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What is Crustdata?
Real-time B2B data layer for AI agents that indexes 1B+ people and 60M+ companies from 15+ sources. Crustdata crawls the web continuously to maintain live profiles and pushes change notifications via webhooks, designed specifically to power AI SDRs, recruiting tools, and investment platforms with current intelligence.
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YC F24 Funding
Crustdata raised funding as part of Y Combinator's F24 batch. Headquarters in San Francisco.
Key features
Real-time Web Indexing
Live crawling of web pages parsed into one graph of people and companies, re-verified continuously instead of batch-refreshed like competitors
Search API
Query 1B+ people and 60M+ companies with 200+ company filters and 60+ people filters. Dual-mode: in-database search (refreshed every 1–30 days) or real-time web search
Enrichment API
Deep profiles with 90+ data points per person, 250+ per company. Person enrich includes work/personal email, phone, developer profiles, research profiles
Watcher API & Webhooks
Push-based monitoring: get instant notifications when tracked companies hire, change funding, or when people change jobs or titles
MCP Server for Agents
40 tools available to Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client. Search, enrich, monitor B2B data from plain-English prompts without integration code
Jobs API
Search job postings across companies and roles, with live LinkedIn scraping in enterprise tier
Social Posts API
Pull recent posts from target profiles, keyword posts, and Twitter posts into agent workflows
Bulk Datasets
CSV/JSON flat files of companies and people refreshed monthly or quarterly for batch workflows
Crustdata pricing
Credit-based usage model with no published monthly plan prices. Starts free with $20 in credits. Enterprise features (live professional-network search, contact enrichment, live social endpoints) require custom quote. Credits expire 6 months after purchase.
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | $0/month | Commonly reported as $20 in starting credits, no credit card required; access to self-serve endpoints (search, in-DB enrichment, jobs). Credits valid 6 months. |
| Real-time API Access | Credit-based, custom pricing | Pay-as-you-go: search 0.03 credits/result, person enrich 1–4 credits (base 1, add-ons 1–2 each), company enrich 2 credits, developer profile 1 credit. Real-time endpoints (live search/enrich, contact enrich) available to enterprise only. |
| In-DB API Access | Self-serve, credit-based | 1B+ people and 60M+ companies refreshed 1–30 days. 350+ filters. Lowest per-record cost tier. Get API key and start immediately. |
| Enterprise | Custom (contact sales) | Live professional-network search/enrich, contact enrichment, live social endpoints, dedicated support, custom datasets |
Pros & cons
Pros
- + Live, real-time web indexing vs batch-refreshed competitors; pushes fresh data continuously
- + MCP server integrates directly with Claude and Cursor without API wiring
- + Comprehensive data depth: 90+ person, 250+ company datapoints
- + Watcher API for webhook-based push alerts eliminates polling
- + Transparent credit costs published per endpoint
- + Low search cost (0.03 credits/result) keeps discovery cheap
- + Covers 1B+ people and 60M+ companies across global markets
- + Pay only for data requested; no charge for zero-result searches
- + 40 tools via MCP for natural-language agent queries
Cons
- − No published self-serve monthly plan pricing; requires custom quote for volume commitments
- − Requires engineering to integrate API; no UI for non-technical teams
- − Premium features (contact enrich, live professional-network search) gated to enterprise
- − Credits expire 6 months; no rollover to next period
- − Faster refresh on large datasets (up to 30 days) for in-DB API vs real-time mode
- − Smaller team (47 employees) vs larger competitors like ZoomInfo
Who is Crustdata best for?
- • AI SDR agents and autonomous sales platforms
- • Recruiting platforms and talent sourcing workflows
- • Deal-flow and investment research tools
- • GTM and prospecting teams using real-time triggers
- • AI agents that read company signals before outreach
- • Teams building on Claude or Cursor with MCP integrations
Frequently asked questions
How is Crustdata different from People Data Labs or Apollo?
Crustdata is API-first for agents, not a UI prospecting tool. It pushes real-time change notifications via webhooks instead of polling. Competitors rely on batch-refreshed databases; Crustdata crawls live. MCP server lets agents query it in plain English without integration code.
Can non-developers use Crustdata?
Teams without developers can use it via Claude's MCP server (conversational access) or book a demo for enterprise tier with managed queries. UI-based tools like Apollo or ZoomInfo may be better fits for sales teams preferring click-to-use interfaces.
How fresh is the data?
In-DB search: refreshed every 1–30 days. Real-time search: crawled live at request time. Watchers: push alerts within hours of change (job change, funding, headcount moves).
What happens if a search returns zero results?
You are not charged. Crustdata bills only for successful matches.
Can I use Crustdata with my agent framework (LangChain, CrewAI, LangGraph)?
Yes. MCP server works with any MCP client. Composio toolkit ships 14 pre-built Crustdata tools for OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK and others.
