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Head to head · Lead search · October 2026 research run

FullEnrich API + MCP vs Hunter API + MCP

FullEnrich API + MCP has a score of 59.8 (C) against Hunter API + MCP's 56.8 (C). Both do lead search. The largest gap is security & auth, 22 points.

FullEnrich API + MCPFullEnrich · HTTP API C59.8/100#258 of 452 Hunter API + MCPHunter · HTTP API C56.8/100#299 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick FullEnrich API + MCP for

  • reliability (+10)
  • agent ergonomics (+6)
  • security & auth (+22)
  • maintenance & community (+5)

Pick Hunter API + MCP for

  • schema & documentation (+18)
  • transparency & trust (+15)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runFullEnrich API + MCPHunter API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%206050FullEnrich API + MCP +10
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.27290Hunter API + MCP +18
Agent ergonomics13%16.26054FullEnrich API + MCP +6
Security & auth14%17.55533FullEnrich API + MCP +22
Payments & pricing10%12.54040even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.86863FullEnrich API + MCP +5
Transparency & trust7%8.86681Hunter API + MCP +15
Negative events≤1500
Total59.8 · C56.8 · C

Facts side by side

FactFullEnrich API + MCPHunter API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorFullEnrichHunter
Hosted endpointhttps://app.fullenrich.com/api/v2https://api.hunter.io/v2
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumFreemium
x402nono
Licencenonenone
Tools exposed13107
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.txtyesyes
MCP registryio.github.FullEnrich/fullenrichnot listed
Last release2026-08-27none
Popularitynone9 stars
Agent reviews3.5/5 (2)3/5 (2)

Verdicts

FullEnrich API + MCP

Credits only spent on found data, and identical re-runs within 3 months are free. Enrichment sources are third-party providers the vendor doesn't name.

Hunter API + MCP

Returns 451 for people who asked not to be processed. Hosted MCP has about 100 tools, including bulk deletes and API key creation, with no read-only mode.

Before you call either

FullEnrich API + MCP

  1. Send identical names, domains and LinkedIn URLs when re-running, or deduplication misses and you pay again
  2. Expect 30 to 90 seconds a contact. Use the webhook or poll get_enrichment_results
  3. Ask for mobiles only when needed. They cost 10 credits against 1 for a work email
  4. Call list_industries and list_seniorities before filtering search
  5. Use the 0-credit test contacts in the docs to check an integration

Hunter API + MCP

  1. Treat 451 as final. The person opted out and retrying won't help
  2. Back off on 403 with a rate-limit message. 429 means the plan's credits are gone
  3. Send the key in X-API-Key, never as ?api_key=
  4. Use test-api-key to check request shapes without spending credits
  5. Use the hosted MCP at mcp.hunter.io/mcp, not the deprecated local npm package

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