Forager vs Instantly
On entry plans, Instantly's verified email is 4x cheaper. Here is the math behind both numbers.
Forager
Global
Check-compliance
| verified email | $0.11 |
| mobile number | $0.33 |
| contact | $0.11 |
| company record | no public price |
Instantly
Global
US
Check-compliance
| verified email | $0.031 |
| mobile number | no public price |
| contact | $0.031 |
| company record | no public price |
Forager: how we got the email price
$0.11
Single-resource plan
Starter plan $50/mo (billed monthly), 2,250 credits/mo; successful email lookup = 5 credits. 50 x 5 / 2250 = $0.1111 (page states $0.11/email).
Instantly: how we got the email price
$0.031
Single-resource plan
Instantly Credits Growth plan $47/mo (monthly), 1,500-2,000 credits/mo (used conservative floor 1,500); waterfall work-email enrichment, ~1 credit per lead. 47/1500 = $0.0313.
Frequently asked
- Is Forager or Instantly cheaper per verified email?
- On each vendor's cheapest paid plan, Instantly is cheaper per verified email: $0.11 for Forager vs $0.031 for Instantly, about a 4x difference. Both numbers are decoded from the vendors' own published pricing.
- Do Forager and Instantly both sell mobile numbers?
- Only Forager has a decoded mobile-number price in the index; Instantly does not publish one we could decode.