Cognism vs. SMARTe Data Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cognism
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Cognism 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
Score 8.3 out of 10
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A 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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Pricing Offerings
CognismSMARTe Data Platform
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CognismSMARTe Data Platform
Considered Both Products
Cognism
Chose Cognism
Cognism is good in terms of email quality but fails in providing additional functionality of execution. Besided that the AI assistant fails miserably, that can be improved to provide and help sellers build leads list and maintain a pipeline. It should also recommend leads based …
Chose Cognism
Lusha works great in some countries in terms of numbers, but Cognism globally has way better data quality. Besides that, the list building and integration are way better and more advanced with Cognism. We've worked with both tools for years in loads of different countries and …
Chose 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 …
SMARTe Data Platform
Chose SMARTe Data Platform
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 …
Chose SMARTe Data Platform
Very similar, probably Lusha has a bigger database atm. But for the same contacts SMARTe has more details.
So for a deep unlock I tend to prefer SMARTe over Lusha.
Experience with Lusha was very short, especially because SMARTe deals better with GDPR obligations, so easier to use …
Features
CognismSMARTe Data Platform
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Cognism
8.5
Ratings
9% above category average
SMARTe Data Platform
7.6
Ratings
2% below category average
Advanced search8.80 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Identification of new leads8.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
List quality8.30 Ratings7.40 Ratings
List upload/download9.30 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting8.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Load time/data access9.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Cognism
7.8
Ratings
0% above category average
SMARTe Data Platform
7.8
Ratings
0% above category average
Contact information8.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Company information7.80 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Industry information7.80 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Cognism
8.4
Ratings
12% above category average
SMARTe Data Platform
7.5
Ratings
1% above category average
Lead qualification process7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration9.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Company/business profiles8.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Alerts and reminders9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene8.30 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.70 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Tags7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation9.30 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Cognism
9.5
Ratings
24% above category average
SMARTe Data Platform
-
Ratings
Sales email templates10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CognismSMARTe Data Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
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Usability
8.8
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User Testimonials
CognismSMARTe Data Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Its a good tool, the quality of data is good specially for emails. So its going to be a good addition in sales tool arsenal for sales teams. However, there are some areas that can be improved significantly like AI Assistant, Quality of mobile numbers. It is less appropriate if teams are looking to execute candeces as well
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SMARTe offers multiple ways to support the prospecting activity, I tend to use the Chrome Extension to unlock contact details from LinkedIn Sales Nav. Given the difficulty in finding this information working in Europe, I have to admit that the tool does his job perfectly. Only thing that could be developed is ability to find details from smaller companies. Sometimes they are (and I understand why) difficult to find.
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Pros
  • Data enrichment
  • Email List building
  • EU data
  • North American data
  • Integration to CRM
  • Integration to LinkedIn sales navigator
  • Verified emails to avoid a high bounce rate
  • Exporting Data for campaigns
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  • Enrichment
  • Job title classification
  • New contact identification
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Cons
  • The phone numbers don't always work
  • Sometimes data export can be a little tricky, requires a lot of clicks
  • UI can be a bit complicated sometimes
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  • Efficiency of Chrome Extension. Sometimes page is not loading
  • Duration of log in, usually with a day of not use logs out automatically
  • List of contact unlocked better sorted out and available
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Usability
Cognism does come with a learning curve, which makes sense because of all the functionalities it offers. In the beginning, it will take some time to get used to it. Also, for new employees, this counts. We had on onsite training provided by them, which was very helpful. Having a few experienced people in your team with Cognism already helps a lot. Once you know how to use it, it's very easy!
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Alternatives Considered
Lusha works great in some countries in terms of numbers, but Cognism globally has way better data quality. Besides that, the list building and integration are way better and more advanced with Cognism. We've worked with both tools for years in loads of different countries and compared results; Cognism was definitely the winner for us.
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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
  • We were able to reach prospective customers through phone or email
  • We save time not dialing office numbers, because Cognism gives us a heads up on that
  • We don't annoy prospects who don't want unsolicited phone calls, since Cognism advise us if the number is in DNC
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  • This platform has helped us balance out the entire budget we have for contact discovery. The money we lost in other platform got covered post purchasing this platform, helping us gain a positive ROI cumulatively.
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