Pricing analysis LeadIQ pricing in a nutshell: Free (50 credits) · Pro from $20/mo for 200 credits, up to $290.25/mo for 6,750 credits · Enterprise custom (annual plan only). Full tier breakdown, credit costs and hidden fees analysed below. Annual billing saves 25%.
Plans
LeadIQ ships 3 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.
LeadIQ pricing tiers - verified October 2026 against the vendor's own pricing page:
| Plan | Price | Best for | Limits / Inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Evaluation / testing | 50 universal credits · 50 credits/mo (= 50 emails OR 5 phones OR 4 complete contacts) · Chrome extension for LinkedIn |
| Pro | From $20/mo (200 credits; from $15/mo annual, -25%) | Up to 5 users sharing one credit pool | 200 to 6,750 credits (slider) · 1,000 credits $50/mo · 2,000 credits $94/mo · 6,750 credits $290.25/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom user count + credit volumes | Contact us · Annual plan only · Advanced reporting + admin controls |
Credits
LeadIQ bills actions in credits with non-equal costs. A 5,000-credit plan does NOT mean 5,000 lookups.
LeadIQ uses a universal credit system. Each action consumes a defined number of credits:
| Action | LeadIQ Credits | Pro entry step ($20 for 200 credits) |
|---|---|---|
| Business email | 1 credit | $0.10 |
| Phone number | 10 credits | $1.00 |
| Email + Phone | 11 credits | $1.10 |
| Account enrichment | 3 credits | $0.30 |
Concrete example: if your Pro plan includes 200 credits/month for $20, that means:
The per-credit pricing decreases as you scale up volume. According to the pricing calculator, 1,000 credits cost $50/month, 2,000 credits $94/month and 6,750 credits $290.25/month on monthly billing (annual billing takes 25% off). Note that the static version of the pricing page still shows $200 for the 200-credit step, so confirm the amount at checkout.
Critical point to note: LeadIQ credits don’t roll over month-to-month. Credits for paid plans expire at the end of your current subscription term, so with a monthly term, credits you don’t consume in January are gone in February. This policy contrasts with alternatives like Derrick, whose credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan, allowing you to accumulate credits for activity spikes.
Compare
How LeadIQ stacks against Derrick, Hunter, and the other tools we benchmarked.
Unlike LeadIQ, Derrick offers several structural advantages that significantly reduce costs for sales teams:
Credit rollover: Your credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan. Derrick allows credit accumulation month-over-month on all paid plans, ideal for smoothing activity spikes.
No LinkedIn Sales Navigator dependency: LeadIQ recommends LinkedIn Sales Navigator to fully leverage LinkedIn prospecting (additional cost of $1,200/year). Derrick works autonomously within its web app or Google Sheets.
Native Google Sheets integration: Derrick runs as a web app with nothing to install and integrates directly into your existing Google Sheets workflow, eliminating manual CSV exports. LeadIQ works through its Chrome extension, database search and CRM integrations.
Transparent pricing: Derrick plans clearly display credits and monthly price starting at €20. LeadIQ Pro is priced by a credit slider (200 to 6,750 credits), so the cost per credit changes with the pack you pick.
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What's included
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Estimated pricing: According to feedback on Vendr and G2, the Enterprise plan starts around $120+ per user/month with annual commitment, potentially $7,200+/year for a small team of 5 people.
The verdict
LeadIQ earns its place when :
- You're a 5-10 user sales team needing universal credit pool + Scribe AI sequencing bundled in one tool
- You want native Salesforce / HubSpot CRM-sync workflow (LeadIQ's biggest moat)
- Your email-to-phone ratio is mostly email - phone-heavy workflows burn 10× faster
It doesn't earn its place when :
- Your motion is phone-heavy - Cognism (1-credit phones), Lusha (1-credit phones), Scalelist (1-credit phones) all materially cheaper per mobile
- You want one flat per-credit rate - LeadIQ's price per credit falls as you climb the slider (about $0.10 at 200 credits, about $0.043 at 6,750)
- You're SMB on Free tier - 50 credits/mo is only 5 phone numbers, and paid credits expire monthly
Why teams pick Derrick instead :
- You want enrichment in a web app with nothing to install, or IN your spreadsheet - from €20/month, predictable pricing
- You want credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan (LeadIQ expires monthly)
- You don't want Sales Nav dependency - Derrick works on its own, in its web app or in Sheets
derrick •
Install the add-on and enrich your lists without leaving your spreadsheet.
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https://app1.derrick-app.com/mcp Call the same enrichment endpoints straight from your own stack or workflow.
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Switch to Derrick
Derrick is a web app: nothing to install, no credit card, 100 free credits every month.
Sign up on the Derrick web app. Nothing to install, no credit card required: you start with 100 free credits per month.
Upload the CSV you exported from LeadIQ, 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.
For a small team of 3-5 people, the Pro plan starts at $20/month for 200 credits shared across up to 5 users. If your team consumes 1,000 credits/month (estimate: 500 emails + 500 enrichments), the calculator shows $50/month on monthly billing ($37.50 on annual); 2,000 credits cost $94/month and 6,750 credits $290.25/month. In comparison, Derrick Standard at €20/month offers 10,000 credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
Yes, LeadIQ offers a Free plan with 1 user and 50 credits/month. This plan is useful for testing the platform but remains limited for daily use (50 credits = 50 emails OR 5 phones OR ~4 complete contacts/month). Derrick’s Free plan offers 100 credits/month, 2x more.
Yes. According to LeadIQ’s terms of use, credits for paid plans expire at the end of your current subscription term (monthly plans: at the end of each month) and don’t roll over. This policy can generate waste if you don’t use all your credits. Derrick credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan, allowing credit accumulation for busier months.
LeadIQ uses a credit system where 1 email = 1 credit (about $0.10 on the 200-credit Pro step, about $0.043 at 6,750 credits), vs. ~$0.05 with Apollo and ~$0.046 with Hunter. Derrick finds a verified work email for 5 credits, i.e. €0.01 at the Standard rate of €0.002 per credit. For a detailed analysis, check our phone finding tools comparison.
The pricing calculator gives annual billing a 25% discount, and Enterprise is an annual plan only. Changes mid-contract go through the sales team. Derrick offers total flexibility with plan changes and no commitment.
According to G2 user feedback, LeadIQ works best with LinkedIn Sales Navigator to access advanced filters and extended searches. Sales Navigator costs $99/month (approximately $1,200/year), representing a hidden cost to add to LeadIQ pricing. Derrick works completely autonomously without requiring a paid LinkedIn subscription.
Beyond displayed pricing, several costs may add up:
Derrick displays transparent pricing with no hidden costs: what you see is what you pay, and credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
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