Searchbase vs Origami Agents (2026 Comparison)
2026-09-08
Quick answer: Searchbase searches the same B2B contact databases (Apollo alone: 240M+ people and 30M+ companies, as Apollo states; plus Hunter and more) and the open web from one prompt, and returns companies or people with email and phone where a provider has them, the ads they run, the jobs they post and the social profiles they keep. Describe your ideal customer. Searchbase finds them across Europe in one prompt, with the source on every cell. It works in Italian as well as English, bills in euros, and charges per action rather than per seat, so a ten-person team pays what one person pays (€0 to €199 a month). Origami Agents is the better pick if you sell B2B in the US and want the sequences to fire from the same tool ($29 to $399 a month). Both start free.
What each tool actually does
Origami Agents (origami.chat, Y Combinator F24, San Francisco) is an AI prospecting agent. You describe your ideal customer, it searches about twenty named data sources, returns a list of people and companies with verified emails and phone numbers, and drafts LinkedIn and email sequences for them. It is built for US B2B sales teams: the pricing is in dollars, the content is in English, and the strongest results are on standard company and title data.
Searchbase (searchbase.org, Europe) does the same gesture with a wider net. You write what you want in plain words, "every digital agency in Milan with email and website", "heads of marketing at Italian furniture manufacturers", "creators in the running niche with over 10k followers and a contact email", "companies advertising kitchen furniture on Meta in Italy", and the agent decides where to look. For standard B2B contacts it queries contact databases, Apollo (240M+ people and 30M+ companies, as Apollo states) and Hunter among them, and enriches companies against Crunchbase and the Italian company registry. For everything else it searches the open web, reads the pages and extracts the rows, streaming them into a spreadsheet while you watch. Every cell carries a link to the page or provider it came from, a badge with when it was collected and the extraction method. Emails carry the provider's status. If a value cannot be verified it stays n/a rather than being guessed. From the people it finds, the agent drafts personalised email and LinkedIn sequences that you approve before anything launches.
Side by side
| Searchbase | Origami Agents | |
|---|---|---|
| Input | plain-language prompt | plain-language prompt |
| Coverage | B2B contact databases (Apollo alone: 240M+ people and 30M+ companies, as Apollo states; plus Hunter and more) plus any public web page, 12 social platforms, 3 ad libraries (Meta, Google, TikTok), 9 job boards, the Italian company registry, Crunchbase | ~20 named B2B data sources, LinkedIn-style profiles |
| Output | table of companies or people: email and phone where a provider has them, website, LinkedIn, any column you ask for; source link on every cell | contact list with verified email and phone |
| Verification | source link, collection time and method on every cell; provider status on emails; unknown = n/a, never guessed | email and phone verification |
| Ad intelligence | yes, the Meta, Google and TikTok ad libraries | no |
| Creators and social | yes, 12 platforms | limited |
| Languages | English, Italian | English |
| Pricing model | per action, no seats: a 10-person team pays the same as one | per month, per plan |
| Pricing | €0 / €29 / €79 / €199 per month, billed annually; 150 to 12,000 credits | $0 / $29 / $129 / $399 per month |
| CRM and export | HubSpot push; CSV, JSON, API, webhooks | CSV, CRM integrations |
| Outreach | drafts personalised email and LinkedIn sequences per lead; you approve before launch | drafts and runs email and LinkedIn sequences |
| Best for | any team that needs a list a single database cannot give: B2B sales, agencies, recruiters, marketers, European and Italian teams | US B2B sales teams |
Where Origami is stronger
- Sending from the tool. Sequences fire from the product with senders included in the plan. In Searchbase the agent writes the drafts, you approve them, and launching from the campaign wizard is still rolling out.
- US phone-data depth. Origami's contact waterfalls are tuned to the US market, which is where its data partners are strongest. If your list is American and your next step is a call, that depth counts.
- A funded team and an ecosystem. Origami is a YC company with a docs site, an API and a growing set of integrations.
Where Searchbase is stronger
- One prompt, every source. Searchbase queries the B2B contact databases and reads the open web in the same request: any public page, 12 social platforms, 3 ad libraries, 9 job boards, Crunchbase and the Italian company registry. Origami works from about twenty named sources. Whatever a database holds, plus everything that only exists on a public page.
- You can check every value. A cell is a claim with a link, a collection time and the method attached. When a client asks "where does this come from?", you click. Origami tells you a result is verified.
- Unverifiable stays empty. Searchbase writes
n/arather than filling a cell with a plausible guess. - Competitor ads. Searchbase reads the Meta, Google and TikTok ad libraries, so "who is advertising X in Italy right now" is a table, not a manual search. Origami has no ad library.
- Creators and social. Twelve platforms, with follower counts and contact details where they are public, so creator research is a first-class use case.
- Per action, no seats, and built for Europe. A ten-person team pays what one person pays. Prompts, interface and results in Italian and English; coverage tuned to European companies, directories, registries and ad libraries; euro pricing; a European company working under GDPR. At the top end Business is €199 against Origami's Max at $399. Origami's data, pricing and content are US-first.
How credits work in Searchbase
You pay per action, not per seat. Reading a page costs about 1 credit, a social profile about 3, a Deep Research report 20 to 40. The Free plan renews 150 credits every month with no card. Starter (€29) gives 1,000, Pro (€79) 4,000 with API access and rollover, Business (€199) 12,000 with webhooks.
Frequently asked questions
Is Searchbase an Origami alternative? For finding leads from a prompt, Searchbase is the wider tool: it asks the contact databases and then reads everything they do not hold. For sequences that fire from the product itself, Origami is more complete today.
Does Searchbase send emails? The agent drafts a personalised sequence for each person it found and you approve every message. Launching from the campaign wizard is being switched on progressively; check the pricing page for the current state of your plan.
Which one is cheaper? Both have a free tier. Paid plans start at €29 (Searchbase) and $29 (Origami). At the top, Searchbase Business is €199 a month and Origami Max is $399. Searchbase bills per action rather than per seat, so headcount does not change the invoice.
Can I export to my CRM? Searchbase pushes contacts straight into HubSpot and exports JSON, CSV, an API from Pro and webhooks on Business. Origami exports CSV and has CRM integrations.
Does either tool work in Italian? Searchbase does, interface and results, with euro pricing and a European entity. Origami is English only.
Where does the data come from? Searchbase: B2B contact databases including Apollo and Hunter, plus company sites, 12 social platforms, 3 ad libraries, 9 job boards, Crunchbase, the Italian company registry and press, each linked from the cell. Origami: about twenty named B2B data sources plus web research.
Prices and features checked on 2026-09-08 from both companies' public pages. Tell us if something changed.