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Clay vs Yike AI

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

Verdict

Clay is listed under AI Agents and Yike AI under Sales & Marketing AI. Clay scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (7.9 vs 6.1 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Clay is available on CLI and offers an API. Only Yike AI is available on Windows and macOS.

Best overall

Clay

  • Sales Teams
  • Revenue Operations
  • Growth Marketers
  • Sales Development Reps

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 Yike AI if

  • You want a tool built for finding public buying signals that match a described offering and keeping the source evidence for follow-up.
  • Every opportunity keeps its original text, source and match reasons for verification.
  • Outreach is drafted for human review rather than sent automatically.
Best for beginners
Yike AI
Best for business
Clay

Features

17 features compared.

  • Claygent
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Waterfall Enrichment
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Data Marketplace
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Workflow Tables
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Audiences and Signals
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Email Sequencing
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Ads Audience Sync
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • CRM and Warehouse Sync
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Credit Budgeting
    Clay
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Business profile
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Sales lead library
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Evidence-based opportunities
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Multi-platform discovery
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Outreach drafts
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Customer Intelligence CRM
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • AI research briefs
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Desktop clients
    Clay
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Clay
    Freemium
    Yike AI
    Free trial
  • Free plan
    Clay
    Yes
    Yike AI
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Clay
    $0
    Yike AI
    $0
  • Plans
    Clay
    4 plans
    Yike AI
    2 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

Yike AI plans

  • Free Trial

    $0/72 hours

    One 72-hour trial after first SMS verification, not converted to paid automatically.

    • Demand search
    • Original text and match reasons
    • Lead saving
    • Outreach drafts

  • Paid

    Custom/custom

    Price, scope and term are confirmed with the product team before purchase.

    • Plan agreed by quote
    • Enterprise deployments scoped per project

Our ratings

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

Clay
7.9overall
Yike AI
6.1overall

  • Ease of Use

    Clay
    7.0
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Clay
    9.2
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Clay
    7.3
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Clay
    8.0
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Clay
    8.2
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Lead Relevance

    Clay
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    7.0

  • Evidence Traceability

    Clay
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    8.0

  • CRM Depth

    Clay
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    6.8

  • Language Accessibility

    Clay
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    4.5

  • Pricing Clarity

    Clay
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    4.0

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.

Yike AI

Pros

  • Every opportunity keeps its original text, source and match reasons for verification
  • Outreach is drafted for human review rather than sent automatically
  • Combines lead discovery and a CRM for follow-up
  • Names its operating company and describes limits and roadmap candidly
  • Windows and Apple Silicon desktop clients plus a web app

Cons

  • Website and interface are Chinese only, with SMS phone-number login
  • No public pricing; only a 72-hour trial and quotes
  • Platform coverage depends on authorization and connection status
  • The site's own filing page says the ICP filing number is still pending verification
  • Some capabilities, such as monitoring and team features, are listed as enterprise or in development

Platforms

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

Yike AI

4 integrations
  • Xiaohongshu
  • Douyin
  • Bilibili
  • Zhihu

Company

  • Company
    Clay
    Clay
    Yike AI
    Beijing Xinghe Zhuoyue Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河卓越科技有限公司)
  • Founded
    Clay
    2017
    Yike AI
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Clay
    New York, NY
    Yike AI
    Beijing, China
  • Listing
    Clay
    Claimed
    Yike AI
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Clay better than Yike AI?

It depends on your workflow. Clay is built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows. Yike AI is built for finding public buying signals that match a described offering and keeping the source evidence for follow-up.

What are the key feature differences between Clay and Yike AI?

Clay: Enrich leads with 150+ data sources and AI research agents to run go-to-market plays. Yike AI: Chinese-language AI lead discovery with source evidence and a B2B sales CRM.

Does Clay or Yike AI have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Clay or Yike AI?

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