ContactForge
A verified-contact enrichment tool for recruiters and SDRs that turns a LinkedIn URL, TikTok handle, or Instagram creator page into a clean email and bio without scraping, with idempotent pricing per lookup.
in-house recruiters and B2B sales reps sourcing candidates and prospects
- Paste-a-URL enrichment for LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram profiles with confidence scores
- Bulk upload of up to 25 handles with deduplication and CSV export to your ATS or CRM
- Idempotency keys so repeat lookups never double-charge credits and audit trail is preserved
- Optional outreach snippet drafted from the profile's recent posts in the candidate's own voice
Stormy's README explicitly markets a 'find_emails' endpoint for 1–25 verified profiles — recruiters have long overpaid for ZoomInfo seats, and a usage-priced alternative drops in cleanly.
Multiple active 2025/2026 comparison roundups (generect, cleanlist, marketsandmarkets) and dedicated 'ZoomInfo alternatives' searches confirm sustained recruiter/SDR appetite, but the market is mature rather than greenfield.14 Best Contact Enrichment APIs Every SDR and GTM Team Should Know ↗Best Zoominfo Alternatives that Don't Waste Your Budget ↗
Heavily saturated: ZoomInfo, Apollo.io, Lusha, Cognism, Clearbit, FullEnrich, Cleanlist, HubSpot Breeze all compete directly; the TikTok/Instagram creator angle is novel but small relative to LinkedIn-sourced B2B workflows.FullEnrich — B2B Email & Phone Waterfall Enrichment ↗15 Best Data Enrichment Companies, Tested on 1,000 Leads [2026] ↗
Per-credit / pay-per-look-up pricing is already validated by Apollo, Lusha, Hunter; recruiters' known pain paying for full ZoomInfo seats supports a cheaper usage-priced wedge.Contact Enrichment Tools Comparison What You Won't Hear Elsewhere ↗
B2B contact enrichment is a durable, multi-billion-dollar category tied to ongoing outbound sales and recruiting workflows; AI-driven prospecting further increases reliance on enrichment data.FullEnrich — B2B Email & Phone Waterfall Enrichment ↗
Building 'without scraping' is meaningfully hard: LinkedIn/TikTok/Instagram ToS and GDPR/CCPA restrict bulk lookup, forcing reliance on licensed data aggregators or partner APIs (e.g., wrapping Stormy or similar), which compresses margins and adds compliance overhead vs. the original 8.Best Zoominfo Alternatives that Don't Waste Your Budget ↗