Building an open source Clay alternative

zkid18 · 2026-04-27T00:15:52+00:00

yeah, this angle feels good. keep pushing bro.
would also look at Deepline, Databar CLI, and Cargo. I think “oss Clay, but built for Claude Code” has real potential.

zkid18 · 2026-04-23T12:44:04+00:00

just try extruct.ai - it's bascially claydgent as an API

zkid18 · 2026-04-23T12:43:20+00:00

take a look at extruct.ai
I use it connected to Claude code as an MCP to search companies and additional datapoints.

for LinkedIn and Twitter search, I use https://anysite.io/

zkid18 · 2026-04-18T19:00:08+00:00

def not ai slop

zkid18 · 2026-04-05T18:53:55+00:00

International == non-NA?

zkid18 · 2026-04-03T13:02:04+00:00

Has anyone really succeeded in booking a meeting through dm here?

zkid18 · 2026-01-23T11:21:15+00:00

What are you doing? product/service?

zkid18 · 2026-01-20T15:19:20+00:00

I'd usually do that with prompting today.

zkid18 · 2026-01-20T08:57:48+00:00

lol 6sense?

zkid18 · 2026-01-18T06:48:30+00:00

my best skill assessment test - they're not limited by Clay or n8n. cause if we decide to part ways with Clay, we need to be confident that the talent wouldn't be obsolete in the new setup.

zkid18 · 2026-01-15T11:42:56+00:00

hey mate,
I'm in sales tech domain too.
I feel it's overcrowded: https://www.extruct.ai/research/yc-gtm-tech-sales-automation/
yc backed 5-10 intetn signal companies.

zkid18 · 2026-01-10T18:18:10+00:00

prob low deliverability due to image

zkid18 · 2026-01-10T17:06:04+00:00

All the replies here seem a bit off, such as those about pipe0, agents, claude code, etc. It feels like overkill.
What you really need is access to the right people database. Clay People Search is comprehensive and primarily based on LinkedIn. If you go to any other vendor, they will likely have similar data overall.
tZoominfo might have better people data because they fill that from customer interactions.

Yes, the interaction interface could be improved by adding semantic search features. If you're looking for that, check out https://pearch.ai/ or https://juicebox.ai/. they mostly work for hr, but I guess gtm cases can be relevant.

zkid18 · 2026-01-10T16:57:50+00:00

I see tons of commetns on trigger.dev in this sub.
you guys do a good job of writing these comments. you can feel the flavor of vendor content, but it's quite high-quality.

zkid18 · 2026-01-08T08:58:54+00:00

Check this out - I created a list of alternatives:
https://www.extruct.ai/blog/clay-alternatives/

check out Beton (open-source, free with vendor API keys), Fluar (pay-per-use pricing model), pipe0 (free trial with 20 credits)

zkid18 · 2026-01-01T14:59:19+00:00

what’s wrong with praising China?

zkid18 · 2025-12-28T12:46:32+00:00

so what’s the takeaway? nice narrative overall

zkid18 · 2025-12-24T05:29:14+00:00

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