Overview
Clay is a go-to-market (GTM) infrastructure platform designed for sales operations, revenue, and growth marketing teams. It serves as an orchestration layer that aggregates data from multiple vendors, runs automated workflows, and launches targeted outbound GTM campaigns.
The platform features a data marketplace offering access to over 200 data and AI providers. Teams can construct custom GTM plays on a visual canvas using low-code tools, custom scripts, or natural language prompts, unifying first-party CRM records with real-time intent and firmographic signals.
Key features
- Multi-provider data marketplace: Connects to over 200 data vendors to enrich contacts and company records using automated waterfall logic.
- AI research agents: Utilizes web-scraping AI agents like Claygent to gather custom data points, firmographic signals, and prospect context.
- Visual workflow orchestration: Allows teams to build, test, and troubleshoot GTM plays using a visual canvas or natural language interface.
- Native execution and sequencing: Includes an integrated email sequencer and triggers automated campaigns across email and ad platforms.
- CRM and data warehouse sync: Automates bi-directional synchronization with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, Snowflake, and BigQuery.
- Model Context Protocol integration: Features an official MCP server to query Clay data and execute workflows inside AI assistants.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Aggregates access to more than 200 data providers under a single contract.
- Supports workflow creation via visual canvas, custom code, or natural language prompts.
- Includes native AI web research capabilities for custom prospect enrichment.
Cons
- Usage-based action and credit limits require ongoing monitoring.
- CRM and data warehouse integrations require higher-tier plans.
Integrates with AI
Connect Clay to AI assistants and agents.
- MCP server(opens in a new tab)
- Claude(opens in a new tab)
- ChatGPT(opens in a new tab)
- Codex(opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft Copilot(opens in a new tab)
Compare: Marketing tools with an MCP server · Marketing tools that integrate with Claude · Marketing tools that integrate with ChatGPT · Marketing tools that integrate with Codex
Best for
- Sales teams
- GTM engineers
- Marketing operations


