EnrichLayer is a capable developer-first enrichment API. But if you want natural-language lead search, flat per-request pricing, monthly billing, and an architecture that doesn't lean on LinkedIn accounts, here's an honest comparison.
Last updated: May 30, 2026
EnrichLayer (enrichlayer.com) is a developer-first B2B enrichment API with a unified REST interface covering people, companies, jobs, and contact data. There's no point-and-click UI and no CRM workflows: you write code, or you don't use it. For indie developers and product teams who want cheap, raw enrichment at the API layer, that focus is a genuine strength, and the per-credit pricing is competitive at scale.
It's also fair to note where EnrichLayer came from. Its endpoint structure and credit model closely mirror Proxycurl — the LinkedIn data API that shut down in 2025 after a LinkedIn lawsuit — and EnrichLayer is widely described as a Proxycurl-style successor that stepped into the gap. We're not going to assert it's the exact same company, because that hasn't been publicly confirmed. What matters for your decision is the design it inherited and the trade-offs that come with it.
A balanced side-by-side. EnrichLayer genuinely wins a couple of rows — this isn't a clean sweep.
EnrichLayer pricing and feature details verified from public sources, May 2026. Always check enrichlayer.com for current numbers.
EnrichLayer's plans are annual and credit-based, with pay-as-you-go also available. Here are the public 2026 tiers:
| Plan | Credits / year | Per credit | Annual cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | ~35,000 | ~$0.0168 | ~$588 |
| Growth | ~350,000 | ~$0.0103 | ~$3,588 |
| Pro | ~1,258,600 | ~$0.0086 | ~$10,788 |
| Ultra | ~2,954,000 | ~$0.0077 | ~$22,788 |
The headline per-credit number understates real cost, because endpoints consume credits at different rates: a person profile is 1 credit, a company lookup 2, a work email 3, and search burns 3 credits per result returned. So a Starter-tier work-email lookup is closer to $0.05 than $0.0168 — still cheap, but not the sticker number. The 500 trial credits work out to roughly 166 email lookups: enough to test, not to run a campaign.
LinkFinder AI keeps it flat: 1 credit = 1 request regardless of endpoint, billed monthly, with 25 free credits to start. See the pricing page for current plan limits.
You're a developer who only needs cheap raw enrichment of profiles you already have, you're comfortable API-only, you can commit annually, and you don't need rich search filters or a UI for the rest of your team. At very high volume, EnrichLayer's per-credit economics are hard to beat.
You want to find leads, not just enrich known ones — describing an audience in plain English and getting back matching profiles. You'd rather pay monthly than lock into a year. You want one predictable credit cost per request instead of doing per-endpoint credit math. You want non-developers to use a UI while developers use the same API. And you'd prefer an architecture that doesn't depend on LinkedIn accounts.
The same enrichment jobs, plus the things an API-only credit tool leaves on the table.
The AI Lead Finder returns up to 100 matching profiles from a natural-language prompt — a different league from a handful of fixed filters. See the API docs.
1 credit = 1 request on any endpoint, billed monthly, no annual lock-in. No per-endpoint credit math, no surprise overage at search time. 25 free credits to start.
B2B Data Lookup pulls business-contact and company data without using your LinkedIn account — no ban risk on your side, and not the architecture that drew legal action against Proxycurl.
Both are REST + JSON, so migration is light. All LinkFinder requests go to a single endpoint with a type field selecting the enrichment:
curl -X POST "https://api.linkfinderai.com" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"type": "leads_finder_ai",
"input_data": "VP Sales at B2B SaaS startup in the United States",
"fetch_count": 50
}'
Read status and result from the JSON response, handle 429 with exponential backoff, and you're done. Full reference in the API documentation.
https://api.linkfinderai.com, set the type field, pass your key as a Bearer token, and read status/result. Most integrations move in an afternoon — see the API documentation.Get 25 free credits, describe the leads you want in plain English, and see the difference from filter-based enrichment — no annual commitment, no LinkedIn account required.
No credit card required • Monthly billing • REST + JSON