Behind The Email is an OSINT identity tool. Mailsfinder is a B2B email finder + verifier. Different jobs. If you tried Behind The Email hoping for outbound-ready data, you are paying for social profiles and breach lookups you may not need.


Behind The Email is built for OSINT: social profiles, work history, breach data, impersonation protection. Mailsfinder is built for B2B outbound: professional name, company, verified email at scale. If your job is outbound prospecting, Mailsfinder's 300,000 credits at $9.99/mo gives you 100 times more B2B lookups than Behind The Email's 100/day Plus tier. If your job is identity intelligence, stick with Behind The Email.
We compared what Behind The Email and Mailsfinder actually return for a B2B email lookup, mapped the pricing tiers side-by-side, and identified the exact use cases where each tool is the right pick.
Both tools accept an email address as input. Behind The Email returns social profiles (LinkedIn, Microsoft Teams), work history, education, breach exposure. Mailsfinder returns verified name, company, job title inference, and deliverability status. Different outputs for different jobs.
A side-by-side look at what each platform actually gives you.
| Feature | Behind The Email | Mailsfinder |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Use Case | OSINT / identity intelligence | B2B outbound prospecting |
| Returns Name + Company | Yes (from social profiles) | Yes (from B2B database) |
| Returns Social Profiles | LinkedIn, Teams, Twitter, more | No (B2B professional context only) |
| Returns Breach Data | Yes (Pro and above) | No |
| Email Verification Status | Not core feature | Yes (built-in verifier) |
| Bulk Search | Business tier and above | Yes (all paid tiers) |
| Free Tier | Limited free searches (results hidden) | 100 credits/day forever |
| Cost Per Lookup at Entry | ~$0.005 (100/day Plus) | ~$0.000033 (Pro) |
| Metric | Behind The Email | Mailsfinder |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Paid Plan | $14.99/mo (Plus) | $9.99/mo (Pro) |
| Lookups Included | 100 / day (~3,000/mo) | 300,000 / month |
| Cost Per Lookup | $0.005 | $0.000033 |
| Pro / Business Tier | $29.99/$99.99/mo | $249 lifetime (2M credits) |
Behind The Email's Business tier at $99.99/mo gives you 1,000 searches per day (about 30K/mo). Mailsfinder's Pro at $9.99/mo gives you 300,000 credits per month. If you are doing pure B2B outbound — where identity intelligence adds no lift — you are paying 10x more for 10x fewer lookups.
Social profile enrichment (LinkedIn, Microsoft Teams, Twitter) — unique among email-input tools.
Breach exposure data on Pro tier and above — useful for security research and fraud investigation.
Impersonation protection use case (someone claiming to be a real person) — where OSINT beats B2B databases.
300,000 credits/month for $9.99 vs Behind The Email's 3,000 — 100x more B2B lookups per dollar.
Built-in email verification with under 1% bounce target — Behind The Email does not focus on deliverability.
100 free credits per day forever — Behind The Email limits free searches with hidden results.
REST API on every paid plan — suited for n8n, Make, Zapier workflows most B2B teams already use.
Behind The Email is excellent for identity intelligence. Mailsfinder is built for B2B outbound. If you need both, run them side by side. If you only need one, pick the one that matches the job.
Try Mailsfinder Free — 100 Credits DailyEstablished B2B finder brand compared to Mailsfinder's newer, cheaper credit economics.
20x more credits without hidden LinkedIn add-on fees or shared credit pools.
83x more email lookups per dollar vs RocketReach's $0.25+/lookup pricing.
10x more credits with real 99% accuracy vs disputed 97% claims.
If your job is outbound, use a tool built for outbound. 300,000 credits at $9.99/mo, finder + verifier from one pool, 100 free credits every day.