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Pricing analysis

SalesIntel Pricing 2026 — Plans, Hidden Costs + Cheaper Alternatives

Tier-by-tier SalesIntel pricing for 2026 : what's included, what scales the bill, and where Derrick App's $10/mo flat fits as a cheaper Sheet-native alternative. Buyer-side analysis based on real G2 + Capterra reviews + the vendor's published pricing.

Pick SalesIntel if
  • Your motion requires human-verified 95%+ accuracy for executive outreach or ABM personalization
  • You want ZoomInfo-equivalent data quality at materially lower cost (~$24K vs ~$40K+ ZoomInfo)
Skip if
  • Your motion needs real-time data freshness (job changes, fundings) — scraped competitors faster
  • You're SMB / mid-market with < $20K/year budget — entry too high
Price transparency 6/10
Value at small team 1/10
Hidden costs High
SalesIntel vs Derrick · price for the same credit volume
Heads up - Derrick is a data layer, not a sequencer. It enriches contacts (email, mobile, company, signals) directly inside Google Sheets. If you also need cold-email sequencing, dialer or CRM workflow, you'll keep your existing stack (La Growth Machine, Lemlist…) - Derrick replaces only the data-enrichment line of your SalesIntel bill.

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SalesIntel's pricing plans

SalesIntel ships 4 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.

Trial Credits

$0 $0 monthly
  • CreditsOne-time evaluation/yr
  • Min seats1
  • Limited trial credits
  • Evaluation of data quality
  • NO integrations on trial
  • Test before annual commit
Trial only — not permanent free tier. NO CRM integrations during trial. Most evaluators upgrade or churn within 30 days.

SalesIntel Starter

~$24,000/year ~$2,000/mo monthly
  • CreditsAnnual contract/yr
  • Min seats1
  • Basic data + intent signals
  • 1-3 users included
  • CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot)
  • Human-verified data foundation
Quote-only — $24K/year aggregated from Vendr + G2. Materially below ZoomInfo $40-80K starter. Annual contract mandatory.

SalesIntel Pro

$48,000-$72,000/year ~$4,000-$6,000/mo monthly
  • CreditsAnnual contract/yr
  • Min seats1
  • Full intent data layer
  • Technographics included
  • Multi-user team workspace
  • Advanced workflow automation
Mid-tier targeting active mid-market sales ops. Per-credit cost not disclosed — quote-based. Most teams land here when scaling beyond 3 users.

Enterprise

$100,000+/year $8,333+/mo monthly
  • CreditsMulti-year contracts common/yr
  • Min seats1
  • API access
  • Custom integrations
  • Dedicated CSM
  • All Pro features at scale
Sales-led — 4-8 week procurement. Multi-year standard. Targets enterprise SaaS with mature RevOps function.
Why these tiers exist - full plan breakdown

SalesIntel pricing tiers — verified May 2026 against the vendor and cross-checked with our review data:

PlanPriceBest forLimits / Inclusions
Trial Credits $0 Evaluation / testing Limited trial credits · Limited trial credits · Evaluation of data quality
SalesIntel Starter ~$2,000/mo (~$24,000/year) Basic data + intent signals Basic data + intent · Basic data + intent signals · 1-3 users included
SalesIntel Pro ~$4,000-$6,000/mo ($48,000-$72,000/year) Full intent data layer Full intent + technographics · Full intent data layer · Technographics included
Enterprise $8,333+/mo ($100,000+/year) API access Custom + API + integrations · API access · Custom integrations

How SalesIntel credits work

SalesIntel bills actions in credits with non-equal costs. A 5,000-credit plan does NOT mean 5,000 lookups.

Contact reveal (email + firmographic) Tier-gated
Human-verified data layer Included Starter+
Intent data signals Included Starter+
Technographics Pro+ only
API access Enterprise only
CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot) Included Starter+
Read the full credit-system breakdown

SalesIntel doesn't publish pricing. Industry-aggregated figures put Starter around $24K/year, Pro at $48-$72K/year, Enterprise at $100K+. Annual contracts only. Pricing is materially below ZoomInfo's typical $40-$80K starter and competitive with Cognism for similar functionality.

Hidden costs to know before buying SalesIntel

Things SalesIntel's pricing page doesn't put in big type.

Human-verified data 95%+ accuracy (real moat)

SalesIntel's biggest differentiator vs ZoomInfo/Apollo : human-verified data layer. Researchers manually verify contact records before adding to database. 95%+ accuracy claim. For accuracy-critical motion (executive outreach, ABM personalization), materially valuable.

Materially cheaper than ZoomInfo for similar function

SalesIntel Starter ~$24K vs ZoomInfo Professional ~$14,995-25K, Pro ~$50K vs ZoomInfo Advanced ~$25K. Pricing competitive — SalesIntel claims data quality justifies parity vs ZoomInfo's brand premium.

Data FRESHNESS lags scraped competitors

Human verification = slower data refresh cycle. Apollo, ZoomInfo (scraped + automated verification) refresh faster. For ICPs requiring real-time job-change signals, SalesIntel's accuracy trade-off hurts. For stable enterprise ICPs, less impact.

100% quote-based pricing (opaque)

No public pricing. Quote-based via sales. Per Vendr/G2 data : Starter $24K, Pro $48-72K, Enterprise $100K+. Negotiation skill materially affects final cost.

Annual contracts ONLY (no monthly path)

No monthly billing at any paid tier. Annual minimum baseline, multi-year common at Enterprise. Limited evaluation flexibility — trial credits insufficient for serious assessment.

Read the full hidden-costs analysis

What the sales call doesn't always disclose

Credit caps per tier limit how many records you can pull/enrich monthly. Intent data layer (Bombora-backed) is included in Pro tier and above — Starter is data-only. API access gates to Enterprise. Annual contracts auto-renew with 60-90 day notice windows.

SalesIntel vs alternatives

How SalesIntel stacks against Derrick, Hunter, and the other tools we benchmarked.

See all SalesIntel alternatives, ranked →
Detailed comparison + cost-per-action breakdown

Side-by-side : SalesIntel versus Derrick App on the cost lines that drive total spend, not just the headline tier price :

DimensionSalesIntelDerrick App
Pricing entry ~$24K/year (custom) $10/mo flat
Data accuracy Human-verified 95%+ Via integrated providers
Database size 250M contacts Search + enrich on demand
Data freshness Slower than scraped competitors Real-time via providers
Contract length Annual minimum Monthly
Best for Mid-market accuracy-first sales Spreadsheet-native enrichment

SalesIntel wins on data accuracy versus ZoomInfo at lower cost. Apollo and ZoomInfo win on volume + freshness at scale. Derrick is the Sheets-native enrichment layer for accuracy-aware mid-market workflows.

What's included in every SalesIntel plan

Beyond the headline plan name : here's what SalesIntel delivers per tier that matters in real production use :

  • Human-verified data accuracy is genuinely differentiated — Email and phone accuracy consistently rates higher than Apollo, ZoomInfo, and Cognism in side-by-side tests. For sales motions where every bounce or wrong-number compounds, the accuracy premium is real.
  • Mid-market pricing without ZoomInfo's complexity — $24-$48K/year is meaningfully cheaper than ZoomInfo's typical $40-$80K starter. For mid-market teams that don't need ZoomInfo's enterprise feature surface, SalesIntel delivers 80% of the value at 50-60% of the cost.
  • Responsive support and account management — Higher-tier customers get named US-based account managers with quick response times. For enterprise rollouts where vendor support matters, this is materially better than Apollo's self-serve model or ZoomInfo's larger account team turnover.

Should you buy SalesIntel? Our verdict

Pick SalesIntel if…

  • Your motion requires human-verified 95%+ accuracy for executive outreach or ABM personalization
  • You want ZoomInfo-equivalent data quality at materially lower cost (~$24K vs ~$40K+ ZoomInfo)
  • Your ICP is stable enterprise (slower data refresh acceptable)

Skip SalesIntel if…

  • Your motion needs real-time data freshness (job changes, fundings) — scraped competitors faster
  • You're SMB / mid-market with < $20K/year budget — entry too high
  • You need broad volume + speed — ZoomInfo/Apollo win on automated scale

Pick Derrick instead if…

  • You want enrichment in Google Sheets at $10/mo flat (vs $24K+/year SalesIntel)
  • You're pairing accuracy-first vendor with cost-effective enrichment for broader prospecting
  • Your team works in Sheets and wants the data layer there
Try Derrick free →

SalesIntel is the right tool for mid-market sales teams where data accuracy is a real cost driver and ZoomInfo is out of budget. The human-verification operations layer produces materially higher per-record accuracy than scraped databases, and the $24-$48K/year mid-market pricing is competitive with Cognism for similar quality at meaningfully less than ZoomInfo. The platform fails for pure-volume cold outbound (scraped databases deliver more raw records per dollar), for time-sensitive triggers (verification is slower than scraping), and for budgets under $24K/year. For its core ICP — mid-market accuracy-first sales motions — SalesIntel is one of the cleanest value picks in the verified-data category.

FAQ - Common questions about SalesIntel pricing

How much does SalesIntel cost?

SalesIntel starts at ~$24,000/year (custom) (SalesIntel Starter tier — Basic data + intent · 1-3 users · CRM sync · annual). Higher tiers scale to $100K+/year (Enterprise). For a flat-rate alternative without credit caps or seat-upgrade math, Derrick App is $10/month for unlimited rows enriched in Google Sheets.

Is SalesIntel free?

SalesIntel's free tier provides Free trial credits on signup — useful for evaluation but rarely enough for production use. Paid plans start at ~$24,000/year (custom). For a genuinely free entry point, Derrick App offers a free tier with 100 credits/month.

What's the real total cost of ownership for SalesIntel?

SalesIntel's headline price (~$24,000/year (custom)) is the floor. Credit caps per tier limit how many records you can pull/enrich monthly. Intent data layer (Bombora-backed) is included in Pro tier and above — Starter is data-only. API access gates to Enterprise. Annual contracts auto-renew with 60-90 day notice windows.

How does SalesIntel pricing compare to Derrick?

SalesIntel starts at ~$24,000/year (custom) and scales with usage + seats. Derrick App is $10/month flat for unlimited rows enriched directly in Google Sheets — no credit caps, no per-seat fees, no tier-upsell math. For mid-market vendors prioritising data accuracy that don't need the full b2b contact data platform feature surface, Derrick is the lower-friction comparison anchor.

Are SalesIntel credits / seats / tiers flexible?

Tier-by-tier flexibility on SalesIntel depends on the plan. See the plans table above for per-tier credit caps, seat counts, and upgrade triggers. Annual billing typically saves ~15-30% versus monthly across the category. The free tier (Free trial credits on signup) is genuinely free, but caps usage tightly.

What's the cheapest SalesIntel alternative for solo / SMB use?

For Sheet-native workflows, Derrick App at $10/month flat is the most direct lower-cost alternative. For broader B2B database access at low entry cost, Apollo has a generous free tier (10K credits/month). For pure email finding, Hunter starts at €34/month. See the full SalesIntel alternatives guide for the ranked decision framework.