LeadIQ alternatives in 2026: 9 tools for verified emails and mobile numbers

The best LeadIQ alternatives for verified emails and mobile numbers are Scalelist, Apollo.io, Lusha, ZoomInfo, Cognism, Seamless.AI, RocketReach, UpLead and Lead411. Six of them publish a price you can pay today. Three sell on a quote.

Most lists that rank for this search were written by sequencers and outreach tools that put themselves first. This one compares contact data vendors only, because that is what a LeadIQ buyer is paying for: an email and a mobile number for a named person, at a cost you can predict.

Every vendor gets the same fields, taken from its own pricing page: price model, entry price, mobile numbers, email verification and contract terms. We make Scalelist, one of the nine, and its entry says where it loses.

Why people look for LeadIQ alternatives

People look for LeadIQ alternatives when the phone numbers, the seat cap or the search limits start to cost more than the entry price suggested. LeadIQ’s own pricing page shows all three.

• Phones cost ten times an email. “Email = 1 Credit”, “Phone number = 10 Credits”. The 200-credit Pro tier buys the whole team 20 phone numbers a month.
• Pro stops at 5 users. Every Pro tier shows “5 users included”. A sixth rep means Enterprise, which is “Contact us” and “Annual plan only”.
• Database search is limited below Enterprise. The plan comparison lists “Limited Access” for prospecting through LeadIQ’s database search on two plans.
• CRM fit. LeadIQ ships a Salesforce managed package and integrates with Outreach and Salesloft. Its integration list shows HubSpot through Workato.

To be fair to LeadIQ: the entry price is low, there is a 50-credit plan at 0 USD, and the pricing page offers a 30-day trial of any plan. Over its MCP connector, misses cost nothing and “If you unlocked a data point in the past year, looking it up again is free.”

How much is LeadIQ?

LeadIQ costs 0 USD on Free (1 user, 50 credits), 15 to 217.69 USD a month on Pro billed annually, or 20 to 290.25 USD billed monthly, and a custom annual quote on Enterprise, as of October 2026. Annual billing is 25% off.

The credit tier decides the bill, not the seat count. The entry tier is 200 credits a month and the top Pro tier is 6,750. Our full breakdown of LeadIQ pricing and credits lists all 12 Pro tiers and what one phone costs on each.

LeadIQ alternatives compared at a glance

The nine alternatives split into two groups: six with a price on the page and three that sell through sales. Here is how each is billed.

Tool	Price model	Entry price	Mobile numbers	Contract terms
LeadIQ	Universal credits	20 USD/mo, 200 credits	10 credits each	Pro monthly or annual; Enterprise annual only
Scalelist	Credits, charged on success	29 USD/mo, 500 credits	20 credits, only if found	Monthly, no seats, no annual contract
Apollo.io	Per seat + credits	65 USD/seat/mo, 2,500 credits	8 credits each	Monthly or annual; Organization annual
Lusha	Credits	49.90 USD/mo, 400 credits	5 credits each	Monthly or yearly, cancel anytime
ZoomInfo	Quote only	Not published	On paid plans	Annual, seat minimum
Cognism	Quote only	Not published	In 1 credit per contact	Not published
Seamless.AI	Quote only	Not published	In 1 credit per contact	Annual credit packages
RocketReach	Per seat, lookups	49 USD/mo, email only	From Pro, 99 USD/mo	Monthly or annual, cancel anytime
UpLead	1 credit per contact	99 USD/mo, 170 credits	Included	Monthly, no contract
Lead411	Exports	49 USD/mo, 1,000 exports	Included	Monthly or annual

The second half of the comparison is what you get back, and what happens when nothing comes back.

Tool	Email verification, as published	Charged on a miss
LeadIQ	Scored and “multi-layer verification”; Verified and Verified-Likely	No, over MCP; a returned email is charged “whatever its verification status”
Scalelist	Every email verified before it is returned, labeled Valid or Risky	No, never
Apollo.io	“Seven-step verification process”	No, in its own data; mobile credits never refunded
Lusha	“Verified emails & phones”; labels not published	Partly: the API takes 1 credit with no result
ZoomInfo	Machine learning, partners and “300+ human researchers”; labels not published	Not published
Cognism	“AI scans metadata to verify email addresses”; labels not published	Not published
Seamless.AI	“Real-time verified data”	Credit refunded on bad emails
RocketReach	“Verified on demand and in real time”	No, the lookup is refunded
UpLead	Real-time verification at download; Valid and Accept All	No, for unverifiable emails
Lead411	SMTP, human verified and open validation, rechecked every 3 to 6 months	Not published

Which LeadIQ alternative is best?

The best LeadIQ alternative depends on how much your reps call. If they mostly email, the cheapest switch is Apollo.io or Lusha, which price an email at 1 credit and a phone at 8 or 5.

If they call as much as they email, pick a tool where the number is either bundled into the record (Lead411, UpLead) or charged only when it is found (Scalelist). If you need more than 5 users on one annual contract with intent data, ZoomInfo and Cognism are the like-for-like enterprise swaps, at a price you have to ask for.

How we picked these LeadIQ alternatives

We kept only tools that do LeadIQ’s core job: return a work email and a phone number for a named person at a US company, on a plan an SDR team can buy.

• Contact data vendors only. Sequencers, outreach automation and social-network automation tools are out, even where they rank for this search.
• Same fields for every tool: what it is, price model, entry price, mobile numbers, email verification, contract terms, best for, where it falls short.
• Prices from the vendor’s own page, read in a browser. Quote-only means “not published”.
• Evidence labeled. Coverage numbers come only from our own published benchmark, and only for tools that were in it. Everything else is the vendor’s claim, written as one.

The 9 best LeadIQ alternatives in 2026

Tools 1 to 3 publish per-credit pricing like LeadIQ. Tools 4 to 6 are quoted. Tools 7 to 9 bundle the phone into a lookup, credit or export.

1. Scalelist

• What it is: Scalelist is an AI Lead Finder. You describe the people you want in one plain-English sentence, see how many match before you spend anything, then get them with verified work emails and mobile numbers.
• Price model: Credits, charged on success: 1 per lead found, 1 per email found, 20 per mobile found. A miss costs 0.
• Entry price: 29 USD a month for 500 credits, up to 649 USD for 20,000, custom above that. Yearly billing is 2 months free. New accounts get 20 free credits, no credit card required.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, 20 credits per mobile found, about 1.16 USD on the entry plan and about 0.65 USD on the 20,000-credit plan.
• Email verification: Every email is verified before it is returned and labeled Valid or Risky. Not found costs nothing.
• Contract terms: Monthly, no per-seat pricing, no annual contract required. Unused credits roll over up to 2x the monthly allocation while subscribed.
• Best for: SDR and LDR teams that call as much as they email and want the bill to follow results, not seats.
• Where it falls short: A mobile costs more credits than on any other tool here, there is no sequencer or dialer, and HubSpot is the only native CRM (others through Zapier or the API).
• Read next: Scalelist plans and credits

2. Apollo.io

• What it is: Apollo.io pairs a B2B contact database with sequencing, a dialer and deal tools, sold per seat with a credit allowance.
• Price model: Per seat plus credits. An email costs 1 credit, a phone number 8.
• Entry price: Basic is 49 USD per seat a month billed annually, or 65 USD billed monthly with 2,500 credits per seat. A free plan gives 75 credits per seat a month.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, 8 credits each. HQ and corporate numbers are free.
• Email verification: Apollo says emails go through a “seven-step verification process”, and refunds credits on a verified email that bounces within 30 days when sent from Apollo.
• Contract terms: Monthly or annual on Basic and Professional. Organization is annual only with a 3-seat minimum.
• Best for: Teams that mostly email, call selectively, and want the sequencer in the same tool.
• Where it falls short: “Apollo doesn’t refund any credits for mobile numbers”, and seats add up as the team grows.
• Read next: Apollo.io alternatives

3. Lusha

• What it is: Lusha is a self-serve contact data platform with a web app, a browser extension and an API, sold on credit plans.
• Price model: Credits. An email costs 1, a phone number 5, both “Up to 6 credits”.
• Entry price: Starter is 49.90 USD a month for 400 credits, or 37.45 USD a month billed yearly. A free plan gives 40 credits a month.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, 5 credits each. Lusha claims “117M+ direct dials”.
• Email verification: Plans list “Verified emails & phones”. Status labels are not published.
• Contract terms: Monthly or yearly. “Yes, you can cancel your plan at any time!” Teams above 5 users go through sales.
• Best for: Individual reps who want month-to-month access and an extension for account research.
• Where it falls short: API requests cost at least 1 credit “even if no results are returned”, and CSV export costs 1 credit per 25 rows.
• Read next: Lusha alternatives

4. ZoomInfo

• What it is: ZoomInfo is an enterprise go-to-market data platform selling contacts, companies and intent on custom-quoted annual contracts.
• Price model: Quote only. “For each exported record, one credit is charged.”
• Entry price: Not published. ZoomInfo Lite is free with 10 credits a month.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, on paid plans, which unlock “direct dials, mobile numbers, org chart data”. It claims “135M+ Direct Dial Numbers”.
• Email verification: “Verified through a multi-source system combining machine learning, third-party partners, and 300+ human researchers”. Status labels are not published.
• Contract terms: “ZoomInfo paid plans are annual subscriptions”, billed upfront, with a minimum number of seats.
• Best for: Larger teams that want contacts, companies and intent on one annual contract.
• Where it falls short: Bulk credits expire at the end of the term, two users exporting the same record pay twice, and “Renewal pricing can increase from the initial contract rate”.
• Read next: ZoomInfo vs LeadIQ, side by side

5. Cognism

• What it is: Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence platform built around phone-verified mobile numbers, sold as Standard and Pro packages.
• Price model: Quote only. “1 credit = 1 revealed contact.”
• Entry price: Not published. Both packages list “5 seats included”.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, inside the contact credit. Phone-verified mobiles “go through additional layers of verification checks”, and on-demand mobile verification is a Pro feature.
• Email verification: “Cognism’s AI scans metadata to verify email addresses and mobile numbers.” Status labels are not published.
• Contract terms: Not published. Each seat includes a credit allocation and more can be bought.
• Best for: Teams that call into Europe as well as the US and want mobiles checked before a rep dials.
• Where it falls short: No public price, no single-seat plan, and a contact costs a credit again after a job change.
• Read next: Cognism alternatives

6. Seamless.AI

• What it is: Seamless.AI researches contacts in real time and returns emails, cell phones and direct dials, sold as annual credit packages.
• Price model: Quote only. Find “uses 1 credit per contact to generate all information in the contact profile”, phones included.
• Entry price: Not published. A free license gives 50 credits that do not replenish.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, inside the same credit. The pricing page lists “Cell Phones”.
• Email verification: “Real-time verified data”, with “100% Credit Back Protection” on emails that turn out bad.
• Contract terms: Paid plans are “Annual Credit Packages” through sales. A monthly paid option is not published.
• Best for: Teams that want one large annual credit pool with email and phone returned together.
• Where it falls short: No public price, intent and enrichment are add-ons, and its pricing FAQ and help center disagree on whether Pro’s 10,000 credits are annual or monthly.
• Read next: Seamless.AI alternatives

7. RocketReach

• What it is: RocketReach is a self-serve contact lookup tool, with phone numbers on its two upper plans.
• Price model: Per seat plans with a lookup allowance. One lookup covers email and phone on Pro and Ultimate.
• Entry price: Essentials is 49 USD a month for 100 lookups, email only. Phones start on Pro at 99 USD a month for 250 lookups, or 69 USD a month billed annually.
• Mobile numbers: Yes, on Pro and Ultimate: “Verified mobile & direct phone numbers”.
• Email verification: “Verified on demand and in real time.” Status labels are not published.
• Contract terms: Monthly or annual, “No commitment, cancel anytime”.
• Best for: One rep or a small team that needs a few dozen numbers a week and no charge when nothing is found.
• Where it falls short: No phones on the entry plan, sending is capped at 500 emails a day, and team plans “start at $6K annually”.
• Read next: RocketReach alternatives

8. UpLead

• What it is: UpLead is a B2B contact database where one credit unlocks one contact, email and mobile direct dial together.
• Price model: 1 credit per contact. “One credit equals one contact.”
• Entry price: Essentials is 99 USD a month for 170 credits with one user. Plus is 199 USD for 400. The trial is 5 credits over 7 days.
• Mobile numbers: Included in the contact credit.
• Email verification: Real-time verification at download. Its API docs say a credit is only deducted when the email comes back “Valid” or “Accept All”.
• Contract terms: “Our monthly plans have no contract or long-term commitment.” Professional is annual.
• Best for: Small teams that want one unit of billing with both data points in it.
• Where it falls short: One user on the two self-serve plans, and intent data, full API access and CRM sync only on annual Professional.
• Read next: UpLead competitors

9. Lead411

• What it is: Lead411 is a B2B contact database sold by exports, with direct dials included on every plan.
• Price model: Exports. One export carries the email and the direct phone.
• Entry price: Spark is 49 USD a month for 1,000 exports, or 490 USD a year for 12,000. The trial is 50 exports over 7 days.
• Mobile numbers: Included: “All of our subscriptions Include Verified Email and mobile phone Numbers”.
• Email verification: “Verified using SMTP, human-verified, and email open validation”, re-verified every 3 to 6 months.
• Contract terms: Monthly billing for certain plans, cancellable at any time. Intent and unlimited data are annual only.
• Best for: Small outbound teams that want direct dials included and a predictable bill.
• Where it falls short: API access starts on Ignite, Ignite is priced “Starting At”, and whether a miss uses an export is not published.
• Read next: Lead411 competitors

What one found contact really costs

A found contact with an email and a mobile costs from 5 cents on Lead411 to 128 cents on Scalelist at entry list prices. At the largest self-serve plans the spread narrows to 21 to 71 cents.

On LeadIQ, the same contact costs 110 cents on the 20 USD tier and 47 cents on the top Pro tier. So at volume LeadIQ is cheaper than Scalelist per contact, and we will not pretend otherwise.

The number that matters is the price per number you actually get back. A cheap reveal that returns a switchboard, or nothing, still costs a rep a dial. That is why the miss rule in the second table matters as much as the list price.

Why Scalelist fits teams that call, and when it does not

Scalelist is built for the part of the job LeadIQ’s buyers care about most: a verified email and a mobile number for the right people, priced per result found. Three things are different.

You start from a sentence, not a browser tab. LeadIQ captures prospects while a rep browses. Scalelist’s Lead Finder starts from a description of the buyer, shows what it understood and how many people match, and only then asks you to spend credits.

The bill tracks results, not seats. No per-seat pricing, no annual contract, and nothing charged when a mobile is not found. A team of 12 SDRs pays for the mobiles it gets, not for an Enterprise quote.

Coverage is published. We ran the same founder list through eight providers in four regions and published the raw data in our B2B data provider benchmark. LeadIQ was not in it, so we cannot claim we beat it. Apollo.io was.

On the North America list, Scalelist found a phone number for 87% and Apollo.io for 50%. In APAC it was 75% against 8%.

Where Scalelist is not the right pick: if your reps live in Salesforce and want one-click capture into Outreach or Salesloft, LeadIQ is built for that and we are not. If you mostly need emails in volume, Apollo.io and Lead411 are cheaper. If you need intent data and a dialer on one contract, ZoomInfo sells that and we do not.

Calling mobile numbers comes with rules that apply to your team, whichever vendor you use. We cover them in B2B cold calling laws. This page is not legal advice.

How to choose a LeadIQ alternative

Choose a LeadIQ alternative by matching the billing model to how your reps work, then testing the shortlist on your own accounts.

1. Count last quarter’s phones and emails separately. At 10 credits a phone, the phone count is what sets your LeadIQ bill, and it will set the next one too.
2. Count your users. More than 5 means LeadIQ Enterprise, ZoomInfo, Cognism or Seamless.AI on a quote, or a tool with no seat pricing.
3. Ask what a miss costs. Scalelist and RocketReach charge nothing, UpLead only charges for Valid or Accept All emails, Lusha’s API charges a credit with no result.
4. Check the CRM path. LeadIQ is strongest on Salesforce. Scalelist pushes to HubSpot natively and reaches others through Zapier or the API.
5. Run the same 100 contacts through two or three tools. Our method for testing a data provider counts connected calls, not rows returned.
6. Get renewal terms in writing on any quote. That is where year two gets expensive.

If you are also replacing a bigger contract, our guides to ZoomInfo competitors, SalesIntel alternatives for US direct dials and Dun and Bradstreet alternatives for company data use the same fields. More head-to-head comparisons are on the Scalelist blog.

FAQ

What are the best LeadIQ alternatives?

The best LeadIQ alternatives are Scalelist, Apollo.io, Lusha, ZoomInfo, Cognism, Seamless.AI, RocketReach, UpLead and Lead411. Apollo.io and Lusha suit teams that mostly email. Lead411 and UpLead include the phone in every record. Scalelist suits teams that call, charging 20 credits per mobile found and nothing on a miss. ZoomInfo and Cognism are the quoted enterprise options.

How much is LeadIQ?

LeadIQ is free for 1 user and 50 credits. Pro costs 15 to 217.69 USD a month billed annually, or 20 to 290.25 USD billed monthly, for 200 to 6,750 credits a month and up to 5 users. Enterprise is a custom annual quote. An email costs 1 credit and a phone number 10, so the 20 USD tier buys 20 phones a month.

Is LeadIQ trustworthy?

Yes, LeadIQ is an established, venture-backed software company, founded in 2015, and it says it has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit. Its accuracy figures, such as “Accuracy >90 %” for verified phones, are its own claims. Treat every vendor’s accuracy the same way: run 100 of your own contacts through it and count the calls that connect.

Who owns LeadIQ?

LeadIQ, Inc. was founded in 2015 by Mei Siauw, who leads it as CEO. It is venture-backed: its 30 million USD Series B in October 2021 was led by Cathay Innovation, with Eight Roads Ventures, Draper Associates and others, bringing total funding to 42 million USD. The company is based in San Francisco and Singapore.

Is there a LeadIQ alternative with no seat limit?

Yes. Scalelist has no per-seat pricing, so any number of reps can use one credit plan from 29 USD a month. Lead411 and UpLead sell by exports and credits rather than team size, though UpLead’s self-serve plans include one user. LeadIQ Pro covers up to 5 users, and larger teams move to Enterprise.

Which LeadIQ alternative is cheapest for phone numbers?

Lead411 is cheapest per record at entry list price, at 49 USD a month for 1,000 exports with direct dials included, about 5 cents per contact. Apollo.io charges 8 credits per phone, about 23 cents for an email and a phone on Basic. Scalelist is dearer per mobile at 20 credits but charges nothing when a number is not found.

Can Scalelist replace LeadIQ?

For the contact data, yes. Scalelist, an AI Lead Finder, returns verified work emails and mobile numbers for 1 credit per lead, 1 per email and 20 per mobile, charged only when found, with no seats and no annual contract. It does not replace LeadIQ’s Salesforce managed package or its capture into Outreach and Salesloft.

Sources

• LeadIQ: Pricing
• LeadIQ: Our data
• LeadIQ: Universal credits
• LeadIQ: Developer and MCP docs
• LeadIQ: SOC 2 Type II announcement
• Cathay Innovation: LeadIQ raises 30M USD Series B
• Apollo.io: Pricing
• Apollo.io: How data requests work
• Lusha: Pricing
• Lusha: How credits are counted
• ZoomInfo: Pricing
• ZoomInfo: How much does ZoomInfo cost
• ZoomInfo: Overview of credits
• Cognism: Pricing
• Cognism: Our data
• Seamless.AI: Pricing
• RocketReach: Pricing
• UpLead: Pricing
• UpLead: API documentation
• Lead411: Pricing