Pricing analysis Lusha sells five plans in USD: Free (40 credits per month), Starter ($49.90, 400 credits, 1 seat), Professional ($69.90, 600 credits, 2 seats), Premium ($399.90, 3,400 credits, 5 seats) and a custom Scale plan for larger teams. Yearly billing takes about 25% off (Starter $37.43 per month, Premium $299.93 per month). An email reveal costs 1 credit and a phone number 5 credits, and a lookup with no match costs nothing. On monthly plans unused credits roll over up to twice the monthly limit; annual plans reset at the end of the year.
Plans
Lusha ships 5 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.
Lusha pricing, checked against the vendor's own pricing page (prices in USD).
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Credits/month | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 40 | 1 |
| Starter | $49.90 | $37.43 ($449.10 a year) | 400 | 1 |
| Professional | $69.90 | $52.43 ($629.10 a year) | 600 | 2 |
| Premium | $399.90 | $299.93 ($3,599.10 a year) | 3,400 | 5 |
| Scale | Custom | Custom | Custom | For teams larger than 5 users |
Credits
Lusha bills actions in credits with non-equal costs. A 5,000-credit plan does NOT mean 5,000 lookups.
Lusha bills in credits, and the cost depends on what you reveal. The same prices apply on every plan:
| Action | Credits |
|---|---|
| Reveal a verified email address | 1 |
| Reveal a phone number | 5 ! |
| Lookup that finds no match | 0 (not charged) |
| AI data column | 1 per row populated |
| Job Change signal | Charged per contact per signal |
| Unused credits | Monthly plans: roll over up to 2x the monthly limit. Annual plans: reset at the end of the annual cycle ! |
The ! markers are the line items that change your real cost - check them before choosing a plan.
Compare
How Lusha stacks against Derrick, Hunter, and the other tools we benchmarked.
| Tool | Plan | Price/month | Credits/month | Cost/credit | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lusha | Starter (monthly) | $49.90 | 400 | $0.125 | 1 |
| Lusha | Starter (yearly) | $37.43 | 400 | $0.094 | 1 |
| Lusha | Professional (monthly) | $69.90 | 600 | $0.117 | 2 |
| Lusha | Premium (monthly) | $399.90 | 3,400 | $0.118 | 5 |
| Lusha | Premium (yearly) | $299.93 | 3,400 | $0.088 | 5 |
| Derrick | STANDARD | €20 | 10,000 | €0.002 | n/a |
| Derrick | PLUS | €47.50 | 25,000 | €0.0019 | n/a |
Amounts stay in each vendor's own currency (Lusha in dollars, Derrick in euros). Derrick's lowest price is €0.0016 per credit on SCALE.
| Action | Lusha credits | Lusha cost (Starter, monthly) | Derrick credits | Derrick STANDARD cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verified email | 1 | $0.125 | 5 (already verified) | ~€0.01 |
| Phone number | 5 | $0.625 | 200 | ~€0.40 |
At these rates Derrick is cheaper for emails. For a phone number, Lusha uses 5 credits against 200 on Derrick, but a Lusha credit costs far more: about $0.625 against €0.40 on STANDARD. Email finding is a paid feature on Derrick, so it is not available on the FREE plan.
What's included
What the Lusha pricing page, FAQ and docs list:
Not stated by the vendor: a standalone email verification feature.
The verdict
Lusha is a solid fit for LinkedIn-first prospecting by a solo seller or a small team: a Chrome extension, a clear plan ladder, an API and an MCP connector on every plan, and no charge when a lookup finds nothing.
Watch the credit math. A phone number costs 5 credits, so Starter's 400 credits give 80 phone numbers a month. Premium is a 5-seat plan at $399.90 a month. Rollover is generous on monthly plans (up to 2x the monthly limit) but annual plans reset at the end of the year.
For a web app or Google Sheets workflow, Derrick from €20/month gives 10,000 credits a month that never expire while you stay on a paid plan, a work email already verified for 5 credits, and a phone number for 200. For a wider comparison, see the Lusha alternatives guide.
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Upload the CSV you exported from Lusha, 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.
Lusha has five plans, in USD: Free (40 credits per month), Starter ($49.90 per month, 400 credits, 1 seat), Professional ($69.90 per month, 600 credits, 2 seats), Premium ($399.90 per month, 3,400 credits, 5 seats) and a custom Scale plan for teams larger than 5 users. Yearly billing takes about 25% off.
Yes, Lusha has a Free plan with up to 40 credits per month. At 1 credit per email and 5 per phone number, that is 40 emails or 8 phone numbers. Derrick has a permanent FREE plan with 100 credits/month (email finding is a paid feature on Derrick, so it needs a paid plan).
400 credits per month is about 13 email lookups a day at 1 credit each. If you reveal phone numbers at 5 credits each, 400 credits give only 80 numbers a month. A lookup with no match costs nothing.
Premium is $399.90 per month for 5 seats and 3,400 credits ($299.93 per month on yearly billing). Per seat that is about $80 a month if all 5 seats are used. A smaller team may be better served by Professional ($69.90 per month, 2 seats, 600 credits).
On monthly plans, yes: unused credits roll over and accumulate up to twice the plan's monthly limit, as long as you stay subscribed. On annual plans, credits are issued up front and reset at the end of the annual cycle. On Derrick, credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
Credits can be added to a plan in steps. The vendor shows Professional +200 credits for +$22.50 and Premium +200 credits for +$21.25, which is about $0.11 per credit.
Yes. The vendor says API access is on every plan, with strict rate limits on Free and Starter and full access from Professional. An MCP connector for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents works on any plan including Free, on the same credit balance. On Derrick, the REST API and the MCP server are available from the PLUS plan.
For a web app or Google Sheets workflow, Derrick from €20/month gives 10,000 credits a month that never expire while you stay on a paid plan. A work email found costs 5 credits and is already verified. See the full Lusha alternatives guide for a wider comparison.
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