Argorant
Pay-per-valid B2B contact database with live email verification, MCP support, and 626M contacts across 184 countries.
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Argorant is the right pick for outbound teams and AI agent builders who want to pay only for contacts that actually deliver, not for a static database full of decay. Its pay-per-valid model and native MCP connectors for Claude and ChatGPT put it ahead of legacy providers on pricing honesty, but the database at 626M contacts is smaller than ZoomInfo or Apollo, and phone number coverage appears limited compared to those incumbents. Teams that need deep intent data, phone-verified direct dials, or a built-in CRM should look elsewhere.
What is Argorant?
Argorant helps you find companies that fit your offer and the people who decide. Work emails are checked live at export, so you only pay for deliverable contacts. Use the app, REST API, CLI, or MCP with Claude, ChatGPT, and your CRM or sequencer. Start free with 100 credits after email verification; no card required.
How we scored Argorant
Capability scores 19 because the pay-per-valid model and native MCP server are genuinely differentiated features in the B2B data category, but the absence of phone-verified direct dials and intent signals keeps it below a full-featured competitor. Ease of use scores 20 because the free start requires no card, the plain-English search lowers the filter-building barrier, and the MCP OAuth flow removes manual API setup. Value scores 18 because $99/month with bundled sending and unlimited mailboxes is competitive for what you get, but the opaque credit volume on that tier makes true cost-per-contact math impossible before signing up. Delivery scores 15 because no third-party review aggregates were found to validate accuracy claims, the database count varies across sources within a three-month window, and the pricing page requires JavaScript to render fully, which is a transparency friction point for a product whose core pitch is pricing honesty.
Pros and cons
What we liked
- Pay-per-valid pricing means bounced emails cost nothing: live SMTP verification runs at export, so the effective cost per reachable contact is transparent and predictable.
- Native MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok lets AI agents search, count, preview, and export contacts without custom integration, a capability absent from most B2B data providers.
- Campaign sending, unlimited mailboxes, and warm-up are included on every paid plan, removing the need for a separate cold-email tool at the entry level.
Where it falls short
- Phone number coverage is not a stated strength: the product is built around email verification, and teams that need phone-verified direct dials will find the offering thin compared to providers like SalesIntel or Lusha.
- Pricing tier details are not fully transparent from the public pricing page without JavaScript rendering; the only confirmed paid figure is a Starter plan at $99/month, making it hard to compare total cost at scale before signing up.
- No native intent data layer: there are no job-change signals, web-visit tracking, or buying-intent feeds, which are standard on Apollo's higher tiers and on ZoomInfo, limiting Argorant to top-of-funnel list building rather than signal-driven prioritization.
Key features
Argorant pricing
Free start with 100 credits after email verification, no card required. Paid plans start under $100/month (a Starter plan at $99/month is referenced on the homepage). The pricing model charges only for contacts that pass live SMTP verification at export; invalid results cost zero. Full tier breakdown could not be confirmed from the pre-fetched page content due to JavaScript rendering; see reviewer flag.
| Plan | Price | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Free Start | Free | 100 contact credits after email verification. No credit card required. Includes access to search, counts, and masked previews. |
| Starter | $99/month | Paid plan with contact credits, campaign sending, unlimited mailboxes and warm-up, API and MCP access. Exact credit volume per month not confirmed from available page content. |
| Argorant Managed | Contact for pricing | Full-service outreach: Argorant team builds and runs ICP definition, list building, and campaign execution on your behalf. |
| Agent-Native Pay-Per-Lead | Per lead (no plan required) | ICP parsed from a prompt, 25 verified leads pulled per run, charged per lead. No subscription needed. |
Pricing reflects what we saw at time of review (2026-09). Always confirm current pricing on the tool's own site.
Who should use Argorant?
A solo founder or two-person sales team running cold email campaigns will get the most from Argorant's free tier and pay-per-valid model: you only spend money on contacts you can actually reach, and the bundled sending infrastructure means you do not need a separate Instantly or Smartlead subscription at the start. AI developers building agent-driven prospecting workflows are another strong fit, since the MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT size markets and pull verified leads without custom API integration work.
Teams in private equity, M&A advisory, or commercial lending looking for off-market targets in specific industries will find the plain-English search and global coverage useful. However, if your workflow depends on phone-verified direct dials, intent signals like job-change alerts or web-visit tracking, or a CRM built into the same product, Argorant does not cover those needs. Leadping, which is in our directory, is a better fit for service businesses that need unified lead response and messaging rather than raw contact export.
Skip it if: Teams needing phone-verified direct dials, intent signals, or a built-in CRM alongside contact data.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need a credit card to start?+
No. The free tier gives you 100 contact credits after email verification with no card required. A card is needed only when upgrading to a paid plan.
What happens if an email fails verification?+
Contacts that fail the live SMTP check at export are not charged. Catch-all servers are flagged separately so you can decide whether to include them.
How do I connect Argorant to Claude or ChatGPT?+
Argorant provides a native MCP server at mcp.argorant.com. Authentication uses OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration, so no API key paste is required. The same endpoint works with any MCP-compatible client.
Does Argorant include phone numbers?+
The product is built around verified work email. Phone number coverage is not prominently featured, and the platform does not appear to offer phone-verified direct dials as a core capability.
What does the Starter plan cost and what does it include?+
The Starter plan is $99/month. It includes campaign sending, unlimited mailboxes and warm-up, and API and MCP access. The exact monthly credit volume was not confirmed from the available pricing page content.
Can I verify a list I already own?+
Yes. Argorant offers bulk email verification as a standalone feature, letting you run an existing contact list through the same SMTP verification engine without performing a new search.
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