What is the difference between Firsay and Clay?

Clay is a spreadsheet-style workbench that enriches lists using many data providers and AI steps. Firsay is a search engine for Web3 people: you describe who you need and get people with proof of their role from X, Telegram and the web.

How does pricing compare?

Firsay has free searches without signup and plans from $19 a month. Clay has a free plan and paid plans from about $185 a month, as of October 2026.

Comparison · updated October 2026

Firsay vs Clay for Web3 lead search

Q: Do I need to build workflows in Firsay?

No. You write one sentence, for example 'Find the community manager of Jupiter', and Firsay runs the search and checks the proof.

Short answer: Clay is a powerful workbench. You bring a list, connect data providers and AI steps, and build your own enrichment workflow. Firsay does one job for crypto teams: you describe who you need in plain words, and it returns real people with proof of their role from X, Telegram and the web. No workflow to build.

Try a real request, no signup: "Find the community manager of Jupiter".

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Firsay vs Clay at a glance

What matters for Web3 BD	Firsay	Clay
How you start	One sentence: role, project, niche or country	A table of companies or people plus enrichment steps you configure
Telegram	Thousands of indexed crypto chats, project groups and admin titles	Not a built-in source
Proof of role	Own X BIO line, official project post, X affiliate badge or Telegram admin title, shown per result	Depends on the providers and steps you add
Web3-specific searches	Founders and team of a named project, KOLs by topic or country, listing managers, market makers, OTC and "needs KOLs now" signals	General-purpose; you design the logic
Learning curve	None: type and read	Flexible, but takes time to build good tables
Outreach	Personal first message, sent from your own Telegram or X	Exports and integrations with sequencing tools
Pricing	Free searches without signup; plans from $19/month, paid in crypto	Free plan; paid plans from about $185/month

Clay pricing as of October 2026 from public pricing reviews; check clay.com/pricing for current numbers. Firsay is our product.

Where Clay is the better choice

If you run a growth team that enriches large company lists, combines many data providers and wants full control over every step, Clay is built for that. It is a general platform, not limited to crypto.

Where Firsay is the better choice

You need answers, not a workflow. "Who is the BD lead at Bybit" should take one line, not a table with five providers.

Your market is on X and Telegram. Crypto teams rarely keep LinkedIn current. Firsay reads where they actually are: their X profile, their project's posts and badges, and the Telegram groups where they talk.

You care about proof. Every result shows why Firsay believes the role: the BIO line, the official post, the affiliate badge or the Telegram admin title. When nobody publicly holds a role, Firsay says so and gives the project's official contact instead of guessing.

You are a small team. Plans start at $19 a month and the first search is free without an account.

Using both

Teams that already run Clay can use Firsay to find and verify the crypto people, then export the list (CSV or JSON) into their Clay tables or CRM.

Questions

Do I need to build workflows in Firsay? No. Write one sentence and read the results.

Can I export results? Yes, as CSV or JSON, or through the API.

Does it work for non-crypto companies? Firsay is focused on Web3. For general B2B, Clay or Apollo fit better.

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