Albacross
- Starting price: €84/mo monthly OR €59/mo annual (-30%, Starter tier)
- Free plan: 14-day free trial
- Founded: 2014
- HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
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Albacross vs Lead Forensics vs Derrick: Which Is Better in 2026?
- Short answer
- Albacross vs Lead Forensics vs Derrick: Albacross is a account-id · intent · abm signal · eu-built, Lead Forensics is a enterprise account-id · uk + eu coverage. Derrick is a B2B enrichment platform with three surfaces - a Google Sheets add-on, a REST API, and an MCP server (Claude and ChatGPT drive enrichment for you). Hit rates are noticeably higher (more emails + phone numbers returned per query than Albacross or Lead Forensics) and pricing is lower - free forever with 100 credits/month, paid plans from €9/month. Most teams pair Derrick for the data layer with Albacross or Lead Forensics for outreach.
ABM tools like Albacross command enterprise-level pricing for their intent + reveal stack. The side-by-side comparison below tracks Albacross's signal accuracy, integration ecosystem and per-seat costs against Derrick's à-la-carte credit model that lets you sample Albacross's value before committing $40k+/year.
Free plan Yes - 100 credits/mo
Starts at €9/mo
Setup time 30 seconds
Where it lives Google Sheets
✓ Free forever · ✓ No credit card · ✓ Cancel anytime · ✓ Your data stays in your Sheet
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CURSOR Quick Facts
Albacross vs Lead Forensics vs Derrick at a glance
Lead Forensics
- Starting price: ~$4,500/year (custom)
- Free plan: Free 7-day trial
- Founded: 2009
- HQ: Portsmouth, UK
Derrick
★ Recommended- Starting price: Free · Paid from €9/mo
- Free plan: Yes - 100 credits/mo permanent
- Founded: 2023
- HQ: Marseille, FR
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Why teams pick Derrick over Albacross and Lead Forensics
3 core reasons SDRs and ops teams switch to Derrick. Click to expand each.
01 Skip the dashboard — enrich straight from formulas
If your B2B data ends up in Google Sheets anyway (most teams' do), running it through Albacross or Lead Forensics first means two unnecessary hops : platform → CSV → Sheets. Derrick removes both hops. One add-on, one formula, results in the next column. The unit-of-work shrinks from "run the export" to "drag the formula down".
02 Forget per-seat math : $10/mo regardless of scale
The total-cost-of-ownership math : at Albacross's €99/month or Lead Forensics's ~$4,500/year (custom) entry tier, a 3-seat team runs $150-600/month in year 1. Derrick at $10/mo flat is $120/year total. The break-even on switching pays back in week 2 for most teams.
03 Built for the 2026 AI stack : MCP-first enrichment
The AI-agent stack in 2026 looks different : Claude calls MCP-enabled tools directly, no glue code. Derrick was built MCP-native from day one. Pairing Albacross or Lead Forensics with an AI agent still means setting up Zapier flows, parsing JSON responses, and handling rate limits manually.
Honest Comparison 
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What each tool does better
We're upfront - every tool has strengths. Here's where Albacross, Lead Forensics, and Derrick each genuinely win.
What Albacross does better
- Transparent monthly pricing
- EU-built with GDPR-aware architecture
- Clean CRM workflows that handle real edge cases
What Lead Forensics does better
- Dedicated UK-based account management
- Strong UK + Western European coverage
- Stable, mature platform
What Derrick does better
- Free forever - €0/mo with 100 credits permanent in Google Sheets
- 100+ data points per lead - verified emails, phones, LinkedIn, tech stack, SIRET
- Zero LinkedIn ban risk + real-time email verification built in
- Pair with any sequencer - LaGrowthMachine, Smartlead, Lemlist, HeyReach
Real Annual Cost
True cost over 12 months
Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story. Here's the real cost of running each tool for a year.
| Albacross | Lead Forensics | Derrick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (monthly) | €84/mo monthly OR €59/mo annual (-30%, Starter tier) | ~$4,500/year (custom) | €0 (free) · €9/mo paid |
| Annual cost (base) | ~€1,008/yr | ~€60/yr | €0/yr free · ~€108/yr paid |
| Free plan? | 14-day free trial | Free 7-day trial | ✓ Forever - 100 credits/mo |
| Setup cost | Hours to days | Hours to days | 30 seconds via Marketplace |
| Switching cost | CSV export + retraining | CSV export + retraining | Zero - works alongside any stack |
💡 Most teams pay 2-5x more on add-ons (extra seats, phone credits, integrations) than on the headline base price. Derrick keeps everything in one transparent tier.
Feature-by-Feature
Albacross vs Lead Forensics vs Derrick: full feature comparison
| Albacross | Derrick App | Lead Forensics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | €99/month | $10/mo flat | ~$4,500/year (custom) |
| Free plan | 14-day free trial | 14-day full trial | Free 7-day trial |
| Best for | EU mid-market piloting visitor ID | Sheet-native enrichment | UK enterprise B2B teams |
| Category positioning | Visitor identification | Spreadsheet-native B2B data | Visitor identification |
| G2 rating | 4.3/5 | — | 4.1/5 |
| Founded | 2014 | 2022 | 2009 |
| Match rate (B2B traffic) | 25-40% on B2B traffic | N/A — data not visitor ID | Strong heritage advantage |
| Geographic coverage | Swedish HQ, EU-built | Via integrated providers | Strong heritage advantage |
| Deanonymization level | Account-level | N/A | Account-level |
| Works natively in Google Sheets | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Per-row pricing (no credit caps) | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| MCP-ready for AI / LLM agents | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
Pricing in a nutshell Visitor identification derrick
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Visitor identification
Albacross vs Lead Forensics vs Derrick pricing breakdown
Visitor identification Albacross
€84/mo monthly OR €59/mo annual (-30%, Starter tier)
Best for: EU mid-market piloting visitor ID
Visitor identification category : Albacross entry tier is €99/month. Best-for : eu mid-market piloting visitor id. See the complete Albacross pricing page for tier comparison, credit cap behaviour, and annual-vs-monthly delta.
Results first.
Complexity removed.
Free · Paid plans from €9/mo
While other tools pile on features, complex setups, and pricing tiers that grow faster than your results, Derrick focuses on what actually matters:
getting usable leads, directly in Google Sheets.
No heavy workflows, No endless configuration. No learning curve.
Visitor identification Lead Forensics
~$4,500/year (custom)
Best for: UK enterprise B2B teams
Lead Forensics pricing entry sits at ~$4,500/year (custom) (visitor identification). Sized for uk enterprise b2b teams. The detailed Lead Forensics pricing breakdown (tier-by-tier feature matrix + true TCO) is on the dedicated pricing page.
Migration Guide
How to switch from Albacross to Derrick in 3 steps
Derrick is a Google Workspace app - no formulas to learn, no pipelines to migrate, no engineering work. Add it to Google Sheets and you're enriching in under a minute.
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~30 sec Install Derrick from Google Workspace Marketplace
Click the install button on our Marketplace listing and grant Google Sheets access. No credit card required - you start with 100 free credits per month.
2
~30 sec Open any Google Sheet → Extensions → Derrick
Open a Sheet with your prospect list (paste a CSV from Albacross, scrape from LinkedIn Sales Navigator, or import from your CRM). Click Extensions → Derrick and the sidebar opens with all enrichment features ready to use.
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~1 min Enrich your list with one click
Select the column with names, LinkedIn URLs, or company domains. Pick what you want - emails, phone numbers, LinkedIn data, company info, tech stack - and click "Enrich". Derrick fills the columns directly in your Sheet. No exports, no pipelines, no waiting.
Install Derrick free →
100 free credits / month · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Decision in 60 seconds
Which one is right for you?
Pick Albacross if…
- You specifically need eu mid-market piloting visitor id
- Transparent monthly pricing
- EU-built with GDPR-aware architecture
- You're already invested in the Albacross ecosystem
Pick Lead Forensics if…
- You specifically need uk enterprise b2b teams
- Dedicated UK-based account management
- Strong UK + Western European coverage
- You're already invested in the Lead Forensics ecosystem
Pick Derrick if…
- You want B2B enrichment directly in Google Sheets
- You need a usable free plan (100 credits/mo, no card)
- You don't want long contracts, lock-in, or sales calls
- You need 100+ data points per lead in one tool
What teams say after switching from Albacross vs Lead Forensics
See what our customers say about Derrick.
"This app saved me so much time and effort. Great for anyone looking to build a contact list or network at scale quickly. As a start-up it's been invaluable."
Alex Clark
Director | SaaS GTM Leader
"Working pretty nifty compared to Snov.Io. Price wise it does give a fair shake, and IMO better interface since it's google sheets."
David Sire
Mortgage Broker at Zero Point Mortgage
"Derrick is a very simple and user-friendly app to enrich your contacts database. Best thing: you can test it for free. And then the price is so low, it's a no brainer."
Etienne Grange
CEO Form'actions
"Super easy to enrich linkedin urls using this tool. Both personal and company url data can be easily enriched with a click of a button."
Zaid Bilal
RevOps Professional
"Amazing Tool, I would like to advocate this to my colleagues. So that you can get more users. Keep it Up. 5 Stars!"
Asif Hanzala
Lead Generation Specialist at IdeaPeel
"This app is fantastic. Brilliantly created to help small and mid sized businesses."
Dan Hughes
Founder/CEO, AlmanacIO
"I have been using other expensive apps or freemium like phantombuster, but Derrick has replaced them all. I love the simplicity of the Google sheet add-in, but what is best is the efficiency it delivers."
Julien Walon Cohen
CEO & Co-founder @ Diffly | B2B Sales Advisor
"The LinkedIn scraping and email finder combo is incredibly powerful. I can build a complete prospect list with contact info in under an hour. Absolute must-have for outbound."
Michael Kim
SDR Team Lead at CloudScale
"Have tested over 10+ LI scraper apps, Derrick beats them all. Simple to use, accurate data, and affordable price."
AJ Alexander
Opportunity Prospector
Frequently Asked Questions
Albacross vs Lead Forensics: when does each fit best?
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Albacross is positioned as visitor identification for eu mid-market piloting visitor id. Lead Forensics is positioned as visitor identification for uk enterprise b2b teams. Both compete in the visitor identification category, so the choice comes down to which best-for profile your team matches most closely. G2 reviewers rate Albacross at 4.3/5 and Lead Forensics at 4.1/5 — both products work, the deciding factor is workflow fit, not product quality.
How do Albacross and Lead Forensics pricing actually compare in 2026?
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Albacross entry-paid tier : Starter at €99/month. Next tier up is Growth (€249-€299/month). Albacross's free tier : 14-day free trial. Lead Forensics entry-paid tier : Standard at ~£4,500/year. Next tier up is Premium (~£8,000-£10,000/year). Lead Forensics's free tier : Free 7-day trial. If you're looking past tier-based pricing entirely, Derrick App at $10/month covers unlimited rows enriched in Google Sheets — no credit caps, no per-seat math.
What's the biggest reason to pick Albacross over Lead Forensics?
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Transparent monthly pricing. Public €99-€499/mo tiers visible on the website — no sales call required to find out if Albacross fits your budget. Removes procurement friction versus Dealfront, Leadfeeder Pro, or 6sense. (Source : Klaus M., Demand Gen (German SaaS), G2 review (Feb 2026).) If this single capability maps to a real pain in your sales motion, Albacross is the right pick over Lead Forensics.
What's the biggest reason to pick Lead Forensics over Albacross?
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Dedicated UK-based account management. Higher-tier customers get a named UK-based account manager with quick response times and product knowledge. For enterprise teams that value relationship-driven vendor management, the human touch matters versus self-serve products. (Source : James W., Sales Director (UK SaaS), G2 review (Feb 2026).) If this is the differentiator that matters most for your stack, Lead Forensics is the right pick over Albacross.
Can Derrick replace both Albacross and Lead Forensics?
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Both Albacross and Lead Forensics compete in the visitor identification category. Derrick is data-and-Sheets-native — it doesn't replace a full visitor identification platform feature-for-feature, but it eliminates the data + spreadsheet layer that teams typically use alongside Albacross or Lead Forensics. For teams whose primary need is enrichment + list-building in Sheets, Derrick at $10/mo replaces 60-80% of typical visitor identification stack workflows. For teams running heavy visitor identification feature surface (sequencer, dialer, AI agents), Derrick complements rather than replaces.
Beyond Albacross and Lead Forensics, what other tools should I evaluate?
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Four other tools in the same competitive set worth evaluating : Leadfeeder, Dealfront, Leadinfo, RB2B. Each has its own positioning trade-off versus Albacross and Lead Forensics — Leadfeeder typically appears as a direct competitor on G2 review pages, with Dealfront, Leadinfo, RB2B as adjacent picks for different team sizes or use cases. Each tool's full review on this site has the deep trade-off matrix — start there before shortlisting.
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