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# Best Lusha alternatives in 2026 | SpecStream

Compared on Nov 9, 2026.

# Lusha alternatives in 2026

**Accounts by any trait with the buying committee, at 5¢ to $1 a row.**

Lusha costs $49.90 a month for 400 credits on Starter, $69.90 for 600 on Professional and $399.90 for 3,400 on Premium. An email takes 1 credit and a phone number takes 5, so a phone on Starter costs about 62¢. A credit reveals a contact, and Lusha's terms give no refund for a used credit.

SpecStream is the best alternative to Lusha for sales and RevOps teams that need the accounts as well as the contacts. SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents: describe the accounts you want in plain words, by the tools they run, the roles they hire for or the markets they entered, and each one that meets every condition reaches your CRM as a row with its buying committee. A row costs 5¢, 15¢ or $1, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phone, and you see the most a run can cost before it starts.

[Describe your data](https://specstream.ai/signup?src=alternatives-lusha&utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha&returnTo=%2Fworkspace%2Fask%3Fq%3DB2B%2520software%2520companies%2520in%2520Germany%2520with%252050%2520to%2520500%2520employees%2520that%2520use%2520HubSpot%2520and%2520are%2520hiring%2520account%2520executives%252C%2520with%2520the%2520VP%2520of%2520Sales%252C%2520the%2520head%2520of%2520RevOps%2520and%2520a%2520work%2520email%2520for%2520each)

New accounts get $10 of credit, no card.

## SpecStream and Lusha side by side

|  | SpecStream | Lusha |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you send | The accounts or people you want in plain words, with the conditions every row must meet | For the Person API, an identifier for each person: an email, a LinkedIn URL, a full name with a company name, or a company domain |
| What you get back | Structured rows, one record per company or person, with facts from many sites joined. Source URL and read time on every value | Contact records in JSON. Revealing a contact is the step that spends credits |
| A list you already have | Import a CSV, Excel file, Google Sheet or Airtable base of up to 20,000 rows. SpecStream fills in or checks each row and matches it to one identity, with any namesakes shown alongside their evidence. Import is free. A row that matches pays its rate, and a row that does not costs 5¢ | The Bulk Person API takes up to 100 people per request |
| The unit you pay for | A delivered row: 5¢, 15¢ or $1 by how much the row needs, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phone. The same rate on every plan | A credit: 1 for an email, 5 for a phone number. At Starter's monthly price that is about 12¢ an email and 62¢ a phone |
| Plans | $10 of credit, no card. Pro $19, Scale $99 and Team $499 a month, all spent as credit at the same row rates. A yearly plan adds 20% more credit | Free with 40 credits a month. Starter $49.90 a month for 400 credits, Professional $69.90 for 600, Premium $399.90 for 3,400. Billed yearly they are $37.45, $52.45 and $299.95 a month. Scale is sold by quote. Vendr reports a median Lusha buyer pays $15,999 a year |
| Seats | No seats. People and agents spend from one balance | Self-serve plans cover up to 5 users. A larger team goes to Sales |
| Unused balance | A top-up never expires, and whatever a run does not use goes back to your balance | Monthly plans roll unused credits over up to twice the plan's credit limit. Yearly plans give all credits up front and reset what is unused at the end of the year |
| Empty results and refunds | Duplicates, rows you already own and rows a page contradicts are not charged, and a run that finds nothing costs nothing | Its terms say a used credit cannot be revoked, and no replacement credits or refunds are given |
| Spending control | The most the run can cost, quoted before it starts. Nothing runs until you approve it, and there are no automatic overages | A Credit Usage API reports the credits used and remaining by credit type, at 5 requests a minute. Credits can be added at any time in account settings |
| API and delivery | MCP server, REST API, Python and TypeScript SDKs, a CLI and A2A. Rows go to Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, Notion, monday.com, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio, Slack, Teams, Zapier, Make, n8n and signed webhooks | API and MCP, on one credit balance with its Workspace and extension. Up to 25 requests a second per endpoint, with the key in the `api_key` header |

## Why Lusha buyers move to SpecStream

### Accounts by a trait no filter lists

Your best accounts share a trait no filter lists. Describe it, and every account that has it reaches your CRM with its buying committee and a link to where the trait shows.

The trait can be the tools a company runs, the roles it hires for or the markets it entered. SpecStream reads the request back as parts you can edit before anything runs, then checks each account against each condition on the live web. An account that fails one is not delivered and not billed.

### The committee and its contacts come on the row

1,000 accounts with the buying committee cost $150 on SpecStream, plus 5¢ for each email and 15¢ for each phone. On Lusha, 1,000 phone numbers take 5,000 credits, and Premium, its largest self-serve plan, holds 3,400 a month.

Each email says whether a page printed it, and a likely one is labeled. Source URL and read time on every value.

### The price is set before the run

Every request gets a quote of the most it can cost, good for 30 minutes. Nothing runs until you approve it, the charge never goes past that amount, and whatever the run does not use goes back to your balance. Lusha's terms say a used credit cannot be revoked and is not refunded.

### Signals that say who to call this week

SpecStream reads public databases every morning. In the week of November 2, 2026, 494 operating companies filed a Form D reporting $29.51 billion sold, and each one is a row on [specstream.ai/data/form-d](https://specstream.ai/data/form-d?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha). Funding rounds, new executives and layoffs are at [specstream.ai/signals](https://specstream.ai/signals?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha). Ask for your own cut of any of them.

The same account runs the Search API, the most accurate web search API in the world: 97.9 F-score on all 1,000 official SimpleQA Verified questions (978 correct), and 64.0 item F1 and 43.4 row F1 on all 200 official WideSearch tasks. The scores and method are on [benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha).

### The accounts stay up to date in your CRM

Save the request and it reruns hourly to yearly. Each row comes back labeled changed, unchanged or no longer matching, a changed or new row costs half its rate and an unchanged row costs 1¢. New matches and changes land in HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio, Sheets, Slack or Teams with no code, or in your agent through the MCP server. Rows you already own are never charged again.

## Other Lusha alternatives

### SpecStream

The live web data engine for teams and agents. One request in plain words returns the accounts that meet every condition, with the buying committee, at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a delivered row, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phone, under a maximum you approve before the run. The Search API costs $5 per 1,000 searches and the Extract API $0.80 per 1,000 pages.

### Apollo

Sold on Free, Basic, Professional and Custom plans and billed in credits. One click exports up to 10,000 leads, and credits reset each billing cycle with no rollover. A SpecStream top-up never expires, and a row costs the same on every plan.

### UpLead

A contact database sold in credits, where a credit buys one contact for download or CRM export. Essentials costs $99 a month for 170 credits and Plus $199 a month for 400, with extra credits at $0.60 and $0.50 each. On SpecStream an email adds 5¢ to a row and a phone adds 15¢.

### Cognism

Sold on a credits model, with 1 credit used each time a contact record is revealed. Its pricing page shows no plan prices and sends you to a Cognism expert for a quote. SpecStream's rates are on its pricing page, and sign-up comes with $10 of credit.

### ZoomInfo

A go-to-market platform sold in custom packages, with credits priced by the depth of information you need. Its pricing page shows no price, and Vendr reports a median buyer pays $33,500 a year. On SpecStream, 1,000 accounts with the buying committee cost $150, and you see the price before the run.

## How SpecStream scores

The same numbers as the benchmarks page, from the official tasks and scorers.

ResultsWideSearchCostSimpleQA Verified

|  | SpecStream | ![](https://specstream.ai/images/benchmarks/parallel.svg)Parallel | ![](https://specstream.ai/images/benchmarks/exa.svg)Exa | ![](https://specstream.ai/images/benchmarks/tavily.svg)Tavily | ![](https://specstream.ai/images/benchmarks/perplexity.svg)Perplexity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Web research**WideSearch, GPT-5.6 Luna | 60.9 | 45.5 | 53.0 | 47.9 | 47.0 |
| **Factual accuracy**SimpleQA Verified, GPT-5.6 Luna | 96 | 94 | 91 | 94 | 94 |
| **Factual accuracy**SimpleQA Verified, GPT-5.6 Sol | 99 | 97 | 91 | 92 | 95 |

## How to switch from Lusha

Write the accounts you want in plain words, or import the contacts you exported from Lusha, up to 20,000 rows, and SpecStream fills in or checks each row. Sign up and you get $10 of credit, no card. At 5¢ a row, that is up to 200 rows.

Or send the request from code. This call spends nothing: the `402` reply shows how SpecStream read the request, the columns and the most it can cost.

```
curl -i https://api.specstream.ai/v1/agent/lists \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"request": "B2B software companies in Germany with 50 to 500 employees that use HubSpot and are hiring account executives, with the VP of Sales, the head of RevOps and a work email for each", "count": 25}'
```

Approve that maximum by card through Stripe's Link agent wallet, or in USDC on Base, Arbitrum or Polygon, and you pay for the rows found. On an account, your agent uses the MCP server at `https://api.specstream.ai/mcp` and your team uses the workspace, from the same balance.

[Describe your data](https://specstream.ai/signup?src=alternatives-lusha&utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha&returnTo=%2Fworkspace%2Fask%3Fq%3DB2B%2520software%2520companies%2520in%2520Germany%2520with%252050%2520to%2520500%2520employees%2520that%2520use%2520HubSpot%2520and%2520are%2520hiring%2520account%2520executives%252C%2520with%2520the%2520VP%2520of%2520Sales%252C%2520the%2520head%2520of%2520RevOps%2520and%2520a%2520work%2520email%2520for%2520each)

## Frequently asked questions

Something we didn't answer? [Talk to a human](https://specstream.ai/talk-to-a-human.md)

How much does Lusha cost?

Lusha costs $49.90 a month for Starter with 400 credits, $69.90 for Professional with 600 and $399.90 for Premium with 3,400, and its Free plan gives 40 credits a month. Billed yearly, the three paid plans are $37.45, $52.45 and $299.95 a month. Scale is sold by quote, and Vendr reports a median Lusha buyer pays $15,999 a year. SpecStream charges 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a delivered row, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phone.

How do Lusha credits work?

An email takes 1 credit and a phone number takes 5. On monthly plans unused credits roll over up to twice the plan's credit limit, and on yearly plans they reset at the end of the year. Lusha's terms say a used credit cannot be revoked and is not refunded. On SpecStream each row has a price in cents, and a top-up never expires.

What is the best Lusha alternative?

SpecStream, at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a delivered row. You describe the accounts in plain words, approve the most the run can cost, and get each account that meets every condition with its buying committee, an email for 5¢ more and a phone for 15¢ more. The rows land in HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio or your sheet, and stay up to date on your schedule.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Lusha for phone numbers?

A phone adds 15¢ to a SpecStream row. On Lusha a phone number takes 5 credits, about 62¢ at Starter's monthly price of $49.90 for 400 credits. SpecStream bills only delivered rows, and a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

Can SpecStream fill in a list I already have?

Yes, up to 20,000 rows from a CSV, Excel file, Google Sheet or Airtable base. Importing is free. Each row that matches your request pays its row rate, and a row that does not match costs a 5¢ check.

Does SpecStream have an API?

Yes. The Search API costs $5 per 1,000 searches of up to 10 results, the Extract API $0.80 per 1,000 pages, and Deep Search returns rows at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 each. All three run through the REST API, the Python and TypeScript SDKs, the CLI and the MCP server at `https://api.specstream.ai/mcp`. The docs start at [specstream.ai/docs/api](https://specstream.ai/docs/api?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha).

How accurate is SpecStream?

SpecStream's Search API scores 97.9 F-score on all 1,000 official SimpleQA Verified questions (978 correct), and 64.0 item F1 and 43.4 row F1 on all 200 official WideSearch tasks. It is the most accurate web search API in the world, and the scores and method are on [benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks?utm_source=alternatives&utm_campaign=lusha). In a row, each email says whether a page printed it, and a likely one is labeled.

### Sources

SpecStream wrote this page. Each rival figure comes from that company's own page, and the two contract medians come from Vendr.

1.  [SpecStream pricing](https://specstream.ai/pricing)specstream.ai/pricing, read Nov 9, 2026
2.  [SpecStream for agents](https://specstream.ai/agents.md)specstream.ai/agents.md, read Nov 9, 2026
3.  [SpecStream benchmarks](https://specstream.ai/benchmarks)specstream.ai/benchmarks, read Nov 9, 2026
4.  [SpecStream data, Form D](https://specstream.ai/data/form-d)specstream.ai/data/form-d, read Nov 9, 2026
5.  [SpecStream signals](https://specstream.ai/signals)specstream.ai/signals, read Nov 9, 2026
6.  [Lusha pricing](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/)lusha.com/pricing/, read Nov 9, 2026
7.  [Lusha API fundamentals](https://docs.lusha.com/tutorials/api_fundamentals.md)docs.lusha.com/tutorials/api\_fundamentals.md, read Nov 9, 2026
8.  [Lusha API reference overview](https://docs.lusha.com/api-reference/overview.md)docs.lusha.com/api-reference/overview.md, read Nov 9, 2026
9.  [Lusha terms and conditions](https://www.lusha.com/terms_and_conditions)lusha.com/terms\_and\_conditions, read Nov 9, 2026
10.  [Vendr, Lusha pricing](https://www.vendr.com/marketplace/lusha)vendr.com/marketplace/lusha, read Nov 9, 2026
11.  [Apollo pricing](https://www.apollo.io/pricing)apollo.io/pricing, read Nov 9, 2026
12.  [UpLead pricing](https://www.uplead.com/pricing)uplead.com/pricing, read Nov 9, 2026
13.  [Cognism pricing](https://www.cognism.com/pricing)cognism.com/pricing, read Nov 9, 2026
14.  [ZoomInfo pricing](https://www.zoominfo.com/pricing)zoominfo.com/pricing, read Nov 9, 2026
15.  [Vendr, ZoomInfo pricing](https://www.vendr.com/marketplace/zoominfo)vendr.com/marketplace/zoominfo, read Nov 9, 2026