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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cognism

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACognism is GDPR-compliant B2B sales and marketing lead generation platform, providing B2B revenue teams with a blend of real-time company, people and event data to streamline prospecting.N/A

    Crunchbase

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ACrunchbase is a provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions. The vendor boasts that over 60 million users—including salespeople, entrepreneurs, investors, and market researchers—use Crunchbase to prospect for new business opportunities, and that companies all over the world rely on Crunchbase to power their applications, making over 3 billion calls to their API each year.

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    Pricing
    CognismCrunchbase
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $0
    Crunchbase Starter
    $29
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Pro
    $49
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Enterprise
    Custom Billing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CognismCrunchbase
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CognismCrunchbase
    Considered Both Products
    Cognism
    No answer on this topic
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    55%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    55%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    56%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    CognismCrunchbase
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Cognism and Crunchbase
    Feature
    Cognism
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Crunchbase
    6.9
    19 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Advanced search8.74 Ratings4.118 Ratings
    Identification of new leads8.04 Ratings7.217 Ratings
    List quality8.24 Ratings3.717 Ratings
    List upload/download9.34 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting8.04 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Load time/data access9.04 Ratings7.616 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Cognism and Crunchbase
    Feature
    Cognism
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Crunchbase
    4.8
    19 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Contact information8.04 Ratings3.116 Ratings
    Company information7.74 Ratings5.619 Ratings
    Industry information7.74 Ratings5.712 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Cognism and Crunchbase
    Feature
    Cognism
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Crunchbase
    5.3
    17 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Lead qualification process7.74 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations7.74 Ratings3.514 Ratings
    Salesforce integration9.73 Ratings4.58 Ratings
    Company/business profiles8.04 Ratings4.516 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders9.33 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Data hygiene8.33 Ratings3.713 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.74 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Tags7.74 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation9.34 Ratings3.514 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Cognism and Crunchbase
    Feature
    Cognism
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Crunchbase
    4.3
    4 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Sales email templates10.02 Ratings4.34 Ratings
    Append emails to records9.02 Ratings4.34 Ratings
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    CognismCrunchbase
    Small Businesses
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.4 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CognismCrunchbase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    4.4
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    2.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CognismCrunchbase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cognism
    Cognism works great for startups, scale-ups and large enterprises. It helps us close deals faster because we can very easily find the right people who can move our deal forward fast, and reach them directly instead of having to go through an HQ number/gatekeeper. It also saves us hours and hours on research we'd otherwise have to do manually.
    Incentivized
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    Crunchbase Inc.
    Looking to create lists of target companies through the advanced search feature or the query builder if one is planning to reach out to the individuals listed in the profile. Looking for investment and company history information to inform sourcing or competitive landscape research.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cognism
    • They give us a headsup if the phone number is direct, mobile, or HQ
    • They advise us if the email is verified - that reduces our bounce rate.
    • They also advise us if our prospect's number is in the DNC list
    Incentivized
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    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Crunchbase has an easy-to-navigate user interface. The bar at the top of the screen that shows the different data points available on companies is particularly helpful for quick navigating.
    • The ability to make and import lists and save searches is helpful for customizing the software to your particular needs.
    • The web and mobile app data that Crunchbase offers is very helpful to gauge trends and interest in companies for diligence purposes.
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    Cons
    Cognism
    • The mobile number quality needs to improve as the connect rate is lower
    • It should also add sub industries to contract the list and find ICP
    • The AI assistant is not ideal
    Incentivized
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    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Notifications - Something similar to TweetDeck would be nice, so that when news breaks it could be an immediate fact.
    • Honestly dont add too much because you don't want it to become more of a social tool with cluttered info, keep it straight to the point.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cognism
    Cognism's UI is modern and sleek. While some functions like setting up sequences required a few more clicks than I think is necessary, every other feature is intuitive and easy to use. Everything is easy to find and users are able to quickly navigate to where they need to go for different use cases like research, email creation and sequence building
    Incentivized
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    Crunchbase Inc.
    In our experience, the customer service is horrible to non existent. If we were a fortune 100 company with a staff of computer people I am sure this would be a valuable service as they would "speak the language" but that is not us. Not being able to reach customer service when we are thinking about upgrading is, in my opinion, a crazy business model.
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    Support Rating
    Cognism
    No answers on this topic
    Crunchbase Inc.
    They give standard answers. They are not a customer first business. I tried to cancel my subscription after using it for only 1 week as we found the information was outdated and not at all useful. But they would not cancel the year long subscription I mistakenly signed up for
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cognism
    Cognism is great as its positioned itself in the middle of the pack from a pricing perspective, as it provides quality data for campaigns. The lower and cheaper options do offer it at a fraction of the cost but that just means that data quality is lower. Cognism is the best allrounder
    Incentivized
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    Crunchbase Inc.
    Crunchbase is definitely bottom of the barrel in this space. At similar pricing models, all competitors I have tried have significantly bigger and more updated databases. Crunchbase may have been great sometime in the past, but they are not worth engaging now.
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    Return on Investment
    Cognism
    • The bounce rate is lower now by 50%
    • The lead quality is improved by 20%
    • We need all in one platform so we dont have to navigate between bundle of tools
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    Crunchbase Inc.
    • Crunchbase has been great and given us a lot of new companies to go after that have received funding and turned into great meetings. We do not pay a ton, so the ROI is great.
    • We have nothing but positive results using Crunchbase and rely on it heavily for prospecting.
    • It might add more value if we get a more expensive or advanced version.
    Incentivized
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