Clay
Clay enriches account and contact data before sales outreach.
Overview
- Transparency
- 5 / 10
- Trust
- 98 / 100
Trains on your data
- Free
- No
- Paid
- No
- Opt-out
- Not captured
Incidents
00
Assessed SEP 21, 2026 · Checked by hand SEP 21, 2026
SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR are asserted in Clay's AI documentation, which prohibits customer data training and names three AI subprocessors.
Trust breakdown
98 / 100
Overall trust score
Data and privacy
Trains on your data
No training on user data
Storage regions
Sub-processors
Data retention
For qualifying organizations, Zero Data Retention (ZDR) means data isn't stored at rest after the API response is returned.
Deletion: If your account is deleted, your data is deleted with it.
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Clay uses a combination of third-party AI models from OpenAI, Google (Gemini), Anthropic (Claude), BlackForestLabs, Playground, Segmind, and Stability. They also have their own proprietary models called Helium, Neon, Argon, and Clay Navigator.
Integrations and access
Integrations
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Pricing
Free
Free
500 actions/mo, 100 data credits/mo (1.2K data credits/yr), unlimited seats and tables, multi-provider waterfalls, Claygent enrichment, Clay Sequencer for email, up to 200 rows per table
Launch
Starting at $185/mo
15,000 actions/mo, 2,500 data credits/mo, everything in Free, plus phone number enrichment, job change and signal tracking, email campaign integrations, up to 50,000 rows per table
Growth
Starting at $495/mo
40,000 actions/mo, 6,000 data credits/mo, everything in Launch, plus CRM auto-sync and enrichment, HTTP API integrations, webhook automation, web intent signal tracking, audience pushes to ads platforms, priority support
Enterprise
Custom
Custom pricing with annual commitment. Includes everything in Growth, plus unlimited Audiences across sources, unlimited row bulk enrichment, Clay API access, data warehouse syncs, SSO, RBAC permissions management, additional Ads audiences, and a dedicated Growth Strategist. Includes 100,000+ Data Credits and 200,000+ Actions/mo.
Prices as listed on SEP 21, 2026; check the vendor's page.
Moat and openness
Moat
- Proprietary Model
- Proprietary Data
- Network Effects
- Switching Costmoderate
- Unique UX
- Distributionmoderate
Clay exhibits some defensibility through its unique orchestration of multiple third-party and proprietary AI models, combined with a comprehensive suite of GTM features and a strong focus on workflow automation. While its underlying models are largely commoditized, the integration, 'Claygents,' and extensive data marketplace create a sticky platform for GTM teams. The switching cost is moderate due to the deep integration into GTM workflows and CRM systems, but not insurmountable.
Openness
- Open model weights
- Published research
- Open source contributions
- Transparency reports
- Public safety evals
Clay demonstrates moderate openness through its commitment to data privacy and security, providing a Trust Center with information on certifications (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA) and a list of AI subprocessors. They explicitly state that customer data is never used for AI model training and offer transparency regarding their AI practices. However, there is no evidence of open-sourced contributions, published research, or public safety evaluations.
Company
Clay
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- New York, New York, United States
- Site
- clay.com
Popularity
Not disclosed
monthly visits
Notable customers
Clay is a leading AI-powered Go-To-Market (GTM) tool that enables B2B growth marketing and sales teams to scale personalized outbound prospecting and automate workflows, competing with companies like HubSpot and Apollo in the AI GTM stack.
Value and ROI
What it should move: It improves list quality and reduces list-building work.
Best fit
It fits teams with a revenue operations owner who maintains the workflows.
The catch
Clay uses usage-based credits. Each enrichment run increases spend, so teams need an owner and budget.
- Intercom: Uses Clay to enrich CRM records from multiple providers and automate list building.[1]
- Rootly: Uses Clay to automate prospecting, enrichment and lead scoring for outbound.[2]
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