Comparison
Reverse Lookup vs Reverse Contact: an honest comparison
Both tools turn an email address into a real person and company profile. We tested both in May 2026 — here's where each one actually wins, and where Reverse Lookup makes more sense for sales, recruiting, and growth teams.
Reverse Lookup
Built for sales, recruiting, and growth teams
Reverse Contact
Built for engineers and data teams
- GDPR & CCPA compliant
- 98%+ match accuracy
- Credit-back guarantee
- 1B+ profiles
The 30-second verdict
Choose Reverse Lookup if: you want a simple, affordable tool that turns emails into contact and company profiles via a dashboard, CSV upload, Google Sheets add-on, or API — and you don't want to lose credits on unmatched emails. Plans start at $49/month for 1,000 credits, with a forever-free tier.
Choose Reverse Contact if: you're an engineering or data team building a product on top of B2B identity data, you need raw datasets, webhooks, and high-volume API throughput, and you can absorb a $99/month minimum (2,000 credits) with no UI for non-technical users and no native Google Sheets add-on.
Credit-back guarantee
Only Reverse Lookup refunds credits for unmatched emails.
No-code workflows
Dashboard, bulk CSV/XLSX upload, and a Google Sheets add-on out of the box.
Half the entry price
$49 vs $99 for the cheapest paid plan.
The at-a-glance comparison
Sixteen real-world points of difference, side-by-side. No spin, no marketing fluff.
Starting price
RL
$0 (15 free credits/mo)Reverse Contact
7-day evaluation onlyCheapest paid plan
RL
$49 / mo (1,000 credits)Reverse Contact
$99 / mo (2,000 credits)Annual discount
RL
30% offReverse Contact
Custom annual onlyCredit-back on unmatched data
RL
YesReverse Contact
NoDashboard UI for non-developers
RL
YesReverse Contact
NoBulk CSV / XLSX upload
RL
YesReverse Contact
NoGoogle Sheets add-on
RL
YesReverse Contact
NoPublic API
RL
YesReverse Contact
YesZapier integration
RL
YesReverse Contact
YesWebhooks
RL
NoReverse Contact
YesBulk dataset delivery (AWS / GCS / Snowflake)
RL
NoReverse Contact
YesActivity & jobs data
RL
NoReverse Contact
YesGDPR & CCPA compliant
RL
YesReverse Contact
YesData sourcing
RL
Public + partnershipsReverse Contact
B2B OSINTForever-free tier
RL
YesReverse Contact
NoBest for
RL
Sales, recruiting, marketing, fraud opsReverse Contact
Engineering, data ops, RevOps tooling
Comparison based on each vendor's public pricing pages and public G2 reviews as of May 2026. Features change — always confirm on the live site before purchase.
Pricing comparison: the deep dive
Compare every plan side by side. Then look at the real metric that matters — cost per matched credit, not cost per credit billed.
Reverse Lookup
| Plan | Price | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / month | 15 / month | Forever, no card needed |
| Starter | $49 / month | 1,000 | Full features included |
| Growth | $99 / month | 3,000 | Full features included |
| Scale | $249 / month | 10,000 | Full features included |
| Custom | Talk to sales | 50,000+ | High-volume teams |
Annual: save 30%
Reverse Contact
| Plan | Price | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation | Free (7 days) | Limited | Cached resolution, limited rate |
| Pay-as-you-go | From $100 | Variable | 12-month expiry, no subscription |
| Basic | $99 / month | 2,000 | Per G2 listing |
| Growth | $299 / month | 10,000 | Per G2 listing |
| Annual | Custom | Custom | High volume + SLA |
| Companies dataset | $1,000 / month | n/a | Bulk dataset delivery |
| Employees dataset | $2,000 / month | n/a | Bulk dataset delivery |
| Jobs dataset | $3,000 / month | n/a | Bulk dataset delivery |
| Full dataset | $8,000 / month | n/a | All layers bundled |
Cost-per-credit, by volume
~1,000 credits
RL$49 (Starter)RC~$49.50 for 1k (via $99 Basic, 2k credits)About even on sticker — RL refunds unmatched
~3,000 credits
RL$99 (Growth)RC~$148 (3k of $299/10k plan)~33% cheaper at RL
~10,000 credits
RL$249 (Scale)RC$299 (Growth)~17% cheaper at RL
The credit-back math matters more than the sticker price.
If 25% of the emails you push come back unmatched (typical for cold lists), Reverse Email Lookup refunds those credits. Reverse Contact, per multiple G2 reviewers, bills you anyway. On a 3,000-credit plan, that's effectively $25 you don't lose — every month.
Feature-by-feature deep comparison
The detail you need before you switch. Five categories, real-world differences.
Item Reverse Lookup Reverse Contact Full name Yes Yes Job title & role Yes Yes Company name & domain Yes Yes LinkedIn URL Yes Yes Industry & company size Yes Yes Location (city, country) Yes Yes Phone (where available) Yes Limited Social profiles Yes Yes Full work history Yes Yes Skills, education, certifications Yes Yes LinkedIn activity / posts No Yes Job postings (company) No Yes Reverse Contact returns a deeper raw payload — useful if you're building a product and need work history, skills, and activity signals. Reverse Lookup returns the fields most sales, recruiting, and growth teams actually use day-to-day, without the bloat or the cost of unused fields.
The credit-back guarantee that changes the math
Most reverse email lookup tools charge you whether they find the person or not. That's an unsolved problem in this category — and one of the most common complaints in Reverse Contact's own G2 reviews.
Reverse Lookup does it differently. If we can't match an email to a verified profile, we don't charge a credit. Full stop.
Over a typical 3,000-email outbound list with a 25% no-match rate, that's 750 credits returned to your account every month — credits you'd otherwise lose on a competitor.
~25%
Typical no-match rate on cold B2B lists
750
Credits refunded on a 3,000-email run (RL only)
$25
Monthly difference at the Growth tier
Who wins where
An honest, use-case-by-use-case look. Reverse Contact wins three of these — we say so out loud.
- RL wins
B2B sales prospecting (SDRs, AEs)
Dashboard + CSV upload + Sheets add-on means SDRs work without engineering. Credit refund protects budgets on cold lists.
- RL wins
Recruiting / sourcing
Faster to onboard non-technical recruiters. Returns the LinkedIn URL and job title 99% of users actually need.
- RL wins
Marketing list enrichment
Bulk CSV import + GDPR compliance + transparent pricing for SMB teams.
- RL wins
Fraud / risk verification
Quick single lookups in a dashboard. Real-time results. No subscription needed to test on the free tier.
- RC wins
Building a product on B2B identity data
Webhooks, dataset delivery to Snowflake/AWS, deeper raw payload, higher rate limits at enterprise tier.
- RC wins
AI agents needing structured profiles
Activity data, jobs data, and dataset-style bulk delivery feed AI/RAG pipelines well.
- RC wins
RevOps deduplication at enterprise scale
$1,000+/mo dataset products are designed for warehouse-grade dedup.
- RL wins
CRM enrichment for small/mid-market teams
Zapier + API + Google Sheets is enough — and you don’t need a $299/mo entry to get there.
We didn't try to make Reverse Contact look bad. They build a serious product for serious engineering teams, and if you're delivering enriched B2B data into a Snowflake warehouse, they're a fair option. But if you're a sales, recruiting, growth, or ops team that just needs accurate emails-to-profiles in your day-to-day workflow, the math, the UX, and the credit policy all favor Reverse Lookup.
What real users actually say
Both sides. Linked to G2. No fabricated quotes.
Reverse Lookup
See on G24.9 / 5
Across 49 verified G2 reviews
“We replaced a $400/month enrichment tool with Reverse Lookup and our SDRs onboarded the same day. The credit refund on unmatched leads alone pays for the plan.”
Michael T. · Head of Sales Ops, mid-market SaaS
“I live in Google Sheets. The native add-on means I don’t need to learn an API or wait on engineering — I just enrich a column.”
Lindsey R. · Talent acquisition lead
“Support answered me in under five minutes on a Sunday. That alone would make me stay.”
James C. · Founder, B2B agency
Reverse Contact
See on G24.6 / 5
107 G2 reviews (May 2026)
A G2 reviewer in late 2025 noted that the integration with automation tools like Make.com was smooth, but flagged that credits were being consumed even when no profile was found — a complaint that appears in multiple verified reviews.
Source: G2Another validated reviewer described support friction during a cancellation attempt.
Source: G2
Snippets are paraphrased from public, attributable G2 reviews. Click through to read the originals.
Already paying for Reverse Contact? Here's how the switch works
Three steps. About an afternoon, end-to-end.
- 01
Sign up free, no card
Get 15 free credits to verify match quality against the same emails you’ve been running through Reverse Contact.
- 02
Bulk-test your list
Upload the same CSV you’d send to Reverse Contact. Compare results, side-by-side, in your own spreadsheet.
- 03
Move when you’re ready
Cancel Reverse Contact at your next billing cycle. Use our Zapier or API to move your CRM enrichment over in an afternoon.
See the difference yourself — free, no card needed
Sign up, upload a list of emails, and compare results against Reverse Contact in the same spreadsheet. Keep what works.
- 15 free credits, no card
- Credit-back guarantee on unmatched data
- Cancel anytime
- GDPR & CCPA compliant
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FAQ
Reverse Lookup vs Reverse Contact: FAQ
Is Reverse Lookup a real alternative to Reverse Contact?
Yes. Both tools convert email addresses into structured people and company profiles using public data sources. Reverse Lookup is built around a dashboard, bulk CSV upload, Google Sheets add-on, and API — meaning sales, recruiting, marketing, and ops teams can use it without engineering. Reverse Contact is more API/dataset-led and aimed at engineering and data teams.
Which is cheaper — Reverse Lookup or Reverse Contact?
Reverse Lookup is cheaper on entry pricing ($49/mo for 1,000 credits vs Reverse Contact's $99/mo for 2,000 credits) and at the mid-tier ($99/mo for 3,000 credits vs $299/mo for 10,000). On effective cost-per-matched-credit, Reverse Lookup is meaningfully cheaper because of its credit-back guarantee on unmatched emails.
Does Reverse Contact charge for unmatched emails?
According to multiple validated reviews on G2, reviewers report being charged credits even when no profile is returned, despite the vendor's stated policy. Reverse Lookup automatically refunds credits for any unmatched lookup.
Does Reverse Contact have a free trial?
Reverse Contact offers a 7-day evaluation with limited API access and cached resolution. They do not offer a forever-free tier. Reverse Lookup offers 15 free credits per month, every month, with no card required.
Can I use Reverse Contact in Google Sheets?
Not natively. You would need to wire it up through Zapier or Make.com. Reverse Lookup ships a native Google Sheets add-on so you can enrich emails inside the spreadsheet you already work in.
Which has higher data accuracy?
Both vendors report strong match accuracy on professional B2B emails. Reverse Lookup advertises 98%+ data accuracy. Reverse Contact reports 98.2% API uptime and emphasizes "no false positives" matching. For the typical sales / recruiting use case, real-world performance is close — accuracy on personal Gmail/Yahoo/Outlook addresses is the bigger differentiator and varies by list.
Is Reverse Lookup GDPR and CCPA compliant?
Yes. Both tools follow GDPR and CCPA-aligned data practices, support data subject rights, and source from publicly available information.
Can I upload a CSV of 10,000 emails in one go?
Yes, in Reverse Lookup — through the dashboard's bulk uploader (CSV / XLSX / XLS). In Reverse Contact you'd use the API or commit to a dataset product ($1,000+/mo) to do this at scale.
What if I'm an engineering team building a B2B product?
Reverse Contact may be the better fit — webhooks, async delivery, dataset products to Snowflake/AWS/GCS, and enterprise SLAs are part of their core offering. Reverse Lookup has a clean API too, but does not ship webhook or warehouse-grade dataset delivery today.
How fast can I switch?
Most teams can run a side-by-side test in under 30 minutes using the free tier, and complete a full migration (API key swap or CSV workflow change) within an afternoon.