Clay vs Nooks
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Clay if you want programmable gtm data platform with ai research agents (claygent) (Supervised agent, freemium); choose Nooks if you want ai parallel dialer and sales assistant platform for outbound teams (Copilot, contact).
| Clay | Nooks | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Programmable GTM data platform with AI research agents (Claygent) | AI parallel dialer and sales assistant platform for outbound teams |
| Type | platform | agent |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Copilot |
| Pricing | freemium · Free tier; paid Launch from ~$185/mo (after March 2026 pricing change) | contact |
| Best for | smb, mid-market, enterprise, developers | mid-market, enterprise |
| Deployment | saas, api | saas, api |
| Modalities | text, browser, api | voice, text |
| Models | model-agnostic, gpt, claude | proprietary |
| Protocols | rest-api, function-calling | rest-api |
| Integrations | HubSpot, Salesforce, Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Slack, Gmail | Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, ZoomInfo |
| Capabilities | 5 documented | 4 documented |
Clay
- +Composable enrichment: waterfalls across 150+ providers in one workflow beat any single-vendor dataset on match rate
- +Claygent plus Navigator can extract bespoke data (and interact with pages) that fixed providers miss
- +Free tier and broad integrations make it accessible, with API and webhooks for programmatic use
- -Steep learning curve; getting value requires building and tuning workflows, not just turning it on
- -Credit-based costs (split into Data Credits and Actions after the March 2026 pricing change) can be hard to predict at scale
Nooks
- +Parallel dialing sharply increases live conversations per hour, with auto-logging cutting admin
- +Combines dialing, coaching, prospecting, and analytics in one platform
- +Honest "augment, don't replace" positioning keeps the human in control
- -No public pricing; reportedly expensive on a per-seat basis plus telephony costs
- -Heavily phone- and outbound-focused, with limited value for non-call-driven motions
Which should you choose?
Clay is programmable gtm data platform with ai research agents (claygent), best for smb, mid-market, enterprise, developers. Nooks is ai parallel dialer and sales assistant platform for outbound teams, best for mid-market, enterprise. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.