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Clay vs Stitch

Clay and Stitch are both data integration & ETL tools. Clay is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Stitch is aimed at small businesses. Stitch costs less, from $100/mo versus $185/mo for Clay. Only Clay has a free plan.

Clay

Data enrichment and research automation for GTM

Stitch

Simple ELT for small data teams

PricingFreemium · $185Paid · $100
Starting price$185/mo$100/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial14 days14 days
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseSmall businesses
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2017US · 2016
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Choose Clay if

GTM operations and outbound teams with volume and a willingness to learn.

  • Dramatically better enrichment coverage via waterfalls
  • AI research personalization at scale
  • Flexible, spreadsheet mental model

Look elsewhere if: Solo founders who need a simple list (Apollo) or teams without ops capacity.

Choose Stitch if

Small teams needing basic ELT.

  • Simple
  • Predictable pricing
  • Quick setup

Look elsewhere if: Teams needing breadth or real-time.

Clay vs Stitch pricing

Clay

  • Free$0500 actions and 100 data credits per month
  • Launch$185/mo$167/mo billed annually; 15K actions, 2.5K data credits
  • Growth$495/mo$446/mo billed annually; 40K actions, 6K data credits
  • EnterpriseCustom100K+ data credits, 200K+ actions, annual contract

Stitch

  • Standardfrom $100/mo5-300M rows/mo, 1 destination, 5 users
  • Advanced$1,500/moBilled annually; 100M rows, 3 destinations
  • Premium$3,000/moBilled annually; 1B rows, 5 destinations

Clay · Key features

  • Waterfall enrichment across 100+ data providers
  • Claygent AI agents for custom web research
  • Formulas, conditional logic and scoring
  • CRM and sequencer integrations with two-way sync
  • Signals: job changes, hiring, funding, tech installs
  • Templates and shared workspaces

Cons

  • Credit costs add up quickly
  • Steep learning curve
  • Easy to build fragile tables

Stitch · Key features

  • 130+ sources
  • Scheduled replication
  • Row-based pricing
  • Singer taps
  • Simple UI
  • Warehouse destinations

Cons

  • Slower innovation
  • Fewer connectors
  • Limited transformations

Clay vs Stitch: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Clay or Stitch?

Stitch starts at $100/mo and Clay at $185/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Clay and Stitch have a free plan?

Clay has a free plan. Stitch has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.

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