Clay vs Dalil

Clay

Clay is the tool to reach for when a prospect list needs more than one data vendor and some judgement per row - the waterfall enrichment and the research agent do in one table what used to take three subscriptions and a VA. It is not a cheap or simple tool: the useful plan starts at a few hundred dollars a month, credits are spent per column per row, and CRM sync and webhooks only arrive on the $446 tier. A one-person outbound effort can live on the free plan; a team that already runs sequences will want Growth and a budget for overages.

Pros

• +Waterfall enrichment tries many providers per field, so coverage is higher than any one vendor
• +Claygent runs open web research per row with a prompt, not just database lookups
• +Free plan has unlimited seats and tables, so a team can trial it without buying seats
• +Large integration and template ecosystem, and the company is well funded

Cons

• −Launch at $167 a month still lacks CRM integrations, HTTP API and webhooks - those start at $446
• −Actions and data credits are two separate meters, and the pricing page itself shows two different credit figures for Launch
• −The spreadsheet metaphor hides real complexity; building a reliable table takes learning time
• −Overage billing makes the monthly bill hard to forecast

Dalil

Dalil packs lead scoring, outreach, and a CRM into a single subscription that undercuts buying each piece separately, which suits a small sales team on a budget. The tradeoff is that add-ons for extra agents, seats, and credits stack up fast if the team grows past the base plan.

Pros

• +Single subscription covers lead scoring, outreach, and CRM instead of three tools
• +Multi-channel sending spans LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email, not just one
• +MCP access lets the whole pipeline run from an AI assistant

Cons

• −Base plan is thin on agents and seats before add-on costs kick in
• −Native CRM means migrating away later requires exporting data out of a smaller ecosystem

Is Clay cheaper than Dalil?

On published entry prices, Dalil starts lower — $99/mo against $167/mo for Clay. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Clay or Dalil have a free tier?

Clay has a free tier; Dalil has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Clay or Dalil?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.