Updated September 2026

Pricing analysis

Scalelist Pricing 2026 - Plans, Hidden Costs + Cheaper Alternatives

Q: How much does Scalelist cost?

Scalelist starts at $49/month (Scaler 1.5K tier - 1,500 credits/mo · roll-over · all features · 1 user). Higher tiers : Scaler 5K $99/mo, Scaler 15K $199/mo (unlocks API + CRM sync), Scaler 30K $339/mo, Scaler 50K-100K $549-$929/mo, Enterprise custom. No per-seat fees on any tier. For a credit plan whose unused credits roll over, Derrick App starts at 9 EUR/month for 4,000 credits spent in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API.

Q: Is Scalelist free?

Scalelist's free tier provides free email verifier (no credits) + free email finder (limited daily lookups) - useful for evaluation but rarely enough for production use. Paid plans start at $49/month. For a genuinely free entry point with sustainable monthly volume, Derrick App offers a free tier with 100 credits/month and no credit card required.

Q: Why are Scalelist credits cheaper per mobile than Apollo?

Apollo charges 8 credits per mobile phone reveal ; Scalelist charges 1 credit (same as email reveal). At Scaler 5K ($99/mo, 5,000 credits), that's 5,000 mobile reveals/mo = $0.0198 per mobile. Apollo Pro ($59/seat/mo, 833 credits/mo) = $0.567 per mobile. For phone-heavy SDRs doing 50+ mobile reveals/day, Scalelist is materially cheaper. Lusha ($49.90 Starter, 400 credits at 1-credit-per-phone) = $0.125 per mobile - still 6× more than Scalelist's per-credit cost.

Q: Do Scalelist credits really roll over?

Yes - and it's one of the platform's biggest unsung pricing advantages. Unused credits roll over month-to-month indefinitely (as long as the subscription stays active). Hunter, Snov.io, and Apollo all reset credits at month-end ("use it or lose it"). For seasonal outbound workflows where Q1 is light and Q2 is heavy, the rollover model can save 30-40% versus a higher tier sized for peak month. Cancelling the subscription voids rollover balance.

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

For web app or spreadsheet workflows, Derrick App at from 9 EUR/month is the most direct lower-cost alternative - 4,000 credits a month, no tier-upgrade math. 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 Scalelist alternatives guide for the ranked decision framework.

Q: How does Scalelist compare to Hunter and Snov.io on real total cost?

Per 5,000 credits/mo : Scalelist Scaler 5K $99/mo (verification free, credits roll over), Hunter Growth €104/mo + verification charged separately (~€20-30/mo extra), Snov.io 5K $69/mo + verification credits separate. Headline price favors Snov.io, but once you add verification costs, Scalelist ends up cheapest in practice for teams doing > 2K verifications/mo. Hunter wins for Domain Search use cases (account-based outbound, not contact enrichment).

Scalelist lists $49-$929/mo across 6 volume tiers, with no per-seat fees and credits that roll over. The real story : free email verification + bundled job-change monitoring make it cheaper-in-practice than Hunter or Snov.io for SDR pods. Below : tier breakdown + 5 hidden cost triggers + how Derrick's from €9/month fits as a no-install web app alternative.

✓ Pick Scalelist if

You're a solo SDR or 3-5 person pod where rollover credits + bundled job-change monitoring matter more than database breadth
Your motion is phone-heavy and you're tired of Apollo's 8-credit mobile reveals

✕ Skip if

You need a full B2B database mode (search filters, lookalikes, intent data) - Scalelist is enrichment-only, no database search
You want a sequencer / cold-email tool bundled - Scalelist is data-only, you'll need Smartlead / Instantly / Lemlist on top

Price transparency 7/10

Value at small team 7/10

Hidden costs Medium

↓ See pricing plans Scalelist feature breakdown →

Scalelist 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 Scalelist bill.

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Plans01 / 09

Scalelist's 6 paid tiers, side by side

Scalelist ships 6 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.

Scaler 1.5K

$49/mo (no public annual discount) $49/mo monthly

Credits18,000/yr
Min seats1

1,500 credits/month - solo SDR, light volume
Roll-over credits (rare in category)
All features unlocked (no feature gating)
Free email verification + finder bundled

1,500 credits/mo = ~50 leads/day. Burns fast if you do mobile reveals (1 credit each, same as email). No public annual discount on the pricing page - annual deals available on request (~15-20% off).

Scaler 5K

$99/mo (annual on request) $99/mo monthly

Credits60,000/yr
Min seats1

5,000 credits/month - active SDR or 2-person duo
Roll-over credits, free verification
Job-change monitoring bundled (no surcharge)
Chrome extension + bulk CSV enrichment

Sweet-spot tier for solo SDRs but API access and CRM sync still gated to Scaler 15K. If you need Zapier/Make/n8n integration or HubSpot sync, you'll need to upgrade even if 5K credits is enough.

Scaler 15K

$199/mo (annual on request) $199/mo monthly

Credits180,000/yr
Min seats1

15,000 credits/month - sales pod 3-5 reps
API access unlocked
Zapier / Make / n8n integrations
HubSpot CRM sync

First tier with API + integrations. Below 15K you're stuck on manual workflows. Per-credit cost ($0.013) is the platform's sweet spot - but if your team uses < 10K credits/mo you're paying for unused capacity.

Scaler 30K

$339/mo (annual on request) $339/mo monthly

Credits360,000/yr
Min seats1

30,000 credits/month - growing sales team
All integrations + CRM sync
Priority support
Roll-over credits

Per-credit cost ($0.0113) - the platform's cheapest per-credit tier outside Enterprise. The jump from 15K to 30K is the most cost-efficient upgrade if volume justifies it.

Scaler 50K-100K

Annual on request $549-$929/mo monthly

Credits600K-1.2M/yr
Min seats1

50K-100K credits/month
High-volume teams
Roll-over credits
Dedicated account contact

Above 30K, marginal per-credit cost flattens. If you need > 100K/mo, Enterprise is mandatory - no self-serve path above 100K credits.

Enterprise

Annual contract typical Custom monthly

Credits1.2M+/yr
Min seats1

100K+ credits/month
Custom annual contract
Dedicated support + CSM
Custom integrations possible

Sales-led - expect 2-4 week procurement. Annual commit standard. SLAs available but not on the public page.

Why these tiers exist - full plan breakdown

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

Plan	Price	Best for	Limits / Inclusions
Scaler 1.5K	$49/mo ($49/mo (no public annual discount))	1,500 credits/month - solo SDR, light volume	1,500 · 1,500 credits/month - solo SDR, light volume · Roll-over credits (rare in category)
Scaler 5K	$99/mo	5,000 credits/month - active SDR or 2-person duo	5,000 · 5,000 credits/month - active SDR or 2-person duo · Roll-over credits, free verification
Scaler 15K	$199/mo	15,000 credits/month - sales pod 3-5 reps	15,000 · 15,000 credits/month - sales pod 3-5 reps · API access unlocked
Scaler 30K	$339/mo	30,000 credits/month - growing sales team	30,000 · 30,000 credits/month - growing sales team · All integrations + CRM sync
Scaler 50K-100K	$549-$929/mo	50K-100K credits/month	50K-100K · 50K-100K credits/month · High-volume teams
Enterprise	Custom	100K+ credits/month	100K+ · 100K+ credits/month · Custom annual contract

Credits02 / 09

How Scalelist credits work

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

Email reveal 1

Mobile phone reveal 1

Bulk CSV enrichment (per row) 1

Unused credits Roll over

Read the full credit-system breakdown

Scalelist's pricing is volume-tiered, not per-seat. The same Scaler 5K plan ($99/mo) gives you the credit pool whether you're 1 user or 5 - there are no seat fees. A credit = 1 lead extracted from LinkedIn OR 1 email found OR 1 mobile found. Critically, email verification is free (unlike Hunter or Snov.io which charge for it), and unused credits roll over month-to-month - also unusual in the category.

The Chrome extension and bulk file/CSV enrichment are included on every paid tier. API access, Zapier/Make/n8n integrations, and HubSpot CRM sync are available from Scaler 15K up. Job-change monitoring is bundled across all paid plans (no surcharge).

Hidden costs03 / 09

Hidden costs to know before buying Scalelist

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

Credits roll over (rare in category)

Unlike Hunter, Snov.io, or Apollo where unused credits expire at month-end, Scalelist credits roll over month-to-month. Buys you flexibility for seasonal outbound - pile up credits in Q1 to burn in Q2.

Email verification is FREE (separate line item elsewhere)

Triple-source SMTP verification is bundled at no extra cost. Hunter charges 0.5 credits per verification ; Snov.io charges 0.5 credits ; Scalelist charges nothing. For a team doing 5K verifications/mo, that's $25-50/mo saved vs the competition.

Mobile reveals cost the SAME as email (1 credit)

Apollo charges 8 credits per mobile reveal ; Lusha charges 1 credit. Scalelist charges 1 credit - same as email. For phone-heavy SDRs, that's a 8× cost difference vs Apollo at equivalent volume.

No annual discount on the public page

Annual billing available on request (typically 15-20% off) but not advertised. You have to ask sales - most self-serve buyers miss this and pay monthly forever.

API + CRM sync gated to Scaler 15K ($199)

Below 15K credits/mo you can't use the API, Zapier, or HubSpot sync. If your workflow requires automation but volume is < 10K/mo, you'll pay for unused credit capacity to unlock the integrations.

Read the full hidden-costs analysis

What the pricing page doesn't show

There's no perpetual free tier - Scalelist offers a free email verifier (no credits required) and free email finder (limited daily lookups), but actual prospecting requires a paid plan from day 1. Mobile-number reveals consume 1 credit each (same as emails), which is generous vs Apollo's 8-credit reveals but still adds up at scale. Annual billing is not advertised on the page but available on request - typically 15-20% off. API + CRM sync gated to Scaler 15K ($199) - below that, you're stuck on manual extension workflows. No database search mode - if you need to discover net-new accounts/contacts (vs enrich an existing list), Scalelist won't replace Apollo or Cognism.

Compare04 / 09

Scalelist vs alternatives

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

See all Scalelist alternatives, ranked →

Detailed comparison + cost-per-action breakdown

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

Dimension	Scalelist	Derrick App
Pricing entry	$49/month (1.5k credits)	Free plan · from €9/month
Credit model	Volume-tiered, roll-over	Unlimited rows in Sheets
Per-seat fees	None (flat per tier)	None
Email verification	Triple-source, included free	Real-time, included
Job-change monitoring	Bundled, all paid plans	Via integrated providers
Workflow	Chrome extension + web app	Web app + Google Sheets formulas
People-search / DB mode	Not available	Search Companies / Search Leads

Scalelist wins on workflow polish, rollover economics, and job-change monitoring. Derrick wins on workflow fit when your data already lives in Sheets and on per-row cost at scale.

What's included05 / 09

What's included in every Scalelist plan

What you actually get on Scalelist's paid tiers (synthesised from real-user G2 + Capterra reviews) :

Job-change monitoring at no extra cost - Upload a list of former customers, hot leads, or champions - Scalelist pings you when any of them takes a new job. Most enrichment tools either don't offer this or charge a separate monitoring fee.
Credits roll over, verification is free - Two billing details that punch above their weight. Unused credits roll over month-to-month (no "use it or lose it" pressure). And email verification - a separately-billed line item on Hunter and Snov.io - is bundled free.
Triple-source verification keeps bounce rates low - Scalelist runs three independent SMTP checks (different sources, different timing) before marking an email "verified". Reviewers consistently report < 4% bounce rates on cold-outbound campaigns sourced from Scalelist.

The verdict06 / 09

Should you buy Scalelist? Our verdict

Pick Scalelist if…

You're a solo SDR or 3-5 person pod where rollover credits + bundled job-change monitoring matter more than database breadth
Your motion is phone-heavy and you're tired of Apollo's 8-credit mobile reveals
You need triple-source email verification and want it included (not billed separately like Hunter or Snov.io)

Skip Scalelist if…

You need a full B2B database mode (search filters, lookalikes, intent data) - Scalelist is enrichment-only, no database search
You want a sequencer / cold-email tool bundled - Scalelist is data-only, you'll need Smartlead / Instantly / Lemlist on top
Your volume is < 1,500 credits/mo - there's no smaller paid tier, and the free verifier alone won't sustain prospecting

Pick Derrick instead if…

You want enrichment in a web app with nothing to install, or right in Google Sheets
You want a flfrom 9 EUR/mo with credits spent row by row, shared across the team
You want to start free (100 credits/mo, no card) and scale without per-tier upgrade math

Try Derrick free →

Scalelist is the right tool for SDRs who already have a lead source and want a clean, fair-priced layer for enrichment + job-change monitoring. The rollover credits and free verification turn out to be bigger deals in practice than they sound on paper - they remove two recurring sources of cost-creep. The product fails as a one-stop solution because there's no database mode and no sequencer. If you've outgrown Hunter on price-per-credit, or you're hunting for a way to track moving champions without buying a second tool, Scalelist is the obvious upgrade.

For web app or spreadsheet workflows where you want enrichment to happen IN your existing spreadsheet (not in another Chrome extension), Derrick from €9/month is the lower-friction comparison anchor - 4,000 credits a month, no per-tier upgrade math, and the same email + phone + tech stack data via integrated providers.

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Switch from Scalelist 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 Derrick07 / 09

How to switch from Scalelist 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 Scalelist list

Upload the CSV you exported from Scalelist, 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 Scalelist cost?

Scalelist starts at $49/month (Scaler 1.5K tier - 1,500 credits/mo · roll-over · all features · 1 user). Higher tiers : Scaler 5K $99/mo, Scaler 15K $199/mo (unlocks API + CRM sync), Scaler 30K $339/mo, Scaler 50K-100K $549-$929/mo, Enterprise custom. No per-seat fees on any tier. For a credit plan whose unused credits roll over, Derrick App starts at 9 EUR/month for 4,000 credits spent in the web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API.

Is Scalelist free?

Scalelist's free tier provides free email verifier (no credits) + free email finder (limited daily lookups) - useful for evaluation but rarely enough for production use. Paid plans start at $49/month. For a genuinely free entry point with sustainable monthly volume, Derrick App offers a free tier with 100 credits/month and no credit card required.

Why are Scalelist credits cheaper per mobile than Apollo?

Apollo charges 8 credits per mobile phone reveal ; Scalelist charges 1 credit (same as email reveal). At Scaler 5K ($99/mo, 5,000 credits), that's 5,000 mobile reveals/mo = $0.0198 per mobile. Apollo Pro ($59/seat/mo, 833 credits/mo) = $0.567 per mobile. For phone-heavy SDRs doing 50+ mobile reveals/day, Scalelist is materially cheaper. Lusha ($49.90 Starter, 400 credits at 1-credit-per-phone) = $0.125 per mobile - still 6× more than Scalelist's per-credit cost.

Do Scalelist credits really roll over?

Yes - and it's one of the platform's biggest unsung pricing advantages. Unused credits roll over month-to-month indefinitely (as long as the subscription stays active). Hunter, Snov.io, and Apollo all reset credits at month-end ("use it or lose it"). For seasonal outbound workflows where Q1 is light and Q2 is heavy, the rollover model can save 30-40% versus a higher tier sized for peak month. Cancelling the subscription voids rollover balance.

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

For web app or spreadsheet workflows, Derrick App at from 9 EUR/month is the most direct lower-cost alternative - 4,000 credits a month, no tier-upgrade math. 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 Scalelist alternatives guide for the ranked decision framework.

How does Scalelist compare to Hunter and Snov.io on real total cost?

Per 5,000 credits/mo : Scalelist Scaler 5K $99/mo (verification free, credits roll over), Hunter Growth €104/mo + verification charged separately (~€20-30/mo extra), Snov.io 5K $69/mo + verification credits separate. Headline price favors Snov.io, but once you add verification costs, Scalelist ends up cheapest in practice for teams doing > 2K verifications/mo. Hunter wins for Domain Search use cases (account-based outbound, not contact enrichment).

Keep exploring08 / 09

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