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Phone-verified, fresh and accurate data

Spend more time talking to real people with high-quality mobile numbers and business emails.

Simple & predictable pricing

Unrestricted views and individual and page-level exporting so teams can prospect into their target accounts without worrying about credits.

AI-powered intelligence for every user

With Sales Companion, you can see the data that matters most to you. It helps you prioritise your time with leads and insights tailored to your target territories.

Compliance you can trust

Cognism follows a security-first approach:

GDPR, CCPA and SOC2 accreditations are standard.
Provides users with a notified database.
Scrubs numbers against TPS/CTPS lists in the UK and DNC lists in over 13 countries.

Best for

Cognism

Larger sales, marketing, RevOps and GTMOps teams looking to drive customer revenue growth in Europe.

ZoomInfo

Enterprises requiring B2B contact databases with good US coverage and a suite of advanced data intelligence tools.

Pricing

Cognism

Two packages to choose from: Grow and Elevate (Includes Signals). Unrestricted views/ individual and page-level exporting on all packages.*

ZoomInfo

Individual pricing tiers for sales, marketing, and recruitment. Credit-based with expensive add-ons like advanced integrations and global data.

AI Offering

Cognism

Tailored Sales Companion and AI search included in all packages for every user.

ZoomInfo

AI email writer and Copilot at an additional per-seat charge.

Integrations

Cognism

Included in all packages: Salesforce, HubSpot, MS Dynamics, Pipedrive, Salesloft, Outreach & Zapier.

ZoomInfo

Supports a range of integrations through its App Marketplace.

Compliance

Cognism

GDPR & CCPA compliant, SOC 2 accreditations, TPS & DNC screening across 13 countries & notified database. ISO 27701 certified.

ZoomInfo

GDPR & CCPA compliant with DNC list checking in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, UK and US. ISO 27701 certified.

“ZoomInfo’s plug-in took approximately 20 seconds to load a lead, and more often than not, the contact details were incorrect. This was a productivity drain. With Cognism, it’s either instant or takes four seconds. The plug-in’s velocity enables quick-fire prospecting.”

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faster LinkedIn prospecting

Michael Iannuzzi
Director of Marketing & Sales Development @Salesloft

Leader in European data coverage.
4X more contact data.
Over 10m+ phone-verified contacts globally.
Research on demand service (Diamonds-on-Demand.)
Unrestricted views & page level exports*
Both GDPR & CCPA compliant with global DNC list filtering across all packages. (Lusha offers DNC filtering as part of the highest-paid package & does not scrub against European DNCs.)
All Cognism plans include key capabilities and features designed to make prospecting as efficient as possible. Only intent data and Diamonds-on-Demand® require an additional cost. Signal Data is also only part of our Elevate package.
Lusha reserves key features for higher-tier packages or add-ons at an additional cost. These include contact search, credits, technologies and more.

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Best for

Cognism

Larger sales, marketing, RevOps and GTMOps teams looking to drive customer revenue growth in Europe.

Lusha

Smaller sales teams that need access to contact details and add-on features like email sequence automation.

Pricing

Cognism

Two packages to choose from: Grow and Elevate (Includes Signals). Unrestricted views/ individual and page-level exporting on all packages.*

Lusha

Credit-based & dependent on team size & features. Pick from three paid packages.

Integrations

Cognism

Included in all packages: Salesforce, HubSpot, MS Dynamics, Pipedrive, Salesloft, Outreach & Zapier.

Lusha

Integrations include Outreach, Salesloft, HubSpot, MS Dynamics and Salesforce. Zapier integration is only included in the Scale plan.

Compliance

Cognism

GDPR & CCPA compliant, SOC 2 accreditations, TPS & DNC screening across 13 countries & notified database. ISO 27701 certified.

Lusha

GDPR & CCPA compliant. DNC lists are only included in the higher-priced tiers.

Phone-verification/ research on-demand service

Cognism

Exclusive phone-verified Diamond Data® mobiles & on-demand-verification service.

Lusha

Not available.

“We’ve definitely seen results improve since we switched from Lusha. I save 30 minutes to an hour a day and spend more time on the platform compared to Lusha because I know I’m more likely to get results from it.”

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100%

increase in meetings booked

Jack Hooper
Sales Development @Lockton

Phone-verified mobile numbers for the contacts you really want to reach. Plus, a 16-step email verification process.
Mobile number accuracy with Diamond Data for efficient use of time that increases connect rates by 3x.
2x the number of B2B contacts.
GDPR & CCPA compliant with comprehensive DNC screening.
A spotless record with zero data breaches. Apollo, has experienced two substantial data breaches (2018 & 2021), compromising over 130 million records.
The most complete EMEA data.
Straightforward pricing structure with unrestricted access to mobiles*

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Best for

Cognism

Larger sales, marketing, RevOps and GTMOps teams looking to drive customer revenue growth in Europe.

Apollo.io

Start-ups and SMEs seeking an all-in-one platform for US prospecting.

Pricing

Cognism

Two packages to choose from: Grow and Elevate (Includes Signals). Unrestricted views/ individual and page-level exporting on all packages.*

Apollo.io

Credit-based subscription plans with limited mobile and export credits. Add-on credits are available.

Data Coverage

Cognism

Leader in European data coverage. All data is included in all packages at no extra cost.

Apollo.io

Global database. Coverage not mentioned.

Compliance

Cognism

GDPR & CCPA compliant, SOC 2 accreditations, TPS & DNC screening across 13 countries & notified database. ISO 27701 certified.

Apollo.io

GDPR & CCPA compliant with DNC list checking in the UK & US. ISO 27001 and SOC II certified.

Ease of Use

Cognism

Highly intuitive platform.

Apollo.io

Steep learning curve.

“Diamond Data® is a game-changer because Cognism’s data team manually checks and validates the mobile numbers on our behalf. It’s reassuring to know that the data I’m exporting to our internal database is on point.”

5.7%

MQLs come from Cognism data

Barbara Collins
Marketing Database Manager @Kinaxis

Best for

Cognism

Larger sales, marketing, RevOps and GTMOps teams looking to drive customer revenue growth in Europe.

Seamless AI

Sales, marketing and recruitment teams looking to prospect in the US.

Pricing

Cognism

Two packages to choose from: Grow and Elevate (Includes Signals). Unrestricted views/ individual and page-level exporting on all packages.*

Seamless AI

Pricing is based on credits and the required number of user seats.

Data

Cognism

Leader in European data coverage. Does not use user data to supplement database.

Seamless AI

Terms of Use state that it cannot represent that the services (including data) are appropriate for locations outside the United States. Uses user data to supplement database.

Compliance

Cognism

GDPR & CCPA compliant, SOC 2 accreditations, TPS & DNC screening across 13 countries & notified database. ISO 27701 certified.

Seamless AI

CCPA compliant. No mention of DNC lists.

Integrations

Cognism

Included in all packages: Salesforce, HubSpot, MS Dynamics, Pipedrive, Salesloft, Outreach & Zapier.

Seamless AI

Unlimited integrations ony available on higher-tier plans.