Pricing analysis UpLead pricing in a nutshell: Free Trial (5 credits over 7 days), Essentials $99/month (170 credits, $74/month billed annually), Plus $199/month (400 credits, $149/month billed annually) and Professional on quote (annual billing only). One credit unlocks one contact, with email and mobile direct dial. Free, Essentials and Plus are single-user accounts. Extra credits cost $0.60 (Essentials) or $0.50 (Plus). Rollover is unclear: the pricing page is silent, and a vendor FAQ says credits roll over each month.
Plans
UpLead ships 4 tiers. Per-seat pricing combined with a credit system for data lookups - the listed price is rarely the real cost.
UpLead pricing tiers - checked on the vendor's own pricing page (USD):
| Plan | Price | Best for | Limits / Inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | $0 | Evaluation / testing | 5 credits over 7 days · email + mobile direct dial per credit · single user |
| Essentials | $99/mo ($74/mo billed annually, $888/year) | One user, low volume | 170 credits/mo (2,040/year annual) · single user · extra credits $0.60 |
| Plus | $199/mo ($149/mo billed annually, $1,788/year) | One user, higher volume | 400 credits/mo (4,800/year annual) · Enrichment API and Data Enrichment · extra credits $0.50 |
| Professional | Let's talk (quote) | Teams | Annual billing only · custom seats and credits · full API · Buyer Intent |
Credits
UpLead bills actions in credits with non-equal costs. A 5,000-credit plan does NOT mean 5,000 lookups.
How UpLead charges per action - the credit table buyers should memorise before signing :
| Action | Credits / cost |
|---|---|
| Contact reveal (email + mobile direct dial) | 1 credit per contact |
| Valid Only download option | Charged only for valid emails ✓ |
| Free Email Checker / Verifier | Free ✓ |
| Additional credits | $0.60 (Essentials) / $0.50 (Plus) ! |
| Full API (Professional) | Tier-only ! |
| Unused credits | Rollover unclear ! |
The ✓ markers are included or free. The ! markers are the line items that compound the bill - watch these closely when sizing your plan.
Compare
How UpLead stacks against Derrick, Hunter, and the other tools we benchmarked.
UpLead is suitable if you're looking for:
Derrick is better suited if you prioritize:
For a complete comparison of UpLead alternatives, check our detailed analysis.
| Criteria | UpLead | Derrick |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $99/month (170 credits), $74/month billed annually | €20/month (10,000 credits) |
| Credit rollover | Unclear: pricing page silent, a vendor FAQ says credits roll over | ✓ Never expire while you stay on a paid plan |
| Web app + Google Sheets | Web app, no native Google Sheets integration stated | ✓ Web app and Google Sheets add-on |
| Sales Navigator required | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Work email | Included in the 1-credit contact reveal | 5 credits (€0.01), already verified |
| Phone number | Mobile direct dial included in the same credit | 200 credits (€0.40 at the Standard rate) |
| API | Enrichment API from Plus, full API on Professional | REST API and MCP from Plus (€47.50/month) |
Verdict: UpLead is competitive if you systematically need email and mobile direct dial for each contact, as a single user. Derrick offers more surfaces and credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
What's included
Plus (and higher):
Professional only:
UpLead doesn't require LinkedIn Sales Navigator to function.
The verdict
UpLead earns its place when :
- You need email and mobile direct dial for each contact in a single credit
- You're a 1-person SDR and 170-400 contacts/mo fits in Essentials or Plus
- You want the Valid Only option, so you only pay credits for valid emails
It doesn't earn its place when :
- You're a team - Essentials and Plus are single-user accounts, teams need Professional (quote only, annual billing)
- You need full API access - it is Professional only
- You need predictable rollover - the pricing page is silent and sources conflict
Why teams pick Derrick instead :
- You want enrichment in a web app with nothing to install, or in your spreadsheet - from €20/month
- You want credits that never expire while you stay on a paid plan
- You want published prices and a choice of surfaces, with REST API and MCP from the Plus plan
derrick •
Install the add-on and enrich your lists without leaving your spreadsheet.
Install in Google Sheets →
https://app1.derrick-app.com/mcp Call the same enrichment endpoints straight from your own stack or workflow.
Read the API docs →No credit card · No contract
Switch to Derrick
Derrick is a web app: nothing to install, no credit card, 100 free credits every month.
Sign up on the Derrick web app. Nothing to install, no credit card required: you start with 100 free credits per month.
Upload the CSV you exported from UpLead, 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.
UpLead costs between $0 (Free Trial, 5 credits for 7 days) and $199/month (Plus plan, 400 credits). The Essentials plan starts at $99/month (170 credits) or $74/month with annual billing. The Professional plan is on quote, with annual billing only.
UpLead offers a 7-day free trial with 5 credits. This is not a permanent free plan: after 7 days, you must subscribe to a paid plan to continue. The free credits let you test data quality before commitment.
It is unclear. The pricing page doesn't say, and a vendor FAQ states that UpLead credits roll over each month, while the help center doesn't mention rollover. Confirm in the app before relying on it. Derrick credits never expire while you stay on a paid plan.
The price per credit varies by plan:
Yes, UpLead allows purchasing additional credits if you exceed your quota:
Monthly plans have no long-term commitment. Annual billing is about 25% cheaper. The Professional plan is annual billing only.
Free Trial, Essentials and Plus are single-user accounts. To add team members, you need the Professional plan, a team account with seat management. The number of Professional seats is custom, in the quote.
Valid Only downloads only the contacts with verified, valid emails, and you are charged credits only for valid emails. The All Available Emails option charges credits for invalid emails too.
For a team, you need the Professional plan, because Essentials and Plus are single-user accounts. That means a quote with annual billing. If your team has limited data enrichment needs, Derrick starts at €20/month (STANDARD plan, 10,000 credits).
UpLead presents good value if you systematically need email and mobile direct dial for each contact as a single user, and its Valid Only option protects your credits. The main drawbacks are single-user plans and the unclear rollover. For tight budgets or workflows focused on email finding only, cheaper alternatives exist.
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