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AI-powered data enrichment and outreach platform

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What is Clay?

Clay is a platform that combines AI-powered data enrichment with outreach tools to help sales and marketing teams build and verify prospect lists. It pulls together information from multiple sources to create enriched contact records, then provides tools to manage and execute outreach campaigns. The platform is designed for sales development representatives, account executives, and marketing professionals who need accurate contact data and a way to reach prospects at scale. Clay's free tier makes it accessible for small teams and individuals testing the workflow, whilst paid plans add more data sources, higher API limits, and additional features.

Key features

Data enrichment

automatically fills in missing information on contacts including email addresses, phone numbers, and company details from multiple sources

Workflow automation

build custom data workflows using a visual builder to enrich lists and prepare prospects for outreach

Bulk outreach tools

manage email campaigns and track engagement across multiple prospects

Data source integrations

connects to various public and subscription data providers to find and verify contact information

List building

search and filter prospects based on company, role, location, and other criteria

Duplicate detection

identifies and removes duplicate records from prospect lists

Pros & cons

Advantages

  • Free tier lets you get started without paying, making it low-risk to evaluate
  • Visual workflow builder means you don't need coding knowledge to automate data tasks
  • Multi-source enrichment increases the chance of finding complete contact information compared to single-source tools
  • Combines data research and outreach in one platform rather than switching between separate tools

Limitations

  • Free tier has significant limitations on API calls and data sources; most advanced features require paid plans
  • Data accuracy depends partly on the quality of sources being queried, so enriched data may still contain gaps or outdated information
  • Outreach features are fairly basic compared to dedicated email campaign platforms

Use cases

Sales teams building targeted prospect lists for cold outreach campaigns

Account executives researching decision-makers at target companies before reaching out

Marketing teams enriching CRM databases with missing contact and company information

Recruitment professionals finding and verifying contact details for passive candidates

Business development teams automating the process of finding and contacting potential partners

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Pricing

Free

Free

Limited API calls, access to basic data sources, workflow builder, manual outreach tools

Paid Plans

Custom pricing

Higher API limits, access to premium data sources, bulk outreach features, priority support

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