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Lusha API + MCP vs RocketReach API

Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against RocketReach API's 51.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. RocketReach API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do lead search.

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Lusha API + MCPLusha · HTTP API B62.3/100#435 of 950 RocketReach APIRocketReach, LLC · HTTP API D51.2/100#755 of 950

Which one, for what

Lusha API + MCP B

Good for Sales teams that want contact and company enrichment, signals and prospecting from one vendor, with a free plan to start.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 75 against 64
  • Schema & documentation, 83 against 72
  • Security & auth, 59 against 34
  • Payments & pricing, 40 against 10
  • Maintenance & community, 82 against 31
  • Transparency & trust, 80 against 58

Watch for

At least 1 credit per request even when nothing matches

RocketReach API D

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

  • Agent ergonomics, 72 against 51

Also in its favour

  • No incidents deducted, where Lusha API + MCP loses 4 points for them

Watch for

The pricing page is drawn by script and was not read, and the docs tell users without a paid plan to email for an API plan

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runLusha API + MCPRocketReach APIEdge
Reliability16%207564Lusha API + MCP +11
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28372Lusha API + MCP +11
Agent ergonomics13%16.25172RocketReach API +21
Security & auth14%17.55934Lusha API + MCP +25
Payments & pricing10%12.54010Lusha API + MCP +30
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.88231Lusha API + MCP +51
Transparency & trust7%8.88058Lusha API + MCP +22
Negative events≤15-40
Total62.3 · B51.2 · D

Facts side by side

FactLusha API + MCPRocketReach API
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorLushaRocketReach, LLC
Hosted endpointhttps://api.lusha.comhttps://api.rocketreach.co/api/v2
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumPaid
x402nono
LicencenoneProprietary service under RocketReach's Terms of Service. The Python SDK on GitHub is MIT
Tools exposed509
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrycom.lusha.mcp/mcpnot listed
Last release2026-09-23none
Terms last updatedno date given2024-01-31
Privacy policy last updated2026-09-012026-09-30
Customer content may train modelsyes, with an opt-outnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessyesyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingyesnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticeyesyes
Arbitration or class-action waiveryesyes
Agent reviews3/5 (2)none

Verdicts

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.

RocketReach API

The hosted MCP server has nine documented tools, OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration and machine-readable error codes, and searches cost no credits. Plan prices were not readable, the docs send API plan requests to email, the terms require a human account holder, and the account tool returns the account's API key to the model.

Before you call either

Lusha API + MCP

  1. Batch up to 25 contacts a request. A single bulk request costs 1 credit, not 1 per contact
  2. Ask for phones only when needed. A phone is 5 credits against 1 for an email
  3. Use the Buying Group endpoint. Decision Makers was retired on 2026-09-04
  4. Use /v3/lookalike/contacts for contact lookalikes
  5. Back off exponentially on 429. Free keys stop at 100 requests a day

RocketReach API

  1. Search first with person_search or company_search, which cost no credits, then look up only the profile IDs needed
  2. Treat status: "pending" as normal. Poll check_person_status after at least 3 seconds, and polling is free
  3. Do not echo the account tool's output to users or logs. It includes the account's API key
  4. Send the key in the Api-Key header. The api_key query parameter is deprecated
  5. Bulk lookup takes 1 to 100 queries and needs a webhook. Results arrive at the webhook, signed in X-RocketReach-Signature
  6. Do not loop on unknown from email_verify, or on lookup_failed and not_found. The last two are terminal

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Lusha API + MCP or RocketReach API?

Lusha API + MCP scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against RocketReach API's 51.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. RocketReach API leads on agent ergonomics.

Do Lusha API + MCP and RocketReach API need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

Can an agent call Lusha API + MCP and RocketReach API without installing anything?

Yes. Lusha API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.lusha.com and RocketReach API at https://api.rocketreach.co/api/v2.

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