Head to head · Lead search · October 2026 research run
FullEnrich API + MCP vs Lusha API + MCP
Lusha API + MCP has a score of 62.6 (B) against FullEnrich API + MCP's 59.8 (C). Both do lead search. The largest gap is transparency & trust, 18 points.
Which one, for what
Pick FullEnrich API + MCP for
- agent ergonomics (+9)
Pick Lusha API + MCP for
- reliability (+15)
- schema & documentation (+11)
- maintenance & community (+14)
- transparency & trust (+18)
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | FullEnrich API + MCP | Lusha API + MCP | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 60 | 75 | Lusha API + MCP +15 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 72 | 83 | Lusha API + MCP +11 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 60 | 51 | FullEnrich API + MCP +9 |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 55 | 59 | Lusha API + MCP +4 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 40 | 40 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 68 | 82 | Lusha API + MCP +14 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 66 | 84 | Lusha API + MCP +18 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -4 | |
| Total | 59.8 · C | 62.6 · B |
Facts side by side
| Fact | FullEnrich API + MCP | Lusha API + MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | FullEnrich | Lusha |
| Hosted endpoint | https://app.fullenrich.com/api/v2 | https://api.lusha.com |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | none | none |
| Tools exposed | 13 | 50 |
| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |
| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |
| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| MCP registry | io.github.FullEnrich/fullenrich | com.lusha.mcp/mcp |
| Last release | 2026-08-27 | 2026-09-23 |
| Popularity | none | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (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.
Lusha API + MCP
API key on every plan, including Free with 40 credits a month. At least 1 credit per request even when nothing matches.
Before you call either
FullEnrich API + MCP
- Send identical names, domains and LinkedIn URLs when re-running, or deduplication misses and you pay again
- Expect 30 to 90 seconds a contact. Use the webhook or poll
get_enrichment_results - Ask for mobiles only when needed. They cost 10 credits against 1 for a work email
- Call
list_industriesandlist_senioritiesbefore filtering search - Use the 0-credit test contacts in the docs to check an integration
Lusha API + MCP
- 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
- Use
/v3/lookalike/contactsfor contact lookalikes - Back off exponentially on 429. Free keys stop at 100 requests a day
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