What Happened to Clearbit Prospector?
If you're searching for Clearbit Prospector and landing on HubSpot pages, that's not a glitch. HubSpot acquired Clearbit in December 2023, and the prospector isn't a standalone product anymore. The functionality got folded into HubSpot as Breeze Intelligence - sold through a credit system that resets monthly.
What Clearbit Prospector Used to Be
Before the acquisition, Clearbit Prospector was a genuinely useful standalone prospecting tool. In November 2023, Clearbit shipped a rebuilt version with 2X the contact coverage, focused on US and EMEA markets. They added role and seniority filters alongside the existing job title, company size, industry, and location search parameters.
The pricing model was usage-based rather than seat-based, which made it attractive for lean teams. You got 500 free credits out of the box, and the expanded dataset included significantly more direct dial phone numbers. For teams that needed enrichment and prospecting without committing to a ZoomInfo-sized contract, it hit a sweet spot - one that lasted about two months before the HubSpot acquisition changed everything.
What Changed After the Acquisition
The timeline tells the story:
- December 2023 - HubSpot acquires Clearbit; integration begins.
- September 2024 - Breeze Intelligence announced at INBOUND 2024 as the new home for Clearbit's capabilities inside HubSpot.
- April 30, 2025 - Free Clearbit Platform, Connect, TAM Calculator, Weekly Visitor Report, and Slack integration all sunset.
- December 1, 2025 - Clearbit Logo API sunset.
The integration still isn't complete. Target Markets - Clearbit's ICP-matching feature - can't export companies or filter prospector results, and the UI caps you at viewing 50 companies. Both features are on the roadmap but not shipped. Clearbit's own documentation still references legacy features that no longer exist as standalone products, which adds to the confusion.
If you're not already a HubSpot customer, there's no way to access the tool. Period.
Paying $1,900/mo for Breeze Intelligence credits that don't roll over? Prospeo delivers 98% accurate emails at $0.01 each with 30+ search filters - buyer intent, technographics, job changes - all refreshed every 7 days. No CRM lock-in. No annual contracts.
Get everything Clearbit Prospector used to offer, without the HubSpot tax.
Breeze Intelligence Pricing
We've run the numbers on Breeze Intelligence, and the cost adds up fast. It starts at $45/mo (annual) or $50/mo (monthly) for 100 credits. Sounds reasonable until you do the math: one enrichment burns 10 credits, so 100 credits gets you roughly 10 enrichments per month.
| Detail | Breeze Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Entry price | $45/mo (annual) / $50/mo |
| Credits included | 100 |
| Enrichments per 100 credits | ~10 |
| Credit rollover | No |
| HubSpot Starter | $30/mo (includes 500 credits) |
| HubSpot Professional | $1,450/mo (includes 3,000 credits) |
| HubSpot Enterprise | $4,700/mo (includes 5,000 credits) |
| Est. cost at 1,000 credits | ~$450/mo |
| Est. cost at 10,000 credits | ~$4,500/mo |
HubSpot Professional includes 3,000 credits (~300 enrichments) per month, which changes the value calculation if you're already on that tier. But credits reset monthly and don't roll over. Exceed your allocation and you can get auto-upgraded to a higher tier - a nasty surprise on your next invoice. A team on HubSpot Professional paying for an extra 1,000 credits is looking at roughly $1,900/mo before anyone sends an email.
Let's be honest: most teams searching for a Clearbit replacement don't need a CRM-embedded data tool. They need accurate emails and phone numbers piped into whatever stack they already run. Paying $1,900/mo for that is a HubSpot tax, not a data cost.
What Users Say
Clearbit holds a 4.4/5 on G2 from 629 reviews, which is respectable. Users consistently praise the ease of use and fast enrichment workflows. Implementation takes about a month, and G2's aggregated data puts ROI at around 11 months.
The complaints are predictable but real. Data goes stale - wrong titles, people who left companies months ago still showing as current. Coverage drops off sharply for smaller companies, and the "expensive" tag shows up repeatedly in review themes. A January 2026 review specifically called out data being "totally wrong" on titles and company associations. The consensus on r/sales and similar subreddits is that Clearbit's pricing became a pain point post-acquisition, especially for teams that don't want to be locked into HubSpot's ecosystem.
Best Alternatives to Clearbit Prospector
If you've decided Breeze Intelligence isn't worth the HubSpot lock-in - or you're just not a HubSpot shop - here are the tools worth evaluating.
| Tool | Database Size | Email Accuracy | Starting Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospeo | 300M+ profiles | 98% | Free (75 emails/mo) | Standalone email + dials |
| Apollo.io | 275M+ contacts | ~91% | Free tier available | Free + sequencing |
| Cognism | 400M+ profiles | ~95% (phone) | ~$1,000/mo | EMEA phone data |
| ZoomInfo | 260M+ profiles | ~87% | ~$15K/year | Enterprise workflows |
Prospeo
This is the closest standalone replacement for what Clearbit Prospector used to be - verified emails and direct dials from a company domain, without a HubSpot subscription. The database covers 300M+ professional profiles with 98% email accuracy, all refreshed on a 7-day cycle while the industry average sits at six weeks. Thirty-plus search filters cover buyer intent powered by Bombora across 15,000 topics, technographics, job changes, headcount growth, and funding - deeper filtering than Clearbit ever offered.
It integrates natively with Salesforce, HubSpot, Smartlead, Instantly, Lemlist, and Clay. At roughly $0.01 per email with a free tier of 75 emails and 100 Chrome extension credits per month, the cost comparison against Breeze Intelligence isn't close. One customer, Meritt, saw their pipeline triple from $100K to $300K/week after switching, with bounce rates dropping from 35% to under 4%.
Skip this if you need an all-in-one CRM with prospecting baked in. Pair it with whatever CRM you already run instead.
Apollo.io
Apollo is the best free starting point if you also want built-in email sequencing. The database covers 275M+ contacts, and the free tier gives you limited credits to validate the data before committing. The built-in sequencer is genuinely useful for teams that don't want to pay for a separate Outreach or Salesloft license. We've seen Apollo's email accuracy run closer to 91% in practice - fine for high-volume plays, but you'll eat more bounces than with higher-accuracy tools. If deliverability matters to your domain reputation, test carefully before scaling.
Cognism
Strong pick for EMEA-heavy teams. Cognism's phone-verified mobile numbers are best-in-class for European markets, with custom pricing starting around $1,000/mo. If your outbound motion is phone-first and your TAM skews European, it's worth the premium. For email-first teams or US-focused prospecting, you're overpaying.
ZoomInfo
The enterprise default at $15-40K/year with the broadest US coverage. It's overkill if you just need a prospecting data layer - you're paying for intent data modules, workflow automation, and org charts that most teams never activate. We've talked to plenty of teams paying $25K+ annually who use maybe 20% of the platform.
Other tools in this space include Dropcontact for email enrichment and Lead411 for US SMB data, though neither matches the breadth of the options above.
Clearbit's data staleness was a top complaint even before the acquisition. Prospeo refreshes 300M+ profiles every 7 days - not every 6 weeks. Meritt tripled their pipeline to $300K/week and cut bounce rates from 35% to under 4% after switching.
Stop enriching contacts with stale data that tanks your deliverability.
FAQ
Is Clearbit Prospector still free?
No. Free Clearbit accounts were sunset April 30, 2025. Prospector functionality now lives inside HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence, starting at $45/month for 100 credits - roughly 10 enrichments - on top of a HubSpot subscription. There's no free tier and credits don't roll over.
Do I need HubSpot to use Clearbit Prospector?
Yes. Since the December 2023 acquisition, Clearbit's prospecting and enrichment capabilities have been integrated into HubSpot as Breeze Intelligence. There's no standalone product anymore. If you aren't a HubSpot customer, you can't access it.
Can I still use the Clearbit Prospector API?
The legacy Clearbit API endpoints are being deprecated as features migrate into HubSpot. For API-based prospecting, Prospeo's Search API delivers a 92% match rate with 50+ data points per enrichment, and it works independently of any CRM.