Getting Started with Crustdata: Access Options and Pricing

Crustdata does not publish self-serve pricing on its homepage. To get started, you either request a demo through the site or go directly to its pricing page at https://crustdata.com/pricing. Both paths are aimed at teams evaluating a paid B2B data contract rather than individual developers signing up for a free tier. If you need a concrete number before committing, the demo request is the intended first step, since the site routes buyers there instead of offering instant checkout.

What Crustdata provides

Crustdata is a real-time B2B data provider built for AI agents. According to its site, it indexes web pages and resolves them into a single live graph of people and companies, exposed through an API or MCP (Model Context Protocol).

The scale it advertises:

The stated use cases are sales, recruiting, and investment workflows — sourcing candidates, prospecting accounts, and scouting companies. The site positions the data layer as the deciding factor in how well an agent performs those flows.

How to get access

There is no documented self-serve signup flow in the available material. The two entry points the site presents are:

1. Get a Demo — the primary call to action on the homepage. This connects you with the sales team, who can scope your use case and quote pricing.
2. Pricing page — https://crustdata.com/pricing, linked in the site navigation, where plan details are listed.

If you are building an agent and want to test the data before a contract, ask about evaluation access during the demo rather than assuming a free tier exists. The site does not state that API or MCP access is free or login-free.

What to prepare before the demo

Because pricing is quote-based, the conversation moves faster if you arrive with specifics. Useful things to have ready:

• Volume estimate — how many people or company records you expect to enrich or search per month.
• Access method — whether you need REST API, MCP, or both, and which agent framework you are wiring it into.
• Workflow — recruiting, sales prospecting, or investing, since the site markets these separately and the data fields you need will differ.
• Freshness requirements — the product emphasizes real-time data (for example, flagging a person who changed jobs days ago), so state how current your results must be.

Reading the pricing page

When you open https://crustdata.com/pricing, look for whether plans are tiered by record volume, by seat, or by API call. The available site data does not specify the pricing model, payment platforms, or whether a free tier exists — so treat anything not shown on that page as something to confirm with sales. If the page lists only "contact us," that confirms the deal is negotiated per customer.

A realistic first step

If you are comparing Crustdata against alternatives like Affinity or Clay, the demo is where you can test the depth claim directly. One customer quote on the site says Crustdata surfaced "50 to 60 people that are great fits" with a quality jump over prior tools, and another mentions switching after trying Affinity and Clay. Use the demo to run your own query — for example, ask it to return staff-level engineers who recently changed roles — and judge whether the freshness and depth match what your agent needs before you discuss contract terms.