Cognism
B2B data provider strong in EMEA, offering phone verified mobiles, emails, signals and CRM enrichment.
Best for Teams prospecting in Europe and EMEA
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What it does
Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence and data enrichment platform focused on European and international business markets. Users search target accounts, apply filters, and integrate data directly into CRM or outreach systems to receive verified emails, phone numbers, and buying signals. It is built for sales, marketing, and revenue operations teams looking to reach decision makers and build predictable pipeline.
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Phone verified mobiles
Validates direct dials through automated processes and manual checks to ensure accuracy. This increases dial reliability and connect rates with target decision makers.
Use caseA sales representative dials senior buyers directly using verified cell numbers to book meetings instead of hitting dead ends.
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CRM enrichment
Updates missing or outdated fields in CRM records automatically through scheduled or trigger based rules. It ensures newly created inbound leads and saved contacts stay complete and routable.
Use caseA sales enablement manager maps and cleans contact details automatically into Salesforce so reps avoid manually entering leads.
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Intent data
Tracks when target companies actively research topics relevant to specific solutions. It identifies in market accounts so teams can reach out at the right moment.
Use caseA head of cloud sales identifies target companies researching relevant software topics to prioritise outreach and shorten the sales cycle.
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MCP and API access
Connects verified B2B contact data into AI assistants and internal pipelines. It allows teams to power workflows and queries programmatically using the same data rules.
Use caseA revenue operations engineer queries verified B2B account data directly within AI tools like ChatGPT or internal pipelines.
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Browser extension
Surfaces business context and contact information directly on websites and LinkedIn profiles. It allows users to export and action contacts without navigating away from their web browser.
Use caseA business development representative sources prospects while viewing LinkedIn profiles and imports them straight into their database.
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Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Per | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Not listed | Not listed | per account, 5 seats included | contact sales; MCP & API access |
| Pro | Not listed | Not listed | per account, 5 seats included | contact sales; adds intent data, on demand mobile verification, advanced targeting |
| CRM Enrichment | Not listed | Not listed | per account | contact sales; standalone or add on |
From Cognism's own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front. Some of these figures came from third party reports and could not be confirmed on the official page.
Before you pay
- Failed generations cost credits
- No
- Export your data
- Yes
- GDPR
- Yes
What Cognism says
Give your revenue teams access to quality, GDPR compliance first data, directly in your tech stack.
Source page - Support
- Live chat, account manager
Only what Cognism's own pages state, with the quote behind each answer. Anything they don't publish is left out rather than guessed.
Getting started with Cognism
- Verify you have an active Cognism account on a package that includes API access.
- Generate a client_id and client_secret in the Cognism platform under Settings → M2M Connect.
- Exchange your credentials for a short lived bearer access token.
- Make a POST request to https://api.cognism.com/companies/filter/count with your bearer token and filter payload to count matching companies.
- Swap the endpoint to /companies/filter to retrieve the matching records page by page.
Tips
- Count requests cost no search tokens or credits, allowing you to size a list before pulling records.
- Contact details (view=contacts) are the only operation that consumes credits, so only reveal them when needed.
- Include Content Type: application/json on every request with a body and Authorization: Bearer <access_token> on every request.
Written from Cognism's own help pages: docs.cognism.com/docs/getting-started
Cognism video tutorials
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Questions people ask about Cognism
Is Cognism free?
No. Cognism has no free plan.
Does Cognism charge credits for failed generations?
No, failed generations are not charged. Source
Does Cognism have an API?
Yes.
How does Cognism pricing work?
Cognism pricing is tailored based on the product you need, your team setup and how you plan to use the platform. Sales Prospecting is offered in Standard and Pro packages. CRM Enrichment and Data as a Service are priced based on subscription structure, usage and delivery requirements. Source
Can I buy CRM Enrichment as a standalone product?
Yes. CRM Enrichment can be purchased as a standalone product or as an add on to your existing Cognism setup. Source
Do the two routes share credits?
Yes. The MCP connector, the API, the platform, and the browser extension all draw on the same credit pool – a credit is a credit. There's no separate MCP subscription and no extra charge for using more than one route to reach the same data. Source
Works with
- AI models
- Claude, ChatGPT
Where this came from
Plans, prices and limits were copied from Cognism's own pages, then checked .
- cognism.com/pricing
- cognism.com/
- cognism.com/sdr-zone
- cognism.com/gtm-plays
- cognism.com/mcp-api
- cognism.com/integrations
- cognism.com/reports/market-insights/signals-of-the-business-economy
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