CLAY ALTERNATIVE
The Clay alternative as a single API — put the waterfall in your own code
Clay is a spreadsheet with orchestration; TradeWind ships the same multi-source waterfall as a REST API — Apollo, Hunter, Snov.io, RocketReach, customs and social with stop-on-hit or aggregate-and-dedupe. Built for teams embedding this into SaaS, running millions of rows, or ready to graduate from the spreadsheet.
- REST-first — integrate in a few lines
- Millions of rows, async by default
- Agent auto-orchestrates every source
- Billed per valid record
Price advantage
Same data, about 10% cheaper than buying direct
Below the lowest list price of Apollo, Hunter, Snov.io and RocketReach
No seat fees or annual contracts — pay per call
Credits are only used when data is found
Repeat the same lookup within 30 days for free
One account for dozens of B2B contact, company, customs and maps sources — free credits on sign-up.
TradeWind API vs Clay.com
| Dimension | TradeWind API | Clay.com |
|---|---|---|
Interface | REST API + SDK | Spreadsheet UI |
Embed in your product | ||
Multi-source waterfall | ||
AI agent (async deep research) | ||
Customs / trade data | ||
Million-row batches | ||
Billing | Per valid record | Per seat + credits |
Own keys | ||
China team & Chinese support |
Why builders pick TradeWind API
No spreadsheet lock-in. REST and SDKs slot into your product, backend jobs, and Airflow / n8n / Dify pipelines.
Async batch endpoints for email verification, enrichment and customs pulls — process millions of rows without a browser tab in sight.
Clay leaves you gluing GPT and prompts together. TradeWind ships an agent with cross-source orchestration, dedupe and structured output built in.
Bill-of-lading global trade records and buyer/supplier graphs — territory Clay doesn't cover at all.
Pay per valid record; failed lookups are free. For real batch workloads, there are no seat fees to carry.
100+ global sources, backed by Chinese-language onboarding and RMB invoicing.
Typical use cases
White-label TradeWind inside your CRM, outbound tool, recruiting product or AI app. Your users never see the plumbing.
Refresh hundreds of thousands of stale Salesforce or HubSpot rows in a single job, billed per valid record.
Plug-and-play B2B data tools for LangChain, Dify, n8n and Zapier.
Customs shipment → contact enrichment → email verification → straight into Smartlead, Instantly or Lemlist.
Pricing & billing
- 1 USD = 40 credits, prepaid
- Email verify: 0.1 credits per record
- Customs record: 0.14 credits per record
- Agent task: 0.54 credits per valid record
- Cache hits are free
- Own keys: only a ~10% service fee
FAQ
›Biggest difference vs Clay?
Clay is a spreadsheet for ops. TradeWind is a REST API for developers — embed it inside your product or run million-row batch jobs.
›Can it run the same waterfall?
Yes — both first-match (stop-on-hit) and aggregate (cross-source dedupe), running over Apollo, Snov.io, Hunter, RocketReach and more.
›Anything Clay doesn't have?
Bill-of-lading customs data, buyer/supplier graphs and async agent deep research — these are unique to TradeWind.
›Can I bring my own Apollo or Hunter key?
Yes. With your own keys your vendor quota is consumed as usual and TradeWind charges only a ~10% service fee — no double billing.