Scrupp vs Lusha
Lusha is a contact data provider with strong phone numbers, browser extension-first. Scrupp is a LinkedIn + Sales Navigator scraper with built-in email & phone enrichment. Here's the honest side-by-side — including where Lusha still wins.
Quick answer
Scrupp vs Lusha — which should you pick?
Lusha is a contact data provider known for phone numbers and a browser extension that works on LinkedIn profiles. It has a free plan with 40 credits a month and charges per reveal: 1 credit for an email, 5 for a phone number. Paid plans started at $49.90 a month for Starter in July 2026 (prices from Costbench and Zeliq, details in Lusha pricing). Scrupp works on the same profiles via a similar Chrome extension, but uses a multi-provider waterfall (vs Lusha's single database) and charges per exported lead: 1 credit per lead, +1 when a work email is found, +2 when a phone is found. 100 free credits a month, paid plans from $29 for 1,000 credits, and credits can also be bought without a subscription. Pick Lusha if you're an individual SDR doing <50 lookups/month and prioritize phone-first outreach. Pick Scrupp if you need team volume, email+phone combo, or unrestricted scraping.
When each wins
Lusha or Scrupp — honest verdict
You're an individual SDR or recruiter doing under 50 contact lookups per month and phone numbers are your primary output. Lusha's free plan (40 credits, so up to 8 phone numbers a month) may be all you need. Lusha\'s extension fits your 1-profile-at-a-time workflow.
You need team-scale volume — 500 to 10,000 contacts per month. You want email and phone in the same export, bulk search extraction (not just individual profile lookups), and pay-as-you-go pricing. You work across LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, and Apollo, not just individual profiles.
Feature by feature
Scrupp vs Lusha — side by side
Every feature that matters for outbound teams, rated honestly.
| Feature | Scrupp | Lusha |
|---|---|---|
| Individual LinkedIn profile lookup | ✅ Chrome extension | ✅ Chrome extension (core) |
| Bulk Sales Navigator search export | ✅ Yes, bypass 2,500 cap | ⚠️ Limited |
| Multi-provider email waterfall | ✅ Several providers | ❌ Lusha DB only |
| Phone numbers (US) | ✅ Good | ✅ Strong (core feature) |
| Free tier volume | 100 credits/mo | 40 credits/mo |
| API for bulk | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (paid tier) |
| Works on Apollo too | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Starting price | $29/mo for 1,000 credits, or pay as you go | $49.90/mo (Starter, July 2026) |
| Best for | Teams scaling outbound | Individual contributors, phone-first |
Pricing
Cost per 1,000 enriched leads
What you actually pay, not the marketing headline.
| Volume | Scrupp | Lusha |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 100 credits a month | 40 credits a month |
| Entry paid plan | $29 a month, 1,000 credits a month | Starter: $49.90 a month, 4,800 credits a year (July 2026) |
| What a credit buys | 1 exported lead; +1 if a work email is found, +2 if a phone is found | 1 email reveal; a phone reveal costs 5 |
| Lead with a work email | 2 credits, about $0.06 on the $29 plan | 1 credit, about $0.12 on monthly Starter |
| Lead with a phone number | 3 credits, about $0.09 on the $29 plan | 5 credits, about $0.62 on monthly Starter |
Benchmarks
What we measured: Scrupp vs Lusha
We ran 500 matched LinkedIn profiles (US SaaS mid-market SDRs, March 2026 snapshot) through both tools. Here's the data.
Scrupp\'s multi-provider waterfall typically beats single-source DB lookups by 10-25 percentage points on fresh LinkedIn profiles, depending on ICP and region.
LinkedIn caps Sales Navigator search results at 2,500. Scrupp splits large searches into filtered queries and merges results — Lusha doesn\'t.
Scrupp\'s PAYG pools credits across unlimited users. For 5+ user teams, typical savings vs per-seat tools range 60-85% at the same enrichment volume.
Benchmarks are approximate and depend on ICP, region, and time. Your results will vary — we recommend a 500-contact head-to-head test with your specific ICP.
"We replaced our Lusha setup with Scrupp for Sales Navigator exports and email enrichment. The multi-provider email waterfall added ~15 percentage points to our verified-email coverage on our European ICP, and the PAYG pricing means our 4-person SDR team shares one credit pool instead of paying per seat."
Migration
How to switch from Lusha to Scrupp in 10 minutes
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1Install the Scrupp Chrome extension alongside Lusha — no conflict.
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2For individual profile lookups: Scrupp's extension works identically to Lusha's on LinkedIn profile pages.
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3For bulk search exports (the thing Lusha doesn't do well): open a Sales Navigator or LinkedIn search, click Scrupp → Export.
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4To migrate saved Lusha contacts: export them to CSV from Lusha, upload the list to Scrupp to look up work emails and phone numbers again.
FAQ
Common questions
About switching from Lusha to Scrupp.
Are Scrupp phones as good as Lusha phones?
For US B2B, they're comparable. Lusha has historically been phone-first and has unique sources in some verticals. Scrupp's waterfall approach uses multiple providers, which usually beats single-database tools for overall hit rate but may miss some specific numbers Lusha has.
Does Scrupp have a free tier like Lusha?
Yes. Scrupp's free plan gives 100 credits a month and Lusha's gives 40. The credits buy different things: a Scrupp credit pays for an exported lead, +1 when a work email is found and +2 when a phone is found. A Lusha credit pays for a reveal: 1 for an email, 5 for a phone number.
Can Scrupp's extension replace Lusha's browser extension?
Yes, on LinkedIn profile pages. It runs similarly — one-click lookup, returns email + phone. The extra capability is bulk search extraction, which Lusha's extension doesn't do.
What about Lusha's "prospecting platform" separate from the extension?
That's Lusha's database-search UI (similar to Apollo). Scrupp doesn't replicate this — the philosophy is live LinkedIn as the data source instead of a static database. If you rely on Lusha's search UI rather than LinkedIn itself, Scrupp is a different workflow.
Is Scrupp cheaper than Lusha?
Per contact, usually yes. At entry prices a Scrupp credit costs $0.029 ($29 for 1,000) and a Lusha credit about $0.125 ($49.90 a month for 4,800 credits a year, July 2026). A lead with a work email costs 2 Scrupp credits, about $0.06, against about $0.12 for an email reveal on Lusha; a phone costs about $0.09 against $0.62. Scrupp adds credits only for emails and phones it finds, and it does not check that a phone line works. If you need a few phone numbers a month, Lusha's free plan may be enough.
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Ready to try Scrupp?
No credit card. Pay-as-you-go: 1 credit per scraped lead + 1 credit per verified email, or 2 per phone. Import your Lusha lead list or start fresh with a Sales Navigator search.