# Hunter API + MCP vs RocketReach API (slim)

> Hunter scores 56.5 (C) to RocketReach's 51.2 (D) for email finding. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hunter API + MCP scores 56.5 (C) on agent readiness against RocketReach API's 51.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. RocketReach API leads on reliability and agent ergonomics. Both do email finding.

- Hunter API + MCP: C 56.5, rank #631 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hunter.min.md
- RocketReach API: D 51.2, rank #755 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rocketreach.min.md
- Hunter API + MCP, good for Finding and verifying work emails from a domain or a name, where GDPR handling of the people looked up matters. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 90 against 72; Payments & pricing, 40 against 10; Maintenance & community, 63 against 31; Transparency & trust, 78 against 58. Also Free to start without a card.
- RocketReach API, good for Teams that already hold a RocketReach plan and want an agent to search people and companies, reveal emails and phones, and verify single addresses over MCP. Ahead on Reliability, 64 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 54.

| Category | Hunter API + MCP | RocketReach API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 64 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 33 | 34 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 63 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 78 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hunter API + MCP | RocketReach API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Hunter | RocketReach, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.hunter.io/v2` | `https://api.rocketreach.co/api/v2` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under RocketReach's Terms of Service. The Python SDK on GitHub is MIT |
| Tools exposed | 107 | 9 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2024-01-31 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 9 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |