Clado

Clado is an AI-driven platform that searches over 800 million unified profiles to match users’ complex people-finding queries. It deploys thousands of AI agents to analyze and rank profiles based on natural language inputs, focusing on skills, experience, education, and location. This agentic approach differs from keyword or filter-based methods, providing more precise results for needs like recruiting or lead generation.

Key features include profile enrichment, adding details such as emails, phone numbers, GitHub links, and Google Scholar pages. Benchmarks indicate Clado’s email enrichment outperforms competitors, with 17.6 percent better results than Clay and three times superior to Apollo in tests on LinkedIn samples. The tool unifies data from 60 billion records into searchable profiles, covering global users.

Users report strong search quality for sales teams, enabling quick creation of lead lists with contacts. Recruiters benefit from accurate matches on intricate criteria, reducing manual effort. Venture capitalists use Monitors to get alerts on new profiles fitting investment profiles.

Drawbacks include limited transparent pricing details, with a free tier offering initial searches and paid options for higher volume, generally competitive but varying by usage. Integration relies on APIs, which suits technical users but may require setup for others.

Test with free searches on specific queries first, then integrate via API for workflows to maximize efficiency.