Cleanlist vs 6sense
6sense tells you which accounts are in market. Cleanlist AI goes and gets the people: an agent that finds them in 1B+ profiles, verifies their emails and phone numbers across 25+ providers and starts the sequence, at a price printed on the pricing page.
6sense sells account intelligence on editions priced through a demo, and its free plan ended on August 12, 2026. Cleanlist AI runs the contact-level job end to end on self-serve plans from $49 a seat: search, waterfall, verification, ICP scoring, Sequences and a run report in Slack.
Updated 20266sense facts checked , with the source on every row
- 1B+profiles to search, and search is free
- 25+data providers in one waterfall
- 98%verified work emails on the 500-lead benchmark
- 14 daysof Pro: 250 credits, up to 3 seats
| Measure | Cleanlist AI | 6sense |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Agents that run your GTM: Clu, agents, search, enrichment and Sequences in one app | Account intelligence: predictive intent, AI agents and buyer data across 75M+ companies |
| Price | Published: $49 a seat a month on Starter, $89 on Pro | No figure on the pricing page; every edition ends on Book a Demo |
| Free start | 14 days of Pro: 250 credits, up to 3 seats | Free plan discontinued on August 12, 2026 |
| Contacts | 1B+ profiles to search, 25+ providers on every lookup | 481M+ buyer profiles published, paid for in data credits |
| Sends outreach | Sequences: email, LinkedIn steps and call tasks | AI Email Agents; sequences through Outreach or Salesloft |
The short answer
6sense wins if you run account-based marketing at enterprise scale and need predictive intent to spot which accounts are in-market before they raise a hand. Cleanlist AI wins if you need verified emails and phone numbers to actually reach those accounts. They solve different jobs: 6sense tells you who is likely buying, Cleanlist AI gets you the inbox and phone number to reach them.
Bottom line
6sense is an enterprise account intelligence platform with predictive intent, AI email agents and buyer data, sold through a demo with no published list price; its free plan ended on August 12, 2026 (6sense, read October 3, 2026). Cleanlist AI sells the contact-level job on a published ladder: agents that find the people, 98% verified work emails and 85% phone numbers on a stratified 500-lead benchmark, and Sequences, from $0 a month.
The same job in Cleanlist AI and 6sense.
Each job below is done twice: once in Cleanlist AI, once in 6sense, with the steps each one takes. Every 6sense step links to the page on 6sense's site that describes it.
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Every Monday, put 500 new ICP leads with verified emails and phone numbers into a sequence
In Cleanlist AI4 steps
- Type the job to Clu in one sentence.
- Clu reads your company profile, finds 41,500 people who match and asks 4 questions.
- It builds Weekly ICP outbound: search, waterfall, verify, add to Series B outbound, post to #pipeline.
- Test it on 25 people for free, then switch it on for Monday 8:00 AM.
First run: 500 found, 487 verified emails, 412 phone numbers, all 500 in the sequence, in 11m 42s.
In 6sense4 steps
- Book a demo and agree an edition. Contacts cost data credits.Source
- Use predictive intent and Sales Copilot to pick the in-market accounts.Source
- Pull the people at those accounts from 6sense's buyer data.Source
- Send through AI Email Agents, or push to Outreach or Salesloft.Source
Doable on a quoted edition. 6sense publishes no credit quantities.
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Try it on your own list this week
In Cleanlist AI3 steps
- Sign up and get 14 days of Pro: 250 credits and up to 3 seats.
- Upload a CSV, or search for the people at your target accounts.
- Pick Starter at $49 or Pro at $89 a seat, billed monthly.
Enriched, verified rows the same day.
- 03
Reach the people at an account you already know is in market
In Cleanlist AI3 steps
- Search the account's people by title in People Search, for free.
- Run email and phone through 25+ providers; every email is verified.
- Add them to a sequence, or push them to Outreach, Salesloft or Lemlist.
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Cleanlist AI vs 6sense, capability by capability.
Every capability Cleanlist AI ships, grouped the way the product is, with what 6sense offers for each.
The biggest difference. 6sense is an account intelligence platform: predictive intent, Sales Copilot and AI email agents, with contacts paid for in data credits on quoted editions. Cleanlist AI is the contact-level job done by an agent: 1B+ profiles to search for free, 25+ providers on every lookup, and Sequences with LinkedIn and call steps, at published per-seat prices.
| 24 capabilities | Cleanlist AI | 6sense |
|---|---|---|
| Clu and agentsTell Clu the job. An agent runs it every week and posts the run to Slack.How it works | ||
| GTM agent you talk to | Yes. Clu, in the app (⌘J) and in Slack | Yes. RevvyAI, conversational AISource |
| Agents on a schedule or a CRM trigger | Yes. Weekly, daily or the moment a CRM record changes | Yes. AI Email Agents create and send outreachSource |
| Runs and approvals in Slack | Yes. Every run posts to a channel, a DM or your inbox | Not published. Not published on the pages readSource |
| AI research and qualification per lead | Yes. Research and Qualification skills, 5 credits a lead | Yes. AI account summaries and recommended actions, Predictive AI editionsSource |
| ICP scoring | Yes. Fit score 0 to 100 with the reasons | Yes. Predictive AI and a Lead Scoring APISource |
| SearchSearch 1B+ profiles for free. Pay only for the contacts you enrich.How it works | ||
| People search | Yes. 1B+ profiles, and search is free | Yes. 481M+ buyer profiles publishedSource |
| Company search | Yes. Industry, headcount, funding stage, location | Yes. 75M+ company profiles across 200+ countriesSource |
| Chrome extension | Yes. LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Salesforce and HubSpot | Yes. Chrome extension in all three editionsSource |
| Enrich and verify25+ providers in one waterfall. A lookup that finds nothing costs nothing.How it works | ||
| Waterfall enrichment | Yes. 25+ providers, stops at the first verified result | Not published. Not published on the pages readSource |
| Verified work emails | Yes. 98% on the 500-lead benchmark, 1 credit each | Yes. 111M+ verified business emails, by 6sense's countSource |
| Phone numbers | Yes. 85% on the same benchmark, 10 credits each | Yes. 98M+ direct-dial phone numbers, by 6sense's countSource |
| Email verification | Yes. Syntax, DNS, MX, SMTP and catch-all checks | Yes. Verified emails, refreshed every 45 to 60 daysSource |
| A miss is free | Yes. 0 credits when nothing comes back | Not published. Not published on the pages readSource |
| SequencesEmail from your own inbox, LinkedIn steps and call tasks in one sequence.How it works | ||
| Email sequences | Yes. From your own Gmail or Outlook, on every paid plan | Partly. AI Email Agents; sequences through Outreach or SalesloftSource |
| LinkedIn steps | Yes. Visit, invite and message steps | Not published. Not published on the pages readSource |
| Call tasks | Yes. Call tasks with an agent-written call script | Not published. Not published on the pages readSource |
| CRM, MCP and APIWrite straight to your CRM, or run Cleanlist AI from Claude and ChatGPT.How it works | ||
| Two-way CRM sync | Yes. HubSpot and Salesforce | Yes. Salesforce, HubSpot and Microsoft DynamicsSource |
| Push to a sales engagement tool | Yes. Salesloft and Lemlist | Yes. Outreach and SalesloftSource |
| MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT | Yes. 30+ tools, from the Starter plan | Partly. MCP server in open beta for Revenue Marketing customersSource |
| REST API | Yes. From the Pro plan | Yes. People Search and Enrichment API, among othersSource |
| PricingPublished prices. Every seat adds credits to one shared balance.How it works | ||
| Free plan | Yes. $0, 50 credits a month, up to 3 seats | No. Discontinued on August 12, 2026Source |
| Free trial | Yes. 14 days of Pro, 250 credits, up to 3 seats | Not published. Not published; editions end on Book a DemoSource |
| Paid plans from | Yes. $49 per seat a month, $37 billed annually | No. No published priceSource |
| Credits shared and rolled over | Yes. One team balance, unused credits roll over | Partly. Data credits; quantities not publishedSource |
Cleanlist AI covers all 24. 6sense covers 13 in full. Every 6sense cell links to the page on 6sense’s own site it was read from, checked October 3, 2026.
Where Cleanlist AI pulls ahead of 6sense.
- $49
A price on the pricing page
Starter is $49 a seat a month and Pro $89. 6sense's pricing page lists three editions and a Book a Demo button.
- 14 days
Of Pro, before any sales call
Every workspace starts with 250 credits, up to 3 seats and every Pro feature. 6sense discontinued its free plan on August 12, 2026.
- 25+
Providers on every lookup
Every email and phone number runs the waterfall and is verified at the moment you ask. 6sense sells its own buyer data, refreshed every 45 to 60 days by its own account.
- 3 channels
Email, LinkedIn and calls
Sequences send email from your own inbox, LinkedIn steps from your account and call tasks. 6sense's AI Email Agents send email, and its sales sequences run through Outreach or Salesloft.
Cleanlist AI vs 6sense pricing, at your team size.
List prices from each vendor's own pricing page. 6sense's figures were read on October 3, 2026.
| Team | Cleanlist AI Starter$49 a seat, 750 credits a seat | 6sense Sales Intelligence + Data CreditsPriced through a demo | Cleanlist AI Pro$89 a seat, 1,500 credits a seat | 6sense + Predictive AIPriced through a demo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 seat | $49750 credits a month | No published price | $891,500 credits a month | No published price |
| 3 seats | $1472,250 credits a month | No published price | $2674,500 credits a month | No published price |
| 5 seats | $2453,750 credits a month | No published price | $4457,500 credits a month | No published price |
| 10 seats | $4907,500 credits a month | No published price | $89015,000 credits a month | No published price |
Monthly list prices on monthly billing. Cleanlist AI annual billing is $37 and $67 a seat (25% off), and every seat’s credits go into one shared balance that rolls over. 6sense's pricing page lists three Sales Intelligence editions with a Book a Demo button, and no figure or credit quantity. 6sense pricing, checked October 3, 2026
Cleanlist AI or 6sense: which to pick.
Each side gets its own case. Where 6sense is the better tool, this page says so.
Pick Cleanlist AI if
- You need verified emails and phone numbers, not account-level intent scores
- Your budget is a monthly SaaS line item rather than a contract negotiated through a demo
- You are an SMB or mid-market team with no dedicated RevOps or ABM strategist
- You already know your target accounts and just need to reach the right people
- You want to start enriching lists today without a sales call or an implementation quarter
- You want an agent to find new people at your target accounts every week and start the sequence
Best for
- Teams that need contact data, not a full ABM platform
- SMBs and mid-market companies with normal budgets
- Companies wanting verified email + phone data fast
- Anyone who doesn't need predictive analytics or ad orchestration
- Teams that want a published price and month-to-month billing
Pick 6sense if
- You run enterprise ABM and need predictive intent to prioritize in-market accounts
- You want to de-anonymize website traffic and identify accounts before they fill out a form
- You need multi-channel orchestration (display ads, email, sales alerts) inside one platform
- You have a dedicated RevOps or ABM team to operate an enterprise platform
- Your GTM motion is account-based and measured on pipeline influence, not contact volume
Where 6sense is stronger
- Predictive intent that ranks accounts by buying stage
- Advertising and orchestration for ABM programs
- Sales Copilot with AI account summaries and recommended actions
- Buyer data across 75M+ companies in 200+ countries
- A People Search and Enrichment API, and a Lead Scoring API
- Built for enterprise marketing and sales teams running ABM together
How to switch from 6sense.
Run both side by side first. Export what you hold in 6sense, enrich it here, compare the results on your own rows, then point your CRM and your sequences at Cleanlist AI.
- 1
Export the accounts 6sense ranks highest
Download your in-market account list as a CSV with company names and domains.
- 2
Find the people at those accounts
Search them by title and seniority in People Search, which costs 0 credits.
- 3
Enrich and verify
Run email and phone through 25+ providers. Every email is verified, and a missed email or phone number costs nothing.
- 4
Hand the weekly list to an agent
Tell Clu who you sell to. It builds the agent that finds new people at your accounts every week, adds them to a sequence and posts the run to Slack.
Expert view and sources.
“6sense is one of the best predictive intent platforms on the market, and for an enterprise running true account-based marketing, few tools de-anonymize web traffic as well. But intent tells you which accounts are warming up, not which person to email or what their number is. Most teams I talk to still need someone to turn those accounts into people, verified emails and a sequence every week. That is the job Cleanlist AI's agents run, often downstream of a tool like 6sense rather than replacing it.”
Every 6sense fact on this page was read off 6sense’s own site on October 3, 2026:
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Frequently asked questions
What buyers ask when they weigh Cleanlist AI against 6sense.
Can I use 6sense and Cleanlist AI together?
Yes, and many teams do. 6sense surfaces which accounts are in-market through predictive intent, and Cleanlist AI enriches the people at those accounts with verified emails and phone numbers so reps can actually reach them. 6sense handles account prioritization, Cleanlist AI handles contact-level reach. They complement rather than compete.
How much does 6sense actually cost?
6sense does not publish a price. Its pricing page names three editions, Sales Intelligence with Data Credits and Predictive AI, Sales Intelligence with Data Credits, and Sales Intelligence with Predictive AI, compares their features and ends on Book a Demo rather than a figure (6sense.com/pricing, read October 3, 2026). Its free Sales Intelligence plan was discontinued on August 12, 2026, per a 6sense staff post. This page does not put a dollar figure against 6sense, because there is no published one to quote. Cleanlist AI publishes its prices: $0 a month for 50 credits, then $49 per seat a month on Starter and $89 on Pro, 25% off on annual billing, and a custom Enterprise plan. Starter and Pro need no annual commitment.
Does 6sense provide verified emails and phone numbers?
Yes. 6sense publishes 111M+ verified business emails and 98M+ direct-dial phone numbers in its buyer data, refreshed every 45 to 60 days and paid for in data credits (6sense.com, read October 3, 2026). Cleanlist AI asks 25+ providers at the moment of each lookup and checks every email for syntax, DNS, MX, SMTP and catch-all. On the Cleanlist AI 500-Lead Enrichment Benchmark, 2026, that returned a verified work email for 98% of a stratified 500-lead sample and a phone number for 85% of the same list.
Is 6sense worth it for a small sales team?
Usually not. 6sense is engineered for enterprise ABM programs with dedicated RevOps and a marketing team to run it, and it is priced through a demo rather than a published price. For an SMB or mid-market team that needs verified contacts at accounts it already knows, Cleanlist AI starts on a 14-day Pro trial, then a free plan, and needs no ABM specialist.
Should I use 6sense or Cleanlist AI?
They serve different needs. 6sense is an enterprise account intelligence platform for intent data and predictive analytics, priced through a demo. Cleanlist AI runs the contact-level job: agents that search 1B+ profiles, enrich and verify across 25+ providers and fill a sequence, with a free plan and published prices from $49 per seat a month. If what you need is the people and the outreach, Cleanlist AI is the right shape of tool. If what you need is account-level intent, Cleanlist AI does not sell it.
Does Cleanlist AI have intent data like 6sense?
No. Cleanlist AI ships no intent data of any kind. Its agents watch two other signals: job changes among the contacts in your CRM, each profile rechecked monthly or every two weeks, and companies that start using a tool you name. People Search can also return people who recently changed jobs. If intent is your primary need, 6sense is purpose-built for it. Cleanlist AI is for finding, enriching and verifying the contacts once you know which accounts to work.
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