Datacrecy vs SalesQL
A SalesQL alternative that never touches your LinkedIn account
SalesQL pulls emails and phone numbers from LinkedIn profiles through a browser extension tied to your personal LinkedIn account. Datacrecy's scraper runs on our infrastructure, so your account stays out of it entirely. And at the same $39 a month, you get 40,000 credits instead of 2,000.
Your account stays safe
No personal LinkedIn connection, nothing running through your profile, no ban risk by design.
40,000 credits, not 2,000
SalesQL's $39 Basic tier includes 2,000 credits. Our $39 Starter includes 40,000.
Lists, not one profile at a time
Bulk search with filters down to exact title, seniority, and city, then export CSV or JSON.
Datacrecy vs SalesQL at a glance
Their numbers come from their public pricing pages, checked September 2026 and dated below. Ours never move without being published on the pricing page.
| Feature | Datacrecy | SalesQL |
|---|---|---|
| How you work | Web platform, bulk search | Browser extension on LinkedIn |
| LinkedIn account connection | Not required | Required, tied to your profile |
| Entry paid tier | $39/mo, 40,000 credits | $39/mo, 2,000 credits |
| Free plan | 100 credits/mo | 50 credits/mo |
| Bulk list building | Filters plus CSV/JSON export | Profile by profile |
| Data methodology | Public | Not published |
What SalesQL charges, with the numbers
Published pricing from salesql.com. Credits are charged when an email is successfully retrieved; a phone number comes at no extra credit when an email is found.
| SalesQL plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 credits a month, no card required. |
| Basic | $39/mo | 2,000 credits a month. Annual billing runs about 25% cheaper. |
| Advanced | $79/mo | About 4,000 credits a month, per G2's listing. |
| Pro | $119/mo | About 10,000 credits a month, per G2's listing. |
Datacrecy plans
Full pricingOne credit reveals the full contact, email and phone. No per-user fees, no expiring credits.
Checked September 2026 from salesql.com and G2/Capterra listings. Credit allocations differ slightly between sources; verify theirs before buying.
Datacrecy vs SalesQL, feature by feature
| Feature | Datacrecy | SalesQL |
|---|---|---|
| Credits at the same $39 | 40,000/mo | 2,000/mo |
| LinkedIn account connection | Not required | Required |
| Free plan | 100 credits/mo | 50 credits/mo |
| Bulk search + filters | Yes | Profile by profile |
| Browser extension | No, bulk scraper instead | Yes |
| Phone number cost | Included in the reveal | Free after an email hit |
| Public data methodology | Yes | No |
| Annual contract required | No | No |
Both columns from public product pages, September 2026. Where a competitor wins the row, it says so.
Why people switch from SalesQL
SalesQL is convenient for pulling a single profile in front of you. The problems start with volume and with whose account does the pulling.
The ban risk is the product design
SalesQL works through your logged-in LinkedIn session, which is where account restrictions come from. Our scraper runs on our infrastructure and never connects to your personal account, so there is nothing on your profile to restrict.
Twenty times the credits at the same price
Both charge $39 a month. Their Basic tier includes 2,000 credits; our Starter includes 40,000, and a credit reveals the full contact with email and phone together.
A free plan you can actually use
50 credits a month covers a handful of profiles. Our free plan is 100 credits, and the public directory lets you browse real records before you even sign up for that.
Build lists, not page visits
Opening 500 LinkedIn profiles to extract 500 contacts is a day of clicking. The same list in Datacrecy is a filtered search and an export.
Keep SalesQL if
For small in-LinkedIn jobs, the extension is a reasonable tool. Honest conditions:
- You only ever grab a handful of profiles a week, and the free 50 credits genuinely cover your volume.
- Your whole workflow lives inside LinkedIn or Sales Navigator, and in-page extraction beats switching tabs for you.
- You mostly need phone numbers at low volume, and their free-phone-after-email model fits that.
Three things to do before you pay anyone
Whoever you choose, do these first. All three are free and none of them require a demo call.
Run the free trial
100 credits, no card. Search your own target list and reveal real emails and phone numbers.
Start freeRead the methodology
Where records come from, how they are validated, and how opt-outs are honored. In plain language, in public.
See how it worksCheck the actual prices
Free, $39, $69, and $249 a month. Every number published, no demo call required to see them.
See all plansFrequently asked questions
Is SalesQL safe for my LinkedIn account?+
SalesQL requires connecting the extension to your personal LinkedIn account, and extraction runs through that session. That connection is exactly where account-restriction risk comes from. Datacrecy's scraper runs on our infrastructure with no connection to your account, so there is nothing on your profile to flag.
How much does SalesQL cost?+
From their own site: Free with 50 credits a month, Basic at $39 a month with 2,000 credits, Advanced at $79, and Pro at $119, with annual billing about 25% cheaper. Ours is a flat $39 for 40,000 credits.
Is Datacrecy cheaper than SalesQL?+
Per credit, yes: at the same $39 a month you get 40,000 credits here versus 2,000 there. Both have free plans, so compare them on your own target list before paying either.
Do I need to install anything for Datacrecy?+
No. Datacrecy is a website: search, filter, reveal, export. The LinkedIn scraper runs on our side and requires no connection to your personal account.
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