A question buyers ask AI

What are some alternatives to the big incumbent B2B data providers for a company that finds them too expensive?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 11, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Apollo100%100%100%—
Clay100%100%100%—
UpLead100%100%100%—
Bizzy100%100%100%—
North Data100%100%100%—
Creditsafe100%100%100%—
Creditreform100%100%100%—
Lusha100%0%0%—
RocketReach100%0%0%—
Leadfeeder100%0%0%—
People Data Labs100%0%0%—
Crunchbase100%0%0%—
Dun & Bradstreet100%0%0%—
Bureau van Dijk (Orbis)100%0%0%—
Moody's100%0%0%—
S&P Capital IQ100%0%0%—
OpenCorporates100%0%0%—
Companyweb100%0%0%—
Dealroom100%0%0%—
PitchBook100%0%0%—
Preqin100%0%0%—
Inven100%0%0%—
Valu8100%0%0%—
Bloomberg100%0%0%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 11, 2026 · 17 sources cited
ApolloRecommendedSite citedpositive
“My initial shortlist: Apollo, Bizzy, Clay and UpLead.”
+ Affordable sales prospecting

“Apollo.io | Company and contact database | Affordable sales prospecting”

LushaSite cited
“Lusha | Contact information | Finding decision-makers”
+ Contact information

“Lusha | Contact information | Finding decision-makers”

ClayRecommendedSite citedpositive
“My initial shortlist: Apollo, Bizzy, Clay and UpLead.”
+ Data aggregation and enrichment

“Clay | Data aggregation and enrichment | Combining multiple data sources”

UpLeadRecommendedSite citedpositive
“My initial shortlist: Apollo, Bizzy, Clay and UpLead.”
+ Verified B2B contact data

“UpLead | Verified B2B contact data | Targeted prospecting”

RocketReachSite cited
“RocketReach | Professional contact data | Finding business contacts”
+ Professional contact data

“RocketReach | Professional contact data | Finding business contacts”

LeadfeederSite cited
“Leadfeeder | Company intelligence and website visitor identification | European B2B sales”
+ Company intelligence and website visitor identification

“Leadfeeder | Company intelligence and website visitor identification | European B2B sales”

“People Data Labs | Company and people data APIs | Building proprietary data products”
+ Company and people data APIs

“People Data Labs | Company and people data APIs | Building proprietary data products”

CrunchbaseSite cited
“Crunchbase | Company profiles, funding and investors | International, particularly startups”
+ Company profiles, funding and investors

“Crunchbase | Company profiles, funding and investors | International, particularly startups”

BizzyRecommendedSite citedpositive
“My initial shortlist: Apollo, Bizzy, Clay and UpLead.”
+ European SME discovery

“Bizzy | European company intelligence | European SME discovery”

“If you're looking to replace providers such as Dun & Bradstreet, Bureau van Dijk (Orbis), Moody's or S&P Capital IQ, the landscape is somewhat different.”
“If you're looking to replace providers such as Dun & Bradstreet, Bureau van Dijk (Orbis), Moody's or S&P Capital IQ, the landscape is somewhat different.”
“If you're looking to replace providers such as Dun & Bradstreet, Bureau van Dijk (Orbis), Moody's or S&P Capital IQ, the landscape is somewhat different.”
“If you're looking to replace providers such as Dun & Bradstreet, Bureau van Dijk (Orbis), Moody's or S&P Capital IQ, the landscape is somewhat different.”
North DataRecommendedSite citedpositive
“For a company operating in Germany and wider Europe, I'd particularly investigate North Data, Creditsafe and Creditreform.”
+ Corporate structures, financial statements and connections between companies

“North Data is especially interesting if the requirement is corporate structures, financial statements and connections between companies, rather than credit scoring.”

OpenCorporatesSite cited
“OpenCorporates | Corporate registry data and legal entities | International”
+ Corporate registry data and legal entities

“OpenCorporates | Corporate registry data and legal entities | International”

CreditsafeRecommendedSite citedpositive
“For a company operating in Germany and wider Europe, I'd particularly investigate North Data, Creditsafe and Creditreform.”
+ Company information and credit risk

“Creditsafe | Company information and credit risk | International”

CreditreformRecommendedpositive
“For a company operating in Germany and wider Europe, I'd particularly investigate North Data, Creditsafe and Creditreform.”
+ Credit reports and business information

“Creditreform | Credit reports and business information | Germany and Europe”

CompanywebSite cited
“Companyweb | Company financials and business information | Belgium”
+ Company financials and business information

“Companyweb | Company financials and business information | Belgium”

DealroomSite cited
“Dealroom | Startup, scale-up and investment intelligence | Europe and international”
+ Startup, scale-up and investment intelligence

“Dealroom | Startup, scale-up and investment intelligence | Europe and international”

“If the incumbent is something like PitchBook, Preqin or S&P Capital IQ, I'd consider:”
“If the incumbent is something like PitchBook, Preqin or S&P Capital IQ, I'd consider:”
InvenSite cited
“- Inven – discovering private companies and potential acquisition targets.”
+ Discovering private companies and potential acquisition targets

“- Inven – discovering private companies and potential acquisition targets.”

“- Valu8 – European company financials, ownership and transactions.”
+ European company financials, ownership and transactions

“- Valu8 – European company financials, ownership and transactions.”

“For example, Dun & Bradstreet, Moody's Orbis, S&P Capital IQ, PitchBook, Bloomberg or another provider.”

Sources the answers cite

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