Cleanlist vs CUFinder
CUFinder is a broad B2B data platform: 1B+ contacts, 85M+ companies, 15+ enrichment services, a 200M+ local business database and 99 buying signals, from $49 a month with unlimited teammates. Cleanlist AI runs the weekly job for you: an agent searches 1B+ profiles, runs 25+ providers, verifies, sequences and reports to Slack, from $49 a seat.
Both search over a billion contacts, both charge nothing when a lookup finds nothing, and both plug into Claude through MCP. CUFinder goes wider on data: company enrichment, local businesses, buying signals and a large API. Cleanlist AI goes further after the lookup: a verified waterfall, Sequences and two-way CRM sync, all run by an agent.
Updated 2026CUFinder 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 | CUFinder |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Agents that run your GTM: Clu, agents, search, enrichment and Sequences in one app | A B2B data platform: prospecting, enrichment, a local business database and buying signals |
| Starts at | $49 a seat a month, $37 billed annually | $49 a month on Lite, $34 billed annually, unlimited teammates |
| Data | 1B+ profiles to search, 25+ providers on every lookup | 1B+ contacts, 85M+ companies and 200M+ local businesses |
| What a credit buys | A verified email for 1, a phone number for 10; unused credits roll over | An email or a phone for 1; unused credits expire each month |
The short answer
Choose CUFinder if you want broad B2B data in one place: company enrichment with 15+ services, a 200M+ local business database, 99 buying signals and 50+ API endpoints, with unlimited teammates from $49 a month. Choose Cleanlist AI if you want the weekly list built and sent for you: Clu turns one sentence into an agent that searches 1B+ profiles, runs 25+ providers with verification and fills your sequence.
Bottom line
CUFinder searches 1B+ contacts and 85M+ companies with 40+ filters, enriches lists with 15+ services, covers 200M+ local businesses and tracks 99 buying signals, from $49 a month with unlimited teammates and a free plan of 50 credits a month with no card (cufinder.io, read November 5, 2026). Cleanlist AI runs agents on top of 1B+ searchable profiles and a 25+ provider waterfall, which returned a verified work email on 98% of a stratified 500-lead benchmark and a phone number on 85% of the same list, then sends the sequence and syncs HubSpot or Salesforce.
The same job in Cleanlist AI and CUFinder.
Each job below is done twice: once in Cleanlist AI, once in CUFinder, with the steps each one takes. Every CUFinder step links to the page on CUFinder'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 CUFinder5 steps
- Filter 1B+ contacts in the Prospect Engine with 40+ filters.Source
- Add buying-signal filters, such as a hiring surge or a new funding round.Source
- Reveal the emails and phones, 1 credit each; Not Found rows are free.Source
- Export the list, or push it to HubSpot, Salesforce or Zoho on the Pro plan.Source
- Load it into your sequencer: CUFinder focuses on data and integrates with your CRM or sequencer.Source
Doable by hand each week, with the sending in another tool.
- 02
Get phone numbers for 200 leads
In Cleanlist AI2 steps
- Run the list through the waterfall: email and phone in one pass.
- A phone number is 10 credits from the team balance, and a miss is 0.
200 phone numbers: 2,000 credits at most, from the plan's own balance.
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Write new leads straight into Salesforce
In Cleanlist AI2 steps
- Connect Salesforce on Pro: two-way sync.
- Lists and agents write contacts into Salesforce as they are enriched.
Native sync, nothing to maintain between the two.
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Cleanlist AI vs CUFinder, capability by capability.
Every capability Cleanlist AI ships, grouped the way the product is, with what CUFinder offers for each.
The biggest difference. CUFinder is a data platform: search 1B+ contacts and 85M+ companies, enrich lists with 15+ services, reach 200M+ local businesses and time it all with 99 buying signals, then hand the list to your CRM or sequencer. Cleanlist AI is agents that do the weekly job end to end: search 1B+ profiles, run 25+ providers with verification, and send the sequence from the same app.
| 23 capabilities | Cleanlist AI | CUFinder |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Partly. No in-app agent named; Claude or ChatGPT can query CUFinder over its MCP serverSource |
| Agents on a schedule or a CRM trigger | Yes. Weekly, daily or the moment a CRM record changes | Not published. No agents named; signal webhooks stream events to your own workflowsSource |
| Runs and approvals in Slack | Yes. Every run posts to a channel, a DM or your inbox | Not published. Not named on its pricing pageSource |
| AI research and qualification per lead | Yes. Research and Qualification skills, 5 credits a lead | Partly. Company checks by API: SaaS, B2B or B2C, mission statement, snapshotSource |
| ICP scoring | Yes. Fit score 0 to 100 with the reasons | Not published. No fit score named; each buying signal carries a strength from low to hyperSource |
| 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. 1B+ contacts with 40+ filters; a credit only when you revealSource |
| Company search | Yes. Industry, headcount, funding stage, location | Yes. 85M+ companies by industry, size, revenue, tech stack and fundingSource |
| Chrome extension | Yes. LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Salesforce and HubSpot | Yes. Email Finder and Technology Finder extensions; Chrome extension on every paid planSource |
| 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 | No. One database of its own, built from web data, data partners and researchSource |
| Verified work emails | Yes. 98% on the 500-lead benchmark, 1 credit each | Yes. Verified emails, 1 credit a reveal; CUFinder claims 98% accuracySource |
| Phone numbers | Yes. 85% on the same benchmark, 10 credits each | Yes. Direct phones, 1 credit a revealSource |
| Email verification | Yes. Syntax, DNS, MX, SMTP and catch-all checks | Yes. Syntax, MX, SMTP and catch-all checksSource |
| A miss is free | Yes. 0 credits when nothing comes back | Yes. Not Found rows are free, and a repeated lead never costs twiceSource |
| SequencesEmail from your own inbox and call tasks in one sequence.How it works | ||
| Email sequences | Yes. From your own Gmail or Outlook, on every paid plan | No. None: CUFinder integrates with your CRM or sequencerSource |
| Call tasks | Yes. Call tasks with an agent-written call script | No. No dialer on its pricing pageSource |
| 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 | Partly. Push to HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho and 10+ more, from the Pro planSource |
| Push to a sales engagement tool | Yes. Salesloft and Lemlist | Partly. Integrates with your CRM or sequencer, per its own Apollo comparisonSource |
| MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT | Yes. 30+ tools, from the Starter plan | Yes. Remote MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT, on paid plansSource |
| REST API | Yes. From the Pro plan | Yes. 50+ REST endpoints, from the Standard planSource |
| 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 | Yes. 50 credits a month, no credit cardSource |
| Free trial | Yes. 14 days of Pro, 250 credits, up to 3 seats | Yes. The free plan tries every engine, no cardSource |
| Paid plans from | Yes. $49 per seat a month, $37 billed annually | Yes. $49 a month on Lite, $34 billed annuallySource |
| Credits shared and rolled over | Yes. One team balance, unused credits roll over | Partly. Unlimited teammates share one plan; unused credits expire each monthSource |
Cleanlist AI covers all 23. CUFinder covers 12 in full. Every CUFinder cell links to the page on CUFinder’s own site it was read from, checked November 5, 2026.
Where Cleanlist AI pulls ahead of CUFinder.
- 1 sentence
From the job to a weekly agent
Tell Clu the job and it builds an agent that searches, enriches, verifies and fills your sequence every week. CUFinder's MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT query its data; its site names no agent that runs the list for you.
- 25+
Providers on every lookup
The Cleanlist AI waterfall asks 25+ providers in turn and stops at the first verified result. CUFinder enriches from its own database of 1B+ contacts and 85M+ companies.
- 1 app
From the list to the sequence
Sequences send email from your own Gmail or Outlook, with call tasks, on every paid plan. CUFinder focuses on data and hands the list to your CRM or sequencer.
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Credits lost at the end of the month
Unused Cleanlist AI credits roll over to the next month. CUFinder's expire at the end of each billing month.
Cleanlist AI vs CUFinder pricing, at your team size.
List prices from each vendor's own pricing page. CUFinder's figures were read on November 5, 2026.
| Team | Cleanlist AI Starter$49 a seat, 750 credits a seat | CUFinder Lite$49 a month per account, 1,000 credits, unlimited teammates | Cleanlist AI Pro$89 a seat, 1,500 credits a seat | CUFinder Pro$299 a month per account, 10,000 credits, adds CRM integrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 seat | $49750 credits a month | $491,000 credits a month, expire each month | $891,500 credits a month | $29910,000 credits a month, expire each month |
| 3 seats | $1472,250 credits a month | $491,000 credits a month, expire each month | $2674,500 credits a month | $29910,000 credits a month, expire each month |
| 5 seats | $2453,750 credits a month | $491,000 credits a month, expire each month | $4457,500 credits a month | $29910,000 credits a month, expire each month |
| 10 seats | $4907,500 credits a month | $491,000 credits a month, expire each month | $89015,000 credits a month | $29910,000 credits a month, expire each month |
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. CUFinder prices per account with unlimited teammates. One revealed email or phone is 1 credit, so its credits go further on phone numbers; Cleanlist AI's buy a verified email for 1 and a phone number for 10. Annual billing brings CUFinder to $34 on Lite and $208 on Pro. The API starts on Standard, at $129 a month. CUFinder pricing, checked November 5, 2026
Cleanlist AI or CUFinder: which to pick.
Each side gets its own case. Where CUFinder is the better tool, this page says so.
Pick Cleanlist AI if
- You want an agent to build and refill the list every week, from one sentence
- You want every email and phone run through 25+ providers and verified before it ships
- You want to send the sequence from the same app: email from your own inbox and call tasks
- You want two-way HubSpot or Salesforce sync, and credits that roll over
- You want ICP scoring, with a fit score from 0 to 100 and the reasons written down
Best for
- Teams that want the weekly list built, verified and sequenced for them
- Sales teams that want sending and data in one app
- RevOps teams that want HubSpot or Salesforce kept in sync both ways
- Teams judged on bounce rate, who want every email verified across 25+ providers
Pick CUFinder if
- You sell to local businesses and want SMB records with SIC and NAICS codes, phones and WhatsApp numbers
- You need company enrichment: revenue, tech stack, funding, subsidiaries and lookalikes
- You time outreach on buying signals such as funding rounds, hiring surges and leadership moves
- You are building data into your own product and want a broad REST API and a Google Sheets add-on
- You want unlimited teammates on one plan, and a free plan with no credit card
Where CUFinder is stronger
- A local business database: 200M+ SMBs across 6,000+ industries, with SIC and NAICS codes, phones and WhatsApp numbers
- 15+ enrichment services, run in sequence on one upload: revenue, tech stack, funding, subsidiaries and lookalikes
- 99 buying signals across 10 categories, ranked by strength and streamed by webhook
- 50+ API endpoints, a Google Sheets add-on and an MCP server
- 1 credit for an email or a phone number, and unlimited teammates on every plan
- A free plan with 50 credits a month and no credit card
How to switch from CUFinder.
Run both side by side first. Export what you hold in CUFinder, enrich it here, compare the results on your own rows, then point your CRM and your sequences at Cleanlist AI.
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Export a list you already built
Download a CUFinder list as Excel or CSV, with names, companies, domains and LinkedIn URLs.
- 2
Run it through the waterfall
Upload the file. Every row runs through 25+ providers for a verified email and a phone number in the same pass, and you compare the results row by row.
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Build one sequence
Connect your Gmail or Outlook mailbox, write the email steps and add call tasks where a rep should call.
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Hand the weekly list to an agent
Tell Clu who you sell to. It builds the agent that refills the sequence every week and posts each run to Slack. Keep CUFinder for the company data, local lists and signals you use it for.
Expert view and sources.
Every CUFinder fact on this page was read off CUFinder’s own site on November 5, 2026:
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Frequently asked questions
What buyers ask when they weigh Cleanlist AI against CUFinder.
What is the difference between CUFinder and Cleanlist AI?
CUFinder is a B2B data platform. It searches 1B+ contacts and 85M+ companies with 40+ filters, enriches lists with 15+ services, covers 200M+ local businesses and tracks 99 buying signals (cufinder.io, read November 5, 2026). Cleanlist AI is agents that run the weekly GTM job: Clu builds an agent from one sentence that searches 1B+ profiles, runs 25+ providers with verification, adds people to a sequence and posts each run to Slack.
Is CUFinder cheaper than Cleanlist AI?
For a team, often yes. CUFinder prices per account with unlimited teammates: Lite is $49 a month with 1,000 credits, Standard $129 with 3,000, Pro $299 with 10,000 and Premium $449 with 20,000, and one revealed email or phone is 1 credit (cufinder.io/pricing, read November 5, 2026). Its unused credits expire at the end of each billing month. Cleanlist AI is $49 a seat on Starter and $89 on Pro ($37 and $67 billed annually), each seat adds its credits to one shared balance that rolls over, and a verified email is 1 credit and a phone number 10.
Does CUFinder send email sequences?
No. CUFinder's own Apollo comparison says it focuses on data, signals and enrichment and integrates with your CRM or sequencer (cufinder.io, read November 5, 2026). Cleanlist AI Sequences come with every paid plan: email from your own Gmail or Outlook, and call tasks with an agent-written script.
When is CUFinder the better pick?
When you sell to local businesses (its database covers 200M+ SMBs across 6,000+ industries, with SIC and NAICS codes, phones and WhatsApp numbers), when you need company enrichment such as revenue, tech stack, funding and subsidiaries, when you time outreach on buying signals, or when you are building B2B data into your own product through its API. It also gives every plan unlimited teammates, and its free plan needs no credit card.
Does Cleanlist AI have buying signals like CUFinder?
No. Cleanlist AI sells no intent or signal data. CUFinder tracks 99 buying signals across 10 categories, such as funding rounds, hiring surges and leadership moves, ranks each one by strength, and streams them by webhook (cufinder.io, read November 5, 2026). Teams that time outreach on signals keep a signal source for it.
Do both have an API and an MCP server?
Yes. CUFinder lists 50+ REST endpoints, with the API from its Standard plan, and a remote MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT on paid plans (cufinder.io, read November 5, 2026). Cleanlist AI's REST API starts on Pro, and its MCP server, with 30+ tools, from Starter.
Can I use CUFinder and Cleanlist AI together?
Yes. Use CUFinder for what it covers best: company enrichment, local business lists and buying signals. Use Cleanlist AI to get verified emails and phone numbers from 25+ providers, send the sequence and keep HubSpot or Salesforce in sync. Export a CUFinder list as a CSV and upload it to Cleanlist AI to run both on the same rows.
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