Who Hunter is built for
Hunter is one of the best email-finders on the internet. Type a domain, get the email pattern and a list of named addresses. Their domain search, email verifier, and Chrome extension are fast, accurate, and well-priced for their job.
The model assumes you already know the target — you've done the company research, you've decided the right title, you just need the address. That's a real and useful workflow, especially for teams that already have a target persona dialed in.
The gap Hunter doesn't try to fill: deciding who to email at a company you haven't researched yet.
Where Contactwho wins
- Targeting + email, not just email. Contactwho's primary output is "the right person at this company, ranked, with reasoning." The email comes with it. Hunter expects you to bring the targeting decision yourself.
- AI ranking. When a company has 30 people in similar roles, Contactwho ranks the ones most likely to actually decide on what you sell. Hunter returns whoever matches the domain pattern.
- Outreach in the same workflow. Find the right person → reveal their email → get a draft tuned to their role, all in one tool. Hunter is one step in a longer chain.
- Account-based motion. Pick a company, describe what you sell, get ranked buyers. Hunter doesn't operate at that layer of the workflow.
Where Hunter still wins
- Domain email lookup. If your job is "find email for known-name at known-domain," Hunter is faster, often cheaper per lookup, and their email pattern detection is industry-leading.
- Bulk email verification. Hunter's verifier is a focused, well-priced product. Contactwho verifies the emails it reveals, but doesn't ship a standalone bulk verifier.
- Chrome extension workflows. If your team lives in LinkedIn Sales Navigator and pulls emails as they browse, Hunter's extension is purpose-built for that.
Pricing comparison snapshot
| Plan | Contactwho | Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | $29/mo, unlimited searches | Free 25 lookups/mo; Starter $34/mo |
| Mid | $79/mo | Growth $104/mo |
| Team | $199/mo (3 users, pooled credits) | Scale $209/mo |
Both meter at the lookup/reveal level. The pricing tiers are similar at comparable usage levels — the difference is what you get per lookup. Hunter gives you an email. Contactwho gives you a ranked decision-maker with reasoning and an outreach draft.
When to pick which
- Pick Hunter if you have a target persona dialed in and your bottleneck is converting "name + company" into a verified email, fast and cheap.
- Pick Contactwho if "who should I email at this account?" is a real question you're answering manually today.
The two products are genuinely complementary. A common stack: Contactwho for named-account prospecting; Hunter for one-off domain lookups and bulk verification on lists you already have.