Priced per search, not per phone
Zero-result searches are refunded. You are not charged ten credits to learn a number is disconnected.
Comparison
A Lusha alternative without the credit-reveal tax
Lusha is a browser-extension contact database priced by credits, where an email costs one credit and a phone number costs ten. Lead Outreach Agent works differently: describe the businesses you want, and it searches public sources, keeps only leads with a real public email or phone, explains why each fits, and drafts a first message you can edit before sending.
Free to start · 200 credits · No credit card · Zero-result searches refunded
At a glance
Lusha alternative, in one line
A niche-first way to get public, contactable leads and a first draft - without paying ten credits to reveal a phone number that might be wrong.
- No per-reveal credit tax
- Public source on every lead
- AI-drafted first email included
Workflow preview
See the workflow before starting a search
Review the actual search setup and result format before spending credits or starting a campaign.
Quick demo path:
1. Pick a niche and country.
2. Watch the search move through public sources and contact checks.
3. Review kept leads and edit the first outreach draft.
Public source on every lead
Each contact route links back to where it was published, so outreach is easy to justify.
Price a first search
Use the lead-cost calculator to size a small, honest first test.
Source-linked evidence
Research behind this page
Use these findings as context, not promised results. Each source includes its sample or method and the limitation that matters when applying it.
How fast B2B contact databases go stale
Aggregated analyses put B2B contact-data decay at roughly 22.5-30% per year - about 2.1% per month - and as high as 70% at fast-moving tech companies, with job-title changes the single biggest driver.
- Method
- Meta-analysis of multiple third-party data-quality studies and vendor benchmarks.
- Use carefully
- Decay varies widely by industry, seniority, and how many fields you track, so treat the range as a planning input rather than a fixed number.
State of Sales, 7th Edition
Sales reps report spending almost one workday per week prospecting; 92% of sales professionals using AI agents say AI benefits prospecting.
- Method
- Survey of 4,050 sales leaders, representatives, operations staff, and support professionals across 19 country groups and multiple industries.
- Use carefully
- The 92% figure only covers respondents already using AI agents and is a perception measure, not a controlled productivity test.
The surprising economics of B2B growth
B2B buyers use an average of ten channels during the purchasing journey, and market leaders are four times more likely to deploy true one-to-one personalization.
- Method
- Global B2B Pulse survey of nearly 4,000 decision-makers across 13 countries and multiple industries.
- Use carefully
- The study covers broad B2B buying behavior; it does not isolate cold-email performance or prove that personalization alone causes growth.
Results need a usable public email or phone number and enough source context for review.
Each result includes context to help you check why the lead fits before outreach.
Drafts remain editable and should be reviewed for accuracy, relevance, and compliance before sending.
Comparison
Lusha vs Lead Outreach Agent
A side-by-side of the model, not a feature dump. Both tools find contacts; they start from opposite ends of the workflow.
| Dimension | Lusha | Lead Outreach Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Credits per reveal (phone ~10x email) | Per search; zero-result searches refunded |
| Starting point | Database filters / browser extension | Plain-language niche prompt |
| Contact guarantee | Reveal first, verify after | Only public, contactable leads are shown |
| Source transparency | Aggregated database record | Links to the public source per lead |
| First outreach | Not included | AI-drafted first email you edit |
| Best fit | Large sales-ops volume | Niche, local, founder, and agency campaigns |
How Lusha's credit model actually adds up
Lusha's advertised entry price hides a per-reveal cost. Because a revealed phone number costs about ten times a revealed email, one fully revealed contact runs roughly eleven credits - so a 400-credit starter plan covers only about three dozen complete contacts a month. Independent reviews also flag that unused monthly credits roll over only up to a cap, and annual credits reset at year end.
- Email reveal: about 1 credit; phone reveal: about 10 credits.
- One full contact: roughly 11 credits.
- Starter (~400 credits): about 36 complete contacts a month.
- Lead Outreach Agent charges per search, and refunds credits on zero-result searches instead of charging per reveal.
Accuracy: you pay to find out it's wrong
Lusha publicly cites around 81% data accuracy. That still means roughly one in five records can be outdated - and with a reveal-based model you spend a credit before you learn whether the number connects. Reviewers report more complaints about phone accuracy than email accuracy, including disconnected numbers and wrong departments. B2B contact data decays fast enough (see the research below) that any static database drifts between the day it was collected and the day you dial.
- Claimed accuracy ~81% - about 1 in 5 records potentially stale.
- Phone data draws more accuracy complaints than email.
- A reveal-based model spends a credit before you can verify.
A different starting point: niche in, contactable leads out
Database tools assume you already know which companies to filter for. Lead Outreach Agent starts a step earlier, from a plain-language description of the customer you want - "independent gyms in Belgium that book classes manually," say - and returns businesses that publish a usable contact route, each with the public source and a reason it matched. You review fit before you ever draft outreach, instead of exporting a list and scrubbing it.
- Start from a niche prompt, not database filters.
- Every shown lead has a public email or phone.
- Each lead carries a match reason and its public source.
Where Lusha still makes sense
This is not a claim that a database is useless. If you run a large sales-ops motion, need CRM enrichment at scale, or want a browser extension that reveals a contact on any LinkedIn profile you open, a mature database like Lusha or Apollo is built for that. Lead Outreach Agent is the better fit for niche and local campaigns, founder-led sales, agency client acquisition, and creator or sponsor lists - where relevance and a defensible source matter more than raw volume.
What you actually do with Lead Outreach Agent
The workflow is short on purpose: define the search, watch it move through public sources and contact checks, review the kept leads and their match reasons, then edit the drafted first email and send it from your own tools. You stay responsible for lawful basis, opt-outs, and final review - the app organizes public research and a starting draft, it does not grant permission to contact anyone.
- Define niche, lead type, and country.
- Review contactable leads, sources, and match reasons.
- Edit the AI-drafted first message and send from your own stack.
Questions people ask before using this
Is Lead Outreach Agent cheaper than Lusha?
It depends on how you prospect. Lusha charges per reveal and phone numbers cost about ten times an email, so phone-led prospecting gets expensive fast. Lead Outreach Agent charges per search and refunds credits when a search returns nothing, which is usually friendlier for small, targeted campaigns than for high-volume list building.
Does it have a browser extension like Lusha?
No. Lusha's extension reveals a contact on a profile you are already viewing. Lead Outreach Agent works the other way around - you describe the audience and it finds matching businesses with public contact routes, so it is a discovery tool rather than a reveal-on-hover extension.
Where does the contact data come from?
Only from public sources - contact pages, footers, public listings, and profiles - and only leads with a usable public email or phone are shown. Nothing is guessed from private data, and each lead links back to where its contact route was published.
How accurate is the data?
No tool should promise a fixed accuracy number, because B2B contact data decays roughly 22.5-30% a year. Lead Outreach Agent reduces stale-data risk by pulling from live public sources at search time and by recording the source so you can verify before you send.
Can I use it to build large lists?
You can run repeated searches, but it is designed for relevance over raw volume. If you need tens of thousands of records with CRM enrichment, a large database platform is a better fit; if you need reviewed, contactable leads for a specific campaign, this is faster to act on.
Is finding a public email permission to email someone?
No. Public availability is not consent. You remain responsible for lawful basis, clear sender identification, and a working opt-out under the rules that apply to your recipients.
What is the best next step after reading this page?
Start with one narrow search, review the contactability and match reasons, then use the related tools or benchmark pages to decide whether the niche is worth scaling.