--- title: "Invenitor vs Lusha: what an email and a phone really cost – Invenitor" description: "Invenitor vs Lusha on plan prices, credit costs per email and phone, rollover and API. Lusha facts link to its pricing page, checked on 2026-11-01." url: https://invenitor.com/compare/lusha agents: https://invenitor.com/llms.txt mcp: https://api.invenitor.com/mcp --- [Home](https://invenitor.com/)/[Compare](https://invenitor.com/compare)/Lusha Comparison # Invenitor vs Lusha: what an email and a phone really cost Lusha sells monthly or annual credit plans where a phone number costs 5 credits, while Invenitor sells packs with no subscription where one credit covers an email, a phone, or both. By Invenitor team. Updated 2026-11-01. If you stay subscribed and use your credits every month, Lusha's rollover helps. If you buy now and then, a pack with no subscription leaves nothing to cancel. ## How do they compare, line by line? | Criterion | Invenitor | Lusha | | -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Lowest published paid price | No subscription. Packs from 25 credits for ₹50. | Starter: $49.90 a month for 400 credits, or $37.45 a month billed annually at $449.10. [Source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Free way to start | 25 free credits on signup. No card. | Yes. Up to 40 credits a month. [Source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Cost of one email | 1 credit (₹2), only when an email or phone comes back. | 1 credit per email reveal. [Source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Cost of one phone number | 1 credit (₹2), the same price as an email. One charge covers both. | 5 credits per phone reveal. [Source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Cost when nothing is found | Free. A search that finds nobody costs nothing, and a contact with no email or phone costs nothing. | Not published on the page checked. [Page checked](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | What happens to unused credits | Credits last 30 days. | Monthly plans roll over up to twice the credit limit. Annual plans reset at the end of the cycle. [Source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Search by describing a person in plain words | Yes. One search is 20 credits (₹40). | Not published on the page checked. [Page checked](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | REST API | Yes, on every account. | Yes. REST API with person enrichment and prospecting endpoints. [Source](https://docs.lusha.com/) | | MCP for AI agents | Yes, on every account. | Yes. Its pricing page says one balance covers workspace, extension, API and MCP. [Source](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Sends messages for you | No. You write to people yourself. | Not published on the page checked. [Page checked](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | | Pay in rupees with UPI | Yes. UPI and cards through Razorpay. | Not published on the page checked. [Page checked](https://www.lusha.com/pricing/) | Lusha facts were checked on 2026-11-01 on Lusha's own pages. Prices change, so open each link before you buy. Invenitor numbers come from [the live pricing list](https://api.invenitor.com/api/pricing). ## When is Lusha the better choice? - You want a browser extension as your main screen. - You want CRM integrations on the free plan. - You use credits steadily and benefit from monthly rollover. ## When is Invenitor the better choice? - You need more phones than emails. Invenitor does not charge extra for a phone. - You do not want to stay subscribed to keep your balance. - You want to describe the person rather than start from a profile you already found. ## What do public reviews say about Lusha? Lusha had a score of 1.2 on Trustpilot, from 783 reviews, on 2026-11-01 ([read the reviews](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/lusha.com)). People with a problem are more likely to write a review, so treat this as a list of things to check, not as a verdict. This page does not claim a review score for Invenitor. - after cancelling my subscription, these were reduced to just 40 without this being made clear beforehand. Trustpilot reviewer, 2026-08-19\. [Source](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/lusha.com) - my personal credit card was charged over $400 for an auto-renewal subscription. Trustpilot reviewer, 2026-08-05\. [Source](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/lusha.com) ## How do you move from Lusha? 1. Before you cancel, spend your Lusha credits. One reviewer below says their balance dropped after cancelling. 2. Check whether you are on auto-renewal and when it runs. 3. Export your revealed contacts to your own sheet first. ## Common questions How many phone numbers do 400 Lusha credits buy? 80, because a phone reveal costs 5 credits. The same 400 credits would buy 400 emails. Do Invenitor credits roll over? No. Invenitor credits last 30 days from when you get them. Lusha's monthly plans roll over up to twice the limit while you stay subscribed. Try one real search for free New accounts get 25 free credits, with no card. That covers one search and five contacts. [](https://invenitor.com/login?from=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.invenitor.com%2Fsearch&x=w7&q=c5&z=s1)[](https://invenitor.com/pricing?x=w7&q=c5&z=s2) ## Related reading - [How to find someone's work phone number](https://invenitor.com/guides/how-to-find-a-work-phone-number) - [How to find an email from a LinkedIn profile](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-an-email-from-a-linkedin-profile) - [How Invenitor credits work, with worked examples](https://invenitor.com/guides/how-invenitor-credits-work) - [Lusha alternatives](https://invenitor.com/alternatives/lusha) - [Contact tool pricing table](https://invenitor.com/research)