Best Clearbit Alternatives After the HubSpot Acquisition (2026)

Clearbit used to be the default answer for B2B data enrichment. A clean API, predictable pricing, and flexible integrations with any CRM. That era ended when HubSpot acquired Clearbit in December 2023 and rebranded it as Breeze Intelligence — an add-on that requires a HubSpot subscription, burns through credits that expire monthly, and gates key features behind expensive tiers. Teams on Salesforce, Pipedrive, or any non-HubSpot CRM lost access entirely. Teams on HubSpot report 30-60% cost increases migrating from standalone Clearbit to Breeze.

If you are evaluating Clearbit alternatives in 2026, this guide covers what actually changed, who needs to switch, and the five best replacements depending on your CRM, budget, and data needs.

TL;DR: Clearbit is now Breeze Intelligence — embedded inside HubSpot, credit-based, no standalone API for new customers. If you use Salesforce or another CRM, you need an alternative. The best direct replacement for enrichment is ZoomInfo ($15K+/year). The best budget option is Apollo.io (free tier available). For teams that need more than enrichment — account intelligence, buying signals, research automation — a signal-driven platform fills the gap that Clearbit never covered.

What Changed: Clearbit to Breeze Intelligence

Here is a concrete timeline of what happened and what was lost:

The practical impact for sales teams:

• CRM lock-in. Breeze Intelligence only works inside HubSpot. If you use Salesforce, Pipedrive, or another CRM, there is no direct integration.
• Credit-based pricing. You buy credit packs — 100 credits for $30-$50/month, 1,000 for $150/month, or 10,000 for $700/month — where one credit enriches one record. Credits expire monthly. Exceed your limit and HubSpot automatically upgrades you to the next tier.
• API access restricted. The standalone Clearbit Enrichment API that developers loved is no longer available to new customers. Accessing enrichment programmatically now requires an enterprise HubSpot contract.
• Feature consolidation. Clearbit Reveal (visitor identification), Prospector (lead discovery), and Risk (fraud detection) have been absorbed into HubSpot's broader product. Some functionality improved; some was deprecated.

Who Needs a Clearbit Alternative (And Who Doesn't)

You need an alternative if:

• You use Salesforce, Pipedrive, or any non-HubSpot CRM — Breeze Intelligence will not integrate
• You relied on the standalone Clearbit API for custom enrichment workflows
• You need enrichment without paying for a full HubSpot subscription
• Your budget cannot absorb the 30-60% cost increase from Clearbit to Breeze

You can stay with Breeze Intelligence if:

• You are already on HubSpot (Marketing Hub Pro or Enterprise)
• Your enrichment volume fits within credit packs without budget strain
• You do not need API access for custom integrations
• HubSpot is your primary CRM and you plan to keep it that way

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Adam Wainwright

Head of Revenue, Cacheflow

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5 Best Clearbit Alternatives in 2026

1. ZoomInfo — Most Direct Replacement

ZoomInfo is the closest feature-for-feature replacement for Clearbit. It provides deep firmographic, technographic, and organizational data with comprehensive API access — the exact capabilities Clearbit offered before the HubSpot acquisition. ZoomInfo's intent data (powered by a Bombora partnership) adds a layer that standalone Clearbit never had.

Best for: Enterprise teams that relied on Clearbit for API-driven enrichment workflows and need the same depth with Salesforce integration.

Pricing: Custom, starting around $15,000/year for mid-market teams. Enterprise contracts typically run $30,000-$80,000+/year.

Limitation: Expensive for small teams. The minimum commitment is significant compared to Clearbit's historical pay-as-you-go model. Contacts outside North America are less comprehensive than Cognism.

2. Apollo.io — Best Free-Tier Alternative

Apollo provides a free tier with limited enrichment credits, making it the easiest low-risk switch from Clearbit. The paid plans ($49-$99/user/month) include a 230M+ contact database, enrichment APIs, and built-in email sequences — combining what used to require Clearbit plus a separate outreach tool.

Best for: Startups and mid-market teams that need contact enrichment plus outbound sequencing without enterprise pricing.

Pricing: Free tier available. Professional plan at $49/user/month. Organization plan at $79/user/month.

Limitation: Data accuracy is mixed — most B2B data providers deliver only about 50% accuracy on average. Apollo's breadth comes at the cost of depth on individual records.

3. Cognism — Best for EMEA and GDPR Compliance

If your team sells into Europe, Cognism is the strongest Clearbit alternative. It offers GDPR-compliant, phone-verified contact data with particularly deep coverage across EMEA markets — an area where both Clearbit and ZoomInfo have historically been weaker.

Best for: Teams with European or global prospects who need GDPR-compliant enrichment with verified phone numbers.

Pricing: Custom per-seat pricing. Typically comparable to ZoomInfo for similar team sizes.

Limitation: North American data coverage is not as deep as ZoomInfo's. The platform is more contact-data focused than account-intelligence focused.

4. Lusha — Best for Quick Enrichment at Lower Cost

Lusha provides a lightweight, fast enrichment experience through its browser extension and CRM integration. It is the closest to Clearbit's original simplicity: find a company or contact, get enriched data, push to CRM. Plans start at $36/user/month.

Best for: Individual contributors and small teams who need fast, affordable contact and company enrichment without enterprise complexity.

Pricing: Free tier with 50 credits/month. Pro at $36/user/month. Premium at $59/user/month.

Limitation: Data depth is shallower than ZoomInfo. Intent data and buying signal coverage are basic compared to dedicated signal monitoring platforms.

5. Salesmotion — Best for Teams That Need More Than Enrichment

Clearbit told you who works at a company and what the company does. It did not tell you what the company is doing right now — what the CEO said on the latest earnings call, which departments are hiring, what strategic priorities shifted this quarter. Salesmotion fills that gap with AI-powered account intelligence that monitors 1,000+ public sources for buying signals, generates cited account briefs, and drafts signal-anchored outreach.

Best for: Account-based sales teams selling into enterprise accounts who need research depth and signal monitoring beyond raw enrichment data.

Pricing: From $85/month for individuals; $990/month for teams with unlimited users.

Limitation: Not a 1:1 Clearbit replacement for raw contact data enrichment. Best paired with a contact database (Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator) for teams that need both enrichment and intelligence.

How to Migrate from Clearbit: A Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Audit Your Clearbit Usage

Before switching, document exactly how your team uses Clearbit today. Common use cases:

• API enrichment — automated data appending in your GTM workflows
• Form shortening — auto-filling form fields from email domain
• Website visitor identification — Clearbit Reveal for de-anonymizing traffic
• Prospecting — finding contacts at target companies

Each use case may map to a different replacement tool.

Step 2: Map Features to Replacement Tools

Step 3: Test Data Quality Before Committing

Run a side-by-side test with 100-200 records. Enrich the same set of companies and contacts through your shortlisted alternative and compare: match rate, field accuracy, freshness, and coverage for your specific ICP segments. B2B data accuracy varies widely — test with your data, not vendor demos.

Step 4: Migrate API Integrations

If you used Clearbit's API, map each endpoint to the replacement:

• clearbit.com/v2/companies/find → ZoomInfo Company Enrich API or Apollo Company API
• clearbit.com/v2/people/find → Apollo People API or Cognism API
• clearbit.com/v1/logos → Google Favicon API (free) or Brandfetch

Update your webhook handlers and rate limit configurations. Legacy Clearbit API keys may still work temporarily, but there is no guarantee of continued access.

Step 5: Plan for the Intelligence Gap

Clearbit was always an enrichment tool — it told you static facts about a company. The market has moved toward intelligence: real-time signals, contextual account briefs, and AI-generated insights that tell reps not just who a company is, but what they are doing right now and why it matters. As you migrate, consider whether this is the right time to add an account intelligence layer that Clearbit never provided.

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Andrew Giordano

VP of Global Commercial Operations, Analytic Partners

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Key Takeaways

• Clearbit is now Breeze Intelligence — a HubSpot-only, credit-based add-on. Standalone API access is effectively gone for new customers.
• Salesforce users must switch. Breeze Intelligence only works inside HubSpot. There is no integration path for other CRMs.
• ZoomInfo is the most direct replacement for API-driven enrichment at enterprise scale ($15K+/year). Apollo.io is the best budget option with a free tier.
• For GDPR compliance, Cognism is the strongest option with phone-verified European data.
• The market has moved beyond enrichment. Clearbit told you who works at a company. Modern account intelligence platforms tell you what the company is doing right now and why you should reach out today — a capability Clearbit never offered.
• Test before committing. Run 100-200 records through your shortlisted alternative and compare match rate, accuracy, and freshness for your specific ICP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Clearbit shutting down?

Clearbit as a standalone product is effectively gone. It has been rebranded as Breeze Intelligence inside HubSpot. The clearbit.com domain still exists and some legacy API keys still function, but no new standalone accounts can be created. All new access requires a HubSpot subscription.

What is HubSpot Breeze Intelligence?

Breeze Intelligence is HubSpot's rebranded version of Clearbit's data enrichment capabilities. It provides contact and company enrichment, form shortening, and buyer intent data — but only within the HubSpot ecosystem. Pricing is credit-based: 100 credits for $30-$50/month, 1,000 for $150/month, or 10,000 for $700/month, where one credit enriches one record. Credits expire monthly.

What is the best free Clearbit alternative?

Apollo.io offers the most generous free tier among Clearbit alternatives, including limited enrichment credits, contact search, and basic sequencing. Lusha also has a free tier with 50 credits per month. For visitor identification (replacing Clearbit Reveal), there is no true free equivalent — the closest options are Leadfeeder's limited free plan or HubSpot's built-in tracking (which requires HubSpot).

Which Clearbit alternative is best for Salesforce users?

ZoomInfo has the deepest Salesforce integration among Clearbit alternatives, with bi-directional sync, enrichment automation, and native AppExchange installation. Apollo.io and Cognism also offer Salesforce integration but with less depth. For Salesforce users who need account intelligence beyond enrichment, signal-driven platforms integrate natively with Salesforce to push account briefs, signals, and AI-generated outreach directly into CRM records.

What replaces Clearbit Reveal for website visitor identification?

Clearbit Reveal identified anonymous website visitors by matching IP addresses to company data. The closest replacements are ZoomInfo WebSights, Leadfeeder (now part of Dealfront), Warmly, and RB2B. Each varies in match rate and pricing. If you already use HubSpot, Breeze Intelligence includes a version of Reveal built into the platform. For teams that need visitor identification on non-HubSpot stacks, Leadfeeder and ZoomInfo WebSights are the most established options.

How do I migrate API integrations from Clearbit?

Map each Clearbit API endpoint to the equivalent in your replacement tool. The core endpoints (Company Enrich, Person Enrich, Company Search) have direct equivalents in ZoomInfo, Apollo, and Cognism APIs. The Logo API (shut down December 2024) can be replaced with Google's Favicon API or Brandfetch. Update your webhook handlers, rate limit configurations, and error handling. Most migrations take 1-2 weeks of engineering time for simple implementations, or 4-6 weeks for complex multi-system setups.