LinkedIn data:use Apify scrapers to get person & company info, cheaper than Clay's native enrichments.
Airscale vs Clay
Learn more about how our clients are switching from Clay to Airscale
Why Airscale?
Airscale was built for one reason: helping growth, GTM, and sales teams source, enrich, clean, and export high-quality data without breaking the bank or wasting hours figuring out complex tools, all within a single, intuitive platform that scales with your data needs.
Don’t get us wrong, Clay is awesome. But for some people, it can be overwhelming or too expensive.
Take a look at how we compare:
Compare Airscale and Clay
Comparison category
Clay
AirscalePricing
Plans & Cost per data point
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- Launch plan: $468/month (limited to 15 000 actions per month)
- Credits per month: 10 000
- Cost per credit: $468 / 10 000 = $0.0468/credit
- Credits per $100: $100 / $0.0468 = ~2 137 credits
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- Pro plan: $99/month (unlimited actions per month)
- Credits per month: 12 000
- Cost per credit: $99/12 000 = $0.00825/credit
- Credits per $100: $100/$0.00825 = ~12 121 credits
Enriching emails & mobiles
- 2-5 credits per email*
- 2-30 credits per phone number*
- *depending on the provider choices
Average total cost: 0.73 cents
- 2 credits per email (deliverability verification included)
- 40 credits per phone number
Total cost: 0.35 cents (down to 0.16 with volume)
Pricing model
Credit-based system where each enrichment consumes credits, action limits vary by plan, and some features are only available on paid tiers.
Credit-based but predictable, credits roll over (and never expire), unlimited actions and users, no commitment. Free list building & scraping, free exports, enrichment available via API on all plans.
Data quality
Providers
100+ data providers marketplace
50+ data providers integrated
Coverage & enrichment
Access to many enrichment sources via provider integrations.
450+ enriched data points (firmographics, hiring signals, tech stack, etc.)
AI
5 LLMs available and higher credit usage (+ action credits)
- Average cost (in credits): 3.5
- Average cost (in $): 0.16 cents
Access to the same amount of LLMs at significantly lower credit costs (+unlimited actions)
- Average cost (in credits): 0.57
- Average cost (in $): 0.047 cents* *(based on the Pro plan)
Lead sourcing
Lead sourcing relies on retrieving company and contact data from external databases, APIs, and integrated tools.
Built-in lead sourcing with multiple integrated data sources to find companies and people through advanced filters.
Compatibility with other tools
Integrations
Extensive integrations and HTTP API (limited and only available on higher plans) for building custom workflows.
Native integrations with CRMs and outbound tools, along with webhooks, CSV import/export, and support for connecting LLMs via API keys.
Export
CRM export available only on higher-tier plans.
Free
Ease of use / support
Ease of use
Powerful but complex to set up, often requiring a Clay expert or agency to build and manage workflows.
Easy to use with quick onboarding + free documentation & guides, with fast support.
Marketing / UI UX design
Polished, premium design.
Simple, straight to the point.
Support
Responsive chat/email; slower response on lower-tier plans.
Custom support via mail, chat, call + Slack channel if needed.
Make Clay 6x cheaper
Use Airscale with Clay by connecting your Airscale API key, available on all paid plans.
This lets you enrich prospect data directly within Clay at up to 6x lower cost, covering emails, mobiles, LinkedIn profiles, and company information. Enrichment runs automatically without manual exports and integrates smoothly with your existing Clay workflows.
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Other tips for smarter enrichments in Clay
Emails & mobiles:run them through Airscale's API for coverage comparable to Clay at a fraction of the cost.
Avoid duplicate spending:save enriched data to Supabase or another external database, you'll never pay twice for the same leads.
Company intel:Serper's API costs ~$0.001/search vs. Claygent at 1.5 credits on average ($0.0702)* per lookup. Set up an HTTP action with your LLM key to replace expensive Clay workflows. *(based on the Launch plan)
Automate everything:combine with your CRM or workflow tools (N8N, Zapier) and skip manual exports.
