Scavio: The Best Claygent Alternative

Clay restructured its self-serve tiers in March 2026, collapsing three legacy plans into Free, Launch ($185/mo), and Growth ($495/mo), and splitting billing into Data Credits + Actions. Claygent is included on every tier but each Claygent run consumes both resources, which makes cost prediction harder for teams building research-heavy workflows. Scavio's flat per-endpoint credit model removes that variance when the research layer can stand on its own.

When Claygent might be a better fit

Claygent is the right pick when you already live inside Clay, run enrichment inside Clay tables, and pay for Clay Data Credits + Actions anyway. The integration with Clay's 150+ providers, waterfalls, and campaign sync is strong and not easily replicated outside the platform.

Scavio is better when you need a web research layer you can call from any agent framework or spreadsheet tool — LangChain, CrewAI, n8n, MCP, or raw HTTP — and you want structured Google SERP, YouTube transcripts, Amazon product data, or Reddit threads that Claygent does not expose. It is also the rational choice when the $185/mo Clay Launch floor is too high for the workload.