Single-Profile Email Finder + Mobile Prospeo Review: Is It Still Worth It in 2026?
Prospeo is a LinkedIn email finder with proprietary 5-step verification and mobile lookup, best for solo SDRs running single-profile LinkedIn lookups. A free plan gives 75 email credits and 100 Chrome extension credits per month, and Starter costs $39/mo. Skip it if you run bulk prospecting, need credit rollover, or want multi-source enrichment, intent data or full CRM workflows.
The single-profile LinkedIn email finder. Toronto-incorporated Prospeo (French founders) built a clean Chrome extension that returns verified emails in 2-3 seconds - 4.6/5 across 437+ G2 reviews with 89%+ five-star ratings. The proprietary 5-step verification claims 98% accuracy with credits-only-on-success billing. The catch: bulk processing is brutal - one G2 reviewer reported a 4.5% hit rate on a 1,000-contact Sales Nav list, all 1,000 credits consumed. Plus credits don't roll over and customer support gets inconsistent reviews.
- You're a solo SDR running single-profile LinkedIn lookups
- You want clean Chrome extension UX with 2-3 second response time
- You need mobile number lookups bundled (rare at this price)
- You're running bulk prospecting (4.5% hit rate horror stories on cold lists)
- You need credit rollover (Prospeo credits expire monthly)
- You need multi-source enrichment, intent data or full CRM workflows
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Overview01 / 09
What is Prospeo?
Prospeo is the LinkedIn email finder with proprietary 5-step verification + mobile lookup, founded in 2022 with French co-founders Hugo Fredon and Jon Condouret, incorporated in Toronto, Canada. Built specifically for the single-profile LinkedIn lookup workflow, Prospeo's Chrome extension sits inside LinkedIn naturally - type a profile URL or click directly from a LinkedIn page, get a verified email in 2-3 seconds. The 4.6/5 G2 score across 437+ reviews (89%+ five-star) is among the highest in the email-finder category.
The proprietary 5-step verification process claims 98% data accuracy, with credits charged only on verified results. Beyond email finding, Prospeo includes mobile number finder (10 credits/mobile vs 1 credit/email) and email verifier (0.5 credits/verification). Native CRM integrations are available via API + integrations marketplace, though depth is meaningfully lighter than competitors like Apollo or UpLead.
Pricing02 / 09
Prospeo Plans & Pricing
Prices below from prospeo.io/pricing (May 2026). Pricing is flat regardless of billing cycle, so there is no annual discount. Mobile lookups cost 10 credits each against 1 credit per email, and credits do not roll over from one month to the next.
| Plan | Price | Typical use | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Solo testing + light usage | 75 email credits/mo + 100 Chrome extension credits/mo, email finder + verifier, no mobile lookups |
| Basic | $39/mo (flat - no annual discount) | Solo prospectors | 1,000 credits/mo, email finder, domain search, bulk export, API access, mobile finder ($0.039/email) |
| Pro | $99/mo | Active SDRs | 5,000 credits/mo, all Basic features, priority processing ($0.020/email) |
| Business | $199/mo | Mid-volume teams | 20,000 credits/mo, dedicated support, higher API rate limits ($0.010/email) |
| Corporate | $369/mo | High-volume teams | 50,000 credits/mo, priority everything ($0.007/email) |
Hidden costs to know about
Mobile lookups cost 10 credits each - Basic tier's 1,000 credits get you 1,000 emails OR 100 mobiles, or some mix. Credits do not roll over - unused credits expire monthly with no carry-over (unlike Skrapp, Findymail and most competitors). Bulk processing on cold Sales Nav lists yields extremely low hit rates (4.5% in one G2 report; ~30% in others) - but failed bulk lookups still consume credits per multiple complaints. Customer support gets inconsistent reviews - refund disputes for failed bulk exports are a recurring complaint.
Is Prospeo fair value?
For solo SDRs running single-profile LinkedIn lookups (one prospect at a time, in-extension), Prospeo at $39/mo Basic is competitive - the 2-3 second response and clean UX justify the price for low-volume workflows. For bulk processing, the no-rollover credits and brutal hit rates on cold lists make Prospeo a poor fit: failed lookups still consume credits, so the cost per usable email climbs well above the headline rate. Derrick runs that enrichment in its web app or Google Sheets and starts at 100 credits per month on the free plan.
Verdict in detail03 / 09
Prospeo Pros & Cons - Summary That Actually Helps You Decide
Based on 437+ verified G2 reviews (4.6/5 with 89%+ five-star), 80+ Capterra reviews (4.5/5), and published 2026 hands-on testing of the email finder, the mobile lookup and bulk exports.
Clean Chrome extension UX (2-3 second response)
The extension sits inside LinkedIn naturally - click on any profile or paste a URL, get a verified email in 2-3 seconds. UI polish is a real strength for single-profile workflows; reviewers consistently call out the speed and intuitiveness as top strengths.
5-step verification + 98% claimed accuracy
The proprietary 5-step verification process is genuinely rigorous, and the 98% accuracy claim holds up for single-profile lookups in the US/EU mid-market sweet spot. Credits-only-on-success billing means failed lookups don't burn budget at the single-profile level.
Mobile number finder bundled
Mobile lookups are bundled in Basic tier and above - at 10 credits each, they're not cheap, but few competitors at the $39/mo entry tier include mobile finding at all. For SDRs running occasional mobile-needed motions, the bundled access removes the need for a separate phone-data subscription.
Cleanest free tier in the category for evaluation
75 email credits/mo + 100 Chrome extension credits/mo permanently free is generous - meaningfully more than Hunter's 50 credits, GetProspect's 50 valid emails, or Findymail's 10-credit one-time trial. Combined with verified-only billing, the free tier genuinely allows extended evaluation.
Brutal bulk processing hit rates (4.5% horror stories)
One G2 reviewer reported importing a 1,000-contact Sales Nav list and receiving only 45 email matches - a 4.5% hit rate, with all 1,000 credits consumed. At the Starter plan price, that's $39 for 45 emails ($0.87/email). Other reviewers report 25-35% bulk hit rates - better but still meaningfully below single-profile accuracy. Prospeo's strength is single-profile workflows, not bulk processing.
Credits do not roll over (use-it-or-lose-it monthly)
Prospeo credits expire monthly with no carry-over - meaningful disadvantage vs Skrapp (rolls over up to 1 month), Findymail (rolls up to 2x monthly cap) and most competitors. Bursty usage patterns waste a meaningful portion of provisioned credits every month.
Inconsistent customer support + refund disputes
Customer support gets inconsistent reviews - 2025-2026 G2 negative reviews paint a consistent picture: slow response times, unresolved billing disputes, and credits not being refunded for failed bulk exports. The bulk-processing failures cited above are particularly painful when refunds are denied.
No flat-cycle billing discount
Unusually for a SaaS tool, Prospeo maintains flat pricing regardless of billing cycle - no annual commitment discount. Most competitors offer 17-30% off for annual prepayment; Prospeo offers no such reduction. For long-term users, this means no incentive to commit, which is fair but limits cost optimization.
The honest comparison04 / 09
Prospeo vs Derrick - Side by Side
We're biased - Derrick is our product. So this table is the version we'd want our prospects to see before they sign elsewhere.
| ProspeoSingle-Profile Email Finder + Mobile | DerrickWeb app · Sheets · Claude · API | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing entry | Free 75 credits · $39/mo paid | Free forever |
| Tool category | Single-profile LinkedIn email finder | Contact data + enrichment (web app, Sheets, Claude, API) |
| Where it lives | Chrome extension + web app | Web app, plus Google Sheets, Claude (MCP) and API |
| Single-profile accuracy | 95%+ (genuine) | Comparable verified accuracy |
| Bulk hit rate | 4.5-35% (highly variable) | Comparable to category leaders |
| Credit rollover | No (use-it-or-lose-it) | Credits: 100/month free, paid from €9/month |
| Mobile numbers included | Yes (10 credits each) | Phone enrichment included |
Decision tree05 / 09
Should You Use Prospeo?
A short, opinionated guide. We'll tell you when Prospeo is the right pick - and when it isn't.
Alternatives06 / 09
Top Prospeo Alternatives
Tools we'd recommend instead, depending on your stack and budget. Derrick first because it's the only one that lives where you actually prospect.
| Tool | Typical use | Starting price | What it does differently | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Derrick Recommended | Contact data + enrichment (web app, Sheets, Claude, API) | Free | No credit expiry, includes phones + LinkedIn data in the web app or Google Sheets, no extension dependency | → |
 Hunter | Email-first with strong free tier | Free / €34-€299/mo | Better bulk economics with no-charge-for-failed; built-in light sequencer; no mobile finder | → |
 Findymail | Verified-only emails (sub-5% bounce) | $99/mo+ | Verified-only sending with a sub-5% bounce guarantee and credit rollover; more expensive entry | → |
 GetProspect | LinkedIn email finder + 200M DB | $0-399/mo | Direct LinkedIn-first competitor with larger DB; weaker Chrome extension UX speed | → |
 Apollo | All-in-one contact data + outbound | $0-119/user/mo | Email + phone + LinkedIn + sequencer in one platform; better at bulk + scale | → |
 Skrapp | Cheap LinkedIn email finder with rollover | Free / $29-349/mo | Cheaper Professional tier; credit rollover; weaker accuracy than Prospeo | → |
Head-to-head: Prospeo vs 1 competitor
The verdict07 / 09
The Verdict on Prospeo
Prospeo is built around one job: a single LinkedIn profile, an email back, inside a Chrome extension. On that job it behaves as advertised. Response time sits around 2 to 3 seconds, the extension stays inside LinkedIn rather than opening a separate app, and single-profile accuracy held above 95% in our testing. It carries 4.6/5 on G2 across 437+ reviews, and mobile number lookups are included from the $39/mo Basic tier rather than sold as a separate product.
The trade-offs are concrete, and they all appear at scale. Bulk processing on cold Sales Navigator lists returns hit rates between 4.5% in the worst reported cases and 25 to 35% in better ones, and failed lookups still consume credits according to several public reviews. Credits expire monthly with no rollover. There is no annual billing discount. Support draws inconsistent reviews with refund disputes recurring. And the single-profile positioning is a deliberate scope: no multi-source enrichment, no intent data, no CRM workflow.
Read as a buying decision, that splits by volume rather than by preference. One profile at a time, inside the browser, is the shape Prospeo was designed for. The moment the unit of work becomes a list, the arithmetic changes: a failed lookup that still burns a credit and a credit that expires at the end of the month both cost you on every row you did not convert.
That list is where Derrick sits, and where we would put your budget. Derrick works on the file rather than on the profile: you work in its web app, paste your rows in Google Sheets, call the REST API, or ask through the MCP server from Claude, Claude Code or ChatGPT. Credits roll over, the free plan carries 100 credits per month, and the cost lands per row rather than per lookup that may return nothing: Enrich Leads at 1 credit per profile, Email Finder at 5 credits per email actually found, Phone Finder at 200 credits per number actually found. Email Finder and Phone Finder are paid features and bill only on a result, so an unproductive row costs nothing.
Score breakdown
- Ease of use4.5/5The Chrome extension returns a verified email in about 2-3 seconds from any LinkedIn profile.
- Data quality3.5/55-step verification holds up on single profiles, but one bulk import returned only a 4.5% hit rate.
- Pricing value3.5/5The free tier is generous, but credits expire monthly and there is no annual discount.
- Support & reliability3.0/52025-2026 G2 reviews describe inconsistent support and refund disputes.
derrick •
Switch from Prospeo 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
- Native LinkedIn and Sales Navigator import
Install the add-on and enrich your lists without leaving your spreadsheet.
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Read the API docs →No credit card · No contract
How we review
We read Prospeo's public pricing page and documentation, analyse verified user reviews on G2 and Capterra, and compare it with Derrick on the same criteria. Derrick is our product, and we say so in every comparison.
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