specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: The Companies API
providerId: thecompaniesapi
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-08-14'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Company Data
- Data Enrichment
- Firmographics
- Web Intelligence
- B2B Data
- Plans
description: The Companies API is billed on a credit-based subscription model. Every new account starts
  with 500 free credits (no credit card required) for evaluation. Paid plans are monthly and bundle a
  fixed monthly credit allowance plus a per-second request rate limit, with metered overage priced per
  1,000 additional credits. All plans provide full access to every API feature and the complete 50M+ company
  database; higher tiers raise the credit allowance, raise the rate limit, and lower the overage rate.
  Annual billing gives two months free.
notes: 'Reconciled against the live pricing page on 2026-08-14: Startup $95/month with 50,000 credits,
  $2.50 per 1,000 additional credits, 50 RPS; Scaleup $295/month with 250,000 credits, $1.75 per 1,000,
  250 RPS; Enterprise $595/month with 500,000 credits, $1.50 per 1,000, 1,000 RPS. Annual billing is advertised
  as "two months free". All three tiers are published self-serve prices — there is no "contact sales"
  gate, though the page invites contact for hundreds-of-queries-per-second volumes. Every tier grants
  access to all API features and all 50M companies; the tiers differ only in credit allowance, RPS and
  overage rate. New accounts receive 500 free credits with no credit card. Overage rates are now confirmed
  exact rather than approximate.'
sources:
- https://www.thecompaniesapi.com/pricing
- https://www.thecompaniesapi.com/api
plans:
- id: thecompaniesapi-free
  name: Free Credits
  type: free
  description: Every new account is granted 500 free credits on signup with no credit card required, giving
    full access to search and enrichment for evaluation.
  entries:
  - label: Signup Credits
    name: free_credits
    type: quota
    metric: credits
    limit: 500
    timeFrame: once
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (500 credits, no credit card required)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Company Search
  - name: Company Enrichment
  - name: Full Database Access
- id: thecompaniesapi-startup
  name: Startup
  type: paid
  description: 'Entry paid tier: 50,000 credits per month, 50 requests/sec rate limit, full access to
    all features and the full database.'
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: startup_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $95 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Credits
    name: startup_credits
    type: quota
    metric: credits
    limit: 50000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Overage Credits
    name: startup_overage
    type: usage
    metric: credits
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000
    price: $2.50 per 1,000 additional credits
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All API Features
  - name: 50 Requests Per Second
  - name: Full Database Access
- id: thecompaniesapi-scaleup
  name: Scaleup
  type: paid
  description: 'Growth tier: 250,000 credits per month, 250 requests/sec rate limit, lower overage rate
    than Startup.'
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: scaleup_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $295 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Credits
    name: scaleup_credits
    type: quota
    metric: credits
    limit: 250000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Overage Credits
    name: scaleup_overage
    type: usage
    metric: credits
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000
    price: $1.75 per 1,000 additional credits
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All API Features
  - name: 250 Requests Per Second
  - name: Full Database Access
- id: thecompaniesapi-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: paid
  description: 'Top published tier: 500,000 credits per month, 1,000 requests/sec rate limit, lowest overage
    rate. Larger volumes and custom terms are available by contacting sales.'
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: enterprise_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $595 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Credits
    name: enterprise_credits
    type: quota
    metric: credits
    limit: 500000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Overage Credits
    name: enterprise_overage
    type: usage
    metric: credits
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000
    price: $1.50 per 1,000 additional credits
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All API Features
  - name: 1,000 Requests Per Second
  - name: Full Database Access
  - name: Custom Volume via Sales
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
generated: '2026-08-14'
method: searched
source: https://www.thecompaniesapi.com/pricing
plan_count: 4