Detective vs. D&B Optimizer

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Detective
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Detective (formerly Charlie App) helps salespeople to find high quality prospects, identify their pains and initiatives, and suggests relevant first touch messaging. Its precision targeting aims to displace a spray-and-pray approach to sales.N/A
D&B Optimizer
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
D&B Optimizer is a sales intelligence software solution offered by Dun & Bradstreet, and presented by the vendor as a secure cloud-based platform that optimizes data, helps users profile best opportunities, and target the audiences they want to reach.N/A
Pricing
DetectiveD&B Optimizer
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DetectiveD&B Optimizer
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
DetectiveD&B Optimizer
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Detective
3.0
1 Ratings
86% below category average
D&B Optimizer
5.7
2 Ratings
28% below category average
Load time/data access3.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Advanced search00 Ratings3.52 Ratings
Identification of new leads00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
List quality00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
List upload/download00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings4.42 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Detective
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
D&B Optimizer
6.8
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Contact information9.01 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Company information9.01 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Industry information00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Detective
-
Ratings
D&B Optimizer
6.9
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Lead qualification process00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Salesforce integration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Company/business profiles00 Ratings4.32 Ratings
Data hygiene00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Automatic data refresh00 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Filters and segmentation00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Detective
-
Ratings
D&B Optimizer
7.3
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Append emails to records00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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User Ratings
DetectiveD&B Optimizer
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
DetectiveD&B Optimizer
Likelihood to Recommend
charlieapp.com
If you are in any type of sales, and meeting with people, it is a must. If you already know you contact well, it doesn't have as much value for that particular meeting. Also I wish there was a way to not sync internal meetings, as it just provides clutter, and I don't need info on those people.
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Dun & Bradstreet
NetProspex is particularly well suited to help your organization keep up an accurate database. It helps to use the NetProspex tools at least once a quarter to help maintain accuracy. It also helps to fill in any incomplete records that could slow down your business process, and it eliminates barriers during the sales funnel.
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Pros
charlieapp.com
  • They easily connect with my Outlook to sync my upcoming meetings.
  • It provides me with the social profiles of people I am meeting with.
  • It gives me the ability to have all my info about my contact in one place to easily review.
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Dun & Bradstreet
  • Update and correct data.
  • Integrate with your sales and marketing automation systems.
  • Help maintain updated records.
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Cons
charlieapp.com
  • At times it doesn't pull a social profile for the contact correctly, or at all, when I know the person has a profile.
  • The interface is a little clunky, and the font is too large. It could be a lot smaller and still effective.
  • It takes a lot of time to sync at points, which is frustrating.
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Dun & Bradstreet
  • Sometimes missing records
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Alternatives Considered
charlieapp.com
The thing that Charlie does best is it aggregates everything in one place. It allows me to have a one-stop shop, that I can quickly review prior to heading into a meeting. People are usually amazed with the amount of info that Charlie can give you, and it almost always works its way into my sales call.
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Dun & Bradstreet
We used Zoominfo before to help search for new leads, or leads similar to ones that were already in our database. We've found that Zoominfo may have had more records overall, but their data was not as accurate. We were also looking for a tool that could help evaluate our current leads on a more regular basis, something which Zoominfo could not provide.
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Return on Investment
charlieapp.com
  • The info I pull from Charlie prior to the meeting is almost always brought up as a conversation starter.
  • Charlie helps my relationships go deeper than just surface level info.
  • The ability to go deeper in my relationships while using Charlie has absolutely closed me business.
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Dun & Bradstreet
  • We save time and money having sales people trying to complete and update records.
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ScreenShots

D&B Optimizer Screenshots

Screenshot of Ensure your data is clean, complete and actionable before integrating into your CRM & Marketing Automation Platform (MAP) systems.Screenshot of Enrich and augment your data sets with specialized information to better target your customers and prospects.Screenshot of Connect clean and enriched data into your CRM or Marketing Automation Platform (MAP) systems for immediate activation.Screenshot of Once your target audiences are established, source new, high-quality companies and contacts for your online and offline activation.Screenshot of Search your CRM universe and the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud before creating a new account record, preventing record duplication.Screenshot of Ensure corporate relationships and hierarchies are reflected in your account records, allowing you to drive a robust ABM strategy.