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How do B2B contact databases compare on coverage and freshness when I'm searching for contacts by title, industry and company size?

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
Cognism100%100%100%1
ZoomInfo100%100%100%3
Lusha100%100%0%4
Apollo100%100%0%—
UpLead100%100%100%—
SalesIntel100%100%100%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 11, 2026 · 6 sources cited
Cognism#1RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ European and EMEA decision-maker coverage

“Particularly strong European and EMEA decision-maker coverage”

+ data freshness

“94% of Director-level-and-above contacts refreshed every 30 days, according to Cognism”

+ European prospecting

“Particularly interesting for European prospecting.”

+ coverage of Director-level-and-above contacts

“Also reports 89% coverage of Director-level-and-above contacts in Europe and the US.”

ZoomInfo#3RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ field accuracy

“A 2026 comparative test by Saleshandy reported ZoomInfo performing particularly well on field accuracy, while Apollo and Lusha had lower email deliverability in its sample.”

+ US enterprise coverage

“Strong US enterprise coverage and detailed company intelligence”

+ company intelligence

“Strong company-level intelligence, including employee counts and organizational structures.”

Lusha#4RecommendedSite citedmixed
+ segmentation

“Offers detailed segmentation by job title, seniority, industry, sub-industry and employee count.”

+ refresh frequency

“Publishes weekly refreshes for contact fields and daily source checks.”

+ database size

“Its current published database includes 515M+ contacts and 29M+ company profiles.”

− email deliverability

“A 2026 comparative test by Saleshandy reported ZoomInfo performing particularly well on field accuracy, while Apollo and Lusha had lower email deliverability in its sample.”

− refresh cadence transparency

“Verification and enrichment, with less transparent public refresh cadence”

ApolloRecommendedSite citedmixed
+ broad coverage and cost efficiency

“Good combination of contact discovery, company filters and outbound engagement.”

+ filters

“Supports title, industry and company-size filters.”

+ continuous enrichment and verification

“Its documentation describes continuous enrichment and verification, although it doesn't provide a comparable, independently audited refresh interval for every contact.”

− email deliverability

“A 2026 comparative test by Saleshandy reported ZoomInfo performing particularly well on field accuracy, while Apollo and Lusha had lower email deliverability in its sample.”

− refresh interval transparency

“Its documentation describes continuous enrichment and verification, although it doesn't provide a comparable, independently audited refresh interval for every contact.”

UpLeadRecommendedSite citedpositive
+ verification at point of discovery

“Verification at the point of discovery”

+ email verification

“Business contacts with email verification”

SalesIntelRecommendedSite citedpositive
+ human verification

“Differentiates itself through human verification.”

+ verification cycle

“Human-verified contact records are rechecked every 90 days.”

+ record verification tiers

“Distinguishes human-verified, email-verified and machine-verified records rather than treating them equally.”

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