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title: "LookValid vs Lusha: prices and coverage"
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summary: "Lusha prices and terms read 2026-10-18, and where LookValid's phone, email, IP and website lookups fit beside them."
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# LookValid vs Lusha: prices and coverage

Lusha prices and terms read 2026-10-18, and where LookValid's phone, email, IP and website lookups fit beside them.

LookValid does not sell contact and company data; Lusha does. Lusha sells B2B contact and company data through a credit system, where an email reveal costs fewer credits than a phone reveal, with a free tier and paid plans. This page lists only what Lusha publishes and where LookValid's own lookups sit next to it.

## Side by side

| Term | Lusha | LookValid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it sells | Contact and company data. | Does not sell contact and company data |
| How it bills | Prepaid credits | Monthly credit plans, one balance for every lookup |
| Free option | A free plan gives up to 40 credits per month plus basic prospecting, the browser extension and CRM integrations. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/)) | Not applicable |
| Credit expiry | On monthly plans unused credits roll over up to double the plan's credit limit while subscribed; on annual plans all credits are issued up front and reset at the end of the annual cycle. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/)) | Not applicable |
| Contract minimum | Plans can be cancelled at any time and the cancellation takes effect at the end of the billing cycle; plans renew automatically. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/)) | Not applicable |
| API access | Every plan including the free one comes with an API key per user. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/lusha-api/)) | Not applicable |
| Rate limits | API limits scale by plan: 40 requests a minute and 100 a day on Free and Starter, 50 a minute and 1,500 a day on Pro, 300 a minute on Premium and Scale. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/lusha-api/)) | Not applicable |

### Limits Lusha states

- Revealing a phone number costs 5 credits while a verified email costs 1 credit. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/))
- Teams of more than 5 seats must go through sales rather than self-serve. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/))
- Per-user credit limits are only available on the Scale plans. ([source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/))

## Which to choose

LookValid does not sell contact and company data. If that is the job, Lusha's own pages above are the place to price it. LookValid covers phone, email domain, IP and website lookups on one key and one credit balance.

## Questions

### What is Lusha?

Lusha sells B2B contact and company data through a credit system, where an email reveal costs fewer credits than a phone reveal, with a free tier and paid plans.

### How is Lusha different from LookValid?

Lusha sells contact and company data; LookValid does not.

### Can I try Lusha for free?

A free plan gives up to 40 credits per month plus basic prospecting, the browser extension and CRM integrations.

## Sources

- https://www.lusha.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-18
- https://www.lusha.com/lusha-api/, read 2026-10-18
- https://www.lusha.com, read 2026-10-18

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