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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Data.com (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce launched Data.com in 2011, in partnership with D&B, but has since decided to gradually sunset the platform. Data.com offered a store of company and customer data for use in sales and prospecting.N/A

    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADetective (formerly Charlie App) helped salespeople to find prospects, identify their pains, etc. It was acquired by Customerbase.ai, which is now discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    Data.com (discontinued)Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Data.com (discontinued)Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Data.com (discontinued)Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Data.com (discontinued) and Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    6.9
    25 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    88% below category average
    Advanced search6.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting6.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access6.425 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Data.com (discontinued) and Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.8
    24 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Contact information7.924 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Company information7.424 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Industry information8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Data.com (discontinued) and Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.0
    25 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration7.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles7.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders6.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene5.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags6.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation6.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Data.com (discontinued) and Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.6
    10 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Sales email templates7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    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
    Data.com (discontinued)Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.9
    (25 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Data.com (discontinued)Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    There are many scenarios that make data.com well suited, but most specifically, it works very well when looking for contacts within a certain zip code. You can sort and find information about these contacts and pay by points. This helps because you are able to pick and choose which you want to pay for.
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    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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    Pros
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    • Data.com is a great way to find out accurate revenue and employee numbers for companies across various industries.
    • Data.com's filtering capabilities allow our team to quickly find the ideal prospects to reach out to.
    • Data.com, being owned by Salesforce, allows for a seamless integration into our CRM. This saves us an incredible amount of time and ensures data accuracy.
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    • 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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    Cons
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    • Some contacts can be old. Perhaps they could consider validating some that are older than 5 years.
    • They don't always detect duplicate companies. For example, I've added the same company twice before, I don't understand how they allow that, or prevent others from adding duplicates. It doesn't happen very often,, only occasionally.
    • Sometimes data.com will "autocorrect" a job title incorrectly. For example, entering "Director of People & Culture" will autocorrect it to "Director of peopleandculture" If you don't catch it, it looks pretty bad for the next person who wants to view the contact.
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    • 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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    Usability
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    Very intuitive to use and I've never had any confusion with features. Anyone can create an account and use the platform simply by adding a contact or company into the database to earn points. It's a great option if you don't have budget for lists or pay services. It is easy to use and anyone can benefit from it.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Support Rating
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    Whenever I've had a question their support has responded pretty quickly and gives me exactly what I am looking for. I have not had any technical issues so I can't speak to issues there, but as far as general questions from a free user they have impressed me with how quickly they get back to me and the thoroughness of their answers.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Adobe Workfront may not be the direct competitor of Data.com, but for the services I was using, Workfront looked a little better when it comes to the user interface. But Data.com definitely had more powerful features & better integration capabilities. Also, it was easier to play around with the customer journey in Data.com as compared to other tools I have used in the past.
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    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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    Return on Investment
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    • The positive impact is gaining more direct contact information for hiring managers.
    • Another positive factor is that it is completely free. You gain points for contact information when you add contact information.
    • Since it is a free resource, there are no real negative impacts.
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    • 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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