Updated September 2026

Pricing analysis

SalesIntel Pricing 2026 - Plans, Hidden Costs + Cheaper Alternatives

Q: 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 credit plan whose unused credits roll over, Derrick App starts at 20 EUR/month for 10,000 credits spent in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: How does SalesIntel pricing compare to Derrick?

SalesIntel starts at ~$24,000/year (custom) and scales with usage + seats. Derrick App runs on credits : a free plan with 100 a month, then 10,000 for 20 EUR, spent row by row in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API, and what you do not use rolls over. 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.

Q: 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.

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

For web app or spreadsheet workflows, Derrick App from 20 EUR/month 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.

Tier-by-tier SalesIntel pricing for 2026 : what's included, what scales the bill, and where Derrick App's €20/month entry plan fits as a cheaper web app + Sheets 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

↓ See pricing plans SalesIntel feature breakdown →

SalesIntel vs Derrick · price for the same credit volume

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Heads up - Derrick is a data layer, not a sequencer. It enriches contacts (email, mobile, company, signals) in its web app (or Google Sheets, Claude, API). 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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Plans

SalesIntel's 3 paid tiers, side by side

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:

Plan	Price	Best for	Limits / 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

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Credits

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.

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Hidden costs

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.

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Compare

SalesIntel vs alternatives

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

SalesIntel vs Cognism

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SalesIntel vs zoominfo

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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 :

Dimension	SalesIntel	Derrick App
Pricing entry	~$24K/year (custom)	Free plan · from €20/month
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	No-install enrichment (web app, Sheets, Claude, API)

SalesIntel wins on data accuracy versus ZoomInfo at lower cost. Apollo and ZoomInfo win on volume + freshness at scale. Derrick is the enrichment layer (web app, Sheets, Claude, API) for accuracy-aware mid-market workflows.

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What's included

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.

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The verdict

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 a web app or in Google Sheets from €20/month (vs $24K+/year SalesIntel)
You're pairing accuracy-first vendor with cost-effective enrichment for broader prospecting
Your team wants the data layer in a web app with nothing to install, or in Sheets, Claude and the API

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.

derrick •

Switch from SalesIntel 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

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Switch to Derrick

How to switch from SalesIntel to Derrick in 3 steps

Derrick is a web app: nothing to install, no credit card, 100 free credits every month.

Open the Derrick web app

Import your SalesIntel list

Upload the CSV you exported from SalesIntel, paste LinkedIn URLs, or import from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The same actions also run in Google Sheets, in Claude (MCP) and via the API.

Enrich your list with one click

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.

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 credit plan whose unused credits roll over, Derrick App starts at 20 EUR/month for 10,000 credits spent in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API.

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 runs on credits : a free plan with 100 a month, then 10,000 for 20 EUR, spent row by row in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API, and what you do not use rolls over. 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 web app or spreadsheet workflows, Derrick App from 20 EUR/month 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.

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