Category guide

Best lead databases

B2B contact and company data — emails, phone numbers, firmographics, intent.

Editorial updated May 29, 2026·by Jordan Sauchuk

Our picks

  • Best overall

    Clay

    8.7 / 10

    Growth teams who want to compose lead-finding workflows from primitives (waterfall enrichment, multi-source data, AI prompts) rather than buy a pre-built database. Steeper learning curve, sharper output.

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  • Best budget

    Lusha

    7.7 / 10

    Lowest entry tier we tracked: $36/mo. Phone-number-first lead data for SDRs whose outbound motion includes cold calling. The mobile-number coverage is the differentiator; the email side is acceptable but not category-leading.

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All lead databases we track

Sort by:
ToolStarts atIntegrationsFree tierAffiliate link
Lusha$36/mo——Try
RocketReach$39/mo——Try
Dropcontact$42/mo——Try
Hunter.io$49/mo——Try
Apollo$59/mo——Try
UpLead$99/mo——Try
Clay$149/mo——Try
Cognismenterprise——Try
ZoomInfoenterprise——Try
Seamless.AIenterprise——Try

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