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Verdict · Radar wins on price + freshness; Clay wins on enrichment

Radar vs Clay.
Honestly.

We use Clay. Our pilots use Clay. Clay is great. So this is the version we'd want to read — what each tool genuinely does better, with prices and screenshots that match 2026.

Radar

Signal engine.

Real-time detection of public buying signals across 6 categories. Built for outbound timing — when, not who.

price · starter$49 / mo
category strengths7
vs
Clay

Enrichment workflow.

Tabular workflow for chained enrichment, scraping, and AI cleanup. Built for "who, with what context".

price · starter$149 / mo
category strengths3
01 · Honest matrix

Each row picks a winner.
Where it's close, we say so.

Hover any row for our reasoning. Green = clear win. Amber = roughly tied. We don't grade ourselves on rows we'd lose.

Capability
Radar
Clay
Reasoning
SIGNAL COVERAGE
HiringCareers diffs + role spike
Native · daily
Via integration
→ Radar wins. We built this in-house; Clay relies on partner data.
FundingSeries A-D detection
Live · annotated
Manual via Crunchbase
→ Radar wins. Continuous press feed, dedup'd.
Tech stackStack additions/removals
Live fingerprint · weekly
Via BuiltWith / partners
→ Radar wins. Our fingerprint is cleaner and freer than reseller data.
M&AAcquisition events
Native · 24h SLA
Manual
→ Radar wins. We index public M&A registries; Clay doesn't.
ENRICHMENT
ContactPerson-level enrichment
Via Apollo · Hunter
100+ sources native
→ Clay wins. They are the best at this. Pair Radar with Clay or Apollo.
ChainsMulti-step waterfall enrichment
Not the primary product
Native tabular interface
→ Clay wins. Their workflow surface is purpose-built for this.
AI cleanupLLM column transforms
Via API + Claude
Native
→ Roughly tied. Clay's UX is better; ours is more flexible for power users.
DELIVERY
CRMHubSpot / SFDC native
Two-way
Via Zapier / partners
→ Radar wins. Our HubSpot push includes scored timeline events.
SlackChannel digests + DM
Native
Via Zapier
→ Radar wins. Threaded replies log back to the account record.
SequencerOutreach / Apollo push
Trigger-based
Manual export
→ Radar wins. Push step happens on score threshold.
COMPLIANCE & DATA
LinkedInLinkedIn scraping
Never
Via partners (gray)
→ Radar wins. Compliance-clean by hard rule.
SOC 2SOC 2 status
Type I (roadmap)
Type II
→ Clay wins. We're working towards Type I, then II.
PRICING
StarterEntry tier
$49 / mo
$149 / mo
→ Radar wins by 3×.
TeamMid tier
$199 / mo
$349+ / mo
→ Radar wins by ~2×.
CreditsPer-enrichment fees
None
Yes · variable
→ Radar wins on cost predictability.
02 · Pricing comparison

Move the slider.
Watch the gap.

Assumes equivalent signal coverage. Clay's "credits" model adds 30-60% per workflow at scale.

Reference pricing · USD · 2026

Radar / mo$199
Clay / mo (est)$649
Save $450/month · $5,400/year on equivalent signal coverage. Pair Radar with Clay or Apollo for enrichment if needed.
03 · How to choose

Pick by the job you're hiring the tool to do.

Choose Radar if…

  • Your bottleneck is timing — knowing when to outbound, not who to outbound to.
  • You want a predictable monthly bill, not a credit meter that ticks every workflow.
  • You need a clean compliance posture (no LinkedIn scraping, ever) for regulated buyers.
  • You're a 1–10 person team that wants live in 12 minutes, not a workflow build-out.
  • You already use Apollo or Clay for enrichment and want to add the trigger layer.

Choose Clay if…

  • Your bottleneck is data depth per contact — chained, multi-source person-level enrichment.
  • You're a power user who builds tabular workflows and thrives in that mental model.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II today (we're Type I-tracking, not there yet).
  • You need the largest integration ecosystem via partner connectors.
04 · Migration guide

Switching from Clay?
Five steps, ninety minutes.

01 · Export your Clay workspace+
In Clay, go to Workspace → Settings → Export. You'll get a ZIP of your tables, columns, and webhook URLs. Keep this — we use it for mapping in step 3.
02 · Spin up a Radar workspace+
Free 14-day trial, no card. Pick "Migrating from Clay" during onboarding and we'll skip the default-ICP flow.
03 · Map your ICP filters+
Radar uses signal-rules, not column filters. We translate your Clay column predicates into rules during onboarding. Average translation: 22 minutes.
04 · Re-wire your destinations+
Re-attach your HubSpot/SFDC/Slack/Outreach connections. Radar push is native — most teams remove their Zapier middle-layer entirely.
05 · Run them in parallel for a week+
Don't cut Clay on day one. Run them in parallel for 7 days, compare signal volume + reply rates, then decide. We've never had a pilot that didn't end with Clay cancelled or scoped down.
05 · FAQ

Compare FAQ.

Do Radar and Clay overlap, or are they complementary? +

Mostly complementary. Radar is a signal engine (timing). Clay is an enrichment workflow (depth-per-contact). About 40% of our customers run both — Radar for triggers, Clay for the deep-enrichment step before send.

Can I run them side-by-side? +

Yes, and we recommend it for the first week of a migration. Push the same signals through both, compare delivered reply rates, and decide based on data.

Does Radar support Clay's webhook formats? +

Yes. We accept Clay's standard webhook payload and can map fields one-to-one for outbound destinations.

What about Apollo and ZoomInfo? +

Both are contact databases. Apollo is closer to Radar in spirit; ZoomInfo competes more with Clay's data depth. Compare guides: vs Apollo · vs ZoomInfo.

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