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Context.dev

People search API and web data extraction tailored for AI agents.

Pricing

$0/mo

Freemium
Score

4.3/5

Certifications
1
Last technical review
2026-11-05
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Technical Overview

Context.dev provides a programmatic REST API to search and enrich professional profiles using natural language, extracting structured data such as title, employer, location, experience, and skills. Built for developers and automated systems, the platform unifies web scraping, page indexing, and people search under a single authentication key, billed via credit consumption.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Natural language search queries.
  • Structured JSON responses ready for consumption.
  • Unified API for web scraping, monitoring, and enrichment.

Technical Considerations

  • Credit-based pricing model can scale quickly.
  • Complete reliance on cloud service availability.

Technical Capabilities & Features

3/7
Included:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Context.dev

82/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
90/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
80/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
75/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Excellent
85/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
80/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Context.dev

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
9%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
8%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
6%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREEMIUM.

Available plans:

  • Free Tier$0/mo

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Monthly recurring quota reset
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Context.dev

Free Tier Limits:

Includes initial free credits for testing API endpoints.

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • Credit consumption scales with high-volume searches and batch operations.
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Context.dev$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$12/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$122/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$366total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 3 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $178/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$120/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$1,224/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$3,672total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 10 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $84/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$300/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$3,060/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$9,180total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 28 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $360/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$1,200/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$12,240/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$36,720total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 78 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $2,760/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: Context.devWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$1/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$21/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$8/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$28/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
High Risk / Accelerated Overages
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$44/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$64/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$179/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$199/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: Context.devB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: 30 days before expirationMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
Custom / Contact
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
-12% median
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
-20% target
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Annual Upfront PrepayUp to -15%

    Consolidated discount for upfront annual billing versus monthly rate.

  • Startup Credits ProgramUp to -20%

    Credits and perks for early-stage startups and accelerator programs.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Context.dev

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDAudited
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActGDPR DPA Available
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
USAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Zero customer data retention
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: Context.devJSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
JSON
Password Hash Portability
Locked: Proprietary Algorithm / No Export

Credential hashes are guarded under proprietary algorithms and cannot be exported.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
GET /people-search
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Data is retrieved via REST API calls returning standard JSON payloads.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: Context.devDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name context-dev -p 8080:8080 context-dev:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Context.dev

82/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Natural language search queries.
  • Structured JSON responses ready for consumption.
  • Unified API for web scraping, monitoring, and enrichment.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Credit-based pricing model can scale quickly.
  • Complete reliance on cloud service availability.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Self-Service in Dashboard

Cancellation flow is autonomous via billing portal or subscription settings.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Context.dev)

How are queries structured for profile searches?

Queries are executed via REST requests sending natural language descriptions or specific filters for role, company, and geographical location.

How many profiles are returned per API call?

Each successful call returns up to 10 structured profiles for a standard cost of 10 credits from the account balance.

What additional data can be retrieved with the same key?

The same API key enables web scraping with Markdown conversion, site mapping, general web search, and brand enrichment.

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