VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON
Tool details checked August 23, 2026
Tool Comparison
CB Insights vs Hunter
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CB Insights
Contact for pricing · Web · Mobile · API
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You want screeners, data visualizations, and corporate actions & special situations.
Pick Hunter instead if
Hunter
Free • From $34/mo · Web · API
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You want webhooks and zapier / make.
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
CB Insights and Hunter cover a lot of the same ground (2 shared categories, APIs & data feeds and sheets / excel add-ins), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. CB Insights simply does more: 7 categories to Hunter's 4, including screeners, data visualizations, and corporate actions & special situations, plus a mobile app. Hunter counters by letting you start free.
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Key differences at a glance
- Free plan
- Hunter
- Broader coverage
- CB Insights7 vs 4 categories
- Mobile app
- CB Insights
- Asset coverage
- CB InsightsAdds stocks
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How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Contact for pricing | Free • From $34/mo |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | 3 limits: Browser Analyst: pricing: Request pricing, Enterprise Platform: pricing: Request pricing +1 more | 17 limits: Free: credits: 50/month, Free: connected email accounts: 1 +15 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | Salesforce, Microsoft Excel +6 more | Gmail, Outlook +8 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | — |
Categories covered | 7 | 4 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | — |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Security | — | Status page |
| Try it | Visit CB Insights | Visit Hunter |
Where each one shines
What CB Insights and Hunter each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What CB Insights and Hunter each do best.What CB Insights does best
- Research coverage for private and public companies, investors, funding rounds, M&A, business relationships, earnings, markets, and competitive markets.
- Company profiles, market analytics, visual dashboards, deal analysis, and sector tracking to map markets and competitors.
- Mosaic Score and other proprietary measures to evaluate private-company health and growth signals.
- Strategy Terminal, Browser Analyst, ChatCBI, and team-of-agents workflows for AI-assisted scouting, briefs, trend discovery, and market analysis.
- Access to CB Insights data into workflows through Excel, Salesforce, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Snowflake, Zapier, Affinity, A2A, MCP-style, and data-solution integrations where licensed.
What Hunter does best
- Discovery tools for professional email addresses by company or domain with Domain Search.
- Email Finder to return verified or deduced addresses with confidence scores and verification status.
- Email verification with SMTP-level checks, source information, and bulk verification workflows.
- Tools for running bulk Domain Search, Email Finder, and Email Verifier jobs from CSV, Excel, Numbers, or TXT inputs and export results to CSV.
- The Google Sheets add-on to find and verify emails directly from spreadsheets with an API key.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for CB Insights and Hunter, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for CB Insights and Hunter, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksOther | Other |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | Not specified | REST |
API auth & delivery | Not specified | Auth: APIKeyWebhooks |
Import methods | Not specified | CSV |
Integrations | SalesforceMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft 365 CopilotSnowflakeAffinityZapierA2AMCP | GmailOutlookZapierMakeMCPGoogle SheetsHubSpotSalesforce+2 more |
Export formats | Not specified | CSV |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Not specified | Status page |
Vendor & support | CB Information Services, Inc.Country: United StatesSupport: Email and Phone | Hunter Web Services, Inc.Country: United StatesFounded 2015Support: Email and Chat |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 4/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | — | Freecredits: 50/month · connected email accounts: 1 · +1 more |
| Entry paid plan | — | $34/mo“Starter”billed: $408/year · credits: 24,000/year · +2 more |
| Tier 2 | — | $104/mo“Growth”billed: $1,248/year · credits: 120,000/year · +2 more |
| Tier 3 | — | $209/mo“Scale”billed: $2,508/year · credits: 300,000/year · +2 more |
| Top plan | — | Subscription“Enterprise”pricing: Custom · credits: Custom |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Browser Analyst”pricing: Request pricing | — |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between CB Insights and Hunter?
CB Insights leans toward APIs & data feeds, sheets / excel add-ins, and screeners, while Hunter puts more weight on APIs & data feeds, webhooks, and zapier / make. They overlap in 2 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is CB Insights or Hunter free to use?
Hunter has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. CB Insights is paid-only. If budget matters, start with Hunter and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Can I use CB Insights or Hunter on my phone?
CB Insights lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Hunter doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do CB Insights and Hunter have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose CB Insights or Hunter?
It depends on what you're after. Pick CB Insights if screeners and data visualizations matter to you; go with Hunter if you'd rather have webhooks and zapier / make. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do CB Insights and Hunter cover?
Both cover other. CB Insights also handles stocks.
Can I export data from CB Insights and Hunter?
Hunter exports to CSV. CB Insights is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: CB Insights or Hunter?
CB Insights has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Hunter doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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