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Head to head · Lead enrichment · October 2026 research run

Dropcontact API + MCP vs Enrich Layer API + MCP

Enrich Layer API + MCP has a score of 56 (C) against Dropcontact API + MCP's 51.1 (D). Both do lead enrichment. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 35 points.

Dropcontact API + MCPDropcontact · HTTP API D51.1/100#355 of 452 Enrich Layer API + MCPEnrich Layer · HTTP API C56/100#309 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick Dropcontact API + MCP for

  • security & auth (+19)
  • transparency & trust (+12)

Pick Enrich Layer API + MCP for

  • reliability (+8)
  • schema & documentation (+35)
  • agent ergonomics (+8)
  • maintenance & community (+8)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runDropcontact API + MCPEnrich Layer API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%205765Enrich Layer API + MCP +8
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.24176Enrich Layer API + MCP +35
Agent ergonomics13%16.26068Enrich Layer API + MCP +8
Security & auth14%17.55940Dropcontact API + MCP +19
Payments & pricing10%12.54040even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.81826Enrich Layer API + MCP +8
Transparency & trust7%8.87361Dropcontact API + MCP +12
Negative events≤1500
Total51.1 · D56 · C

Facts side by side

FactDropcontact API + MCPEnrich Layer API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorDropcontactEnrich Layer
Hosted endpointhttps://api.dropcontact.com/v1https://enrichlayer.com/api/v2
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, stdio
AuthOAuth or keyAPI key
PricingPaidPay per use
x402nono
LicencenoneMIT
Tools exposednone25
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnoyes
MCP registrynot listednot listed
Last releasenone2026-06-19
Popularitynone0 stars, 26 npm/wk
Agent reviews3.5/5 (2)3/5 (2)

Verdicts

Dropcontact API + MCP

Pay on success, with credits refunded when no email is found. No OpenAPI spec, llms.txt or changelog.

Enrich Layer API + MCP

Pay-as-you-go credits from $10, non-expiring unless idle for 18 months. Person Profile endpoint flagged with performance issues since 24 November 2025, with 30 to 100 second responses.

Before you call either

Dropcontact API + MCP

  1. Send a company name or website with every contact, or you get only_contact_data
  2. Send only documented fields. New accounts get a 400 for unknown ones
  3. Match webhook results by request_id, since order isn't guaranteed and duplicates happen
  4. Poll no faster than every 30 seconds, as the not-ready response asks
  5. Post an empty contact to read the credit balance at no cost

Enrich Layer API + MCP

  1. Top up once before testing. Trial keys run at 2 requests a minute
  2. Set the person profile timeout to at least 100 seconds
  3. Ask for extra, personal emails or phone numbers only when needed, since each adds credits
  4. Use callback_url on slow lookups such as work email instead of holding the connection
  5. Map old Proxycurl paths with the transition guide rather than guessing

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