000 | €0.021 | Yes (10 mailboxes, 1K/day) |
| Scale | €209 | 10,000 | €0.021 | Yes (20+ mailboxes) |
| Apollo Pro | $59/seat | 833 | $0.071 | Yes (built-in sequencer) |
| Derrick | $10 flat | 2,000+ | $0.005 | No (pair with sender) |
Hunter Growth at €0.021/search is competitive with Apollo Pro at $0.071/credit (3× cheaper per-credit). The trade-off : Hunter doesn't have phone numbers + LinkedIn coverage is weaker than Apollo's 275M contact database. For Domain Search + Campaigns workflow, Hunter wins on cost. For LinkedIn-first or phone-heavy outbound, Apollo + Lusha are better fits.
Across all Hunter paid tiers (Starter and up), you get :
What's not included : phone numbers (Hunter is email-only), AI icebreakers (no AI personalization features), LinkedIn automation (Hunter is finder-only, not LinkedIn-sender).
Hunter is the right tool for account-based outbound where Domain Search (finding all emails for a company domain in one query) is the deciding workflow. The bundled Campaigns + verifier replaces 3 separate subscriptions (finder + verifier + sender) at materially lower total cost — Hunter Growth at €104/mo annual covers what would be Apollo Pro ($79/seat) + NeverBounce ($9) + Lemlist ($59) = $147/mo combined for the same functionality.
The platform fails for phone-heavy outbound (Hunter is email-only — no mobile reveals), for LinkedIn-first prospecting (Apollo's 275M database has better LinkedIn coverage), and for agency-scale operations (Saleshandy's unlimited-mailbox model beats Hunter's per-tier caps at $59/mo annual).
For Sheet-native workflows, pair Derrick ($10/mo) with Hunter Free ($0) for a $10/mo total stack — Derrick handles in-Sheet enrichment with unlimited rows, Hunter provides 25 ad-hoc Domain Searches/mo for company-level lookups. For higher search volume, Derrick + Hunter Starter (€34 annual) = $44/mo total stack — still ~3× cheaper than Apollo Pro alone.
Hunter has 4 tiers : Free (€0, 25 searches/mo, 1 mailbox), Starter (€49 monthly, €34 annual — 500 searches, 3 mailboxes), Growth (€129 monthly, €104 annual — 5K searches, 10 mailboxes), Scale (€259 monthly, €209 annual — 10K+ searches, 20+ mailboxes). All tiers bundle Domain Search + Email Finder + Verifier + Campaigns sender.
Yes — Hunter has a genuinely useful Free tier : 25 searches/month + 50 email verifications/month + 1 connected mailbox + 25 emails/day for Campaigns. Most solo SDRs can run ad-hoc Domain Search lookups for months on Free. Upgrade triggers : hitting the 25 searches/mo cap, wanting >25 emails/day, or needing >1 mailbox for Campaigns.
Domain Search is Hunter's biggest moat : enter a company domain, get back all emails associated with that domain in one query — name + role + email + verification status. Different from LinkedIn-first tools (Apollo, Lusha) which require knowing the prospect's name first. For account-based outbound where you target companies (not individuals), Domain Search is unmatched.
No. Hunter is email-only — no mobile reveals, no direct dial. Phone-outbound teams need to pair Hunter with a phone-data tool : Lusha ($49.90/mo, mobile-first), Cognism (enterprise mobile + Diamond Data), or Apollo ($59/seat annual, mobile reveals at 8 credits each). Hunter alone won't cover calling-first SDR workflows.
Hunter Campaigns is bundled with all paid tiers, so it's the cheapest way to start cold email if you're already on Hunter for email finding. Trade-offs : mailbox caps (3 on Starter, 10 on Growth) are tighter than Saleshandy's unlimited model, and Hunter Campaigns has no AI icebreakers (Smartlead bundles AI at $39, Closely at $17/sender). For pure cold-email-at-scale, Saleshandy ($23 annual) or Smartlead ($32.50 annual) beat Hunter Campaigns on per-email economics. For finder + sender combo at SMB scale, Hunter Starter (€34 annual) is competitive.
Per-search math at the Growth tier (annual billing) : Hunter Growth = €104/mo (5K searches) = €0.021/search vs Apollo Pro = $59/seat/mo (833 credits/mo) = $0.071/credit. Hunter is ~3× cheaper per search. The trade-off : Apollo's 275M database has better LinkedIn-first coverage + phone reveals (8 credits each) + bundled sequencer. Hunter is finder-first + email-only. For LinkedIn-heavy or phone-heavy outbound, Apollo wins ; for domain-based account targeting + email-only, Hunter wins.
Hunter Free (€0) + Derrick ($10/mo) = $10/mo total stack. Hunter Free gives you 25 Domain Searches/mo for company-level lookups, Derrick handles Sheet-native enrichment (email + phone + tech) with unlimited rows. For higher search volume, upgrade Hunter to Starter (€34 annual) = $44/mo total stack — still ~3× cheaper than Apollo Pro alone ($59/seat). For agency scale, Hunter Growth (€104) + Derrick ($10) = $114/mo total — covers 5K searches + unlimited Sheet enrichment.
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