Hello everyone! I welcome you all to check out this honest comparison article that I’ve written on Prospectss vs Hunter.io. In this article, I’ll explain the differences & similarities between these two Growth Marketing platforms & which one is better. There are different metrics that I’ve carefully analyzed to find out which one is better of these two. Read the article to find out which is the better Email Finding & Verification alternative. In the end, you’ll find out who the winner is.
Prospectss is an online Growth Marketing toolkit that allows users to scrape data from Company Websites, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. In addition, it helps find emails, leads, collect data, & outreach that enables growth opportunities for you. Whereas, Hunter.io is an email finder platform that allows users to find & verify emails for lead generation & data collection.
Take a look at the tools & their features below.
Tools & Features
Prospectss has many growth marketing tools in their store. But, for this comparison, I’ll stick to the 3 most popular tools that Prospectss & Hunter.io have in common.
Which is a Better Email Finding Tool?
| Prospectss.com | Hunter.io | |
| Tool Name | Find Email | Email Finder |
| Time | 3-5 secs approx | 3-5 secs approx |
| Accuracy | Only Accurate Results Shown | Percentage-based Accuracy Shown |
| Usage | Unlimited | Limited |
| Usability | Simple User Interface | Simple User Interface |
| Cost | Unlimited Usage on Paid Plans | $0.098/ email |
| Data Search Type | Live search | Live search |
It will take you about 3-5 seconds to find the email with Prospectss. Hunter.io also takes about 3-5 seconds to find the email. The email you get from Prospectss is 100% accurate while Hunter.io shows you emails based on a percentage-based accuracy. Also, you get more details about the emails’ status from the Prospectss Find Email tool. In comparison, Hunter.io’s Email Finder tool shows you emails sometimes having a catch-all status. Emails that have a catch-all status can increase your bounce rate & also may prevent you from sending emails to your leads.
In terms of usage, Prospectss’s Find Email tool can be used for Unlimited once you are subscribed to any paid plan. On the contrary, Hunter.io has a capped limit even on their paid plans.
Comparing the Bulk Email Finding Tools
Prospectss & Hunter both have the option of email finding in bulk.
The time required to use these tools varies depending on the amount of data searched. You can upload a CSV file of 10,000 rows of data on Prospectss. On the other hand, Hunter.io allows you to upload a file of 50,000 rows of data. Prospectss gives you more details about the emails than Hunter.io making it a better alternative.
Prospectss Find Emails Features:
Email verification status, deliverable, disposable, email syntax validity, inbox status, catch-all email status & downloadable data in a CSV file.
Hunter.io Email Finder Features:
Email, Save email, Send direct email, Job designation & Downloadable data in a CSV file.
Hunter.io does have a plus point as you can enter higher data. However, the Prospectss tool gives you Unlimited usage on any paid plans which saves you lots of bucks. Additionally, you get more data points regarding the emails than Hunter.io which helps to determine which emails to effectively target. Also, the emails you get from them are 100% verified making Prospectss the clear winner here.
Which is a Better Blog Author Email Finding tool?
| Prospectss.com | Hunter.io | |
| Tool Name | Blog Author Finder | Author Finder |
| Time | 5 secs approx | 5 secs approx |
| Accuracy | Only Accurate Results Shown | Percentage-based Accuracy Shown |
| Usage | Limited | Limited |
| Usability | Simple User Interface | Simple User Interface |
| Cost | $0.0098/ email | $0.098/ email |
| Data Search Type | Live search | Live search |
Both Prospectss’s & Hunter.io’s Author Email Finding tools take approximately about 5 seconds to scrape for emails. The email you get from both Prospectss & Hunter for this tool is 100% accurate. However, Prospectss offers users to find emails associated with the domain if they cannot find the exact author’s email. On the contrary, Hunter.io does not have that option so you cannot find any email associated with the blog. Cherry on top; with Prospectss you can find emails of 5000 authors in the basic plan while with Hunter you can only find 500 emails in their starter plan.
Comparing the Bulk Blog Author Finding Tools
Like the Find Emails tool, both these platforms also offer to find author emails in bulk for a faster rate of data collection.
The time required for both these tools varies depending on the amount of data searched. Users can upload a list of 10,000 blog URLs on both these platforms. With Prospectss you can find emails associated with the domain if it’s unable to find the author’s email. In contrast, Hunter lacks this option making Prospectss a better option in this category.
Prospectss Blog Author Finder Features:
Author name, author email, author profile link, author image, blog logo, blog name, publisher URL, & downloadable data in a CSV file.
Hunter.io Author Finder Features:
First name, last name, email score, position, Twitter handle, LinkedIn URL, phone number, position, Twitter handle, LinkedIn URL, source, & downloadable data in a CSV file.
Hunter.io does give you more data about the emails which are of good value. However, Prospectss gives you more author emails due to the found limit not being capped like Hunter. Prospectss also is more affordable making it a winner in my books.
Which is a Better Email Verification Tool?
| Prospectss.com | Hunter.io | |
| Tool Name | Verify Emails | Email Verifier |
| Time | 10-15 secs approx | 10-15 secs approx |
| Accuracy | Only Accurate Results Shown | Percentage-based Accuracy Shown |
| Usage | Unlimited | Limited |
| Usability | Simple User Interface | Simple User Interface |
| Cost | Unlimited Usage on Paid Plans | $0.049/ email |
| Data Verify Type | Live Verify | Live Verify |
It will take you about 5-10 seconds to verify the email on both these platforms. The data you get from Prospectss’s Verify Email tool is 100% accurate. On the other hand, Hunter.io offers percentage-based verification accuracy. This means that the data you get from Prospectss is of the highest quality. Prospectss verifies webmails like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc., while Hunter.io verifies only professional emails. Hunter has a fixed limit of 1000 email verifications per month. While Prospectss has no limit making it the better option of these two.
Comparing the Bulk Email Verification Tools
Both these platforms also offer email verification in bulk. The time required for both these tools depend on the number of emails verified. You can upload a list of 100,000 emails at a time on Prospectss. While on Hunter you can verify 200 domains in a day. Even if there is the slightest chance of an email being bad, Prospectss shows it as a bad email. In contrast, Hunter.io shows email verifications based on the percentage accuracy. This makes the data you get from Prospectss more accurate. Both these platforms only verify professional emails & do not verify webmails like Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.
Prospectss Verify Emails Features:
Email, status, format, disposable, deliverable, full inbox, catch-all, copy to save.
Hunter.io Email Verifier Features:
Format, type of email, server status, email status, save the email.
Prospectss gives fully accurate email verifications while Hunter verifies based on a percentage accuracy. The pricing for Prospectss is also lower than Hunter. Thus, the winner again is Prospectss in terms of overall usage & the number of emails you can verify.
Comparing the Pricing of Prospectss with Hunter.io
Both Prospectss & Hunter.io have different plans that you can subscribe to as per your needs. Prospectss only has monthly plans, while Hunter.io has monthly as well as yearly plans. Therefore, to fairly compare the pricing, I am keeping this comparison limited only to the monthly plans.
Take a look at the Prospectss Plans
Take a look at the Monthly Plans for Hunter.io
Both Prospectss & Hunter.io provides extra credits & search/verification limit respectively. If you need more, just contact their respective teams from their live support/contact page.
Let’s compare in detail the pricing of these 3 common tools below. To keep things simple, I’ve kept the comparison to the basic/ starter plan.
Find Emails
Prospectss’s Find Emails is an Unlimited Usage tool on any paid plan. Whereas, Hunter.io’s Email Finder costs $0.098 per email found. Also, Hunter is limited to 500 monthly searches while Prospectss is not. This makes Prospectss’s Find Emails tool a more reasonable & better option for you.
Also, Prospectss’s Bulk Find Emails tool costs $0.00392 per email. While Hunter.io’s Bulk Email Finder tool costs $0.098 per email found. Prospectss finds you more emails than Hunter on average. What’s game-winning is that with their basic plan you can search for up to 12,500 emails while Hunter.io’s Bulk Email Finder has a capped limit of 500 monthly searches on their starter plan.
Blog Author Finder
Prospectss’s Blog Author Finder costs $0.0098 per author email found which is lower than Hunter.io’s Author Finder tool which costs $0.098 per author email. Also with Prospectss, you can find 5000 emails with the basic plan while you are limited to 500 email finds on Hunter.io’s basic plan.
Prospectss’s Bulk Blog Author Finder tool costs $0.0098 per email found from a domain. On the other hand, Hunter.io’s Bulk Author Finder tool costs $0.098 per author email making Prospectss more affordable. There is no contest between Prospectss’s & Hunter’s pricing as Prospectss takes the win here easily.
Verify Emails
Users can use the Prospectss Verify Emails tool for Unlimited Usage with any paid plan while Hunter.io charges $0.049 per email verified with the Email Verifier. Thus, making Prospectss’s Verify Emails tool a better monetary option for users.
Furthermore, Prospectss’s Bulk Verify Emails cost $0.00196 per email verified. On the other hand, Hunter.io’s Bulk Email Verifier tool costs $0.049 per email verification making Prospectss a pocket-friendly option. Also, the difference in the number of emails you get is pretty considerable. With Prospectss, you can verify 25,000 emails with the basic plan while you are limited to 1000 email verifications on Hunter.io’s basic plan.
Final Words
I’ve tried to compare both these email-finding platforms in a fair & unbiased way. I found that both these platforms are very simple & straightforward. However, Prospectss gives you 100% verified data while Hunter shows you percentage-based accuracy. Prospectss is a more budget-friendly option. Hence, Prospectss is the clear winner here.
