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Lusha vs G2

Lusha and G2 both land on Depends.

Lusha

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy for US-heavy outbound sales or recruiting teams doing high-volume contact prospecting.

G2

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buyers shortlisting B2B software should use G2 free as one input, cross-checked against Capterra or TrustRadius.

Lusha versus G2
CompareLushaG2
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forUS outbound SDR teamsB2B software buyers shortlisting tools
Who it's not forGDPR-sensitive EU campaignsVendors without five-figure budgets
PrivacySOC 2 Type 2, penetration-tested, strong encryption; no known breaches, but an active Italian privacy investigation.No public security page found; UpGuard reports no phishing; G2's own DPA references a past data breach.15
Support qualityEvidence unclearTrustpilot and BBB complaints about G2's service
Public sentimentG2 users praise quick contact lookups, while Reddit threads flag accuracy, credit limits, and privacy concerns.¹Buyers find G2 useful for breadth, but sentiment on G2's own service skews negative on Trustpilot and Redditors weigh it against Capterra and Trustpilot.
Biggest gotchaCredit caps bite: roughly 480 credits per user; annual-plan structure makes overages painfulVendor contracts are negotiated and opaque; budget five figures annually before committing.16

Pick Lusha when

  • US outbound SDR teams
  • Recruiters sourcing candidates
  • SMB and mid-market prospecting
  • LinkedIn extension workflows

When Lusha is not a fit

  • GDPR-sensitive EU campaigns
  • Budget-tight solo users
  • Buyers needing guaranteed email accuracy
  • Enterprises wanting deepest data coverage

Pick G2 when

  • B2B software buyers shortlisting tools
  • Teams wanting peer reviews pre-demo
  • SaaS vendors building review-based social proof
  • Marketers using buyer-intent data

When G2 is not a fit

  • Vendors without five-figure budgets
  • Anyone expecting unbiased star ratings
  • Consumer-product shoppers . B2B only
  • Buyers wanting deep technical vetting

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