Clearbit was acquired by HubSpot and rebranded as Breeze Intelligence. For DevTool teams that need signal-based prospecting without the HubSpot lock-in, LeadCognition offers self-serve GitHub signal intelligence with transparent pricing.
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TL;DR: Clearbit (now HubSpot Breeze Intelligence) excels at company enrichment for broad B2B sales. But if you sell developer tools, you need GitHub signals — not just firmographic data. LeadCognition monitors GitHub activity to find developers actively evaluating your category, enriches them with verified email and LinkedIn, and generates AI-powered outreach. Plans start at $0/month, no HubSpot required.
LeadCognition is a self-serve GitHub signal intelligence platform — the developer-focused alternative to Clearbit (now HubSpot Breeze Intelligence). While Clearbit provides company enrichment and firmographic data for broad B2B sales, LeadCognition monitors GitHub repository activity to identify developers actively evaluating technology in your category. It enriches each developer with verified email and LinkedIn data, then generates AI-powered outreach context. DevTool companies use LeadCognition to find warm leads from GitHub signals before they fill out a form. Plans start at $0/month with no credit card required. See also: Koala Alternative, Common Room Alternative, all alternatives.
Four reasons DevTool teams are moving away from Clearbit (now HubSpot Breeze Intelligence).
Clearbit's best features now require an active HubSpot CRM subscription — which starts at $800+/month for the plans where Breeze Intelligence is most useful. If you're not a HubSpot shop, you're paying for a platform you don't need.
Clearbit tracks company data and job titles — not GitHub activity. For DevTool teams, the real buying signal is when a developer stars your repo, opens an issue, or forks your project. Clearbit doesn't capture any of this intent data.
Clearbit's standalone pricing is gone. As Breeze Intelligence, costs are bundled into HubSpot plans with no transparent per-feature pricing. Getting an accurate cost estimate requires a sales conversation — a dealbreaker for self-serve DevTool teams.
Clearbit's advertising audience tools, form shortening, and broad CRM integrations are built for traditional SaaS sales motions. Developer-focused companies need GitHub repository monitoring, developer persona enrichment, and technical context — none of which Clearbit provides.
Clearbit is now HubSpot. Apollo is generic B2B. Lusha is lookup-only. LeadCognition is purpose-built for developer-led sales.
Clearbit is no longer standalone. Here are the best alternatives depending on your use case — from developer-specific signal intelligence to broad B2B outbound.
$0 – $399/mo · GitHub signal intelligence + enrichment
The only Clearbit alternative built specifically for developer-led sales. Instead of static firmographic data, LeadCognition monitors GitHub repository activity in real time — tracking stars, forks, PRs, commits, and issues across any public repo. Each developer lead is enriched with verified work email, LinkedIn profile, and tech stack data. AI-generated outreach context tells you exactly how to open the conversation. Plans start at $0/month with no credit card required. Compare: vs Common Room, vs Reo.dev.
$49/user/mo · 275M+ contacts
Apollo.io is a comprehensive B2B sales intelligence platform with over 275 million contacts and 60 million companies. It offers email finder, phone lookup, email sequences, and CRM integrations. Best for teams running high-volume outbound to a broad B2B audience. Unlike LeadCognition, Apollo doesn't have GitHub signal intelligence — it's firmographic data and contact search rather than intent-based prospecting.
$15,000+/year · Enterprise B2B database
ZoomInfo is the enterprise standard for B2B sales intelligence with one of the largest contact databases available. It offers intent data, org charts, technographics, and deep CRM integrations. Starting at $15,000+/year with a required annual contract and sales process, it's designed for large enterprise sales teams. Not suitable for self-serve DevTool companies or teams without a significant data budget.
$49/user/mo · Chrome extension + API
Lusha specializes in quick individual contact lookups via a Chrome extension, API, and CRM integrations. It's particularly popular for sales reps who need email and phone numbers while browsing LinkedIn or company websites. The free tier offers only 5 credits per month. Lusha is contact data lookup, not intent-based prospecting — it won't tell you which developers are actively evaluating your category.
$49/mo · Email-focused prospecting
Hunter.io is a focused email finder tool that helps you discover and verify professional email addresses at any domain. It's clean, affordable, and well-suited for teams that just need email addresses without a full sales intelligence platform. Hunter's free tier is generous (25 searches/month). It's an email tool, not an enrichment platform — you'll need to source your own leads and then verify their emails.
$53/mo · 700M+ professional profiles
RocketReach offers access to over 700 million professional profiles with emails, phone numbers, and social profiles. It's particularly popular among recruiters who need to reach passive candidates. The platform also integrates with Salesforce and HubSpot for CRM enrichment. Like the others in this category, RocketReach is contact lookup — not GitHub signal intelligence or intent-based prospecting.
$149/mo · Waterfall enrichment workflows
Clay is a flexible data enrichment platform that lets you build custom waterfall enrichment workflows — pulling from multiple data sources to maximize contact coverage. It's powerful for technical RevOps and growth engineering teams who want to build their own enrichment pipelines. Clay requires significant setup time and technical knowledge. It's a workflow tool, not a turnkey signal intelligence platform.
Browse all leads and signal data for free. Spend a credit to unlock personal contact info (email, LinkedIn, phone) for any lead. No surprises — and no HubSpot required.
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25 credits/month
For solo SDRs & founders
500 credits/month
For SDR teams & recruiters
2,000 credits/month
For high-volume teams
8,000 credits/month
All plans include a 14-day free trial on paid tiers. No credit card required for the Free plan.
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