What you actually get more of
Why teams switch
The shortest version of why teams retire Clay for DitLead inside the first month.
Sending, not just enriching
Clay assembles and enriches lists brilliantly, then hands off. DitLead enriches and then runs email, LinkedIn and calls to those contacts.
Built-in data, no waterfall bill
Clay charges credits per provider in a waterfall. DitLead's 700M+ database is included with credit-based lead reveals.
No spreadsheet to maintain
Clay is powerful but technical. DitLead is a sequence canvas your reps can run without formulas.
Where Clay falls short — and how DitLead handles it
Clay stops at the export
Clay's whole job is to produce an enriched table; sending, warmup, follow-up and CRM are someone else's.
Credits stack up
Each provider in an enrichment waterfall consumes credits, and costs scale with list size.
It's a tool for builders
Clay rewards people who love spreadsheets and formulas; most reps don't.
No conversation handling
Clay can draft a line; it can't run the reply or book the meeting.
Feature by feature, no spin
What each platform actually ships today — pricing, data, sending, deliverability, AI and CRM.
| Capability |  DitLead | Clay Clay credits |
|---|---|---|
01Lead database & intent | ||
| Verified contacts | 700M+ | Waterfall (paid) |
| Continuous re-verification | On enrich | |
| Direct dials | Lead reveals use 5 credits | Credits |
| Hiring + funding intent | Agency (Lead Signal) | Via providers |
02Outreach engine | ||
| Native email + LinkedIn + calls | Team and above; account fees apply | |
| Conditional branching | Limited | |
| Auto-pause on reply (any channel) | ||
| Reputation-aware sender rotation | Team and above | |
03Deliverability | ||
| Inbox warmup network | 55K+ | |
| Live 0–100 health score | ||
| Auto re-warmup on drop | ||
| Median primary-inbox rate | Depends on mailbox, list and reputation | N/A |
| Pre-warmed email accounts | Paid add-on | |
04AI | ||
| AI Campaign Builder (prompt → live) | AI columns | |
| Autonomous AI Sales Rep | Popular & Agency; Team beta | |
| Specialized agent library | 8 agents | |
| Per-contact personalization | Per-row | |
When Clay still wins
We're not the right tool for every team. If any of these is you, stay on Clay with our blessing.
You need exotic enrichment waterfalls
If your motion depends on chaining 20+ niche data providers per row, Clay's orchestration is unmatched — pipe the output into DitLead to send.
Your team loves building in spreadsheets
If you have a dedicated ops builder who lives in Clay, keep it for list-building and send through DitLead.
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Clay → DitLead in under 30 minutes
From Clay to a live DitLead workspace in under half an hour. We do the heavy lifting for free on annual plans.
Connect mailboxes & LinkedIn seats
OAuth your inboxes and LinkedIn accounts; sticky residential proxies auto-provisioned per seat.
Import your Clay table
Export your enriched Clay table as CSV. DitLead maps the columns to fields and personalization tokens automatically.
Or skip the table entirely
Build the list straight from DitLead's 700M+ database with intent filters — no provider waterfall to assemble.
Launch the multi-channel sequence
Drop the contacts into an email + LinkedIn + call cadence, or generate one from a prompt with the AI Campaign Builder.