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Cognism vs Apollo

Why users choose Cognism:

  • Ability to surface 'ready to buy' contacts from your target accounts.
  • Phone verified contact data that connects you with 87% of your list
  • A leader in Global coverage and European B2B contact data
A new standard in data accuracy, coverage and compliance  👉
Book a demo for a comparison today

We help 3000+ revenue teams connect with confidence & exceed targets.

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Why users choose Cognism over Apollo

Cognism
Apollo
Phone-verified data
Cognism
Mobiles are phone-verified by real humans resulting in 98% accurate mobile data
Apollo
No phone-verified data
Coverage
Cognism
Global coverage, including industry-leading EU dataset. Variety of business types, including SMBs and mid-market companies.
Apollo
Limited coverage of individuals and companies outside of the US.
Compliance
Cognism
Globally compliant. Notified database. Microsoft GDPR partner. Reviewed and regulated by the ICO.
Apollo
The onus of compliance falls on the customer. Suffered a substantial data breach in 2018
Contact data
Cognism
Modern data points for WFH and hybrid selling: mobile numbers, direct dials and B2B emails.
Apollo
Mostly business numbers and emails. Few direct dials and mobile numbers.
Contextual data
Cognism
Intent data powered by industry leader Bombora. Technologies and sales trigger events.
Apollo
Self-service and self-set up. Makes it tricky to navigate the learning curve of onboarding a new technology, especially while more remote.

You deserve MORE

5x
increase in reach
7x
increase in conversation rate
80%
less calls needed for better results
25%
less attempts to get through a cold call list
5x
increase in reach
7x
increase in conversation rate
25%
less attempts to get through a cold call list
80%
less calls needed for better results

Premium data

A degree of quality you can’t find anywhere else

Reach the prospects you need & grow your sales with pinpoint accuracy and speed.

Diamond Data ® 

Fill your pipeline with leads who answer the phone, so you reach and win more qualified prospects in less time.

The Diamond is Cognism’s guarantee you’re getting phone-verified leads and the best possible data on the market.

Diamonds-on-Demand®

Flag the prospects & data that are most valuable to YOU and we'll put all our resources into helping you connect with and close your ideal customer.

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Premium targeting

Nothing less than the BEST 

Find the buyers who are most likely to buy from you and use contextual data to improve the quality of your conversations. Combine growth triggers, intent data and technologies to get a head start on your competition and build strong relationships that net you the business. 

Premium compliance

No more compliance headaches

From database notifications projects and 3rd party data audits to cross-checking our mobile numbers against global DNC lists, we ensure you get globally compliant data so you can reach out to your dream prospects with complete confidence.

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Experience the Diamond difference.

See how our phone verified contact data can increase your connection rate by 7x. Book a demo today.

Skyrocket your sales

Cognism gives you access to a global database and a wealth of data points with numbers that result in a live conversation.

Find customers ready to buy

Cognism intent data helps you identify accounts actively searching for your product or service – and target key decision makers when they’re ready to buy.