LinkedInDataAPI vs Proxycurl (nubela.co) · Clearbit · People Data Labs
$0.40 vs $20.00+
per 1,000 profiles.
Proxycurl charges $0.02–$0.10 per profile ($20–$100 per 1,000 lookups) and expires credits on lower tiers. LinkedInDataAPI provides a drop-in /api/v2/linkedin compatibility route, 5-provider automatic failover, and cuts your enrichment bill by up to 96%.
Cost per 1,000 enriched B2B profiles / companies
Pro & Business packages add +40% to +65% bonus credits, bringing effective enrichment cost down to $0.40–$0.575 per 1,000 profiles (and $0.08 per 1,000 decision-maker search items).
Side-by-side comparison.
| Capability | LinkedInDataAPI | nubela.co | Clearbit (Breeze) | People Data Labs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per 1,000 full B2B profile lookups | $0.40–$1.00 | $20.00–$100.00 | $50.00+ (Annual contract) | $25.00–$100.00 |
| Cost per 1,000 company firmographic lookups | $0.40–$1.00 | $20.00+ | $50.00+ | $20.00+ |
| Cost per 1,000 decision-maker search results | $0.08–$0.20 | $30.00+ (3 credits/result) | Enterprise tier only | $25.00+ |
| Drop-in /api/v2/linkedin URL compatibility | Native support (?url=... or ?username=...) | Native | Different schema | Different schema |
| Executive posts & active job hiring signals included | Included (/v1/profile/posts, /v1/jobs/search) | Separate add-on endpoints | Not available | Limited job feed |
| Billing flexibility | Monthly OR Never-Expiring PAYG + Crypto | Tiered credit expiration | Annual HubSpot contract | Monthly/Annual minimum |
| Charge on 404 Not Found or failed requests | 0 Credits (never charged) | Varies by cache parameter | Quota consumed | 0 Credits |
Competitor pricing verified from public pricing pages as of November 2026 (Proxycurl credit tables, Clearbit / HubSpot Breeze Intelligence tiers, Apollo.io API credit docs, People Data Labs pricing, and Coresignal API plans). Actual costs may vary based on plan tier and volume commitments. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. LinkedInDataAPI base rates: $1.00 / 1K profiles or companies ($0.40 / 1K on Business), $0.20 / 1K people or job search items ($0.08 / 1K on Business).
Why engineering teams switch from Proxycurl.
Drop-In `/api/v2/linkedin` Compatibility in 60 Seconds
Keep your existing `?url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/...` query logic. LinkedInDataAPI natively routes `/api/v2/linkedin` and `/v1/profile` to the same normalized career history and education schema.
95%+ Lower Unit Cost for High-Volume AI SDRs & CRMs
Enriching 100,000 profiles on Proxycurl costs $2,000–$10,000. On LinkedInDataAPI Business, 100,000 full profiles cost $39.80 ($0.40 / 1,000 profiles).
Multi-Provider Failover + Instant PostgreSQL Hot Cache
Our gateway arbitrages 5 independent upstream providers with a 7-day hot cache, delivering <15ms p50 cache hits and 99.95% uptime without a single `li_at` cookie.
Switch from Proxycurl to LinkedInDataAPI in 2 Lines
Point your existing Proxycurl request to api.linkedindataapi.com:
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://nubela.co/proxycurl/api/v2/linkedin",
params={"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer proxycurl_token"},
)import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.linkedindataapi.com/v1/profile",
params={"username": "satyanadella"},
headers={"x-api-key": "b2b_live_your_api_key"},
timeout=20,
)Interactive Engineering Workbench · Benchmark vs Proxycurl
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Frequently asked questions
- Does LinkedInDataAPI support Proxycurl's `/api/v2/linkedin` route directly?
- Yes. Both `GET /v1/profile` and `GET /api/v2/linkedin` accept either `username=satyanadella` or `url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella` and return full career history, education, skills, and company metadata.
- Are unused Pay-As-You-Go credits ever forfeited?
- Never. Purchased PAYG credits on LinkedInDataAPI never expire.
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