{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "databar", "name": "Databar", "vendor": "Databar, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://databar.ai", "kind": "http-api", "category": "lead-data", "summary": "Databar is a data enrichment platform from Databar, Inc. that reaches 100+ providers for company, person, email and phone data through tables, waterfalls and flows, with a REST API, Python SDK, CLI and a hosted MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/databar", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/databar.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/databar.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/databar.json", "dns": "databar.grade.anchorterminal.com", "license": "Proprietary, under Databar, Inc.'s terms of service", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "sse" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "databar" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST: workspace API key in the `x-apikey` header, from Integrations in the workspace. MCP: OAuth through Databar's own consent screen, with a Connected apps page to revoke access, or the API key as a Bearer token. No scopes found; the terms let Databar revoke or rotate keys.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Build $99 a month for 5,000 credits, Scale $495 for 50,000, Enterprise custom; annual saves 12% with the year's credits up front. Free plan with 150 credits and no API access. 14-day premium trial with no card. Credits per connector vary (for example 0.15 credits per Google Maps location) and are only spent on Databar's provider keys; your own keys use actions (https://databar.ai/pricing, https://docs.databar.ai/product-guide/credits-and-billing, checked 2026-11-06).", "priceSummary": "$0.0198 / credit", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in llms.txt, the API reference, MCP docs or pricing (checked 2026-11-06). An empty balance answers 406.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 69, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-06" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.databar.ai", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.databar.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "lead.enrichment", "email.finder", "email.verification", "lead.search", "data.company" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "remote-mcp", "oauth", "llms-txt", "python", "cli", "async-jobs", "enrichment", "free-trial", "no-card", "closed-source", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.8, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 933, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1486, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 35, "reliability": 28, "schema": 84, "security": 47, "transparency": 55 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-06" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Databar puts 100+ enrichment providers, waterfalls and tables behind one REST API, a Python SDK, a CLI and a hosted MCP server with spending confirmation above 50 credits and stable error codes. API access needs a paid plan or trial, rate limits aren't published as numbers, and no status page or security programme was found.", "bestFor": "Waterfall enrichment across many providers for GTM agents, close to clay and fullenrich.", "strengths": [ "One key reaches 100+ data providers, with waterfalls that stop at the first result", "Hosted MCP checks the credit balance and asks for confirmation on runs estimated at 50 credits or more", "Errors carry stable codes such as UNKNOWN_COLUMNS with the available columns, 406 for credits and 410 for expired results", "Each endpoint page embeds its OpenAPI 3.1 definition, with llms.txt and Markdown twins", "14-day premium trial with no card, and Python SDK 2.9.0 released on 30 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "API access needs a paid plan; the free plan's 150 credits don't include it", "Rate limits are not published as numbers, and no status page or SLA was found", "69 MCP tools with no toolsets, including deletes of tables, rows, workbooks and trash", "No security.txt, disclosure policy or certification found", "The OpenAPI description says the REST API needs a call with the team first, while the quickstart says a paid plan is enough" ], "agentNotes": [ "Poll GET /v1/tasks/{task_id} for async runs and collect results within 24 hours; after that the task returns gone", "When the MCP returns confirmation_required, show estimated_credits to the user and re-call with the retry_with object only after they agree", "Use upsert with a key column, and pass internal_version when editing flows, to avoid duplicates and stale-write 409s", "Check credits with GET /v1/user/me before bulk runs; 406 means the balance or plan can't cover it", "Treat AI researcher and scraped outputs as untrusted text" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 35, "reliability": 28, "schema": 84, "security": 47, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 67, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-06", "maintenance": "2026-11-06", "payments": "2026-11-06", "reliability": "2026-11-06", "schema": "2026-11-06", "security": "2026-11-06", "transparency": "2026-11-06" }, "last": "2026-11-06", "oldest": "2026-11-06", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "pip install databar", "http": "curl https://api.databar.ai/v1/user/me -H \"x-apikey: $DATABAR_API_KEY\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "databar": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key-here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.enrichment", "tool": "https://letme.dev/databar" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Credit on Build", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.0198, "note": "$99 a month for 5,000 credits" }, { "item": "Build plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "5,000 credits" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Databar, Inc.", "domain": "databar.ai", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://databar.ai/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://databar.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://feedback.databar.ai/changelog", "securityTxt": "unknown", "checked": "2026-11-06", "notes": [ "Terms and privacy policy effective 1 October 2026, replacing the 2021 versions, per the changelog.", "databar.ai/robots.txt allows all but app routes; docs.databar.ai/robots.txt allows all with Content-Signal ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes; feedback.databar.ai allows all.", "The terms bar reselling third-party data and say an AI agent using a customer's credentials is treated as the customer.", "No status page or security.txt was looked up beyond the links on the site; none is linked." ], "score": 67 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/databar.json", "live": { "slug": "databar", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:19.847046439Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 312, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 266, "p95ms24h": 345, "samples24h": 200, "samples30d": 200, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 13, "ok": 13 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 187, "ok": 187 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "databar", "version": "2.9.0", "released": "2026-10-30", "seenAt": "2026-11-06T23:19:17.79768289Z" } ], "pypiWeekly": 140, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://databar.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:19.585020171Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.databar.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:32:14.255704247Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://feedback.databar.ai/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:09:44.198444657Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "74531355b07b" }, { "url": "https://databar.ai/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:24.391544522Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "531d3fecc8b0" }, { "url": "https://databar.ai/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:27.152620002Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "675056868ed7" }, { "url": "https://databar.ai/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:28.980639136Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e6dbfaf05e9f" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:43:41.829002126Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:43:41.829002126Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:19.847046439Z" } }, "answer": "Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Databar's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Databar leads on agent ergonomics.", "b": { "slug": "lusha", "name": "Lusha API + MCP", "vendor": "Lusha", "vendorUrl": "https://www.lusha.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "lead-data", "summary": "Contact and company enrichment, filter-based prospecting, lookalikes, job-change and company signals, and webhooks over a versioned REST API with OpenAPI files.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lusha", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lusha.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lusha.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lusha.json", "dns": "lusha.grade.anchorterminal.com", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.lusha.com", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST calls take an `api_key` header (lowercase, underscore). Keys belong to users and can carry per-key credit caps set by admins. The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.lusha.com takes OAuth in chat clients or an x-api-key header elsewhere. Webhooks are signed with HMAC-SHA256.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan with 40 credits a month. Starter $49.90 a month for 400 credits, Pro $69.90 for 600, Premium $399.90 for 3,400, with about 25 per cent off billed yearly, and Scale on quote. An email costs 1 credit, a phone 5 and company data 1, plus 1 credit per request (per 25 results in bulk), charged even when nothing matches (https://www.lusha.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$49.90 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 50, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.lusha.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.lusha.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.lusha.com/openapi.json", "registryName": "com.lusha.mcp/mcp", "capabilities": [ "lead.search", "lead.enrichment", "email.finder", "data.person", "data.company" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "webhooks", "closed-source", "enterprise", "lead-search", "enrichment" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-29", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62.3, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 563, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1486, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 51, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 40, "reliability": 85, "schema": 83, "security": 59, "transparency": 80 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-02" }, "negative": -6, "negativeNotes": [ "On 2026-09-04 version 2.8.0 retired the Decision Makers API, launched on 2026-06-08 in 2.4.0, and removed it from the reference in a minor version with no notice period found; on 2026-03-10 version 2.2.0 renamed Contact Lookalikes V3 result fields (`id` to `contactId` and `companyId`) in a minor version. Breaking changes in minor versions without notice, folded into one term, -3 (https://docs.lusha.com/changelog/overview)", "On 2026-10-05 version 2.17.0 changed `POST /v3/contacts/enrich` for accounts with Data Waterfall on. A slower provider no longer holds the request open, and the response returns what is known plus a `job` to poll for the rest. Existing callers that don't poll receive less in the enrich answer. Announced the day it took effect, -3 (https://docs.lusha.com/changelog/overview)" ], "verdict": "API key on every plan, including Free with 40 credits a month, and a semantic-versioned changelog with frequent dated releases. At least 1 credit is charged per request even when nothing matches, and since 5 October 2026 Enrich Contacts can return partial waterfall results with a job to poll, a change announced the day it shipped.", "bestFor": "Sales teams that want contact and company enrichment, signals and prospecting from one vendor, with a free plan to start.", "strengths": [ "API key on every plan, including Free with 40 credits a month", "Admins can cap each key's monthly credits", "Fourteen dated releases between 5 August and 29 October 2026", "Privacy notice names sources, a DPO and an EU representative, with a removal page and subprocessor list", "SOC 2 Type II and a 99.95 per cent uptime SLA stated in the trust centre" ], "weaknesses": [ "At least 1 credit per request even when nothing matches", "Decision Makers API removed 88 days after launch and Contact Lookalikes fields renamed, both in minor versions, and the October 2026 async enrich change was announced the day it shipped", "50 MCP tools with no toolsets or read-only mode, including table writes and CRM export", "Free plan capped at 100 requests a day", "Contact data partly comes from members' shared CRM, email and calendar data" ], "agentNotes": [ "Batch up to 25 contacts a request. A single bulk request costs 1 credit, not 1 per contact", "Ask for phones only when needed. A phone is 5 credits against 1 for an email", "Use the Buying Group endpoint. Decision Makers was retired on 2026-09-04", "When Enrich Contacts returns a `job`, poll `GET /v3/contacts/jobs/{jobId}` every `retryAfter` seconds until `complete`, `expired` or `failed`. Polling costs no credits", "Back off exponentially on 429. Free keys stop at 100 requests a day" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 51, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 40, "reliability": 85, "schema": 83, "security": 59, "transparency": 67 }, "provenanceScore": 93, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-02", "maintenance": "2026-11-02", "payments": "2026-11-02", "reliability": "2026-11-02", "schema": "2026-11-02", "security": "2026-11-02", "transparency": "2026-11-02" }, "last": "2026-11-02", "lastMoved": "2026-11-02", "oldest": "2026-11-02", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.lusha.com/account/usage -H \"api_key: $LUSHA_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http lusha https://mcp.lusha.com", "config": { "mcpServers": { "lusha": { "headers": { "x-api-key": "${LUSHA_API_KEY}" }, "url": "https://mcp.lusha.com" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/lusha" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter", "unit": "month", "usd": 49.9, "note": "400 credits" }, { "item": "Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 69.9, "note": "600 credits" }, { "item": "Premium", "unit": "month", "usd": 399.9, "note": "3,400 credits" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Lusha Systems Inc.", "domain": "lusha.com", "domainRegistered": "1999-07-09", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.lusha.com/legal/terms_and_conditions-2/", "privacy": "https://www.lusha.com/legal/privacy_policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.lusha.com", "changelog": "https://docs.lusha.com/changelog/overview", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-11-02", "notes": [ "lusha.com was registered in 1999, long before Lusha was founded. The Delaware entity works with its Israeli affiliate Lusha Systems Ltd.", "The privacy notice now lives at /legal/privacy-notice/; the recorded /legal/privacy_policy/ address reaches it through same-host redirects, and it says it was last updated in September 2026.", "www.lusha.com/.well-known/security.txt names security@lusha.com and expires on 2027-05-01.", "www.lusha.com's robots.txt carries `Content-Signal: ai-train=no, search=yes, ai-input=yes`; docs.lusha.com's carries `ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes`." ], "score": 93 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lusha.json", "live": { "slug": "lusha", "probe": { "target": "https://api.lusha.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:36.475439214Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 426, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 386, "p95ms24h": 499, "samples24h": 239, "samples30d": 7910, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-22", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-24", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-25", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-28", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-29", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-30", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-11-02", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 }, { "date": "2026-11-05", "probes": 185, "ok": 185 }, { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 241, "ok": 241 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 187, "ok": 187 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.lusha.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T18:21:21.114760485Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "com.lusha.mcp/mcp", "version": "1.0.0", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T18:16:28.95801333Z" } ], "securityTxt": { "url": "https://lusha.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-05-01T14:48:00Z", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:00:38.106845604Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.lusha.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:32:56.919729379Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "lusha.com", "registered": "1999-07-09", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/lusha.com", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01T14:08:50.198673442Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.lusha.com/changelog/overview", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:06:54.444588923Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-06T13:29:16.229341386Z", "fingerprint": "15894316186d" }, { "url": "https://www.lusha.com/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:31:06.951465621Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-31T06:29:24.45606821Z", "fingerprint": "9cc9d38d4fe9" }, { "url": "https://www.lusha.com/legal/privacy_policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:31:02.501465802Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-31T06:29:19.935209508Z", "fingerprint": "d8c3dca889ee" }, { "url": "https://www.lusha.com/legal/terms_and_conditions-2/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:31:05.276784613Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-05T13:14:38.066932319Z", "fingerprint": "59a6baefa29a" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.lusha.com", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:46:03.635166165Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:46:03.635166165Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:21:21.114760485Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 57, "category": "reliability", "leads": "lusha", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Hosted lines. No status page linked from the site or docs (0). No incident history to read (5). The 20 August changelog says rate limits return 429, but no numbers were found in the docs read (5 of 15). The SDK backs off on 429 per the 28 September entry, tasks can be cancelled with a refund, and no Retry-After or idempotency key is documented (8 of 15). No SLA found (0). The MCP server left beta on 15 July 2026 and the API is generally available (10). 0+5+5+8+0+10 = 28.", "b": "Atlassian Statuspage at status.lusha.com with a Lusha API component and AWS us-east-1 components (20). The history feed (history.atom) lists one incident from 4 August to 2 November 2026, errors and incomplete results in Prospecting company search for some users on 7 August (20:44 to 21:33 IDT), partial and so minor; the 3 August API error incident falls just outside the window (20). Limits per plan, from 40 a minute and 100 a day on Free to 300 a minute and 50,000 a day on Scale (15). 429 documented with advice to back off exponentially, no Retry-After mentioned (10 of 15). The trust centre states a 99.95 per cent uptime SLA (10). Generally available (10). 20+20+15+10+10+10 = 85." }, "scores": { "a": 28, "b": 85 } }, { "by": 25, "category": "transparency", "leads": "lusha", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "Closed service with terms effective 1 October 2026 naming Databar, Inc. of Delaware (15 of 30). The privacy policy keeps data 'for as long as needed' with no periods; the docs give 24 hours for task results; a DPA is part of the agreement but was not read (15 of 30). The changelog flagged breaking API and SDK changes on 20 August 2026, and the terms let Databar retire any form of programmatic access; no notice period stated (8 of 20). Sub-processors are disclosed under the DPA, which was not read; data is processed in the United States (5 of 20). 15+15+8+5 = 43.", "b": "Closed service with terms naming Lusha Systems Inc. (15). The privacy notice (September 2026) covers people in the database, names its sources, including a community programme in which members share contacts from their CRM, email headers and calendars, plus data brokers and public APIs, relies on legitimate interest, names a DPO and an EU and UK representative, and takes removal requests at `lusha.com/privacy-center/request-removal`. Retention for contacts has no period (24 of 30). A support matrix exists, but the Decision Makers API was removed 88 days after launch with no notice period found (8 of 20). Subprocessor list published and data stored on AWS in the US (20)." }, "scores": { "a": 55, "b": 80 } }, { "by": 15, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "databar", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "69 MCP tools with no toolsets found (5), and REST row reads sized by `per_page` with `has_next_page` (10 of 25 for the two together). Pagination, row filters and a search parameter on enrichments (16 of 20). Errors name the fix, such as unknown columns with the available ones, 406 for credits, 409 for a stale `internal_version` and 410 for expired results (18 of 20). Upserts by key, version tokens on flow edits, cancel with refund, and MCP confirmation above 50 credits; MCP tool annotations not confirmed (13 of 20). Python SDK and a CLI, one language (9 of 15). 10+16+18+13+9 = 66.", "b": "The hosted MCP has 50 tools across enrichment, prospecting, signals, lookalikes, buying groups, tables, CRM export and account, with no toolsets found (5). Bulk calls take up to 25 records (8 of 25). Prospecting filters with a per-company cap and exact totals (18 of 20). Standard codes and back-off advice for 429 (12 of 20). Every request costs at least 1 credit even with no match, so retries aren't free, and the MCP writes to tables and CRM exports with no annotations found (6 of 20). No official SDKs found (7 of 15)." }, "scores": { "a": 66, "b": 51 } }, { "by": 12, "category": "security", "leads": "lusha", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "reasons": { "a": "A workspace API key in a header, never in the URL, and OAuth on the MCP with a Connected apps page to revoke access. No scopes found (20 of 30). No read-only key; MCP balance checks and confirmation above 50 credits, a 30-day trash for workbooks and tables, but row, column and table deletes through the tools (12 of 20). Enrichment results include web-scraped and AI researcher text, with no prompt-injection guidance (3 of 15). Credit usage charts, transaction logs and per-request data logs (12 of 15). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0 of 20). 20+12+3+12+0 = 47.", "b": "REST takes an `api_key` header. Every user gets a key, admins can mint more and cap each one's monthly credits, and a key a user makes for themselves has no cap of its own. OAuth for the MCP in Claude, ChatGPT and Codex, `x-api-key` elsewhere. No endpoint scopes found (22 of 30). Credit caps limit damage, but the MCP isn't read-only and writes to workspace tables and CRM exports (8 of 20). Signals and conversation data carry some free text, no injection guidance found (5 of 15). Usage endpoint, no per-call log found (8 of 15). SOC 2 Type II and five ISO certifications claimed in the trust centre, ISO 27701 named in the privacy notice, security.txt valid (Expires 1 May 2027, read on 2 November), no bug bounty found (16 of 20)." }, "scores": { "a": 47, "b": 59 } }, { "by": 9, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "lusha", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "Closed service. Python SDK 2.9.0 on 30 October 2026, 7 days before this check (30). SDK 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 on 6 October and changelog entries on 23, 24, 27, 28, 29 and 30 September and 1 October (20). A public changelog, roadmap and feedback portal, an email address, and a Slack channel on Scale (10 of 15). An official Python SDK and CLI, no other languages (10 of 15). Package health not checked (3 of 10). 30+20+10+10+3 = 73.", "b": "Version 2.20.1 on 2026-10-29 (30). Fourteen dated versions from 2.7.0 on 5 August to 2.20.1 on 29 October 2026 (20). Detailed public changelog and support, issue handling not visible (12 of 15). Listed in the official MCP registry as com.lusha.mcp/mcp 1.0.0, a domain-verified namespace, active since 18 June 2026 (15). No packages to judge (5 of 10). 30+20+12+15+5 = 82." }, "scores": { "a": 73, "b": 82 } }, { "by": 5, "category": "payments", "leads": "lusha", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Plan prices and credits are public, and each connector's credit cost is shown before a run and in the enrichment's pricing field; credits aren't sold per call outside a plan (15 of 20). A 14-day premium trial with no card, per the pricing FAQ (20). A person signs up in a browser, and API access needs a paid plan (0). 0+15+20+0 = 35.", "b": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Plan prices, credit allowances and per-item credit costs are public (20). Free plan with 40 credits a month and an API key. It's a free plan, not a trial, and we didn't see a card asked (20). A person signs up in a browser (0)." }, "scores": { "a": 35, "b": 40 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Databar, Inc.", "b": "Lusha", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp", "b": "https://api.lusha.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy)", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary, under Databar, Inc.'s terms of service", "b": "none", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "69", "b": "50", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "com.lusha.mcp/mcp", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-30", "b": "2026-10-29", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "2026-09-01", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes, with an opt-out", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "3/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Databar's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Databar leads on agent ergonomics.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Databar or Lusha API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Databar and Lusha API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Databar has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp and Lusha API + MCP at https://api.lusha.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Databar and Lusha API + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 66 against 51" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card", "No incidents deducted, where Lusha API + MCP loses 6 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Waterfall enrichment across many providers for GTM agents, close to clay and fullenrich.", "slug": "databar", "watchFor": "API access needs a paid plan; the free plan's 150 credits don't include it" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 85 against 28", "Security \u0026 auth, 59 against 47", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 82 against 73", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 80 against 55" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Sales teams that want contact and company enrichment, signals and prospecting from one vendor, with a free plan to start.", "slug": "lusha", "watchFor": "At 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"edge": "lusha", "key": "payments", "lusha": 40, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 9, "databar": 73, "edge": "lusha", "key": "maintenance", "lusha": 82, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 25, "databar": 55, "edge": "lusha", "key": "transparency", "lusha": 80, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Databar's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Databar leads on agent ergonomics. Both do lead enrichment.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "databar": "Databar puts 100+ enrichment providers, waterfalls and tables behind one REST API, a Python SDK, a CLI and a hosted MCP server with spending confirmation above 50 credits and stable error codes. API access needs a paid plan or trial, rate limits aren't published as numbers, and no status page or security programme was found.", "lusha": "API key on every plan, including Free with 40 credits a month, and a semantic-versioned changelog with frequent dated releases. At least 1 credit is charged per request even when nothing matches, and since 5 October 2026 Enrich Contacts can return partial waterfall results with a job to poll, a change announced the day it shipped." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/databar-vs-lusha", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/databar-vs-lusha.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/databar-vs-lusha.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/databar-vs-lusha.min.md" }, "markdown": "Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Databar's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Databar leads on agent ergonomics. Both do lead enrichment.\n\n- Databar: grade D, 53.8/100, rank #933 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/databar.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/databar.json\n- Lusha API + MCP: grade B, 62.3/100, rank #563 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lusha.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lusha.json\n- Best lead, contact and company data APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/lead-data/index.md\n- All 231 leads comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lead-data/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Databar (D)\n\nGood for: Waterfall enrichment across many providers for GTM agents, close to clay and fullenrich.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 66 against 51\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n- No incidents deducted, where Lusha API + MCP loses 6 points for them\n\nWatch for: API access needs a paid plan; the free plan's 150 credits don't include it\n\n### Lusha API + MCP (B)\n\nGood for: Sales teams that want contact and company enrichment, signals and prospecting from one vendor, with a free plan to start.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 85 against 28\n- Security \u0026 auth, 59 against 47\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 82 against 73\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 80 against 55\n\nWatch for: At least 1 credit per request even when nothing matches\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Reliability: Lusha API + MCP +57\n\n- Databar (28): Hosted lines. No status page linked from the site or docs (0). No incident history to read (5). The 20 August changelog says rate limits return 429, but no numbers were found in the docs read (5 of 15). The SDK backs off on 429 per the 28 September entry, tasks can be cancelled with a refund, and no Retry-After or idempotency key is documented (8 of 15). No SLA found (0). The MCP server left beta on 15 July 2026 and the API is generally available (10). 0+5+5+8+0+10 = 28.\n- Lusha API + MCP (85): Atlassian Statuspage at status.lusha.com with a Lusha API component and AWS us-east-1 components (20). The history feed (history.atom) lists one incident from 4 August to 2 November 2026, errors and incomplete results in Prospecting company search for some users on 7 August (20:44 to 21:33 IDT), partial and so minor; the 3 August API error incident falls just outside the window (20). Limits per plan, from 40 a minute and 100 a day on Free to 300 a minute and 50,000 a day on Scale (15). 429 documented with advice to back off exponentially, no Retry-After mentioned (10 of 15). The trust centre states a 99.95 per cent uptime SLA (10). Generally available (10). 20+20+15+10+10+10 = 85.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: Lusha API + MCP +25\n\n- Databar (55): Closed service with terms effective 1 October 2026 naming Databar, Inc. of Delaware (15 of 30). The privacy policy keeps data 'for as long as needed' with no periods; the docs give 24 hours for task results; a DPA is part of the agreement but was not read (15 of 30). The changelog flagged breaking API and SDK changes on 20 August 2026, and the terms let Databar retire any form of programmatic access; no notice period stated (8 of 20). Sub-processors are disclosed under the DPA, which was not read; data is processed in the United States (5 of 20). 15+15+8+5 = 43.\n- Lusha API + MCP (80): Closed service with terms naming Lusha Systems Inc. (15). The privacy notice (September 2026) covers people in the database, names its sources, including a community programme in which members share contacts from their CRM, email headers and calendars, plus data brokers and public APIs, relies on legitimate interest, names a DPO and an EU and UK representative, and takes removal requests at `lusha.com/privacy-center/request-removal`. Retention for contacts has no period (24 of 30). A support matrix exists, but the Decision Makers API was removed 88 days after launch with no notice period found (8 of 20). Subprocessor list published and data stored on AWS in the US (20).\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Databar +15\n\n- Databar (66): 69 MCP tools with no toolsets found (5), and REST row reads sized by `per_page` with `has_next_page` (10 of 25 for the two together). Pagination, row filters and a search parameter on enrichments (16 of 20). Errors name the fix, such as unknown columns with the available ones, 406 for credits, 409 for a stale `internal_version` and 410 for expired results (18 of 20). Upserts by key, version tokens on flow edits, cancel with refund, and MCP confirmation above 50 credits; MCP tool annotations not confirmed (13 of 20). Python SDK and a CLI, one language (9 of 15). 10+16+18+13+9 = 66.\n- Lusha API + MCP (51): The hosted MCP has 50 tools across enrichment, prospecting, signals, lookalikes, buying groups, tables, CRM export and account, with no toolsets found (5). Bulk calls take up to 25 records (8 of 25). Prospecting filters with a per-company cap and exact totals (18 of 20). Standard codes and back-off advice for 429 (12 of 20). Every request costs at least 1 credit even with no match, so retries aren't free, and the MCP writes to tables and CRM exports with no annotations found (6 of 20). No official SDKs found (7 of 15).\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: Lusha API + MCP +12\n\n- Databar (47): A workspace API key in a header, never in the URL, and OAuth on the MCP with a Connected apps page to revoke access. No scopes found (20 of 30). No read-only key; MCP balance checks and confirmation above 50 credits, a 30-day trash for workbooks and tables, but row, column and table deletes through the tools (12 of 20). Enrichment results include web-scraped and AI researcher text, with no prompt-injection guidance (3 of 15). Credit usage charts, transaction logs and per-request data logs (12 of 15). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0 of 20). 20+12+3+12+0 = 47.\n- Lusha API + MCP (59): REST takes an `api_key` header. Every user gets a key, admins can mint more and cap each one's monthly credits, and a key a user makes for themselves has no cap of its own. OAuth for the MCP in Claude, ChatGPT and Codex, `x-api-key` elsewhere. No endpoint scopes found (22 of 30). Credit caps limit damage, but the MCP isn't read-only and writes to workspace tables and CRM exports (8 of 20). Signals and conversation data carry some free text, no injection guidance found (5 of 15). Usage endpoint, no per-call log found (8 of 15). SOC 2 Type II and five ISO certifications claimed in the trust centre, ISO 27701 named in the privacy notice, security.txt valid (Expires 1 May 2027, read on 2 November), no bug bounty found (16 of 20).\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Lusha API + MCP +9\n\n- Databar (73): Closed service. Python SDK 2.9.0 on 30 October 2026, 7 days before this check (30). SDK 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 on 6 October and changelog entries on 23, 24, 27, 28, 29 and 30 September and 1 October (20). A public changelog, roadmap and feedback portal, an email address, and a Slack channel on Scale (10 of 15). An official Python SDK and CLI, no other languages (10 of 15). Package health not checked (3 of 10). 30+20+10+10+3 = 73.\n- Lusha API + MCP (82): Version 2.20.1 on 2026-10-29 (30). Fourteen dated versions from 2.7.0 on 5 August to 2.20.1 on 29 October 2026 (20). Detailed public changelog and support, issue handling not visible (12 of 15). Listed in the official MCP registry as com.lusha.mcp/mcp 1.0.0, a domain-verified namespace, active since 18 June 2026 (15). No packages to judge (5 of 10). 30+20+12+15+5 = 82.\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: Lusha API + MCP +5\n\n- Databar (35): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Plan prices and credits are public, and each connector's credit cost is shown before a run and in the enrichment's pricing field; credits aren't sold per call outside a plan (15 of 20). A 14-day premium trial with no card, per the pricing FAQ (20). A person signs up in a browser, and API access needs a paid plan (0). 0+15+20+0 = 35.\n- Lusha API + MCP (40): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Plan prices, credit allowances and per-item credit costs are public (20). Free plan with 40 credits a month and an API key. It's a free plan, not a trial, and we didn't see a card asked (20). A person signs up in a browser (0).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Databar | Lusha API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 28 | 85 | Lusha API + MCP +57 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 84 | 83 | Databar +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 51 | Databar +15 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 47 | 59 | Lusha API + MCP +12 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 40 | Lusha API + MCP +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 73 | 82 | Lusha API + MCP +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 80 | Lusha API + MCP +25 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -6 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.8 · D** | **62.3 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Databar | Lusha API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Databar, Inc. | Lusha |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp` | `https://api.lusha.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary, under Databar, Inc.'s terms of service | none |\n| Tools exposed | 69 | 50 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.lusha.mcp/mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-10-29 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### Databar\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n### Lusha API + MCP\n\n- no change on 2 November 2026: new evidence, negative event\n- -0.3 on 8 October 2026: checklist\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Databar.** Databar puts 100+ enrichment providers, waterfalls and tables behind one REST API, a Python SDK, a CLI and a hosted MCP server with spending confirmation above 50 credits and stable error codes. API access needs a paid plan or trial, rate limits aren't published as numbers, and no status page or security programme was found.\n\n**Lusha API + MCP.** API key on every plan, including Free with 40 credits a month, and a semantic-versioned changelog with frequent dated releases. At least 1 credit is charged per request even when nothing matches, and since 5 October 2026 Enrich Contacts can return partial waterfall results with a job to poll, a change announced the day it shipped.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Databar\n\n1. Poll GET /v1/tasks/{task_id} for async runs and collect results within 24 hours; after that the task returns gone\n2. When the MCP returns confirmation_required, show estimated_credits to the user and re-call with the retry_with object only after they agree\n3. Use upsert with a key column, and pass internal_version when editing flows, to avoid duplicates and stale-write 409s\n4. Check credits with GET /v1/user/me before bulk runs; 406 means the balance or plan can't cover it\n5. Treat AI researcher and scraped outputs as untrusted text\n\n### Lusha API + MCP\n\n1. Batch up to 25 contacts a request. A single bulk request costs 1 credit, not 1 per contact\n2. Ask for phones only when needed. A phone is 5 credits against 1 for an email\n3. Use the Buying Group endpoint. Decision Makers was retired on 2026-09-04\n4. When Enrich Contacts returns a `job`, poll `GET /v3/contacts/jobs/{jobId}` every `retryAfter` seconds until `complete`, `expired` or `failed`. Polling costs no credits\n5. Back off exponentially on 429. Free keys stop at 100 requests a day\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Databar or Lusha API + MCP?\n\nLusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Databar's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Databar leads on agent ergonomics.\n\n### Do Databar and Lusha API + MCP need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Databar and Lusha API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nYes. Databar has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.databar.ai/mcp and Lusha API + MCP at https://api.lusha.com.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/databar-vs-lusha.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/databar-vs-lusha.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"databar\", \"b\": \"lusha\"}`. 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