You live in Excel. You hate bloated CRMs. You just want your data clean, enriched, and shareable — without a $800/mo subscription. That's exactly what ZenLists does.
Not for RevOps engineers. For sales and marketing folks who just need their data to work.
No marketing fluff. Just what each tool actually does — and doesn't do.
| Feature | 🏭 Clay | ⚡ ZenLists |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Access | ||
| Free tier | ⚠️ Very limited | ✓ Unlimited free use |
| Subscription required | ✗ From $149/mo | ✓ No subscription ever |
| Pay-per-use credits | ⚠️ Bundled in plan | ✓ Cheapest in market |
| Team credit sharing | ✗ Per-seat pricing | ✓ Each user spends own credits |
| Import Sources | ||
| Excel / CSV import | ✓ | ✓ Auto-mapping + memory |
| Google Sheets / SharePoint | ⚠️ Via integration | ✓ Direct URL, 1-click reload |
| AI import from PDF / doc / text | ✗ | ✓ Native AI extraction |
| Paste raw text / business cards | ✗ | ✓ AI auto-parses anything |
| Chrome extension page capture | ✗ | ✓ Capture from any website or CRM |
| Remote URL scraping | ⚠️ Via Claygent (paid) | ✓ Built-in, AI-powered |
| Mapping memory (reuse last mapping) | ✗ | ✓ Per-file mapping saved |
| Data Model | ||
| Contact ↔ Company linked model | ⚠️ Manual via tables | ✓ Automatic, always in sync |
| Propagation: company edit → all contacts | ✗ | ✓ Instant cascade |
| Dual view (contacts + companies) | ⚠️ Separate tables | ✓ Two views, one dataset |
| Table / Cards / Compact views | ⚠️ Table only | ✓ 3 views + column memory |
| Enrichment & AI | ||
| Email enrichment | ✓ Waterfall (expensive) | ✓ Direct, low-cost credits |
| Phone / mobile enrichment | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI field generation (custom prompts) | ✓ Claygent (paid) | ✓ Built-in, credits only |
| Integrated scoring / ranking | ⚠️ Manual formula | ✓ Native, per-company ranking |
| AI list analysis & recommendations | ✗ | ✓ Auto-triggered post-import |
| Webcard generation for meetings | ✗ | ✓ AI-generated meeting briefs |
| Sharing & Collaboration | ||
| Share list via link | ⚠️ Team seats required | ✓ 1 click, read or edit mode |
| Granular permissions per user | ⚠️ Admin only | ✓ Per-list, per-user |
| Each team member uses own credits | ✗ | ✓ No shared pool conflicts |
| API + MCP server access | ✓ Enterprise plan | ✓ All accounts |
| Zapier / n8n / Make compatible | ✓ | ✓ Via API & MCP |
CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, SharePoint, PDF, raw text, business cards, web pages — ZenLists imports all of it. The Chrome extension lets you capture contacts directly from any website, LinkedIn, or CRM screen. And when you reload a Google Sheet, your mapping is already saved.
ZenLists automatically creates two linked views of your data — contacts on one side, companies on the other. Change a company's sector or phone number and every contact inherits it instantly. No VLOOKUPs. No merge formulas. No stale data.
Switch between Table (Excel-like), Cards (visual overview), and Compact (dense list with company logos). Hide columns, freeze panes, sort, filter — all your Excel habits work here. Column layout is memorized per list.
One click generates a secure link. Set read or edit permissions per user. The best part: each team member uses their own credits to enrich the shared list. No credit pool fights. No surprise bills. You each pay for what you personally do.
No monthly commitment. No per-seat fees. No surprise at the end of the month.
Turn your first list into a living, enriched, AI-powered contact base in under 5 minutes. For zero euros.
No credit card. No subscription. 100 free enrichment credits included.