Option one
Buy a seat and build every list yourself
The short answer
You rent search access to a large contact database and do the work yourself: filters, exclusions, exports, cleanup and phone checking. The per record price on the invoice looks low, but the real cost includes the hours your team spends producing a callable list each week.
- Typical cost
- $99 to $1,500 per seat per month, usually billed annually
- Who it suits
- Teams with someone who genuinely enjoys building and cleaning lists
Seats are normally sold on a twelve month contract with an export or credit cap. Extra credits are sold in blocks, and unused credits rarely carry into the next period.
Compare it against delivered prospects before you commit to a term.
What you get
Features included
Search filters
Title, seniority, company size, industry, geography and technology filters you operate yourself.
Export credits
A monthly or annual cap on how many records you can pull out, with overage sold in blocks.
Bulk enrichment
Upload a list of companies or people and fill in missing fields, usually at an extra credit cost.
CRM sync
Push exports into your CRM, though duplicate handling and field mapping stay your responsibility.
Team seats
Access is per person, so a second rep who needs to pull lists means a second seat.
Use cases
When this is the right call
- 01
A dedicated researcher on staff
If one person owns list building all week, a seat gives them the raw material and they can iterate on filters daily.
- 02
Account based selling
When you already know the target accounts and simply need the right people inside them, a seat is efficient.
- 03
Market mapping
Counting how many companies fit a profile before you commit to a market is exactly what search access is for.
Honest read
Strengths and limits
Where it wins
- Predictable flat cost regardless of how many searches you run
- You control every filter and can change direction the same afternoon
- Good for research and market sizing, not just outreach
Where it costs you
- Someone has to spend hours each week producing a callable list
- Phone coverage varies widely and checking it is on you
- Contract length and credit caps rarely match how demand actually moves
- Lose the seat and you lose the search access you were paying for
Side by side
Database seat next to delivered prospects
| Point | Database seat | LeadNumbers delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly effort | Your team filters, exports, cleans and dedupes every list | You confirm your profile once and matched prospects arrive each business day |
| Phone coverage | Mixed, and checking falls to you | Every delivered record carries a mobile or direct dial |
| Wrong records | A burned credit | Flag it and we replace it free |
| Commitment | Usually twelve months | Monthly, with quarterly and annual terms only if you want the discount |
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
Is a seat cheaper than delivered prospects?
On the invoice, sometimes. Once you add the salary hours spent filtering, exporting and cleaning each week, delivery is usually cheaper per conversation, and it starts at 10 cents per contact.
Can I use both?
Plenty of teams do. They keep a seat for research and account mapping, and take delivery for the steady daily call list.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
With a seat you keep only what you exported before it lapsed. Prospects delivered to you are yours permanently.
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