Clearbit

🎯 Should you use Clearbit?

Buy if: You run agency teams or in-house TA squads that need real-time company data on candidates (funding, tech stack, headcount) to qualify prospects before outreach.

Skip if: You need direct-dial phone numbers or personal emails-Clearbit enriches business data, not contact info for individual contributors.

⚡ In practice

• ●Setup: 20 minutes via API or Zapier integration
• ●Company enrichment: Pulls org size, funding, tech in seconds
• ●Contact enrichment: Returns job title, seniority, work email when available

⚠️ Where it breaks

• ●Personal mobile numbers and non-work emails rarely appear-this is not ContactOut or hireEZ.
• ●Accuracy drops hard for startups under 50 people and roles outside sales or engineering.

💸 Is it worth the money?

Free tier gives 100 enrichments per month, enough for solo agency recruiters testing passive lists. Paid plans start around $99/month for 1,000 lookups, which is steep if you only source sporadically.

🆚 If not this

• ●ContactOut -> Pick when you need personal phone numbers and LinkedIn emails for individual outreach.
• ●hireEZ -> Pick when you want candidate search and enrichment in one platform instead of bolting APIs together.

🎯 Final verdict

Clearbit works for agency teams who need company intelligence to qualify prospects, but skip it if you need direct contact data or recruit outside tech verticals.