How does the billing differ for a 100 person search?

PDL's reference says each person record returned counts as a credit, so 100 records is 100 credits. An Invenitor search is 20 credits for up to 100 people, and contacts cost 1 credit each when you pick them.

Which is easier to call from an AI agent?

Invenitor has remote MCP on every account. On the PDL pages checked, MCP was not stated, so you would write your own tool around the REST API.

Comparison

Invenitor vs People Data Labs: an API for developers compared

People Data Labs is a person data API billed per record and queried with SQL or Elasticsearch, while Invenitor's API takes a plain-words query and bills a flat amount per search.

By Invenitor team. Updated 2026-11-01.

Choose People Data Labs when you are building a data product and want records in bulk. Choose Invenitor when your app or agent needs to find people from a sentence.

How do they compare, line by line?

Criterion	Invenitor	People Data Labs
Lowest published paid price	No subscription. Packs from 25 credits for ₹50.	Pro: starting at $98 a month, from 350 credits a month. Source
Free way to start	25 free credits on signup. No card.	Yes. Up to 100 credits a month. Emails, phones and addresses are hidden on this plan. Source
Cost of one email	1 credit (₹2), only when an email or phone comes back.	Contact data is included on Pro. Search charges per record retrieved. Premium fields are an add-on. Source
Cost of one phone number	1 credit (₹2), the same price as an email. One charge covers both.	Contact data is included on Pro. Search charges per record retrieved. Premium fields are an add-on. Source
Cost when nothing is found	Free. A search that finds nobody costs nothing, and a contact with no email or phone costs nothing.	Search charges per record retrieved, so a search with no records has nothing to charge. Source
What happens to unused credits	Credits last 30 days.	Not published on the page checked. Page checked
Search by describing a person in plain words	Yes. One search is 20 credits (₹40) for up to 100 people.	Not on the reference page checked. It accepts Elasticsearch or SQL queries. Page checked
REST API	Yes, on every account.	Yes. API first. One call returns from 1 to 100 records. Source
MCP for AI agents	Yes, on every account.	Not published on the page checked. Page checked
Sends messages for you	No. You write to people yourself.	Not published on the page checked. Page checked
Pay in rupees with UPI	Yes. UPI and cards through Razorpay.	Not published on the page checked. Page checked

People Data Labs facts were checked on 2026-11-01 on People Data Labs's own pages. Prices change, so open each link before you buy. Invenitor numbers come from the live pricing list.

When is People Data Labs the better choice?

You build a data product and need structured records in bulk.
Your team is comfortable writing SQL or Elasticsearch queries.
You want a free tier to test record shape before you pay.

When is Invenitor the better choice?

You want an agent or app to search from a sentence with no query language.
You want a flat search price, not a charge for each record returned.
You want contact details only for the people you pick.

How do you move from People Data Labs?

Map which PDL fields your code reads. Invenitor's search results carry a name, headline, company and profile links.
Run the same question through both and compare what your app needs.
Keep PDL if you rely on fields Invenitor does not return.

Common questions

How does the billing differ for a 100 person search?: PDL's reference says each person record returned counts as a credit, so 100 records is 100 credits. An Invenitor search is 20 credits for up to 100 people, and contacts cost 1 credit each when you pick them.
Which is easier to call from an AI agent?: Invenitor has remote MCP on every account. On the PDL pages checked, MCP was not stated, so you would write your own tool around the REST API.