The verdict
UpLead is a simple, well-rated contact database with published prices, verification at the point of download and an accuracy guarantee, and it is worth it for small teams that pull a few hundred contacts a month. Users rate it 4.6 out of 5 from 76 reviews on Capterra and 4.2 from 89 on Trustpilot. Essentials costs $99 a month for 170 credits ($74 a month billed annually), and Plus $199 for 400 ($149 billed annually). Each credit includes the email and the mobile number. Its limits are credit volume and niche coverage. Cleanlist publishes this review and sells contact data too; our own plans are public.
Prices, ratings and quotes on this page were checked on October 1, 2026. This is a pricing, fit and user-evidence review. Cleanlist has not run UpLead on a file of its own, so no figure here is our measurement of its data, and we have not checked its accuracy guarantee. UpLead's prices come from its own pricing page, read October 1, 2026; they match our public B2B data pricing index of September 1. Ratings and quotes come from Capterra and Trustpilot, read the same day. For the full plan detail, see our UpLead pricing guide.
UpLead at a glance
| What it is | A B2B contact database with real-time email verification, mobile direct dials, technographics and intent data |
| Data, as UpLead states it | "200M+ leads, AI-verified as you search and ranked by freshness" |
| Accuracy claim | "95% data accuracy", backed by "a 95%+ accuracy guarantee" |
| Customers, as UpLead states it | "Trusted by 4,000+ customers" |
| Entry price | Essentials: $99 a month, or $74 a month on annual billing, for 170 credits a month |
| Free trial | 7 days, 5 credits |
| Capterra | 4.6 out of 5 from 76 reviews |
| Trustpilot | TrustScore 4.2 from 89 reviews |
| Best for | Small teams and agencies that need a few hundred verified contacts a month |
| Think twice if | You need thousands of contacts a month, or you sell into a narrow niche |
What is UpLead?
UpLead is a B2B contact database. Its homepage headline is "Real-time verified B2B emails, mobile numbers and intent data", and it describes the data as "200M+ leads, AI-verified as you search and ranked by freshness." You search by company and contact filters, verify emails before you download, and export to a CSV or a CRM. The feature list on its homepage includes real-time email verification, mobile direct dials, technographics, intent data, a Chrome extension, an API, bulk lookup and integrations.
UpLead's selling point is accuracy. The homepage claims "95% data accuracy" and says "we back it with a 95%+ accuracy guarantee." Those are UpLead's claims, and Cleanlist has not checked them. Before you rely on the guarantee, ask UpLead how it is measured and what you get back when a record fails it.
What UpLead costs, and is it worth it?
UpLead publishes its prices. The ladder:
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 for 7 days | 5 credits | |
| Essentials | $99 a month | $74 a month | 170 a month (2,040 a year on annual), 1 user |
| Plus | $199 a month | $149 a month | 400 a month (4,800 a year on annual), 1 user |
| Professional | Custom | Annual only | Custom |
Source: uplead.com/pricing, read October 1, 2026. Check the page before you buy.
One credit unlocks one contact, and UpLead bundles the email and the mobile number into that credit. Extra credits on Essentials are $0.60 each, per the pricing page. That makes the cost per 1,000 contacts $435.29 on Essentials with annual billing and $582.35 on monthly billing, and $372.50 on Plus with annual billing.
Those per-contact figures are high next to tools that price email reveals separately, and they include the mobile number. So UpLead is worth it when you need a few hundred complete, verified records a month and value the phone number in each one. It gets expensive at volume: 170 credits is about eight contacts a working day.
Is UpLead free?
UpLead offers a 7-day free trial with 5 credits. The homepage invites you to "grab 5 free leads." That is enough to see the verification step and check a few records in your market. The pricing page lists no free plan beyond the trial.
Is UpLead legit?
Yes. UpLead is an established vendor that says it has more than 4,000 customers, and it scores well on both review sites we read: 4.6 on Capterra and 4.2 on Trustpilot. The complaints are mostly about data age and coverage. One UK reviewer on Trustpilot wrote in June 2026 that they emailed "3 or 4 times" to cancel a trial, got no response and "was then charged close to £700", so cancel in writing before the trial ends and keep the confirmation.
What UpLead users say
On October 1, 2026, UpLead had 4.6 out of 5 from 76 reviews on Capterra, with 4.7 for both ease of use and customer service. On Trustpilot it had a TrustScore of 4.2 from 89 reviews, with 66% five-star and 21% one-star. Several of the Capterra reviews we quote are a few years old, so we have noted the date on each one.
What users like:
"The quality of the leads is pretty accurate, and it is about as high as I have found to be the case with much more expensive systems."
Lead Generation Specialist, marketing and advertising, July 2021 (Capterra)
"Extremely accurate email addresses with zero bounces, very easy to use, and super powerful search features that allow me to pinpoint exact criteria and people that I need for my campaigns."
Owner, management consulting, November 2020 (Capterra)
"Great tool at a great price! The data is robust and the price is a fraction of Zoominfo. Definitely recommend for those that are doing outreach."
Reviewer in the United States, September 2026 (Trustpilot)
What users dislike:
"Beyond this small number, niche leads with mobile don't really exist in Uplead."
Founder, market research, March 2022 (Capterra)
"Unfortunately most of the data was so old I had to go through each listing just to see if the company was still in business."
Owner, marketing and advertising, November 2020 (Capterra)
A UK reviewer on Trustpilot wrote in December 2025: "The lists I've created are really low quality." The same reviewer said many of the companies no longer existed and many contacts did not match the filters they had set.
Where UpLead is strong
Published prices. You can price UpLead before you talk to anyone, and monthly billing is available on the self-serve plans.
Verification before download. UpLead verifies emails in real time as you search, and reviewers credit it for low bounce rates.
Complete records. One credit includes the email and the mobile number, so there is no second charge for the phone.
Service. 4.7 for customer service on Capterra and a 4.2 TrustScore suggest support is responsive.
Where UpLead is weak
Volume. 170 credits a month on Essentials is small, and extra credits are $0.60 each.
Niche coverage. Reviewers selling into narrow markets report few contacts with mobile numbers.
Data age. Some reviewers report records for companies that no longer exist. Ask what "ranked by freshness" means in practice for your market.
Older reviews. Several of the Capterra reviews we read date from 2020 to 2022, so recent evidence on Capterra is thinner than the score suggests.
Who should pick UpLead, and who should not
Pick UpLead if:
- You need a few hundred verified contacts a month with mobile numbers included.
- You want a published price and the option to pay monthly.
- A trial search on your own market comes back with good coverage.
Look elsewhere if:
- You need thousands of contacts a month, where the per-contact price adds up.
- You sell into a niche where a trial search comes back thin.
- You already have the list and only need emails and phones on it.
The UpLead alternatives page sorts other tools by use case, our breakdown of what B2B contact data costs puts UpLead's per-contact price next to the rest of the market, and our guide to B2B data providers covers the larger databases.
The verdict on UpLead
UpLead is a good choice for small teams that want complete, verified contacts at a published price and do not need volume. Its ratings are strong on both review sites, and its verification step and accuracy guarantee are real selling points, though we have not checked the guarantee ourselves. Run the 7-day trial on your own market first, because coverage in a niche is where reviewers report the most disappointment.
Where Cleanlist fits
UpLead sells a database you search. Cleanlist starts from the list you already have and fills in the email and the direct dial. We have not run UpLead and Cleanlist on the same file, so this section makes no claim about which finds more. Cleanlist runs each row through 25+ providers in sequence and charges only for the verified results that come back.
Our product
Cleanlist
Best for: B2B teams under 300 people who want verified emails and direct dials from 25+ providers in one waterfall, paying only for results.
Cleanlist publishes this page. Accuracy figures are from our own benchmark, not a third-party test.
Cleanlist runs waterfall enrichment across 25+ data providers in sequence and stops at the first verified hit, at 1 credit per verified work email and 10 per direct dial. Search is free and unlimited, and a miss costs nothing. It returns 98% verified work email and 85% direct dial on the Cleanlist 500-Lead Enrichment Benchmark, which is our own test run on a 500-lead sample. Plans start at $79 a month with 2 seats included.
- Plans
Free plan 30 credits a month. Starter $79, Pro $229, Scale $599 a month. 25% off on annual billing.
- Credits
- Verified work email1
- Direct dial10
- Both on one row11
- Validation0.5
- AI qualification5
- Trial
14 days on Scale, 250 credits, 3 seats.
- Fits when
- You already have the list and need a verified email and a direct dial on each row
- You need more records a month than a small credit allowance covers
- You want the enriched list written into HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive, or pushed to Outreach, Salesloft or Lemlist
- Pairs with
- Your sequencer, which the finished list syncs to
- Your intent or signal vendor, if buying-stage scoring is part of your motion
FAQ
Is UpLead worth it?
For small teams that need a few hundred verified contacts a month, yes. Essentials is $74 a month on annual billing for 170 credits, and each credit includes the email and the mobile number. At higher volume it gets expensive: Essentials works out to $435.29 per 1,000 contacts on annual billing.
Is UpLead legit?
Yes. UpLead says it has more than 4,000 customers and scores 4.6 out of 5 on Capterra and 4.2 on Trustpilot (October 1, 2026). The complaints are mostly about data age and niche coverage, and at least one reviewer reports trouble cancelling a trial.
Is UpLead free?
UpLead has a 7-day free trial with 5 credits. Its pricing page lists no free plan beyond the trial.
How accurate is UpLead?
UpLead claims "95% data accuracy" and a "95%+ accuracy guarantee." Reviewers on Capterra describe accurate emails with few bounces, and some report old records in niche markets. Cleanlist has not measured UpLead's data or checked its guarantee.
What is UpLead's rating on Capterra and Trustpilot?
On October 1, 2026, UpLead had 4.6 out of 5 from 76 reviews on Capterra and a TrustScore of 4.2 from 89 reviews on Trustpilot.
How much does UpLead cost per contact?
One credit is one contact with the email and the mobile number. That works out to $435.29 per 1,000 contacts on Essentials with annual billing, $582.35 on monthly billing, and $372.50 on Plus with annual billing.
Sources
- UpLead, homepage, read October 1, 2026.
- UpLead, pricing page, read October 1, 2026.
- Capterra, UpLead reviews, read October 1, 2026.
- Trustpilot, UpLead reviews, read October 1, 2026.
Run your own contacts through Cleanlist
Take the contacts you would hand any other vendor, run them through the multi-provider waterfall, and compare the match rates yourself. 250 credits, 3 seats, 14 days.
250 credits, 3 seats, 14 days.