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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crunchbase

    Score6.3 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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    RainKing (discontinued)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARainKing is a sales intelligence software solution offered by RainKing Software.N/A
    Pricing
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $0
    Crunchbase Starter
    $29
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Pro
    $49
    per month, per user
    Crunchbase Enterprise
    Custom Billing
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Crunchbase Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Chose RainKing (discontinued)
    We actually originally went with another product but changed our minds because of the price. While it may be pricey, it costs less than other products we looked at; however, this doesn't include [the hefty price tag that comes with] federal data. We're still deciding whether to …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    55%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    55%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Crunchbase and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    7.1
    19 Ratings
    8% below category average
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Advanced search4.318 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.317 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    List quality4.017 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    List upload/download9.012 Ratings7.113 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting10.015 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Load time/data access7.816 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Crunchbase and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    4.9
    19 Ratings
    45% below category average
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.6
    15 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Contact information3.316 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Company information5.819 Ratings8.115 Ratings
    Industry information5.712 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Crunchbase and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    5.5
    17 Ratings
    30% below category average
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.4
    15 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead qualification process5.19 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations3.814 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Salesforce integration4.88 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Company/business profiles4.816 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders8.011 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Data hygiene4.013 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh10.07 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Tags5.310 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation3.814 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Crunchbase and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    Crunchbase
    4.3
    4 Ratings
    53% below category average
    RainKing (discontinued)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Sales email templates4.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records4.34 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    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)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.6
    (20 ratings)
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrunchbaseRainKing (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Discontinued Products
    RainKing is less appropriate when you don't have the funds or resources to pay for it. You could easily Google the information that you're looking for, or use CrunchBase, but it's extremely time-consuming. RainKing makes this very easy and the data seamlessly sends to Salesforce with the proper integration. RainKing is very appropriate when you have a large team of folks that need to source leads/accounts simultaneously and need licenses to do so - it's worth the money with a larger team.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Discontinued Products
    • Being able to search for companies that are currently evaluating solutions in your space.
    • The contact information for people and related people is also great, I have used dozens of other data solutions and prefer Rainking.
    • Rainking also gives you the ability to create lists of your ideal buyer and download them which was great for my team and I pull new contacts to prospect!
    • I can't get over how impressive the org chart info is in RainKing, it allowed myself and my team to find other involved prospects and get a good feel for organizations.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    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
    Read full review
    Discontinued Products
    • Account manager - really unresponsive, not interested in helping with renewal, making the case to our execs
    • The Discover/RainKing team was not interested in helping us expand the way we are utilizing the tool, provide additional training, etc
    • Contacts department designation lacks in accuracy, we frequently found significant mismatches
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    Usability
    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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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Discontinued Products
    I've used SalesNavigator and Zoom Info. I actually think that Ranking is a great solution if you can use it in tandem with SalesNavigator. When it comes to pulling lists, in my opinion, Ranking does it best. Now that it has the database combined with Discoverorg, it's even more powerful to use.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • I don't have that information readily available to quantify the positive impact. However, I will say that I've found a lot of good prospects via RainKing to target my outreach efforts to. I definitely feel like the product pays for itself.
    Incentivized
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