Surfe is a CRM tool that also finds contacts; SalesQL is a contact finder that also exports. That shows in the price. Surfe charges per user, $49 a month on Essential for 150 email credits and 50 mobile credits. SalesQL charges per account, $39 a month on Basic for 2,000 credits, where 1 credit reveals a person's emails and phones together. Surfe facts are from its pricing page, help centers and terms (17 February 2026), read on 7 November 2026; SalesQL facts from its pricing page, help center and terms (version 2.1, 3 June 2026), read on 10 November 2026.
Cost of 300 contacts a month with phones
SalesQL: 300 of the 2,000 Basic credits, $39 a month for the account. Phones are included in the credit on paid plans, and a person with no email found is not charged. Unused credits expire at the end of the month.
Surfe: Essential's 150 email credits and 50 mobile credits do not cover it. Pro, $89 per user a month, gives 1,000 email credits and 100 mobile credits, so 300 emails fit but only 100 mobiles do. Credits do not carry over either.
For a team of three, SalesQL Professional is $79 a month in total with 5,000 shared credits. Surfe Pro for three users is three times $89.
Where each one is stronger
| Surfe | SalesQL | |
|---|---|---|
| CRM | Two-way sync with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Copper on paid plans | Exports and integrations; CRM sync is not its focus |
| Bulk from Sales Navigator | 25 contacts per export; 100 a day on Essential, 1,000 on Pro | Select a results page of up to 25 and reveal in one action; CSV export unlimited on paid plans |
| Free plan | 20 email and 5 mobile credits a month | 50 credits a month, no phones, no exports |
| Cancelling | At least 10 days before renewal; no prorated refunds | Effective at end of term; refund on a first purchase within 30 days if credits are not all used |
Pick Surfe if contacts must land in the CRM with the LinkedIn conversation attached. Pick SalesQL if the goal is the most revealed people per dollar.
For users needing whole searches exported rather than just page-by-page collection, bulk data extraction tools like Scrupp provide efficient alternatives. Scrupp allows sales teams and marketers to export full LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, or Apollo.io searches to CSV or Excel files, bypassing the standard 2,500-result pagination limits of Sales Navigator. It features a built-in email finder and CRM integrations, operating on a flexible credit model without strict per-user seating fees.