Snov.io Alternative
Pay Once, Own It Forever
Snov.io is $39-99/month with a credit system that limits how much you can prospect each month. Rova is a Python script you run locally - one-time $49, unlimited runs, no monthly billing. Company emails, phones, LinkedIn, HQ from a list of company names.
Snov.io: $39-99/month ($468-1,188/year) Rova: $49 once
What Snov.io doesn't tell you upfront
- Credits cap your prospecting. On the $39/month Starter plan you get 1,000 credits. A busy outbound week burns through that fast.
- Email drip sequences cost extra. Snov.io charges for their email sending tool separately from the email finder. Two products, two bills.
- Data quality varies. Like most aggregated databases, hit rate on smaller or newer companies is inconsistent.
- Your list is their asset. Every domain you look up trains their database and stays in their system.
- The price scales with you. As your outbound volume grows, so does your bill - on a curve you do not control.
Rova vs Snov.io vs Hunter.io vs Apollo
Pricing, data, and who controls the workflow.
| Tool |
Price |
Emails |
Phones |
CSV Export |
Runs Locally |
No Credits |
| Rova |
$49 once |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unlimited |
| Snov.io |
$39-99/month |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Credits expire |
| Hunter.io |
$34-149/month |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Credits |
| Hunter.io Free |
$0 |
Yes (25/mo) |
No |
Yes |
No |
25/month cap |
$ python rova.py companies.txt
Processing 5 companies...
Pipedrive | pipedrive.com | info@pipedrive.com | New York, NY | linkedin.com/company/pipedrive
Intercom | intercom.com | +1 415 534 3462 | hello@intercom.com | San Francisco, CA | linkedin.com/company/intercom
Mixpanel | mixpanel.com | support@mixpanel.com | San Francisco, CA | linkedin.com/company/mixpanel
Heap | heap.io | hello@heap.io | San Francisco, CA | linkedin.com/company/heap
Amplitude | amplitude.com | +1 855 462 7553 | support@amplitude.com | San Francisco | linkedin.com/company/amplitude
Done. 5 companies. 19 seconds. Output saved to results.csv
What Rova pulls for each company
Contact Emails
Uses Hunter.io's domain search API. You need a free Hunter account (25 lookups/month free, plenty for most solo outbound workflows).
Phone Numbers
Scrapes contact pages for the main company phone number. Gets the office or support line for companies that publish it.
LinkedIn Pages
Finds company LinkedIn URL from the homepage. Also pulls personal profiles for key contacts where they are publicly linked.
HQ Address
Extracts city and address from contact pages. Useful for geographic targeting or adding location to your personalization.
Company Description
Clean 1-2 line description from meta tags. Use it to write personalized first lines without manual research for each company.
Clean CSV Output
One file per run. Import into HubSpot, Salesforce, Instantly, Smartlead, or any sequencer. Works with any outbound stack.
Who uses Rova instead of Snov.io
- SDRs doing research outside work tools
- Freelance B2B copywriters building prospect lists
- Founders sending 50-200 cold emails per week
- Agencies building targeted outbound lists for clients
- Consultants with irregular outbound - no monthly fee
- Recruiters building company contact lists
Buy it once. Run it as many times as you want.
Download Rova, set up a free Hunter.io account (2 minutes), run your first list. No monthly billing, no credits, no expiry.
Get Rova - $49 one-time
Python script + README + setup guide. Mac and Windows. Full instructions included.