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Clay vs Vector: who uses which

Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.

On usedby, 52 companies use Clay and 20 use Vector. 2 companies use both, including Stripe and Sendoso. Clay leads among the Marketing Tech companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Nov 13, 2026: 71 of 72 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.

Who uses Clay, Vector, or both

Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.

50

listed for Clay only

2

companies use both

18

listed for Vector only

On usedby, 50 companies are listed for Clay only, 18 are listed for Vector only and 2 use both, out of the 70 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.

52customers
32 confirmed 1 declared 19 observed

Where it lands

Marketing Tech8
Artificial Intelligence7
DevTools & Infrastructure6
20customers
0 confirmed 1 declared 19 observed

Where it lands

Marketing Tech4
Sales Tech & CRM4
Cybersecurity2

Who uses both

Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.

Companies that use both Clay and Vector
CompanyFirst public proof, Clay
StripeOn or before Oct 2024
SendosoOn or before Oct 2024

By industry

Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Clay, Vector or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.

IndustryListed for Clay onlyBothListed for Vector only
Marketing Tech11 companies on usedby
64%9%27%
Artificial Intelligence8 companies on usedby
88%0%12%
Cybersecurity7 companies on usedby
71%0%29%
DevTools & Infrastructure6 companies on usedby
100%0%0%
Data & Analytics5 companies on usedby
80%0%20%

Listed for Clay onlyBothListed for Vector only

More common with Clay

  • Marketing Tech8 of the 11 Marketing Tech companies on usedby that use either tool use Clay, 1 of them alongside Vector.
  • Artificial Intelligence7 of the 8 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Clay.
  • Cybersecurity5 of the 7 Cybersecurity companies on usedby that use either tool use Clay.

Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).

Side by side

Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.

Vendor facts checked: Clay, 4 of 6; Vector, 0 of 6. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.

ClayVector
Customersusedby, latest check Nov 13, 2026Clay: 52 (32 confirmed, 1 declared, 19 observed)Vector: 20 (0 confirmed, 1 declared, 19 observed)
PricingClay: Free; Launch: $167 /mo; Growth: $446 /mo; Enterprise: contact salesclay.com, checked Nov 13, 2026No verified public evidence
SecurityClay: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001trust.clay.com, checked Nov 13, 2026No verified public evidence
Your dataNo verified public evidenceNo verified public evidence
Data residencyNo verified public evidenceNo verified public evidence
Free trialClay: Free trial or free plan available.clay.com, checked Nov 13, 2026No verified public evidence
IntegrationsClay: Salesforce, HubSpot, Salesloft, Outreach, Snowflake, Gong, Google BigQuery, Smartlead.ai, Instantly, Apollo.io, ZoomInfo, Marketoclay.com, checked Nov 13, 2026No verified public evidence
WebsiteClay: clay.comVector: vector.co

What customers report

Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.

Clay

a 2x lift in outbound-sourced pipeline

depthfirst

Vendor case study, clay.com, captured Nov 11, 2026

Read the story

a 19% increase in revenue per employee

Terrapinn

Vendor case study, clay.com, captured Nov 11, 2026

Read the story

Vector

No reviewed story for Vector yet.

Evidence for your decision: Clay

Source observations. Check the required plan and conditions before choosing.

Documented tasks

No reviewed task examples are available yet.

Choice criteria

Free trial or free plan: YesSourced observation

Plan: Unknown

Start 14-day trial

SourceVendor pageChecked:

Integration: SalesforceSourced observation

Plan: Unknown

Salesforce in Clay: Manage Salesforce data, create/update records, and access reports and views.

SourceVendor pageChecked:

Pricing: UnknownNeeds verification

Plan: Free

Start building in Clay for free. No strings attached.

SourceVendor pageChecked:

Integration: MinervaSourced observation

Plan: Unknown

Conditions: Requires an editable Clay table and configured Minerva enrichment.; Requires either authenticated own Minerva account or available Clay-provided key.; Enrich person requires full name plus email or phone; actual plan/provider access must be confirmed.

Product: Clay

Setup and limits: Provider path only; no broad API entitlement, guaranteed match or company field completeness.; Documentary only; not_tested. No authenticated vendor operation executed.

Enriching data with Minerva While in a Clay table, click Add enrichment and search for Minerva. Under Integrations, select one of the Minerva options. If you have your own account, click + Add account and go through authentication. Otherwise, use the Clay provided key.

SourceDocumented · Not testedChecked:

Usage limit: 1 Action per enrichmentRecheck required

Plan: Unknown

Scope: Actions per enrichment

Conditions: Applies only to a workspace on current Actions and Data Credits pricing; confirm account pricing era.

Product: Clay

Setup and limits: Data Credits and external provider charges are separate; not a total per-prospect cost.; Multiple enrichment steps can consume multiple Actions. Enterprise monthly allowance discrepancy remains unresolved.; Documentary only; not_tested. No authenticated vendor operation executed.

Actions measure platform work (what you do). Data Credits measure data purchases (what you buy). Every enrichment typically consumes both—1 Action for the platform work, plus variable Data Credits for the data itself.

SourceDocumented · Not testedChecked:

Data export: CSVSourced observation

Plan: Unknown

Conditions: Requires table access and existing enriched output available for authorized review/export.

Product: Clay

Setup and limits: CSV download has no Action or Data Credit charge in current guide; outbound GTM exports are separate.; No mandatory human review, output completeness or CRM delivery established.; Documentary only; not_tested. No authenticated vendor operation executed.

No. Exporting data to CSV does not consume an Action or any Data Credits. CSV export is a simple data download operation and does not count as platform usage or GTM execution.

SourceDocumented · Not testedChecked:

Capabilities for agents: Clay

Documentation and operational tests are separate. A test covers only the stated task and operation.

Discover enabled Clay find-and-enrich tools and custom functionsDocumentation: Documented · Operational test: Not tested

Clay — Official publisher

Interface: MCP. Plan: Unknown. Version: Unknown.

Endpoint: https://api.clay.com/v3/mcp

Authentication: OAuth authorization-code flow with PKCE; Bearer access token

Permissions: mcp

Documented operations: tools/list (Read)

Manual setup: Register the MCP client through Clay dynamic client registration. Authorize a selected workspace in the browser with PKCE. Initialize the MCP session and send Mcp-Session-Id on subsequent calls. An admin must permit the client and enable the relevant functions.

Limits: Registration: burst of four requests, ten refills per hour per IP. Session expires after 14 days of inactivity.

Documented costs: MCP execution uses workspace credits at the equivalent in-product rate; no MCP surcharge. Per-operation prices are unknown.

run Clay's find-and-enrich tools and custom functions

Official sourceChecked:

tools/list

Official sourceChecked:

scope=mcp

Official sourceChecked:

https://api.clay.com/v3/mcp

Official sourceChecked:

No operational test was run.

Still to verify: Workspace-enabled tools, user credit caps and access were not inspected. No dynamic client registration, authentication or tool call was performed.

Questions about Clay and Vector

Which is used more, Clay or Vector?

Clay has more customers on usedby: 52 against 20 for Vector.

Do companies use both Clay and Vector?

Yes. 2 companies use both on usedby, including Stripe and Sendoso.

Who uses Clay?

52 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Clay.

Who uses Vector?

20 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Vector.

How does usedby count customers?

A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.