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HypeLead and Clay
Clay is a platform for working with company and people data. It buys data from many providers in one place, combines them, researches companies with AI (Claygent) and sends data on to your CRM or other tools.
Where they are stronger
- Clay combines many data providers one after another, so it can find more for hard-to-reach contacts.
- You can build your own workflows in tables, research companies with AI and keep CRM data clean. It suits teams that want to assemble the process themselves.
- It has a free plan and a 14-day trial of its paid plans.
Source: clay.com (opens in a new tab), clay.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026
What HypeLead does differently
- Czech-native from the first screen: formal address, declined names, companies by IČO and a Czech footer with unsubscribe.
- One platform: search across 400M+ contacts, ideal-client scoring, buying signals, campaigns, one inbox and a built-in CRM.
- Sends from your own mailbox and your own LinkedIn, with warm-up and SPF, DKIM, DMARC and spam-score checks.
- An AI sales rep: it builds your ideal client and campaign from your website and drafts every reply. Nothing is sent until you click.
Side by side
| Feature | HypeLead | Clay |
|---|---|---|
| Finding leads | ||
| Built-in B2B contact database | 400M+ contacts, Czech companies by IČO too | Data from many providers in one place Source: clay.com (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Buying signals | Hiring, funding, web and news | not checked |
| Scoring against your ideal client | Every contact, with the reason it fits | not checked |
| Writing | ||
| AI writes the messages | AI variables and opening lines for every company | 1:1 messaging for every prospect Source: clay.com (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Natural Czech: formal address and declined names | Yes | not checked |
| Sending | ||
| Sends from your own mailboxes | From your mailbox and your LinkedIn | Clay Sequencer from the Launch plan Source: clay.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Mailbox warm-up | Yes | not checked |
| SPF, DKIM, DMARC and spam-score check before sending | Yes, AI repairs the spam score | not checked |
| Replies | ||
| One inbox for every reply | Email and LinkedIn in one place | not checked |
| AI drafts the reply | Sent only after your click | not checked |
| Built-in CRM | Contacts and companies with full history | not checked |
| Channels | ||
| Yes | Through Clay Sequencer or connected tools Source: clay.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026 | |
| From your own account | not checked | |
| Phone calls | No | not checked |
| Pricing model | ||
| How you pay | A plan with credits. Sending never costs credits. | Plans with actions and data credits, monthly or yearly Source: clay.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Free to try | Free for 7 days | Free plan and a 14-day trial of paid plans Source: clay.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) Checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| EU and Czech | ||
| App in Czech | Czech and English | not checked |
| Czech companies by IČO | Yes | not checked |
| Data hosted in the EU | Yes | not checked |
| Data protection | One-click unsubscribe in every email and a privacy notice page for your contacts | not checked |
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