Ava Data Pricing

How much does Ava Data skip tracing cost?

Ava Data skip tracing costs 1 credit (2¢) per match for phone only, 2 credits (4¢) for phone + email, and 10 credits (20¢) per Deep Search match. Every account is on the $9/month plan, which includes 100 credits. A List Builder pull is 1 credit per record and Digital Matching is 2 credits per match.

Credits are charged only when a search returns a match. The rate card above is Ava Data's own price list, and it is the same whether you search one record from the dashboard, call the API, or upload a file. For the market view — how per-match, per-record and subscription billing compare across providers — read the skip tracing cost guide, or price your own list with the skip tracing cost calculator. List Builder pulls feed the lead list types, and every list can be traced from the same balance.

What does a search that finds nothing cost?

A search that finds nothing costs nothing on Ava Data. Credits are charged per matched record, not per request and not per row: a Standard Search with no match charges 0 credits, and a bulk row with no match releases the credits reserved for it. The rule is the same from the dashboard and through the API.

You pay for matches returned, never for searches run. That is why the effective cost of a list is always at or below the per-match price times the number of rows, and why an old or thin list does not bill for its own gaps.

Is there a monthly minimum?

The $9/month plan is the only recurring charge at Ava Data, and every account — dashboard or API — is on it. The plan includes 100 credits. On top of the plan there is no order minimum and no usage minimum: a single lookup is a valid order, and a month with zero searches bills $9 and nothing else.

Credits are spent only when a search returns a match, so the bill tracks the work you actually do: $9 for the plan, plus 2¢ for every match the platform finds beyond the 100 credits already included.

How much does one API lookup cost?

One API lookup on Ava Data costs 1 credit (2¢) per match, 2 credits (4¢) for phone + email, or 10 credits (20¢) for a Deep Search — the same credits as a dashboard search, drawn from the same balance on the same $9/month plan. API access is included on every account, at 60 requests per minute per key.

There is no separate API plan and no usage minimum on calls; a lookup that returns no match costs nothing. API access is on for every account: generate a key from Settings → API Access and call the API from your server. There is no test mode, so the cheapest real test is a free GET /credits call followed by one phone-only search. Endpoint-level credit costs, request fields and error codes are in the API reference.

How does bulk billing work?

Bulk billing on Ava Data reserves the estimated credits when you submit a file and releases the unused remainder after the job finalizes. A bulk file can hold up to 250,000 records, and a 10-row file and a 250,000-row file are priced the same per match: 1 credit (2¢) for phone only, 2 credits (4¢) for phone + email.

Rows that return no match are released, not charged. Results export with up to 35 columns, and the identity graph behind every match refreshes every 24 hours. Digital Matching jobs reserve and release credits the same way at 2 credits per matched contact. See bulk skip tracing and Digital Matching for the file formats and workflow.

What does a large file cost?

A large file on Ava Data costs at most 2¢ per row for phones and 4¢ per row for phones and emails, because credits are charged only on matches. A 100,000-record file traced for phones costs at most $2,000; the same file with emails costs at most $4,000. One bulk file holds up to 250,000 records.

The ceilings assume every row matches, which most lists won't: the full ceiling is reserved when a file is submitted, so the balance — subscription credits plus any wallet credits — has to cover it, and the credits for unmatched rows are released when the job finalizes. The per-match rates are the same for a 10-row file and a 250,000-row file, and lists larger than one file run as several uploads. Files can come through the dashboard or the API; see bulk skip tracing and data append services for the workflow.

What does the $9/month plan include?

The $9/month plan includes 100 credits, and every Ava Data account — dashboard or API — is on it. Subscription credits reset with the billing period. Wallet credit packs are separate one-time purchases; the account spends subscription credits first and wallet credits after them. One balance serves Standard Search, Deep Search, List Builder, Digital Matching, and the API.

Frequently asked questions

What's the cheapest way to skip trace 1,000 records once?

The cheapest way to skip trace 1,000 records once on Ava Data is a bulk upload at the phone-only rate: at most 1,000 × 2¢ = $20 on top of the $9/month plan, and less for every row that returns no match. The 100 credits included with the plan cover the first 100 matches. There is no order minimum.

How much does it cost to skip trace 100,000 records?

Skip tracing 100,000 records on Ava Data costs at most $2,000 for phones (1 credit, 2¢, per match) or at most $4,000 for phones and emails (2 credits, 4¢), on the $9/month plan. Rows with no match cost nothing, so the bill is usually lower. The whole list fits in one bulk file, which holds up to 250,000 records.

Are Ava Data's searches under 5 cents per record?

Ava Data's Standard Searches are under 5 cents per matched record: a phone-only Standard Search is 1 credit (2¢), and a phone + email search is 2 credits (4¢). Deep Search, which adds related persons, is 10 credits (20¢). Records that return no match are not charged, so the cost per record across a file never exceeds the per-match price.

Do results include emails as well as phones?

Ava Data results include emails as well as phones when you request both. A Standard Search for phone + email is 2 credits (4¢) and charges both on any match; in a bulk file, a row that returns a phone but no email is charged 1 credit (2¢) for the phone alone.

Is there a skip tracing API without a separate plan or usage minimum?

An API lookup costs the same on Ava Data as a dashboard search: both spend one credit balance on one $9/month plan, with no usage minimum. A phone-only match is 1 credit (2¢), phone + email 2 credits (4¢), Deep Search 10 credits (20¢). API access is included on every account at 60 requests per minute; a no-match lookup costs nothing.

Do you charge nothing for no-match searches?

A search that finds nothing costs zero credits on Ava Data, whether it runs from the dashboard, the API, or a bulk file. Billing is per matched record: 1 credit (2¢) for phone only, 2 credits (4¢) for phone + email, 10 credits (20¢) for a Deep Search. Unmatched bulk rows release their reserved credits when the job finalizes.

Is there a usage minimum or a separate API plan?

The only monthly charge at Ava Data is the $9/month plan, which every account, dashboard or API, is on and which includes 100 credits. Beyond the plan there is no order minimum and no usage minimum: one lookup is a valid order, and credits are spent only when a search returns a match. There is no separate API plan.