# Clay vs Lusha API + MCP (slim)

> Lusha scores 62.3 (B) to Clay's 57.7 (C) for lead search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Clay's 57.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Clay leads on agent ergonomics. Both do lead search.

- Clay: C 57.7, rank #633 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.min.md
- Lusha API + MCP: B 62.3, rank #462 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lusha.min.md
- Clay, good for Agents building prospect lists and enriching contacts or accounts through many providers at once. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 66 against 51. Also No incidents deducted, where Lusha API + MCP loses 4 points for them.
- Lusha API + MCP, good for Sales teams that want contact and company enrichment, signals and prospecting from one vendor, with a free plan to start. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 45; Security & auth, 59 against 48; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 82 against 75; Transparency & trust, 80 against 64.

| Category | Clay | Lusha API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 83 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 51 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 59 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 80 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clay | Lusha API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Clay Labs Inc. | Lusha |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.clay.com/public/v0` | `https://api.lusha.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Clay Terms of Service. The agent plugin repository carries no licence file | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 50 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `com.lusha.mcp/mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-23 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-05-23 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2020-09-11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |