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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

Hunter vs Listen Notes comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Hunter adds Webhooks, Zapier / Make, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage that Listen Notes skips.

Listen Notes includes Data APIs, Alerts, Education, and Other categories that Hunter omits.

Hunter highlights: Domain Search to discover professional emails by company or domain., Email Finder tool that returns verified or deduced addresses with a confidence score and verification status., and Email Verifier with SMTP-level checks and source information; supports bulk verification..

Listen Notes is known for: Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

Listen Notes offers mobile access, which Hunter skips.

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Hunter

hunter.io

An email outreach and verification platform with both web and API access. The free plan includes API keys and unlimited team members, though CSV exports are capped (e.g. 10 results per domain) and some Campaigns features like link tracking and reporting are restricted. Campaign webhooks are supported, making it easy to integrate Hunter into wider workflows.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Domain Search to discover professional emails by company or domain.
  • Email Finder tool that returns verified or deduced addresses with a confidence score and verification status.
  • Email Verifier with SMTP-level checks and source information; supports bulk verification.
  • Bulk tools (Domain Search, Email Finder, Email Verifier) accept CSV/Excel/Numbers/TXT input and return CSV exports.
  • Google Sheets add-on to find and verify emails directly in spreadsheets using an API key.

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Listen Notes

listennotes.com

Podcast search engine plus developer Podcast API (search/directory/insights) and purchasable datasets. Free plan allows light testing; PRO is a metered subscription with tiered overages and specific search‑result/rate‑limit allowances; Enterprise relaxes caching/logo rules and increases quotas & SLAs. Listen Alerts monitors 3.6M+ podcasts for keyword mentions with email/RSS and Zapier/IFTTT hooks. Datasets can be exported as CSV/SQLite for analytics, PR/sales, and finance alt‑data use cases. API base URL is https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 with API‑key auth.

Platforms

Web
API
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription
One-time

Quick highlights

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

1 overlap

Both tools cover this research theme.

Where they differ

Hunter

Distinct strengths include:

  • Domain Search to discover professional emails by company or domain.
  • Email Finder tool that returns verified or deduced addresses with a confidence score and verification status.
  • Email Verifier with SMTP-level checks and source information; supports bulk verification.
  • Bulk tools (Domain Search, Email Finder, Email Verifier) accept CSV/Excel/Numbers/TXT input and return CSV exports.

Listen Notes

Distinct strengths include:

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeHunterListen Notes
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: APIs & SDKs

Unique: Webhooks, Zapier / Make, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared: APIs & SDKs

Unique: Data APIs, Alerts, Education, Other

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription, One-time

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Domain Search to discover professional emails by company or domain.
  • Email Finder tool that returns verified or deduced addresses with a confidence score and verification status.
  • Email Verifier with SMTP-level checks and source information; supports bulk verification.
  • Bulk tools (Domain Search, Email Finder, Email Verifier) accept CSV/Excel/Numbers/TXT input and return CSV exports.
  • Google Sheets add-on to find and verify emails directly in spreadsheets using an API key.
  • Email integrations with Gmail and Outlook to send campaigns directly.

Unique

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.
  • Podcast Datasets: batch export by keyword/category/playlist/iTunes IDs or full‑database Enterprise export; delivered as CSV or SQLite.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Hunter and Listen Notes both support?

Both platforms cover APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Hunter and Listen Notes require subscriptions?

Both Hunter and Listen Notes keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Listen Notes ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Hunter focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Hunter differentiates itself with Domain Search to discover professional emails by company or domain., Email Finder tool that returns verified or deduced addresses with a confidence score and verification status., and Email Verifier with SMTP-level checks and source information; supports bulk verification., whereas Listen Notes stands out for Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

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