- JAYISAAC charges per contact unlocked with a flat monthly ceiling; Lusha charges per seat, which raises costs as your team grows.
- JAYISAAC Starter is $39 per month for the whole team with no annual lock-in and no per-seat fees.
- Lusha is better suited to enriching named LinkedIn contacts one at a time; JAYISAAC is better suited to prospecting by business type or geography across Canadian and North American markets.
- JAYISAAC is built in Canada and aligned to PIPEDA, which matters for Canadian operators with data compliance obligations.
- Every JAYISAAC plan includes built-in AI outreach tools and a pipeline, reducing the number of separate subscriptions a small team needs.
What is Lusha and what is it genuinely good at?
Lusha is a contact intelligence platform that helps sales reps find direct dials and personal email addresses for individual professionals, primarily through a browser extension that works on LinkedIn profiles. It is widely used by enterprise SDR teams who need to enrich contact records one at a time while browsing.
Lusha's strength is depth on individual contacts: job titles, direct mobile numbers, and LinkedIn-verified identities. If your workflow centres on researching named professionals at large companies before outreach, Lusha is a reasonable fit.
Lusha is also well-established in the U.S. and European markets, which is part of why it tends to show up in searches even for Canadian buyers. That global footprint is genuinely useful if you sell internationally to named enterprise contacts.
Where does Lusha fall short for Canadian small businesses?
Lusha's per-seat pricing model adds up quickly for small teams. Each additional sales rep is another line item, which is manageable for a funded sales org but painful for a two- or three-person operation.
For Canadian businesses selling to other Canadian businesses, the contact data that matters most is business phone numbers and business emails tied to local companies—the kind of information you find in business directories and on company websites, not LinkedIn profiles. Lusha's model is built around individual professional enrichment, not plain-English prospecting across local business categories.
Lusha also does not publish PIPEDA compliance prominently, which matters for Canadian operators who need to demonstrate data handling alignment to clients or regulators.
How does JAYISAAC pricing compare to Lusha?
JAYISAAC publishes flat-rate pricing with no per-seat fees. Starter is $39 per month for the whole team and includes 2,500 credits (about 1.6 cents per contact). Pro is $99 per month for 12,500 credits (under 1 cent per contact). Agency is $249 per month for 40,000 credits plus five team seats.
One credit reveals one contact's verified business email and phone number. Searching and filtering are unlimited and free—you only spend a credit when you choose to unlock a contact. Unlocked contacts stay unlocked forever, so you never pay for the same lead twice.
Lusha does not publish its per-seat pricing publicly in a comparable format, so a direct line-by-line dollar comparison is not possible here. What is clear structurally is the difference in model: Lusha charges per person on your team, JAYISAAC charges per contact unlocked with a flat monthly ceiling. For a solo owner or a team of two, that structure is meaningfully cheaper at JAYISAAC's published rates.
If you want to start without a credit card, JAYISAAC offers 25 free credits with no card required. One-time credit packs (1,000 for $29, 5,000 for $89, 20,000 for $249) are also available and never expire, which suits seasonal prospecting or one-off campaigns.
What does JAYISAAC include beyond contact data?
Every JAYISAAC plan includes built-in AI writing tools so you are not paying separately for an outreach layer. The cold email writer costs 5 credits. A four-email sequence costs 10 credits on paid plans. Call scripts with objection replies cost 3 credits. A 'Why they need you' website check—which scores a prospect's site and surfaces talking points specific to their business—costs 2 credits.
There is also a built-in Pipeline on every account with stages from New to Won, per-lead follow-up dates, and notes. That covers the basic CRM workflow most small teams need without adding another subscription.
JAYISAAC is powered by Claude and built in Canada. Data handling is aligned to PIPEDA, GDPR, and CCPA, which matters if you serve clients across provinces or need to document your data practices.
Who should still choose Lusha instead of JAYISAAC?
Lusha is a better fit if your outreach workflow is built around enriching named LinkedIn contacts one at a time—researching a specific VP of Finance at a specific company before a call. That individual-contact enrichment via browser extension is what Lusha is designed for.
If you sell internationally into large U.S. or European enterprises and need mobile numbers for named decision-makers at those companies, Lusha's global database is a genuine advantage.
Teams already embedded in a CRM that integrates natively with Lusha, or enterprise orgs with a procurement relationship already in place, may find switching costs outweigh any pricing benefit.
Who is JAYISAAC the right fit for?
JAYISAAC is built for small North American sales teams—typically one to five people—who prospect by business type, city, or industry rather than by hunting named individuals on LinkedIn. If you are looking for every HVAC company in Calgary or every accountant in Mississauga, JAYISAAC's plain-English search returns business contacts directly.
The flat pricing structure means a founder doing their own prospecting pays the same $39 as a team sharing the Starter plan. No per-seat math, no annual lock-in, cancel anytime.
Canadian owners who need to demonstrate responsible data handling—especially in regulated industries or with enterprise clients—get PIPEDA alignment without needing to verify it themselves.
Frequently asked questions
Is JAYISAAC built for Canadian businesses specifically?
Yes. JAYISAAC is built in Canada, sources contact data from Canadian and North American business listings and company websites, and is aligned to PIPEDA. It is designed for teams prospecting within the Canadian and U.S. markets.
How much does JAYISAAC cost compared to Lusha?
JAYISAAC's Starter plan is $39 per month for the entire team with no per-seat fees. Lusha uses a per-seat pricing model, meaning each additional team member adds to the cost. Because Lusha does not publicly post per-seat rates in a comparable format, a precise dollar figure cannot be stated here, but the structural difference is significant for teams of two or more.
Can I try JAYISAAC before paying?
Yes. JAYISAAC offers 25 free credits with no credit card required. Each credit unlocks one contact's verified business email and phone number.
What is the cost per contact on JAYISAAC?
On the Starter plan it is about 1.6 cents per contact. On the Pro plan it drops to under 1 cent per contact. On the Agency plan it is about 0.6 cents per contact.
Does JAYISAAC replace a CRM?
For basic pipeline management, yes. Every JAYISAAC account includes a built-in Pipeline with stages from New to Won, per-lead notes, and follow-up dates. Teams needing advanced CRM features may still want a dedicated tool, but most small teams find it sufficient.
Does JAYISAAC have outreach tools built in?
Yes. JAYISAAC includes a cold email writer, four-email sequence builder, call scripts with objection replies, and a website analysis tool that generates prospect-specific talking points—all within the same subscription, billed in credits.