UpLead alternative: when you need each business's published inbox, phone and WhatsApp, not a contact database

Updated 22 Oct 2026 · Disclosure: the Apify Actor compared here is built and published by Unadhi. Competitor facts below come only from their own public pages, read on 22 Oct 2026; each is linked in Sources. We did not log in, start trials or read paywalled material. No ratings, no reviews, no scores of our own.

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Short answer: UpLead is a B2B contact database: you search by filters (industry, revenue, technologies and more) and spend one credit to unlock a contact's email and mobile direct dial. Its pricing page (checked 22 Oct 2026) shows a 7-day free trial with 5 credits, Essentials at $99 a month (170 credits) and Plus at $199 a month (400 credits) on monthly billing; the annual view shows Essentials at $74 a month (2,040 credits) and Plus at $149 a month. Professional is annual only, by quote. Free, Essentials and Plus are single-user. If you need named decision-makers found by filters, UpLead is the better pick. If you already have a list of business websites and want the contact details each one publishes, one row per site, our Website Contact Scraper on Apify does that, is free during launch, and you pay only Apify platform usage.

The pain this page is about

“I already have the list: 300 businesses from Google Maps or a trade directory. I just need a way to contact each one.” A database priced per unlocked person is built for finding people you do not yet know about. When the companies are already chosen, the contact page on each one's own website is often enough.

Side by side (function and price, from public pages)

	UpLead	Unadhi Website Contact Scraper (Apify)
Main job	Search a B2B database by filters and unlock contacts (email + mobile direct dial); enrichment, technographics and intent data on higher plans	Visit each website in your list and return the public contact details it publishes
Starting point	Filters (industry, revenue, technologies…) or the Chrome extension	Your own list of domains, start URLs, or an Apify dataset (e.g. a Google Maps run)
What one unit buys	1 credit = 1 contact unlocked, with email and mobile direct dial	No credits; you pay Apify for the pages actually fetched
Named people	Yes, that is the core job	Off by default: role mailboxes only; personal addresses dropped unless you switch them on
Phones and WhatsApp	Mobile direct dials of people	The business's own published phones (E.164) and WhatsApp click-to-chat numbers with a ready wa.me link
Price (public, checked 22 Oct 2026)	Free trial $0 for 7 days (5 credits) · Essentials $99/mo (170 credits) · Plus $199/mo (400 credits) on monthly billing; annual view shows Essentials $74/mo (2,040 credits) and Plus $149/mo · Professional: annual only, “Let's talk”	Actor fee: free during launch. Apify platform usage only; Apify Free plan includes $5 of usage a month
Users and contract	Free, Essentials, Plus are single-user; monthly plans have no contract; Professional is annual	No subscription with us. Blocked, failed and terms-blocked sites are not charged

A function-and-price summary in our own words, not a review. We quote both the monthly and annual figures the page shows; check the toggle on UpLead's page for the exact annual credit terms. We do not repeat ratings, testimonials or accuracy percentages from either page.

Who should pick UpLead instead

You do not have a list yet and want to build one by filters such as industry, revenue or the technologies a company uses.
You need named decision-makers with mobile direct dials, exported to a CRM.
You want enrichment, suppression lists or intent data in the same tool.

Who our Actor fits better

You already have the businesses (Google Maps, a directory, a dealer or member list) and want what each website publishes.
Your list is Indian SMEs, clinics, shops or dealers where WhatsApp and the front-desk phone matter more than a manager's email.
You want role inboxes only by default, robots.txt respected, and sites whose terms forbid scraping skipped for free.

Enriching a Google Maps export? See add emails and phones to a Google Maps export.

Try it on five of your own websites first

Actor fee: free during launch · you pay only Apify platform usage

The Website Contact Scraper: Emails, Phones & WhatsApp is a pay-per-usage Actor on Apify. Apify's own docs explain the model: you pay only for the platform resources the run uses, with no extra charge from the developer (Apify docs). Apify's free plan is $0 and includes $5 of platform usage a month, with no credit card (apify.com/pricing). We do not quote a cost per 1,000 sites, because it depends on the sites; Apify suggests a small test run to measure it. Sites that block bots, disallow crawling or forbid scraping in their terms are skipped and not charged. Built and published by Unadhi (disclosure).

Open the Actor on Apify (free during launch)

Free gift: copy-paste input for a five-site test

{ "urls": ["example-one.com", "example-two.in", "example-three.com", "example-four.co.uk", "example-five.de"], "maxPagesPerSite": 4, "checkEmailMx": true, "includePersonalEmails": false, "defaultCountry": "IN" }

Replace the five domains with real ones from your list. Check the rows by hand against two of the sites before you run hundreds. More walk-throughs: find public role emails on a company website · add emails and phones to a Google Maps export.

Frequently asked questions

Does UpLead have a free plan?

Its pricing page (checked 22 Oct 2026) shows a free trial at $0 for 7 days with 5 credits, not a permanent free plan.

What is an UpLead credit?

Per its pricing page, one credit unlocks one contact for download or CRM export, with access to that contact's email and mobile direct dial.

How much is UpLead Essentials?

$99 a month with 170 credits on monthly billing. The annual view of the same page shows $74 a month with 2,040 credits.

Can the Unadhi Actor search for companies like UpLead?

No. It does not have a company database or filters. You give it the websites, for example from a Google Maps run, and it reads what each site publishes.

What does the Unadhi Actor cost?

No Actor fee during launch. You pay Apify only for the platform usage of each run; Apify's free plan includes $5 of usage a month.

Not legal advice. Work emails and phone numbers of identifiable people are personal data under India's DPDP Act 2023 and the EU/UK GDPR; you decide what to do with the output and you stay responsible for it. Competitor prices and plans change; re-check their pricing pages before you decide. Spotted an error about any product on this page, including ours? Write to mininglife7@gmail.com and we correct it.

Sources

UpLead plans and pricing (trial, credits, plans, FAQ) — https://www.uplead.com/pricing/ (checked 22 Oct 2026)
Unadhi Website Contact Scraper on Apify Store (pricing model, features) — https://apify.com/laudable_instrument/contact-details-scraper-half-price (checked 22 Oct 2026)
Apify docs: pay-per-usage Actors — https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage (checked 22 Oct 2026)
Apify pricing (Free plan, $5 monthly usage) — https://apify.com/pricing (checked 22 Oct 2026)

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