Free Hunter.io alternatives: 6 email finders compared

By the LeadsPaw team · Last updated

The best free Hunter.io alternatives are Skrapp and GetProspect for LinkedIn work-email lookups, Snov.io and Apollo if you also want outreach, and Email Finder for LinkedIn for emails people have published on LinkedIn, with 5 emails per day free and paid plans from $9/month.

Disclosure: Email Finder for LinkedIn is made by LeadsPaw, which publishes this guide. Plans and prices below are taken from each vendor’s pricing page in October 2026. They change often, so check before you buy.

Comparison table

ToolHow it finds emailsFree planCheapest paid plan
Hunter.ioDomain search and name + domain lookup, verified50 credits/month (1 per email found)$49/month, or $34/month yearly (2,000 credits)
Snov.ioDatabase, email finder, LinkedIn extensionTrial plan with a small monthly allowance, renews every 30 days$39/month (1,000 credits)
ApolloLarge B2B database, Chrome extensionFree plan with limited monthly creditsSee Apollo’s pricing page
SkrappLinkedIn and Sales Navigator extension, name + domain lookup50 credits; only deliverable emails are charged$39/month, or $29/month yearly (2,000 credits)
GetProspectLinkedIn extension and B2B database50 valid emails + 100 verifications/month$49/month (1,000 emails)
Email Finder for LinkedInEmails people published in LinkedIn posts, About sections and contact info5 emails per day, no card$9/month + applicable taxes (up to 1,000 emails per month)

Two kinds of email finder

Before picking a tool, decide which problem you have:

  • “I know who I want; I need their work email.” You need a lookup tool: give it a name and company domain and it returns a likely, verified address. That’s Hunter, Snov.io, Apollo, Skrapp and GetProspect.
  • “I want people in a niche who are open to being contacted.” Recruiters posting jobs, founders asking for pitches, freelancers listing an email in their bio. That’s what Email Finder for LinkedIn finds: addresses people published themselves.

1. Snov.io

Snov.io combines an email finder and verifier with a prospect database, a LinkedIn extension and built-in email campaigns. Its free Trial plan doesn’t expire and renews every 30 days, but it’s small and Snov.io leaves several features out of it. Best for: people who want finding and sending in one place.

2. Apollo

Apollo is a large B2B contact database with search filters, a Chrome extension and sequences. Its free plan has no time limit, though its monthly credits have been cut several times, so check the current number. Best for: sales teams building lists by job title, company size and industry.

3. Skrapp

Skrapp is built around LinkedIn and Sales Navigator: open a profile or search and it looks up work emails. It only charges credits for emails marked deliverable, and paid credits roll over. Best for: B2B prospecting from LinkedIn and Sales Navigator.

4. GetProspect

GetProspect has a LinkedIn extension, a B2B database and simple cold email. Its free plan counts valid emails (50 a month) separately from verifications (100 a month), and repeat lookups of the same contact are free. Best for: a generous free tier for occasional LinkedIn lookups.

5. Email Finder for LinkedIn

Email Finder for LinkedIn takes a different approach. Instead of a database, it searches LinkedIn people or posts by role, industry, skill and keyword, and collects emails people shared in post text, About sections and contact info. Everything runs in your browser on your own LinkedIn session, and you only use your allowance when an email is found.

It won’t find a work email for someone who never published one; for that, use a lookup tool. It’s strongest for job seekers emailing recruiters, and for finding people who’ve publicly asked to be contacted. Best for: hiring posts, creators and freelancers, and low-cost volume.

6. Hunter.io itself

Hunter’s free plan gives 50 credits a month: finding an email costs 1 credit, verifying costs half a credit, and credits don’t roll over. Domain Search, which lists the public addresses at a company, is still one of the quickest ways to learn a company’s email pattern. Best for: looking up the work email of a specific person at a specific company.

Which one should you pick?

  • A few work emails a month: stay on Hunter’s free plan, or add Skrapp or GetProspect for another free allowance.
  • Prospecting plus outreach: Snov.io or Apollo.
  • Job hunting, or emails people chose to share: Email Finder for LinkedIn. See how to find HR and recruiter emails.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a completely free alternative to Hunter.io?

Every tool here has a free plan, but all of them cap it. For occasional lookups, the free plans of Hunter, Skrapp and GetProspect each cover around 50 emails a month. Email Finder for LinkedIn’s free plan allows 5 emails every day instead, for emails people have published on LinkedIn.

What’s the cheapest Hunter.io alternative?

Among the tools here, Email Finder for LinkedIn’s Pro plan is the lowest-priced paid plan at $9/month (up to 1,000 emails per month). It works differently from Hunter, though: it finds emails people published on LinkedIn rather than looking up work emails by name and domain.

Which Hunter.io alternative is best for LinkedIn?

Skrapp, GetProspect and Snov.io all have LinkedIn extensions that look up a profile’s work email from their databases. Email Finder for LinkedIn instead reads posts, About sections and contact info, which suits job seekers and anyone who wants addresses people chose to share.

Do these tools guess email addresses?

Database tools like Hunter, Snov.io and Apollo combine collected data with pattern-based predictions, then verify them. That’s how they cover people who never published an email. Email Finder for LinkedIn only returns addresses a person published, so it covers fewer people but never guesses.