# Prospeo review (2026): fast, cheap, and right when it answers By [Florian Martens](https://pipe0.com/authors/florian-martens) ยท Published Oct 8, 2026 Source: https://pipe0.com/reviews/prospeo Scoring method: https://pipe0.com/reviews#methodology Disclosure: pipe0 buys data from Prospeo and uses it in its waterfalls. The scores come from our own benchmark, not from that relationship. > Prospeo answers in a fifth of a second, and its emails and phone numbers matched premium providers in our benchmark. It finds fewer people than the leaders, so it works best as the first step of a waterfall. **Verdict: 4.1/5.** One of the fastest contact APIs we tested: answers in 0.2 seconds that agree with premium sources, at about 2 cents an email, with an MCP server on every plan. Coverage trails the leaders. | Criterion | Score | Why | | --- | --- | --- | | Ease of use | 4.0/5 | A search with 30+ filters, a Chrome extension that works on any site, CSV enrichment, and a free plan with 100 credits a month. | | Data quality | 3.5/5 | Its mobile numbers matched Surfe on 47 of 48 people and its emails agreed with others 71% of the time. It finds fewer people than the leaders. | | Pricing value | 4.5/5 | About 2 cents per email on the $99 plan, misses free, and re-enriching the same person within 90 days free. | | API and agent access | 4.5/5 | A synchronous API that answers in about 0.2 seconds, bulk calls of 50, and a hosted MCP server included on every plan. | | **Overall** (mean) | **4.1/5** | | **Best for:** - The first, cheapest slot in an email or phone waterfall - Live enrichment where a person or an agent is waiting - Teams that want search and enrichment in one cheap tool **Skip it if:** - You need the highest coverage from a single provider - You need personal email addresses - You need higher API limits without the $249 plan **Price:** from $49/mo per user for Starter, billed monthly ($37 annual). Free plan available. ## Prospeo at a glance - **Founded:** 2023 in Toronto, according to Prospeo ([source](https://prospeo.io/llm-info)) - **Customers:** 15,000+ companies, according to Prospeo ([source](https://prospeo.io)) - **Database:** 300M+ profiles, according to Prospeo ([source](https://prospeo.io/our-data)) - **API:** Synchronous enrich and search endpoints, bulk calls of 50 ([source](https://prospeo.io/api-docs)) - **MCP server:** mcp.prospeo.io, OAuth or API key; also a local npm package ([source](https://prospeo.io/api-docs/mcp)) - **Integrations:** Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Clay, Zapier, n8n, Make, Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist ([source](https://prospeo.io/integrations)) ## Prospeo in our benchmark pipe0 ran the same records through every provider it tests (August 2026). | Test | Records | Coverage | Agreement | Median time | Run | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LinkedIn URL to work email (LinkedIn profiles) | 120 | 45.8% | 71% | 0.2 s | 20260814T095606Z-9ef2 | | Email to LinkedIn URL (signup emails) | 150 | 21.3% | 90% | 0.1 s | 20260804T165645Z-0041 | | LinkedIn URL to mobile (LinkedIn profiles) | 150 | 32.7% | 72% | 0.2 s | 20260804T202803Z-237d | ### How fast Prospeo answers LinkedIn URL to work email, median response time per lookup (run 20260814T095606Z-9ef2). - Prospeo: 0.2 s - Amplemarket (premium): 3.6 s - Surfe: 14.8 s ### How often Prospeo agrees with other providers LinkedIn URL to mobile (run 20260804T202803Z-237d). - LeadMagic (low-cost): Prospeo and LeadMagic returned the same mobile number for 15 of 17 people (88%). - Surfe: Prospeo and Surfe returned the same mobile number for 47 of 48 people (98%). - On email to LinkedIn, only one provider in that run found more: Fiber AI at 38%. - Samples are small, 120 to 150 records per test, so treat a few points of difference as noise. - The LinkedIn profile set passed one vendor's resolvability filter, so absolute rates run higher than on a typical list. Comparisons between providers stay fair. - The signup set is real pipe0 signup emails with no vendor involved in choosing them, a harder and more realistic population than the profile set. - Agreement is the share of results that match what other providers returned for the same person. It is a proxy for accuracy, not ground truth. ## What is Prospeo? [#what-is-prospeo] Prospeo is a contact data tool from Toronto, founded in 2023, that has grown quickly on one pitch: verified work emails and mobile numbers, cheaply. You can search people and companies with 30-odd filters, enrich a CSV, use a Chrome extension on LinkedIn or any company website, or call its API. It says more than 15,000 companies use it. ## Fast and accurate, not exhaustive [#fast-and-accurate-not-exhaustive] Prospeo's data has a clear profile in our benchmark. It doesn't find the most people: from 120 LinkedIn profiles it found 46% of work emails, and from 150 profiles 33% of mobile numbers. But what it finds matches the premium providers. When Prospeo and Surfe both found a mobile number for the same person, they matched 47 times out of 48. On reverse email lookups, where it found the second most profiles in that run, its answers agreed with other providers 90% of the time. And it is fast. Prospeo answered work email lookups in a median of 0.2 seconds, against 3.6 seconds for Amplemarket and 14.8 for Surfe on the same records. That combination is exactly what the first slot of a waterfall needs. The first provider is asked about everyone, so it has to be cheap and quick, and whatever it answers is final, so it has to be right. A provider like Prospeo answers the easy half of a list in a fraction of a second and leaves the rest to slower, broader sources. ## What it costs [#what-it-costs] There is a free plan with 100 credits a month. Starter costs $49 a month for 2,000 credits, Growth $99 for 5,000, and Pro $249 for 15,000, all per user and about 25% cheaper billed annually. A verified email costs 1 credit, about 2 cents on Growth, and a mobile number 10, with the email included. Misses are free, and asking about the same person again within 90 days is free too. ## Prospeo for developers and agents [#prospeo-for-developers-and-agents] The API is synchronous, so a lookup returns its answer in the same call, with bulk endpoints for 50 records at a time. The MCP server at `mcp.prospeo.io` signs in with OAuth or an API key, and there is also a local npm package. Rate limits are modest on the smaller plans, 5 requests a second for enrichment, and rise sharply on Pro. ## Prospeo and pipe0 [#prospeo-and-pipe0] We buy data from Prospeo. It is one of the providers in pipe0's name and domain work email waterfall, and selectable in the mobile waterfalls, for the speed and agreement above. ## Who should buy Prospeo [#who-should-buy-prospeo] Buy Prospeo if you want cheap, fast, accurate contact data, especially as the first step before a broader provider, or for lookups where someone is waiting for the answer. Look elsewhere if you need the most coverage from one provider or personal email addresses. For coverage, [Wiza](/reviews/wiza) and [Surfe](/reviews/surfe) found more in our tests. ## Prospeo pros and cons ### Pros - **Fast.** Prospeo answered work email lookups in a median of 0.2 seconds in our test, against 3.6 seconds for Amplemarket and 14.8 for Surfe. - **Agrees with premium sources.** When Prospeo and Surfe both found a mobile number, they matched 47 times out of 48. On reverse email lookups its profiles agreed with other providers 90% of the time. - **Low prices, free misses.** An email costs 1 credit, about 2 cents on the Growth plan, and a mobile 10. Nothing is charged when nothing is found. - **MCP on every plan.** A hosted MCP server with OAuth, plus a local npm package, at the same credit prices as the API. ### Cons - **Lower coverage than the leaders.** From LinkedIn profiles it found 46% of work emails and 33% of mobile numbers in our test, behind the top providers. - **Work email only.** Prospeo sells work emails and mobiles. It has no personal email product. - **Per-user plans.** Plans and credits are per user, and API rate limits are low until the $249 Pro plan. ## Prospeo pricing | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 100 credits a month, no API. | | Starter | $49/mo, $37 annual | 2,000 credits a month, API access. | | Growth | $99/mo, $74 annual | 5,000 credits a month. | | Pro | $249/mo, $187 annual | 15,000 credits a month, much higher API limits. | - A verified email costs 1 credit, a mobile 10 (with the email included), and a page of 25 search results 1. - Misses are free, and re-enriching the same record within 90 days is free. - Top-ups start at 1,000 credits for $10. Prices as of Oct 8, 2026, from https://prospeo.io/pricing. ## Prospeo alternatives - [pipe0](https://pipe0.com/enrichment-api): You want Prospeo as a fast first step, with higher-coverage providers behind it, billed per result. - [Wiza](https://pipe0.com/reviews/wiza): You need more coverage per provider and personal emails, and can wait longer for each answer. - [Hunter](https://pipe0.com/reviews/hunter): You find emails from names and company domains. - [Surfe](https://pipe0.com/reviews/surfe): Mobile coverage is the priority. ## FAQ ### Is Prospeo accurate? In our benchmark its answers agreed closely with premium providers: its mobile numbers matched Surfe's on 47 of 48 people, and its work emails agreed with other providers 71% of the time. It finds fewer people than the highest-coverage providers. ### How much does Prospeo cost? There is a free plan with 100 credits a month. Starter costs $49 a month for 2,000 credits, Growth $99 for 5,000, and Pro $249 for 15,000, all per user, with about 25% off billed annually. An email costs 1 credit and a mobile 10. ### How fast is Prospeo? Prospeo answered work email lookups in a median of 0.2 seconds in our test, the fastest of the nine providers in that test, against 3.6 seconds for Amplemarket and 14.8 for Surfe. ### Does Prospeo have an API and an MCP server? Yes. The API is synchronous, with bulk calls of up to 50 records, on paid plans. The MCP server at mcp.prospeo.io is listed on every plan and also runs locally as an npm package.