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Clay vs ShareOfAsk

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Clay is listed under AI Agents and ShareOfAsk under Sales & Marketing AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Clay is available on CLI and offers an API.

Best overall

ShareOfAsk

  • Marketing teams
  • SEO professionals
  • Brand managers
  • Agencies

Choose Clay if

  • You want a tool built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows.
  • Access to 150+ data providers with waterfall enrichment in a single workspace.
  • Claygent applies AI web research to custom questions about each lead or account.

Choose ShareOfAsk if

  • You want a tool built for monitoring brand mentions in AI answers, comparing share of voice against competitors, reporting AI visibility to clients, finding content gaps behind missing mentions.
  • Published methodology with every metric traceable to the recorded AI answer.
  • Covers major assistants including Google AI Overviews and AI Mode.
Best for beginners
Clay
Best for business
Clay

Features

18 features compared.

  • Claygent
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Waterfall Enrichment
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Data Marketplace
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Workflow Tables
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Audiences and Signals
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Email Sequencing
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Ads Audience Sync
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • CRM and Warehouse Sync
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • Credit Budgeting
    Clay
    Available
    ShareOfAsk
    Not available
  • AI visibility metrics
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Multi-model tracking
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Brand sentiment
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Scheduled snapshots
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Action analyses
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Buyer question library
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Reports
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • Agency workspaces
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available
  • MCP access
    Clay
    Not available
    ShareOfAsk
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Clay
    Freemium
    ShareOfAsk
    Free trial
  • Free plan
    Clay
    Yes
    ShareOfAsk
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Clay
    $0
    ShareOfAsk
    $0
  • Plans
    Clay
    4 plans
    ShareOfAsk
    4 plans

Clay plans

  • Free

    $0

    Starter plan to explore enrichment and Claygent

    • 500 actions/mo
    • 100 data credits/mo
    • unlimited seats and tables
    • waterfall enrichment
    • Claygent
    • bring your own API key
    • 200 rows per table

  • Launch

    $167/month

    Individuals and small teams automating first prospecting workflows

    • 15K actions/mo
    • 3K data credits/mo
    • phone number enrichment
    • unlimited Audiences search
    • signals
    • reusable functions
    • email sending

  • Growth

    Most popular

    $446/month

    Teams scaling their GTM motion

    • 40K actions/mo
    • 6K data credits/mo
    • CRM auto-sync
    • data warehouse sync
    • HTTP API integrations
    • web intent signals
    • priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations with security and volume needs

    • Custom credits and actions
    • bulk enrichment over 50K records
    • SSO/SAML
    • SCIM
    • RBAC
    • IP allowlists
    • dedicated growth strategist

ShareOfAsk plans

  • Free Scan

    $0/one-time

    One-time check with no credit card, results kept for 7 days.

    • 10 questions
    • 3 models (OpenAI
    • Anthropic
    • Google)
    • 1 action analysis
    • MCP access

  • Starter

    $49/month

    One brand with daily monitoring.

    • 1 workspace
    • Up to 25 questions
    • Up to 3 models
    • 1 action analysis per month
    • 12 months history
    • 3 team members
    • CSV export
    • Basic public links
    • MCP access

  • Growth

    $199/month

    Several brands or clients.

    • 3 workspaces
    • Up to 100 questions shared across the organization
    • Up to 4 models per workspace
    • Up to 4 action analyses per workspace each month
    • Full history
    • 10 team members
    • CSV export
    • Advanced sharing
    • MCP access

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Custom limits, sharing and support, billed by invoice.

    • Custom workspaces
    • Custom questions and models
    • Custom sharing and support
    • MCP access

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Clay
7.9overall
ShareOfAsk
8.0overall

  • Ease of Use

    Clay
    7.0
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Clay
    9.2
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Clay
    7.3
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Clay
    8.0
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Clay
    8.2
    ShareOfAsk
    Not rated

  • Metric Transparency

    Clay
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    8.5

  • Model Coverage

    Clay
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    8.0

  • Agency Features

    Clay
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    7.5

  • Reporting & Sharing

    Clay
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    7.5

  • Pricing Clarity

    Clay
    Not rated
    ShareOfAsk
    8.5

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Clay

Pros

  • Access to 150+ data providers with waterfall enrichment in a single workspace.
  • Claygent applies AI web research to custom questions about each lead or account.
  • Free plan with unlimited seats and tables for testing workflows.
  • Outputs reach email, LinkedIn/Meta/Google ads and CRMs without extra tooling.
  • Frequent product updates, with weekly changelog roundups.

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing with two credit types is harder to forecast than flat per-seat pricing.
  • Free plan is limited to 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table, with no phone enrichment or signals.
  • CRM sync, warehouse sync and API access require Growth ($446/mo list) or higher.
  • Pricing page figures are inconsistent between headline prices and FAQ text.

ShareOfAsk

Pros

  • Published methodology with every metric traceable to the recorded AI answer
  • Covers major assistants including Google AI Overviews and AI Mode
  • Agency workspaces and read-only shareable reports
  • MCP access with OAuth is included on all plans
  • Entry plan at $49 per month with daily monitoring

Cons

  • No permanent free plan, only a one-time 7-day Free Scan
  • Starter is limited to 25 questions and 3 models, Growth to 100 questions and 4 models
  • No public REST API or other integrations are documented
  • Young product with a single named founder and no disclosed legal entity

Platforms

  • Web
    Clay
    Supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Supported
  • Windows
    Clay
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Clay
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Clay
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • Android
    Clay
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • API
    Clay
    Supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Clay
    Not supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Clay
    Supported
    ShareOfAsk
    Not supported

Integrations

Clay

18 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Snowflake
  • Google BigQuery
  • Airtable
  • Apollo.io
  • ZoomInfo
  • Clearbit
  • Crunchbase
  • PitchBook
  • Semrush
  • Lusha
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini
  • LinkedIn
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads

ShareOfAsk

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Clay
    Clay
    ShareOfAsk
    ShareOfAsk
  • Founded
    Clay
    2017
    ShareOfAsk
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Clay
    New York, NY
    ShareOfAsk
    Deszczno, Poland
  • Listing
    Clay
    Claimed
    ShareOfAsk
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Clay better than ShareOfAsk?

It depends on your workflow. Clay is built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows. ShareOfAsk is built for monitoring brand mentions in AI answers, comparing share of voice against competitors, reporting AI visibility to clients, finding content gaps behind missing mentions.

What are the key feature differences between Clay and ShareOfAsk?

Clay: Enrich leads with 150+ data sources and AI research agents to run go-to-market plays. ShareOfAsk: Track which brands AI assistants name in answers to your buyers' questions.

Does Clay or ShareOfAsk have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Clay is freemium and ShareOfAsk is free trial, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Clay or ShareOfAsk?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.