Ahel vs Clay
A spreadsheet-style workspace that enriches rows from many data providers, billed in data credits and actions.
What they sell and charge
Two meters: data credits from $0.05 each pay for third-party data, actions at under a cent each pay for platform work. No match, no charge.
source · Seen 2026-10-20
Launch costs $185 a month billed monthly with 2,500 data credits and 15,000 actions; Growth costs $495 a month.
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Free plan: 100 data credits and 500 actions a month, 200 rows per table.
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One enriched row needs at least 1 credit and 1 action, about 5.4 cents on Launch.
source · Seen 2026-10-20 · our sum from their figures
What their users say
“all my credits got burnt within 5 minutes”
“You should be an engineer, or someone who is conversant with code conversion and prompts”
Co-Founder and CEO, 51-200 employees, TrustRadius, 2026-04-30
What Ahel does differently
- Ready-made pipelines: pick one, set filters and a schedule, and it runs. No table to build.
- The price shows before you switch on, per 50 rows, and a run that finds nothing new is free.
- Every pipeline has a monthly budget and stops when it is spent.
- Our own register, tender and gazette data for Europe, plus AI and enrich steps when you do want to build.
Side by side
| Clay | Ahel | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | Data credits plus actions | Per 50 rows, in cents |
| Entry price | $185 a month, billed monthly | 2 to 7 cents per 50 rows; samples, counts and empty runs free |
| Free | 100 data credits and 500 actions a month | A starting balance, no card |
| Contract | Monthly or annual plans | None; pause any day |
| Setup | Build a table and pick providers | Pick a ready pipeline, or build one from steps |
| Delivery | CRM sync, exports, sends | Scheduled, to your AI over MCP, email, Slack or a webhook |
When they fit better
Pick Clay if you want to combine many contact-data providers in one table and have someone to run it.
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