# Deepline vs Freckle (2026): CLI-First BYOK Enrichment vs Closed API Platform | Deepline

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 Your keys.
Your prices.
 Deepline and Freckle both enrich B2B contacts. Deepline lets you bring your own API keys and shows you exactly what each lookup costs before you run it.

 $0.016
 Per email found with Deepline + Icypeas

 $0/mo
 Deepline platform fee in BYOK mode

 Contact sales
 Freckle pricing posture

 Key difference
 Open economics vs closed packaging
 Freckle's core appeal is that it can abstract the underlying providers away and present one managed enrichment surface. That can feel simpler for teams that do not want to manage provider details.
 Deepline takes the opposite stance. It exposes the provider layer, the cost layer, and the sequencing layer so you can tune all three explicitly.
 Who should use what
 Choose the right fit
 Choose Deepline if you...
 - Want provider-level transparency
- Need configurable waterfall logic
- Care about agent automation and BYOK pricing

 Choose Freckle if you...
 - Prefer a managed API plus dashboard model
- Do not want to choose or configure providers yourself
- Have non-technical stakeholders who need a packaged UI

 Feature comparison
 Side-by-side
 Feature Deepline Freckle 

 Interface CLI + API (agent-native) API + dashboard UI 
 AI agent automation Agents run deepline enrich directly No public CLI or agent integration 
 Bring your own API keys Yes No, pooled provider access 
 Pricing transparency Public pricing Contact sales 
 Enrichment providers 30 named providers with waterfall logic Multiple sources, provider list not disclosed 
 Waterfall enrichment Configurable Managed by Freckle 
 Data ownership PostgreSQL DB included Returned via API responses 
 Dashboard UI Local playground Full dashboard for non-technical users 

 Common questions
 FAQ
 How much does Freckle cost? + Freckle does not publish transparent public pricing. Deepline does.
 Can AI agents use Freckle? + Freckle offers an API but not a public CLI or agent-native workflow layer. Deepline is purpose-built for that style of use.
 What does 'bring your own API keys' mean? + You connect the provider accounts you already pay for (Apollo, Hunter, etc.), which gives you full cost control and zero markup from the platform layer.
 Does Freckle have waterfall enrichment? + Freckle does multi-source verification, but the provider choice and ordering are abstracted away. Deepline gives you explicit control.
 
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