Intelligence, not just lookups. Full profile per credit, no per-seat math.RocketReach is a 700M-record contact lookup tool (Chrome extension, per-seat). Kustiq profiles, classifies, and scores companies from live web data, with every email SMTP-verified and churn risk scored by a rule engine. RocketReach tells you how to reach someone. Kustiq tells you whether they're worth reaching.
§1The short version
Kustiq differs from RocketReach in three ways most outbound teams care about.
- Company intelligence per credit, not contact lookups. Kustiq returns a 20-field profile with verified contact, ICP score, and churn risk per credit. RocketReach returns a single contact card.
- Live SMTP verification, not a database match. Every Kustiq email is verified with a live RCPT TO handshake the moment the profile returns. RocketReach serves pre-collected records that go stale fast in long-tail segments.
- Per-credit pricing with no seat fees. Kustiq Pro is $119/mo total for the team. RocketReach Pro is $107 per user per month, so a 5-person team lands at $535/mo for contact lookups alone.
Scoring vs reveal volume. If the bottleneck is which accounts deserve a reveal, Kustiq does that and RocketReach doesn't. If the bottleneck is finding contacts at scale, RocketReach's 700M-record database does that and Kustiq doesn't pretend to. Stacked together, Kustiq picks the accounts and RocketReach goes deep on coverage.
§2The price anchor
- RocketReach Essentials
- $53 / user / mo · email lookups only · capped per seat.
- RocketReach Pro
- $107 / user / mo · email + phone · 5 seats = $535 / mo.
- Kustiq Pro
- $119 / mo total · 800 credits · whole team, one plan.
- Free tier
- Kustiq · 3 profiles a week, signed in. RocketReach · 5 lookups / mo.
| Tool | Per-contact cost | Per-seat fee | Verification quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kustiq | $0.15 to $0.30 | $0 | SMTP handshake on every contact |
| RocketReach | $0.07 to $0.13 per lookup | $53 to $269 / user / mo | Database match, periodic re-validation |
| Apollo | Bundled in seat (4,800 mobile + 36,000 export credits / yr) | $59 / seat / mo | Catch-all aware, separate credit on send |
RocketReach prices verified against the public pricing page on 2026-05-09. Apollo price reflects current Basic tier ($59/seat from 2025-10-01). Kustiq pricing is the public Pro tier at full credit utilization.
Comparison page for RocketReach.
§3Where the products diverge
Company intelligence and profiling.
Business model, ICP, churn, verified contact. The contact is one of 20 fields, not the product.
Contact lookup at scale.
Names, emails, phone numbers from a 700M-record database. Built around the Chrome extension.
Live SMTP RCPT TO handshake.
Real handshake to the recipient MX at the moment the profile returns.
Database match + periodic re-validation.
Records refresh on RocketReach's schedule. Long-tail segments age fast between cycles.
0-100 ICP + 90-day churn band, on every profile.
Pro adds a calibrated churn probability and Stripe-grounded CLTV bands.
Not offered.
RocketReach has no company analysis or scoring layer.
Per-credit, no seat fees.
Kustiq Pro covers the whole team for $119/mo.
Per-seat, $53 to $269 / user / mo.
Hire someone, pay again. Each seat has a monthly lookup cap.
Web app + REST API.
Use Kustiq from any tool. No browser dependency.
Chrome extension over LinkedIn / company sites.
Designed for browse-time reveals. Workflow assumes users live in LinkedIn.
Teams that prioritize companies before reaching out.
Founders, 2-10 person GTM, RevOps.
SDR teams running high-volume contact reveals.
Where company intelligence isn't a priority and per-seat cost is acceptable.
§4What Kustiq has, today
§5Kustiq pricing in full
- Free $0
- 3 profiles a week, signed in. No card. Anonymous: 1 per week. Outreach not included.
- Insight $39 / mo
- 200 credits. ~ 12 weeks of solo prospecting at the typical 16-profile-a-week pace.
$0.20effective per profile. - Pro $119 / mo
- 800 credits. Targeted Outreach included. HubSpot 2-way sync.
$0.15effective per profile at full use. - Extra credits $0.30 ea
- Top-up at any time, no expiry. Counts toward the same monthly cap as plan credits. No seat fees, ever.
§6Other RocketReach alternatives we compete with
§7Six questions, six intents
01 · Real?Is Kustiq a real RocketReach alternative?
Different products. RocketReach is a contact lookup tool. Kustiq returns 20 fields, a verified contact, ICP score, and churn risk per credit. For company-level intelligence, pick Kustiq. For bulk contact reveals, RocketReach does that better.
02 · Catch?What is the catch · why is Kustiq cheaper?
Kustiq doesn't run a 700M-record contact database. Per-profile pricing, $0.15 to $0.30, billed only when a profile is generated. Where it breaks down: contact volume. At 5,000+ reveals a month, RocketReach's per-record economics win.
03 · MigrateCan I migrate my RocketReach lists to Kustiq?
Export the company list from RocketReach to CSV, drop the file into Targeted Outreach, and Kustiq re-profiles each company with an ICP score, churn band, and SMTP-verified contact. Common pattern: migrate the qualified shortlist first, keep RocketReach for contact depth on those accounts.
04 · MissingIs Kustiq missing anything RocketReach has?
RocketReach owns two products Kustiq doesn't try to ship. The 700M-record contact database is the actual product, optimized for high-volume reveals. The Chrome extension overlays LinkedIn with one-click email reveals during browse time. SDRs who spend their day in that flow are getting their money's worth.
05 · PricingHow does Kustiq pricing compare to RocketReach at 5 seats?
Five seats on RocketReach Pro is $535 / mo · $6,420 / yr for contact lookups alone. Five users on Kustiq Pro is $119 / mo · $1,428 / yr, with no seat fee on top, plus ICP scoring and churn risk per profile. Kustiq covers the team for under a quarter of the RocketReach bill.
06 · Both?Can I use Kustiq and RocketReach together?
It works well in a tiered motion. Kustiq scores companies and writes ICP-fit + churn-risk back to HubSpot. RocketReach pulls additional contact depth at the qualified accounts. SDRs see both in one CRM view.
Profile a company free. No card, no scheduled call.
Ask Kustiq the question RocketReach can't answer. Paste a domain in /try; get the full account intel before you reveal a single contact. 3 profiles a week free, no card.