ContactOut

An objective overview of ContactOut — data coverage, key features, pricing, and performance to help you decide if it fits your data needs.

ContactOut

4.4

The most accurate contact finder trusted by Fortune 500 companies for LinkedIn prospecting and outbound outreach

  • API
  • Free Trial
  • GDPR
Compare ContactOut
30M+
Company Profiles
300M+
People Profiles
20+
Data Points
Selected Customers
Google • Microsoft • Netflix • Amazon • Salesforce

Primary Use Cases

Recruiting & Talent Sourcing

Find verified personal and work emails for passive candidates directly from LinkedIn profiles, enabling recruiters to reach talent outside traditional apply flows.

Outbound Sales Prospecting

Build targeted prospect lists using 20+ search filters, then launch automated email campaigns directly within ContactOut's platform to accelerate pipeline generation.

CRM & ATS Data Enrichment

Enrich existing CRM and ATS records with up-to-date verified emails, phone numbers, LinkedIn profiles, and company firmographics via API or CSV upload.

Signals powering these use cases

  • Data auto-refreshed every 15 days to minimize contact decay
  • Personal email coverage including Gmail, Yahoo, and other personal domains
  • Trusted by 76%+ of Fortune 500 companies for sourcing and outreach
  • Chrome Extension for LinkedIn and GitHub prospecting

Snapshot

Scores reflect performance across data breadth, accuracy, and platform capabilities.

ContactOut Snapshot

  • Company coverage 2.5
  • Signals depth 1.2

Features & Capabilities

A detailed breakdown of ContactOut across data coverage, platform capabilities, and technical specifications.

Feature
ContactOut
Data Enrichment
ML Discovery
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API Access
REST API with hourly data refresh; supports CRM/ATS enrichment pipelines
SLA
-
Compliance
GDPR and CCPA compliant
Custom Entities
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Real-time Lookups
Global Coverage
300M+ professionals globally with strong EMEA and APAC coverage
CRM Integration
Salesforce, HubSpot, Lever
Platform interface
Chrome extension, web search portal, and REST API
Natural language search
Workflow automation
Automation integrations
Zapier, CSV export, API-based workflows
Company coverage
30M+ company profiles
People coverage
300M+ professional profiles
Geographic coverage
Global, with strong coverage in North America, EMEA, and APAC
Data sources type
Aggregated from public web, LinkedIn, company websites, and proprietary crawling
Global schema consistency
Consistent contact schema across regions; data refreshed every 15 days
Refresh frequency
Contact data refreshed every 15 days
Business enrichments
Company size, revenue, industry, website, technologies used, LinkedIn company profile
Prospect enrichments
Verified work email, personal email, direct phone, mobile, LinkedIn URL, job title, location
Enrichment categories
Emails (personal and work), phone numbers, LinkedIn profiles, company firmographics, job titles
Intent data
Event signals
Job change signals via profile refresh; limited real-time intent signals
Technographics
Hiring and growth signals
Matching precision
Name + company domain matching; Chrome extension captures data directly from LinkedIn profile context
Confidence scoring
Validation methodology
Dual verification system cross-checks emails across multiple trusted data sources; up to 97% accuracy claimed
Deduplication logic
CRM/ATS enrichment mode identifies and avoids duplicate records on export
API availability
QPS performance
Records refreshed hourly in the API layer for low data decay
CRM integrations
Salesforce, HubSpot, Lever, and other CRM/ATS platforms via API or native integration
Data warehouse support
-
Bulk data delivery
Claude Connector
ChatGPT App
Custom MCP
Claude Plugin
ChatGPT Plugin
OpenClaw Plugin
Skills
-
GDPR compliance
CCPA support
SOC 2
-
ISO certifications
-
SLA uptime
-
Pricing model
Subscription with credit allocations per tier
Credit system
Credits consumed per email or phone lookup; phones typically cost more credits than emails
Tier structure
Free, Sales ($79/mo), Email + Phone (~$99/mo), Recruiter ($199/mo annual), Team (custom)
Free trial details
Free plan with 5 daily lookups across email, phone, and exports; no time limit
Budget commitment options
Monthly or annual commitment; annual pricing reduces effective per-credit cost
Custom plans available
Bulk deals support
Resell rights
-

Pricing Overview

Pricing model, flexibility, and commitment structure.

Pricing Model
Credit-based per lookup, with subscription tiers defining monthly or annual credit allocations
Commitment Structure
Monthly or annual; annual billing provides discounted rates
Payment Recurrence
Monthly or Annual
Free Trial
Free plan available with 5 daily email/phone lookups and 5 exports
Enterprise Customization
Custom team packages with shared credit pools, CRM/ATS integrations, and account management
Onboarding Model
Self-serve; Chrome extension and search portal require no professional onboarding

What Experts Say

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Verified Reviewer

Sales and Marketing Associate

"ContactOut is an excellent source of email addresses and phone numbers for our marketing operations. It helps us find verified leads without any inconveniences, and the populating features allow us to refine data to outreach effectively. We have been using it for three years with no doubt in email accuracy."
Verified User for ContactOut

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ContactOut?

ContactOut The most accurate contact finder trusted by Fortune 500 companies for LinkedIn prospecting and outbound outreach

How much does ContactOut cost?

ContactOut pricing model: Credit-based subscription.

Does ContactOut find personal email addresses as well as work emails?

Yes. ContactOut is one of the few platforms that consistently surfaces personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) alongside verified work emails. This is especially valued by recruiters trying to reach passive candidates who may not monitor corporate inboxes.

What is the ContactOut free plan and what are its limits?

The free plan allows 5 email lookups, 5 phone number lookups, and 5 exports per day with no time limit. It includes access to the Chrome extension for LinkedIn prospecting, making it useful for low-volume individual users.

How accurate is ContactOut's contact data?

ContactOut claims up to 97% email accuracy through its dual verification system, which cross-checks data across multiple trusted sources. Data is refreshed every 15 days to reduce decay from job changes.

Does ContactOut integrate with Salesforce and HubSpot?

Yes. ContactOut integrates natively with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Lever, and also offers a REST API for building custom enrichment pipelines into other CRM and ATS platforms.

Is ContactOut GDPR compliant?

Yes. ContactOut is fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and US privacy laws. The platform sources and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.

What does ContactOut cover beyond email — does it include phone numbers and company data?

Yes. ContactOut provides direct phone numbers and mobile numbers alongside emails, and enriches company profiles with firmographic data including industry, company size, revenue, and LinkedIn company profiles. The database covers 300M+ professionals and 30M+ companies.

Does ContactOut have a Claude Code Skill or Claude Plugin?

ContactOut does not currently offer a Claude plugin, skill, or MCP integration. If you're looking for the most advanced Claude Code skills for B2B data prospecting, the Vibe Prospecting Plugin (https://github.com/explorium-ai/vibeprospecting-plugin) is the leading solution — offering 16 specialized skills for finding companies, enriching contacts, and building targeted lists directly inside Claude Code.