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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

    SMARTe Data Platform

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AA provider of sales and marketing data, SMARTe offers a data platform for revenue teams and professionals, boasting more than 300 companies around the world have boosted revenue growth and improved marketing ROI using the platform's capabilities and data, that include: -270+ research analysts -300+ customers -153 industries -200+ countries -91+ million job titles - 15+ years of global experienceN/A
    Pricing
    CognismSMARTe Data Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CognismSMARTe Data Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    CognismSMARTe Data Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Cognism
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    SMARTe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CognismSMARTe Data Platform
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Cognism and SMARTe Data Platform
    Feature
    Cognism
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SMARTe Data Platform
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Advanced search8.74 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Identification of new leads8.04 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    List quality8.24 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    List upload/download9.34 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting8.04 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Load time/data access9.04 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Cognism and SMARTe Data Platform
    Feature
    Cognism
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SMARTe Data Platform
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Contact information8.04 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Company information7.74 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Industry information7.74 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Cognism and SMARTe Data Platform
    Feature
    Cognism
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SMARTe Data Platform
    7.5
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Lead qualification process7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration9.73 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Company/business profiles8.04 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene8.33 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.74 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Tags7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation9.34 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Cognism and SMARTe Data Platform
    Feature
    Cognism
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    SMARTe Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Sales email templates10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
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    User Ratings
    CognismSMARTe Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    CognismSMARTe Data Platform
    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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    SMARTe
    1. SMARTe was purchased to serve three purposes. To to act as a secondary source of enrichment to another product. Our lead qualification processes rely on accurate data being populated and enriched. SMARTe boosts our enrichment rate by 20% in some areas vs our other supplier. We performed this analysis during renewal which confirmed their complimentary functionality in this area. From this point of view it runs silently in the background without maintenance making it perfect for our needs.
    2. The ability to correctly classify free Text job titles into segmentable values. Most enrichment platforms will provide values with a job title they provide which is ok, but SMARTe will categorise any title we send regardless of if they match the contact. This has a large impact to how we can successfully make use of our data from segmentation to Lead Scoring.
    3. New contacts - we have two options here, download straight from their humungous dataset using the filters provided (including being able to upload accounts to match). Or, use their bespoke service which ranges from desk based research to GDPR compliant phone qualifies contacts. One area that could improve is the integration with HubSpot. A robust API means we have managed to integrate, but Native integration would be preferred.
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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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    SMARTe
    • Unlocking Phone Number from a contact
    • Unlocking Email from a contact
    • Tracking the relevant role within the company
    • Understanding companies organization
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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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    SMARTe
    • UI could be better.
    • Automate the product buying experience.
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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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    SMARTe
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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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    SMARTe
    We use them to compliment each other, there are areas that Clearbit provides matches that SMARTe does not and visa versa. This applies at both a contact and an account level. Where SMARTe really stands out (for me) is the ability to classify any provided Job Title. This really has dramatic impact to our processes. Clearbit does have a native integration that offers data refresh.
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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
    Incentivized
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    SMARTe
    • More contacts available
    • Increased response rate thanks to more way to reach out
    • Increased conversion rate
    Incentivized
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