Vainu vs Clearbit (Breeze Intelligence): 2026 Pricing Compared

Vainu charges €3,500 to €4,200 a year plus a one-time onboarding fee just to get Nordic company data. Clearbit, now folded into HubSpot as Breeze Intelligence, charges nothing upfront but bills every deep lookup through HubSpot Credits at $0.01 each, and only works if you already pay for a HubSpot seat. Neither is a cheap default choice. Here's what each one actually costs and covers in 2026.

How does Vainu pricing compare to Breeze Intelligence in 2026?

Vainu is a flat annual subscription with two tiers: Prospecting at €3,500/year plus €200 onboarding, and CRM at €4,200/year plus €750 onboarding, per Vainu's pricing page. Breeze Intelligence isn't sold on its own at all. It rides inside HubSpot, gated behind a paid seat, and every credit-based lookup costs $0.01 on top of whatever HubSpot plan you're already paying for.

Tool / Tier	Starting Price	Best For	Standout Feature
Vainu Prospecting	€3,500/year + €200 onboarding	Sales teams building account lists in the Nordics	5M+ companies and 9M+ contacts across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway
Vainu CRM	€4,200/year + €750 onboarding	RevOps teams keeping CRM records fresh	700+ data fields per company, per Vainu's pricing page
Clearbit basic enrichment	Included free with any paid HubSpot Smart CRM plan	Teams that just need firmographic fill-in	100M+ company domains and 380M+ email addresses indexed, per HubSpot
Breeze Intelligence (premium)	HubSpot Credits at $0.01 each, pay-as-you-go	Teams wanting Clearbit's old buyer-intent depth	Buyer intent and mobile number lookups metered per credit, paid seat required
HubSpot Sales Hub Starter seat	$20/mo per seat ($7/mo billed annually)	The minimum paid seat to spend HubSpot Credits at all	Cheapest entry point into the Breeze Intelligence credit pool, per HubSpot's pricing page

What do you actually get for the money?

Vainu's number is fixed and known up front. Breeze Intelligence's number is not, because credit spend scales with how many records you enrich and how deep you dig. That difference matters more than either sticker price.

• Vainu covers 5M+ companies and 9M+ contacts, but only in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Sell outside the Nordics and the tool is dead weight.
• Clearbit's basic layer now ships free in any paid HubSpot Smart CRM plan, covering 100M+ domains and 380M+ email addresses globally.
• The deeper Clearbit-style data, buyer intent signals, mobile numbers, form shortening, still draws HubSpot Credits at $0.01 apiece, and free or view-only HubSpot users can't spend a single one.

What's the real annual cost of each tool?

A team running Vainu Prospecting pays €3,700 in year one, then €3,500/year after. A team running Breeze Intelligence pays for a HubSpot seat first, minimum $20/mo per seat on Sales Hub Starter, then adds credits on top for anything beyond the free basic enrichment.

Ten thousand deep lookups a month on Breeze Intelligence runs $100/mo in credits alone, before the seat cost. Run that same volume for a full year and you're near Vainu's CRM tier price, minus the 700+ fields per company and minus any Nordic-specific accuracy Vainu built its business on.

Which one should you actually pick?

Pick Vainu if your pipeline lives entirely in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, or Norway. Nobody else indexes those four markets with 700+ fields per company the way Vainu does, and the flat annual fee is predictable. Pick Breeze Intelligence if HubSpot is already your CRM of record and you mainly need basic firmographic fill-in, since that layer is free now. Skip Breeze Intelligence's premium credit tier if you're trying to run serious volume. The pay-as-you-go math turns hostile fast once you're enriching thousands of records a month, and most teams underestimate that until the invoice lands.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clearbit still a separate product from HubSpot?

No. Clearbit was acquired by HubSpot and its enrichment engine now runs inside HubSpot's Smart CRM as Breeze Intelligence. You can't buy Clearbit on its own anymore, per HubSpot's product pages.

How much does Vainu cost per year?

Vainu's Prospecting tier starts at €3,500/year plus a €200 onboarding fee. The CRM tier starts at €4,200/year plus €750 onboarding, per Vainu's pricing page. Both cover Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway only.

Does Breeze Intelligence require a HubSpot subscription?

Yes. Breeze Intelligence isn't sold standalone. You need an active paid HubSpot seat (Sales Hub Starter starts at $20/mo per seat) before you can spend HubSpot Credits, which are billed at $0.01 each for deeper enrichment.

Which is better for teams outside the Nordics, Vainu or Breeze Intelligence?

Breeze Intelligence, by default, since Vainu's coverage stops at Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. But Breeze Intelligence still requires a paid HubSpot seat and its deeper data draws credits, so it isn't free once you go past basic enrichment.

Neither tool books meetings on its own. Vainu and Breeze Intelligence tell you who to contact, not what to say or how to keep replies landing in the inbox instead of spam. That's the part Modern Inbound runs day to day, backed by 3,000+ qualified B2B meetings booked for clients. If you'd rather skip building the outbound engine yourself, see how Setup works.

By Rishabh Ambasta, Founder, Modern Inbound.