title: Launch BF: We built a cheaper, more accurate alternative to Exa and Clay
author: Abigail Grills
contenttype: bookfacepost
source_url: https://bookface.ycombinator.com/posts/99366
word_count: 676
Launch BF: We built a cheaper, more accurate alternative to Exa and Clay
I wrote one prompt and got every HumanX speaker with their bio, title, company, events they're speaking at, LinkedIn
profile data, and contact info.
https://youtu.be/kjmZ0HJDR7M
We've been focused on enrichment for a while.
Give Riveter a list, it fills in the gaps. But a lot of people kept asking to build their
lists within Riveter.
So we built that. Describe what you want, our agents find it, and it comes back structured and enriched. Always live off
the web, so the data is actually current.
We tested it against Exa and Clay by asking for all YC Winter 2026 companies. Exa returned results from other batches.
Clay did the same and returned "Y Combinator" as a company. Riveter got it right every time.
Worth knowing if you've priced Exa: they charge $450/month and still cap lists at 1,000 items. We're a fraction of that,
and you can pull thousands.
One thing I really like: if you already have an enrichment workflow set up, you can keep feeding it new input lists.
Pull every car dealership in California, then Colorado, then Texas — same project, same structure, fresh data each time.
Free to try. Works in-app, via API, or
MCP.
Happy to help you get set up! Let’s hop on a call and I’ll give you 1000 more free credits.
https://calendly.com/abby-riveterhq/30min
Comments
Dexter Horthy (HumanLayer (F24)) (1 day ago)
love a good list nice work
Mika Melchanka (Formerly No Cap (W23)) (1 day ago)
Would love to try
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Want to grab time and we can get you set up for your specific needs (and I’ll give you a bunch of free credits)? https://calendly.com/abby-riveterhq/30min
In the meantime, you get 250 free credits on sign up here: riveterhq.com
Guanming Wang (General Instinct (P26)) (1 day ago)
amazing! any deal we can redeem/try it out?
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Yes! I’m offering 1,000 free credits if we hop on a call! https://calendly.com/abby-riveterhq/30min
feel free to try it out in the meantime: riveterhq.com
Nishant Hooda (Docket (P25)) (1 day ago)
Riveter has been huge for prospecting 🔥
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Love to see it!!
Kurt Ruppel (Middesk (W19)) (1 day ago)
The recent demos I’ve seen in posts have looked pretty slick. Interested to check it out. And congrats on the launch!
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Thanks Kurt! I’ll shoot you a message.
Jon Levinson (Sage Care (S24)) (1 day ago)
We’ve been using Riveter at
Sage for months. As someone who has tried Apollo, Clay and the rest, I can confidently say that there is no more performant, efficient or easy to use lead enrichment tool on the market.
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
We love
Sage and we’re so happy we can help you find such detailed info on home care!
Bella Wu (Dexter (F24)) (1 day ago)
this looks so sick! texting you to try this ASAP
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Saw your message - I’ll hit you back now!
Benjamin Paik (Afternoon.co (F24)) (1 day ago)
we’re pulling lists for prospects in very specific geo locations. can’t wait to try it
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
We can definitely help you with that!
Deepan Mehta (Struct (F24)) (1 day ago)
used this to complete a fairly complicated research task (requires multiple hops, sites, etc) and it outputted a list with literally 20x the number of results as claude cowork/manus
highly recommend
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Love to hear it! This has been one of the cooler things to see. It’s amazing how highly customized of lead lists people are grabbing.
Essam Sleiman (Canvas (F24)) (1 day ago)
Oh nice! I’d love to add this into
Canvas, will DM
Riveter (F24) (1 day ago)
Yess that would be killer
Andrew Chung (Typa (S24)) (about 19 hours ago)
Riveter user here, works like magic!
Boris Skurikhin (Docket (P25)) (1 day ago)
🐐🐐🐐
Victor Cheng (vly.ai (F24)) (1 day ago)
best in the industry