DATABAR VS CLAY
Same data. More ways to use it.
Databar runs the same data providers you'd waterfall in Clay, in a spreadsheet your whole team can drive. Builders get a Python SDK, a CLI, and MCP. No action limits, no row caps, no feature gates.
14-day full-product trial. No credit card required.
THE SHORT VERSION
One platform, every interface
Clay is a workbench
One interface, the table, driven by formulas, Claygent prompts, and action budgets. It rewards specialists. That's why a certification program and an agency ecosystem exist around it.
Databar is an engine with five surfaces
The spreadsheet for your team. The API, Python SDK, CLI, and MCP for your builders. Every plan gets the same engine and the same data. Pick the interface that fits the job.
PRICING
Just how much are you overpaying on Clay?
Every provider shows its price before you run it. Credits cost a flat 1¢, you pay per successful result, and no subscription tier decides what a lookup costs. We always charge you at-cost what we pay data providers.
Set your providers and volumes below to see your bill next to Clay's.
SIDE BY SIDE
Databar vs Clay, in detail
Databar
Clay
Python SDK
✓ The only one in the category
✕ None
Command-line interface
✓ Full builder tool: tables, enrichments, flows
✕ None
MCP for AI agents
✓ Builds and runs tables, or runs enrichments directly
Basic table operations
API, webhooks & CRM sync
✓ Every plan
✕ Reserved for the $495+ tier
Action limits
✓ None. Steps are never metered
✕ 15,000 to 40,000 per month
Row limits
✓ None. Tables grow with your data
✕ Capped per table by plan
Credit price
✓ 1¢ flat, pay per successful result
7.4 to 8.25¢, subscription required
Credit add-ons
✓ Buy extra credits anytime
✕ Not available
Phone numbers
✓ From 5¢ per number
From about 50¢ per number, only on premium tier
AI research agent
✓ 5¢ flat per row
8 to 25¢ per row, premium models metered
Custom AI prompts
✓ 1¢ to 1.5¢ per call, any model
1.7 to 62¢ per call, by model
Support
✓ Slack channel and founder onboarding, all plans
Tiered by plan
NO GATES
No action limits*. No row limits. No feature gates.
Clay meters workflow Actions (15,000 a month on Launch, 40,000 on Growth) and saves webhooks, HTTP calls, and CRM integrations for its $495+ tier. Databar doesn't meter steps or gate features. Every plan gets the whole platform.
∞
actions. 200,000 a month included even on the $99 plan
∞
rows per table. They grow as far as your data does
100%
of features on every plan: API, MCP, webhooks, CRM sync
FOR BUILDERS
The only Python SDK in the category
Clay has one way in: the table UI. Databar gives builders three more, and none of them are add-ons.
Python SDK
Script entire pipelines in code: build tables, attach waterfalls, run enrichments, export to your CRM. No other enrichment platform ships one.
A builder's CLI
A real CLI, not a wrapper. Drive tables, enrichments, and flows from your terminal or your CI pipeline.
A deeper MCP
Your agent can build and run tables on the fly, or skip tables entirely and call enrichments directly.
FOR THE TEAM
First enrichment in minutes
Prebuilt waterfalls for emails and phones, a spreadsheet anyone can read, and prices shown before you run. It's the same engine your builders script, minus the specialist hire.
2021
founded, five years in market
100+
data providers
5 stars
rating on G2
AUTOMATION
Set it once, it keeps running
Flows chain enrichments with branching and cost controls. Sources sync on a schedule: CSVs, webhooks, your CRM. The data refreshes itself, so nobody rebuilds a table on Monday morning.
HOW WE WORK
A team, not a ticket queue
A shared Slack channel
We open one even on smaller plans. Questions go to the people who build the product, not a support layer.
Founder-led onboarding
Demos, setup, and migrations are run by the founders. Your feedback lands in the roadmap the same week.
Since 2021
Five years of shipping enrichment infrastructure. This is a mature platform, not a v1 chasing a competitor.
FAIR IS FAIR
Where Clay is ahead
Templates and community
Clay's template library and community content are larger. If you learn from templates, they have more of them.
A few loss-leader SKUs
Icypeas lookups and nano-tier AI prompts are priced below ours. On everything mid-tier and up, the comparison flips.
Agency ecosystem
If you'd rather outsource your GTM engineering entirely, Clay's certified-expert marketplace is bigger.
MIGRATION
Switch in an afternoon
STEP 1
Export and import
Pull your Clay tables to CSV and import them. Columns map on upload.
STEP 2
Rebuild waterfalls 1:1
We run the same providers. Recreate your waterfall order in a few clicks and see each provider's price before it runs.
STEP 3
We migrate with you
Your Slack channel opens on day one, and the founders run your setup call.
ALREADY ON CLAY?
Trade in your Clay credits, free
Migrate to Databar and we match your remaining Clay credits 1:1, on us. Bring 5,000 Clay credits, start with 5,000 Databar credits. No catch, no expiry games.
Your Clay balance · 5,000 credits
1:1, free
Your Databar balance · 5,000 credits
Credited when your migration completes
FAQ
What buyers ask us
Is the data the same quality as Clay's?
Largely, yes. We run the same providers (Findymail, Prospeo, Leadmagic, People Data Labs, and 160+ more), and you choose exactly which ones each waterfall calls.
What happens to my Clay workflows?
Tables import via CSV, and waterfalls rebuild 1:1 because the providers match. Flows take over what your formula chains did. Most teams are fully moved in a day.
What are action limits, and why don't you have them?
Clay meters every workflow step against a monthly Action budget. Databar only charges for data results. Steps, rows, and features are never metered.
Can I bring my own API keys?
Yes. Connect your own provider keys and those enrichments run through your existing contracts.
What does the trial include?
14 days of the full product, every feature and every interface. No data returned, no charge.
