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Crunchbase

Overview

What is Crunchbase?

Crunchbase 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…

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Recent Reviews

So many promises, none delivered

1 out of 10
December 02, 2021
We use Crunchbase to make our profile accessible to potential employment candidates and venture capitalists. We also use Crunchbase for …
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Crunch the Venture!

9 out of 10
November 08, 2021
Crunchbase is the main source of startups, venture funds and other legal entities data & information. Its database covers almost all our …
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Popular Features

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  • Advanced search (16)
    5.1
    51%
  • Identification of new leads (15)
    5.1
    51%
  • Company information (17)
    4.9
    49%
  • List quality (15)
    4.3
    43%
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Pricing

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Basic

$0

Cloud

Crunchbase Starter

$29

Cloud
per month, per user

Crunchbase Pro

$49

Cloud
per month, per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://about.crunchbase.com/products/p…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Prospecting

Features related to generating leads and finding new contacts.

5.1
Avg 7.6

Sales Intelligence Data Standards

How well does the contact, company, and industry information provided by the SI tool meet the user’s needs? Is the availability and quality of data satisfactory?

5
Avg 7.5

Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification

Features around contact data management and lead intelligence.

5.9
Avg 7.4

Sales Intelligence Email Features

Features that support sending emails to leads, especially initial emails to a list of prospects. May gather additional sales intelligence based on email engagement, adding additional info to the contact record and/or contributing to lead prioritization.

4.3
Avg 7.6
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Product Details

What is Crunchbase?

Crunchbase 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.

Crunchbase Features

Prospecting Features

  • Supported: Advanced search
  • Supported: Identification of new leads
  • Supported: List quality
  • Supported: Email contacts
  • Supported: List upload/download
  • Supported: Ideal customer targeting
  • Supported: Load time/data access

Sales Intelligence Data Standards Features

  • Supported: Contact information
  • Supported: Company information

Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification Features

  • Supported: Smart lists and recommendations
  • Supported: Salesforce integration
  • Supported: Company/business profiles
  • Supported: News updates
  • Supported: Prospect tracking/following
  • Supported: Alerts and reminders
  • Supported: Data hygiene
  • Supported: Automatic data refresh
  • Supported: Tags
  • Supported: Filters and segmentation
  • Supported: Notes
  • Supported: Ability to append contact, lead, and account level data

Sales Intelligence Email Features Features

  • Supported: Sales email templates
  • Supported: Gmail integration
  • Supported: Exchange integration

Crunchbase Video

Take the power of Crunchbase with you while browsing prospect websites, LinkedIn company pages and profiles, and sales tools such as Salesforce and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Install Crunchbase's free Chrome extension: http://cm.crunchbase.com/ChromeExtension

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Crunchbase Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

ZoomInfo Sales, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and CB Insights are common alternatives for Crunchbase.

Reviewers rate Alerts and reminders highest, with a score of 7.2.

The most common users of Crunchbase are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

(60)

Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users have made several recommendations for Crunchbase based on their experience with the tool. The most common recommendations are as follows:

  1. Use the free trial version before committing to a premium account. Customers suggest taking advantage of the trial period to assess whether Crunchbase meets their needs and provides the desired information about specific accounts.

  2. Set goals at the beginning to determine the specific information you want to gather about target companies. By setting clear objectives, users believe they can effectively evaluate the financial health of companies and gather valuable intelligence details.

  3. Explore all the available features and data in Crunchbase. Users recommend familiarizing themselves with the platform and its capabilities to make the most of its market research tools, such as obtaining firmographic, funding, and M&A data for private companies.

By following these recommendations, sales professionals, particularly those in tech-oriented roles, can leverage Crunchbase's reliability and improve their performance in hunting and cross-selling products. Additionally, users find that Crunchbase provides useful high-level information about a company's industry, funding, employee count, and revenue.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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December 02, 2021

So many promises, none delivered

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
10%
1.0
Advanced search
10%
1.0
Identification of new leads
10%
1.0
List quality
10%
1.0
List upload/download
10%
1.0
Ideal customer targeting
10%
1.0
Load time/data access
10%
1.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (2)
10%
1.0
Contact information
10%
1.0
Company information
10%
1.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (4)
5%
0.5
Smart lists and recommendations
10%
1.0
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
10%
1.0
Filters and segmentation
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
November 16, 2021

Worth a purchase but not enough data on UK businesses

Christian Brock | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christian Brock
Director
Salestechnic (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
70%
7.0
Advanced search
60%
6.0
Identification of new leads
60%
6.0
List quality
50%
5.0
List upload/download
90%
9.0
Ideal customer targeting
70%
7.0
Load time/data access
90%
9.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (2)
60%
6.0
Contact information
60%
6.0
Company information
60%
6.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (8)
20%
2.0
Smart lists and recommendations
N/A
N/A
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
50%
5.0
Alerts and reminders
N/A
N/A
Data hygiene
N/A
N/A
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
50%
5.0
Filters and segmentation
60%
6.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (1)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
November 16, 2021

Great tool for startups!

Hamid Farzaneh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Hamid Farzaneh
CEO and Co-Founder
Alea Labs, Inc. (Consumer Electronics, 1-10 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
N/A
N/A
Advanced search
N/A
N/A
Identification of new leads
N/A
N/A
List quality
N/A
N/A
List upload/download
N/A
N/A
Ideal customer targeting
N/A
N/A
Load time/data access
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (2)
N/A
N/A
Contact information
N/A
N/A
Company information
N/A
N/A
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (8)
N/A
N/A
Smart lists and recommendations
N/A
N/A
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
N/A
N/A
Alerts and reminders
N/A
N/A
Data hygiene
N/A
N/A
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Email Features (1)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
November 16, 2021

Pretty Terrific - just needs one more thing...

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Corporate
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Advanced search
90%
9.0
Identification of new leads
90%
9.0
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
80%
8.0
Ideal customer targeting
80%
8.0
Load time/data access
80%
8.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (2)
75%
7.5
Contact information
70%
7.0
Company information
80%
8.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (7)
77.14285714285714%
7.7
Smart lists and recommendations
80%
8.0
Company/business profiles
60%
6.0
Alerts and reminders
80%
8.0
Data hygiene
70%
7.0
Automatic data refresh
80%
8.0
Tags
90%
9.0
Filters and segmentation
80%
8.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
November 08, 2021

Crunch the Venture!

Verified User
Board Member in Other
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
40%
4.0
Advanced search
70%
7.0
Identification of new leads
N/A
N/A
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
N/A
N/A
Ideal customer targeting
N/A
N/A
Load time/data access
90%
9.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (2)
70%
7.0
Contact information
60%
6.0
Company information
80%
8.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (8)
46.25%
4.6
Smart lists and recommendations
60%
6.0
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
80%
8.0
Alerts and reminders
80%
8.0
Data hygiene
70%
7.0
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
80%
8.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (1)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
July 03, 2021

Not value for money, information outdated. Don’t purchase!!

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
10%
1.0
Advanced search
10%
1.0
Identification of new leads
10%
1.0
List quality
10%
1.0
List upload/download
10%
1.0
Ideal customer targeting
10%
1.0
Load time/data access
10%
1.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
10%
1.0
Contact information
10%
1.0
Company information
10%
1.0
Industry information
10%
1.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
10%
1.0
Lead qualification process
10%
1.0
Smart lists and recommendations
10%
1.0
Salesforce integration
10%
1.0
Company/business profiles
10%
1.0
Alerts and reminders
10%
1.0
Data hygiene
10%
1.0
Automatic data refresh
10%
1.0
Tags
10%
1.0
Filters and segmentation
10%
1.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
10%
1.0
Sales email templates
10%
1.0
Append emails to records
10%
1.0
June 24, 2021

Crunchbase provides valuable, fast information so you can find and target prospective companies

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Advanced search
80%
8.0
Identification of new leads
80%
8.0
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
100%
10.0
Ideal customer targeting
80%
8.0
Load time/data access
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Contact information
80%
8.0
Company information
100%
10.0
Industry information
100%
10.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
87.77777777777779%
8.8
Lead qualification process
80%
8.0
Smart lists and recommendations
100%
10.0
Salesforce integration
100%
10.0
Company/business profiles
100%
10.0
Alerts and reminders
80%
8.0
Data hygiene
90%
9.0
Automatic data refresh
80%
8.0
Tags
80%
8.0
Filters and segmentation
80%
8.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
80%
8.0
Sales email templates
80%
8.0
Append emails to records
80%
8.0
May 28, 2021

Crunchbase easy to use platform!

Verified User
Employee in Other
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 11-50 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
33.333333333333336%
3.3
Advanced search
100%
10.0
Identification of new leads
100%
10.0
List quality
N/A
N/A
List upload/download
N/A
N/A
Ideal customer targeting
N/A
N/A
Load time/data access
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Contact information
50%
5.0
Company information
100%
10.0
Industry information
100%
10.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Lead qualification process
100%
10.0
Smart lists and recommendations
N/A
N/A
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
100%
10.0
Alerts and reminders
100%
10.0
Data hygiene
100%
10.0
Automatic data refresh
60%
6.0
Tags
100%
10.0
Filters and segmentation
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
Append emails to records
N/A
N/A
April 26, 2021

Avoid Crunchbase. There are much better options elsewhere

Verified User
Executive in Research & Development
Biotechnology Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
13.333333333333332%
1.3
Advanced search
20%
2.0
Identification of new leads
10%
1.0
List quality
10%
1.0
List upload/download
10%
1.0
Ideal customer targeting
10%
1.0
Load time/data access
20%
2.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
10%
1.0
Contact information
10%
1.0
Company information
10%
1.0
Industry information
10%
1.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
3.333333333333333%
0.3
Lead qualification process
10%
1.0
Smart lists and recommendations
N/A
N/A
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
10%
1.0
Alerts and reminders
N/A
N/A
Data hygiene
10%
1.0
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
Append emails to records
N/A
N/A
April 07, 2020

Quality, Functional Data at Your Fingertips

Verified User
Analyst in Research & Development
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 201-500 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (5)
78%
7.8
Advanced search
60%
6.0
List quality
90%
9.0
List upload/download
90%
9.0
Ideal customer targeting
50%
5.0
Load time/data access
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Contact information
90%
9.0
Company information
90%
9.0
Industry information
100%
10.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
87.77777777777779%
8.8
Lead qualification process
70%
7.0
Smart lists and recommendations
70%
7.0
Salesforce integration
100%
10.0
Company/business profiles
100%
10.0
Alerts and reminders
90%
9.0
Data hygiene
90%
9.0
Automatic data refresh
70%
7.0
Tags
100%
10.0
Filters and segmentation
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
80%
8.0
Sales email templates
80%
8.0
Append emails to records
80%
8.0
January 27, 2020

Crunchbase helps with financial information quickly prior to discovery.

Vivian Okere | TrustRadius Reviewer
Vivian Okere
Commercial Account Executive
New Relic, Inc. (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (3)
80%
8.0
Identification of new leads
60%
6.0
List quality
80%
8.0
Load time/data access
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
90%
9.0
Contact information
70%
7.0
Company information
100%
10.0
Industry information
100%
10.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (4)
92.5%
9.3
Lead qualification process
80%
8.0
Smart lists and recommendations
90%
9.0
Salesforce integration
100%
10.0
Company/business profiles
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
January 22, 2020

Powerful source of information on new companies

Verified User
Contributor in Sales
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (4)
100%
10.0
Advanced search
100%
10.0
Identification of new leads
100%
10.0
Ideal customer targeting
100%
10.0
Load time/data access
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (2)
100%
10.0
Company information
100%
10.0
Industry information
100%
10.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (5)
86%
8.6
Smart lists and recommendations
80%
8.0
Company/business profiles
100%
10.0
Data hygiene
100%
10.0
Tags
70%
7.0
Filters and segmentation
80%
8.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
January 09, 2020

Wonderful tool to assist in prospecting

Verified User
Employee in Sales
Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
75%
7.5
Advanced search
90%
9.0
Identification of new leads
100%
10.0
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
N/A
N/A
Ideal customer targeting
90%
9.0
Load time/data access
90%
9.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
90%
9.0
Contact information
80%
8.0
Company information
90%
9.0
Industry information
100%
10.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (8)
56.25%
5.6
Lead qualification process
80%
8.0
Smart lists and recommendations
80%
8.0
Company/business profiles
90%
9.0
Alerts and reminders
50%
5.0
Data hygiene
80%
8.0
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
70%
7.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
November 09, 2019

Crunchbase is an essential tool for our ABM strategy

Parker O'Very | TrustRadius Reviewer
Parker O'Very
Marketing Operations Manager
Impartner Software (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Advanced search
100%
10.0
Identification of new leads
100%
10.0
List quality
90%
9.0
List upload/download
80%
8.0
Ideal customer targeting
90%
9.0
Load time/data access
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
56.66666666666667%
5.7
Contact information
N/A
N/A
Company information
90%
9.0
Industry information
80%
8.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
55.55555555555556%
5.6
Lead qualification process
N/A
N/A
Smart lists and recommendations
80%
8.0
Salesforce integration
80%
8.0
Company/business profiles
80%
8.0
Alerts and reminders
90%
9.0
Data hygiene
80%
8.0
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
90%
9.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
Append emails to records
N/A
N/A
October 15, 2019

Crunchbase is crunching it!

Lindsey Schultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lindsey Schultz
Business Development Manager
Speedeon Data (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
53.33333333333333%
5.3
Advanced search
80%
8.0
Identification of new leads
80%
8.0
List quality
90%
9.0
List upload/download
N/A
N/A
Ideal customer targeting
70%
7.0
Load time/data access
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
30%
3.0
Contact information
N/A
N/A
Company information
90%
9.0
Industry information
N/A
N/A
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
N/A
N/A
Lead qualification process
N/A
N/A
Smart lists and recommendations
N/A
N/A
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
N/A
N/A
Alerts and reminders
N/A
N/A
Data hygiene
N/A
N/A
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
August 18, 2019

Crunching the data on Crunchbase

Verified User
Representative in Sales
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Advanced search
100%
10.0
Identification of new leads
80%
8.0
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
80%
8.0
Ideal customer targeting
80%
8.0
Load time/data access
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
80%
8.0
Contact information
80%
8.0
Company information
80%
8.0
Industry information
80%
8.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
84.44444444444444%
8.4
Lead qualification process
80%
8.0
Smart lists and recommendations
80%
8.0
Salesforce integration
100%
10.0
Company/business profiles
80%
8.0
Alerts and reminders
80%
8.0
Data hygiene
70%
7.0
Automatic data refresh
70%
7.0
Tags
100%
10.0
Filters and segmentation
100%
10.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
90%
9.0
Sales email templates
90%
9.0
Append emails to records
90%
9.0
September 13, 2018

Crunchbase to Crunch time!

Verified User
Representative in Sales
Computer Software Company, 201-500 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Advanced search
90%
9.0
Identification of new leads
90%
9.0
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
80%
8.0
Ideal customer targeting
80%
8.0
Load time/data access
80%
8.0
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
76.66666666666667%
7.7
Contact information
70%
7.0
Company information
80%
8.0
Industry information
80%
8.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Email Features
N/A
N/A
May 25, 2018

For occasional use when specific data is needed, Crunchbase is great

★ Kevin Thomas ★ | TrustRadius Reviewer
★ Kevin Thomas ★
Small Business Consultant - Financial Services
TriNet (Human Resources, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Crunchbase Feature Ratings
Prospecting (6)
66.66666666666667%
6.7
Advanced search
70%
7.0
Identification of new leads
90%
9.0
List quality
80%
8.0
List upload/download
80%
8.0
Ideal customer targeting
80%
8.0
Load time/data access
N/A
N/A
Sales Intelligence Data Standards (3)
76.66666666666667%
7.7
Contact information
70%
7.0
Company information
80%
8.0
Industry information
80%
8.0
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification (9)
40%
4.0
Lead qualification process
90%
9.0
Smart lists and recommendations
90%
9.0
Salesforce integration
N/A
N/A
Company/business profiles
N/A
N/A
Alerts and reminders
90%
9.0
Data hygiene
N/A
N/A
Automatic data refresh
N/A
N/A
Tags
N/A
N/A
Filters and segmentation
90%
9.0
Sales Intelligence Email Features (2)
N/A
N/A
Sales email templates
N/A
N/A
Append emails to records
N/A
N/A
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