Seeking Experiences with Clay.com for Data Enrichment & Sales

Chris O. · 2025-09-09 14:16:16.491226+00

👋 everyone, We’re currently reviewing Clay.com (http://Clay.com) for data enrichment and sales triggers, and I’d love to hear anyone's experiences with the tool. I am trying to get a feel for: • How accurate is the contact data, and do you find pulling direct details eats through credits quickly? I've heard it can get quite expensive as you try to scale it! • Have you used their “Claygent” for enrichment — is it reliable and worth the credit usage? • How long does it typically take to get up and running? • Once set up, how well does Clay integrate into existing workflows (e.g. with Instantly and HubSpot)? Any lessons learned or “wish I knew this earlier” tips would be really helpful.🙏

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13 comments

Collin H.
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Sent a guide that I've been digging into recently.
Lindsey F.
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We implemented Clay a few months ago and so far I have been happy with it. For contact data it is still iffy so we use leadIQ with it. Enrichment is great in Clay.. it really enabled us to clean up Hubspot which was a mess with incorrect domains and geography. With the enrichment tool we were able to get our complete ICP in one large report in Clay so we can separate that from customers and suppliers, partners etc in hubspot. Then we were able to score accounts based on a ton of parameters so we can decide who are large targets ( A accounts) along with B and C that would fall back to BDRS's. As a leader this is so helpful and saves me a ton of time especially now that I can track and make sure we are reaching out to the right accounts The Hubspot integration works well it just really increases the price of Clay but they knew what they were doing with their pricing structure because obviously any company is going to need it integrated to CRM
David A.
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Everyone’s chiming in here - thanks Nicholas P. for the mention! If you have interest in trying databar.ai, happy to show you more. Got 100+ Data Providers online, fastest on the market, been around for 4 years. Have 8 different waterfalls, AI Research Agent, and it doesn’t require a pHD to use!
Anastasia L.
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hey Chris O. 👋 I'm Ana from Floqer – it's Clay's more accurate and easier-to-use alternative. Clay's a great tool, but a bunch of clients we have worked with (Perplexity, Deel) that decided to use Floqer over Clay was because they found Clay to be quite expensive especially as you’re scaling + Floqer've got better company and contact data + Instantly and Hubspot integration (without charging 2x only for this single feature) Also Clay does not have the ability to build lists off of social listening or monitoring LinkedIn activities. Lemme know if you'd love to chat 🧡
Masum B.
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Hi Chris O., I help businesses like yours build targeted B2B contact lists that save time and increase outreach effectiveness. My services include:
Finding verified emails and contact numbers.
Researching decision-makers in your niche.
Creating custom prospect lists tailored to your needs.
If you’re looking to connect with the right prospects and grow your outreach results, I’d love to discuss how I can help. Best regards, Masum
Sourabh A.
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We’ve been deep in Clay — contact data is solid if you chain sources, but yes, credits go fast. Claygent works but needs QA. Setup’s a few hours, and Instantly/HubSpot play nice if you map fields carefully. Big tip: test small batches before scaling. We also help teams layer GTM engineering on top of Clay (signals, scoring, automations) so enrichment actually drives pipeline — happy to share a playbook if useful. 🚀 Best, Sourabh – GTM Expert (panopticanalytics.com)
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Vikas K.
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Clay is good for North America. There are ways to keep the costs low, like only enriching for companies with high ICP fit score. If you start with enriching your entire contact list, ROI is bad.
Joseph Z.
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Not sure if it's a good fit. But LeanScale created a Clay diagnostic for new/current Clay customers https://go.leanscale.team/clay/start
Ed U.
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Hi Chris, we can help you with that. We have a DFY that is more affordable and consume 0 time. DM and lets chat. Glad to help.
Nicholas P.
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Sanket - happy to chat and get some feedback. Similarly could use some feedback on what I've been building as well. DM your calendar link and i'll grab sometime
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Sanket G.
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Hey Nicholas P. - thanks. We are a Clay alternative with a simple interface and less pricing. I would love to have a call with you and get feedback on the product as well. Been following your comments in this community and really appreciate it.
Nicholas P.
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I agree with Sanket here in terms of the time to set up and it being costly + lack of support. Clay is the most robust and accurate tool out there that can integrate with most tools if setup right. I'm not familiar with bitscale but I can highly recommend databar.ai as easier to use and just as powerful as clay. David A. is the contact to reach out to if you're interested in databar
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Sanket G.
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Hi Chris, this is Sanket, cofounder of Bitscale. You will essentially face 3 challenges with Clay - 1) it will take a lot of time to set up, 2) Costs can climb up quickly 3) They hardly offer customer support. 80% of our customers are ex clay users. You can check us out here - https://bitscale.ai/clay-alternative
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Collin H.
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Sent a guide that I've been digging into recently.
Lindsey F.
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·
We implemented Clay a few months ago and so far I have been happy with it. For contact data it is still iffy so we use leadIQ with it. Enrichment is great in Clay.. it really enabled us to clean up Hubspot which was a mess with incorrect domains and geography. With the enrichment tool we were able to get our complete ICP in one large report in Clay so we can separate that from customers and suppliers, partners etc in hubspot. Then we were able to score accounts based on a ton of parameters so we can decide who are large targets ( A accounts) along with B and C that would fall back to BDRS's. As a leader this is so helpful and saves me a ton of time especially now that I can track and make sure we are reaching out to the right accounts The Hubspot integration works well it just really increases the price of Clay but they knew what they were doing with their pricing structure because obviously any company is going to need it integrated to CRM
David A.
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Everyone’s chiming in here - thanks Nicholas P. for the mention! If you have interest in trying databar.ai, happy to show you more. Got 100+ Data Providers online, fastest on the market, been around for 4 years. Have 8 different waterfalls, AI Research Agent, and it doesn’t require a pHD to use!
Anastasia L.
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hey Chris O. 👋 I'm Ana from Floqer – it's Clay's more accurate and easier-to-use alternative. Clay's a great tool, but a bunch of clients we have worked with (Perplexity, Deel) that decided to use Floqer over Clay was because they found Clay to be quite expensive especially as you’re scaling + Floqer've got better company and contact data + Instantly and Hubspot integration (without charging 2x only for this single feature) Also Clay does not have the ability to build lists off of social listening or monitoring LinkedIn activities. Lemme know if you'd love to chat 🧡
Masum B.
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Hi Chris O., I help businesses like yours build targeted B2B contact lists that save time and increase outreach effectiveness. My services include:
Finding verified emails and contact numbers.
Researching decision-makers in your niche.
Creating custom prospect lists tailored to your needs.
If you’re looking to connect with the right prospects and grow your outreach results, I’d love to discuss how I can help. Best regards, Masum
Sourabh A.
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We’ve been deep in Clay — contact data is solid if you chain sources, but yes, credits go fast. Claygent works but needs QA. Setup’s a few hours, and Instantly/HubSpot play nice if you map fields carefully. Big tip: test small batches before scaling. We also help teams layer GTM engineering on top of Clay (signals, scoring, automations) so enrichment actually drives pipeline — happy to share a playbook if useful. 🚀 Best, Sourabh – GTM Expert (panopticanalytics.com)
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Vikas K.
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Clay is good for North America. There are ways to keep the costs low, like only enriching for companies with high ICP fit score. If you start with enriching your entire contact list, ROI is bad.
Joseph Z.
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Not sure if it's a good fit. But LeanScale created a Clay diagnostic for new/current Clay customers https://go.leanscale.team/clay/start
Ed U.
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Hi Chris, we can help you with that. We have a DFY that is more affordable and consume 0 time. DM and lets chat. Glad to help.
Nicholas P.
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Sanket - happy to chat and get some feedback. Similarly could use some feedback on what I've been building as well. DM your calendar link and i'll grab sometime
🙌1
Sanket G.
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Hey Nicholas P. - thanks. We are a Clay alternative with a simple interface and less pricing. I would love to have a call with you and get feedback on the product as well. Been following your comments in this community and really appreciate it.
Nicholas P.
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I agree with Sanket here in terms of the time to set up and it being costly + lack of support. Clay is the most robust and accurate tool out there that can integrate with most tools if setup right. I'm not familiar with bitscale but I can highly recommend databar.ai as easier to use and just as powerful as clay. David A. is the contact to reach out to if you're interested in databar
🙌1
Sanket G.
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Hi Chris, this is Sanket, cofounder of Bitscale. You will essentially face 3 challenges with Clay - 1) it will take a lot of time to set up, 2) Costs can climb up quickly 3) They hardly offer customer support. 80% of our customers are ex clay users. You can check us out here - https://bitscale.ai/clay-alternative
🙌1