Lusha is fast and simple for looking up B2B contacts via Chrome extension. But for DevTool teams, contact lookup alone isn't enough — you need to know who's actively evaluating your technology. LeadCognition monitors GitHub signals to surface warm developer leads with full enrichment. Plans from $0/month.
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15+ DevTool teams using LeadCognition for developer-led sales
LeadCognition is a self-serve GitHub signal intelligence platform for DevTool sales teams. Unlike Lusha — a Chrome extension for B2B contact lookups — LeadCognition identifies developers who are actively evaluating technology in your category by monitoring GitHub stars, forks, commits, pull requests, and issues. It then enriches each developer profile with verified email, LinkedIn, and phone data. DevTool companies, SDRs, and technical founders use LeadCognition to find warm developer leads before they fill out a form. Plans start at $0/month with no credit card required.
Lusha is a solid contact lookup tool — but it was built for traditional B2B sales, not developer-led growth.
Lusha tells you a person's email. It has no idea if they starred your repo, opened a pull request on a competitor's project, or forked an SDK in your category. For DevTool teams, that signal context is everything — it's the difference between cold outreach and a warm conversation.
Lusha charges $49/user/month at minimum. A team of 3 SDRs costs $147/month before you get any developer context. LeadCognition's paid plans cover your whole team — not per seat — starting at $49/month, plus you get GitHub signal intelligence that Lusha can't provide.
Lusha's database is built for traditional B2B professionals — titles, direct dials, company email. It has no GitHub profile data, no tech stack, no hireable status, no open-source contribution history. For DevTool teams selling to engineers, this context is critical for personalized outreach.
Lusha gives you an email and phone. LeadCognition gives you a full developer profile — GitHub activity, Signal Strength Score, company data, tech stack — plus Claude AI-generated outreach context that shows exactly how to open the conversation based on what the developer has been doing on GitHub.
Lusha is great for quick lookups. Apollo adds sequencing. But only LeadCognition starts with GitHub intent — surfacing developers before they're on anyone's radar.
Each tool takes a different approach. Here's who each one is best for.
GitHub signal intelligence + contact enrichment for DevTool teams. Finds warm developer leads before they fill out a form. Self-serve, free tier, no sales call required. The only tool built specifically for developer-led outreach.
Full-stack sales platform with contact database, email sequencing, and CRM enrichment. 270M+ contacts. Good for teams wanting an all-in-one sales tool. No GitHub signals. Compare Apollo vs LeadCognition.
Contact data platform focused on email and phone lookups across 700M+ profiles. Similar to Lusha but with broader database coverage. No GitHub signals, no developer-specific enrichment. See RocketReach alternative.
Email finder specialized in domain-based email discovery and verification. Great for finding anyone at a specific company. Best for inbound follow-up rather than proactive lead discovery. See Hunter.io alternative.
B2B data enrichment platform acquired by HubSpot. Industry-leading company and person data APIs. No self-serve access, enterprise pricing only. Best for companies already deep in the HubSpot ecosystem. See Clearbit alternative.
GDPR-compliant B2B contact data platform popular in Europe. Known for mobile-verified phone numbers and strong data compliance posture. Sales-required, no self-serve access, enterprise pricing. See Cognism alternative.
Lusha tells you someone's email after you've already decided to reach out. LeadCognition tells you who to reach out to — and why — before you ever knew they existed.
Lusha requires you to already have a lead name or company — then it finds their email. LeadCognition starts with GitHub intent signals and surfaces developers actively evaluating technology in your category. You discover leads you never knew existed.
Every lead shows GitHub activity, Signal Strength Score, tech stack, company size, location, and hireable status. Lusha gives you an email and phone. LeadCognition gives you everything you need to write a personalized developer outreach message that lands.
Start free with 25 credits per month — no credit card, no demo. Paid plans cover your whole team starting at $49/month. Lusha starts at $49 per user per month with no free tier. For a 3-person team, LeadCognition is up to 3x cheaper before you account for the GitHub signals Lusha can't provide.
Claude AI generates personalized outreach context per lead — what repos they've been active on, what problems they're likely solving, and how your tool fits. Lusha gives you a phone number. LeadCognition tells you what to say when you call.
Browse all leads and signal data for free. Spend a credit to unlock personal contact info (email, LinkedIn, phone) for any lead. No per-seat surprises.
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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.
Need more volume? Talk to our team for enterprise pricing.
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Lusha finds emails. LeadCognition finds the developers who are already evaluating your technology — and gives you everything you need to reach them first. Start free in 2 minutes.
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