Cognism

Cognism is a premium B2B sales intelligence platform providing phone-verified mobile numbers and validated business emails to help revenue teams connect with decision-makers faster. Unlike competitors that rely primarily on data scraping, Cognism employs a human-verified data approach called Diamond Data®, where a dedicated research team manually verifies mobile phone numbers to achieve up to 98% accuracy on verified contacts. This significantly reduces bounce rates and increases connect rates for outbound sales teams.

The platform maintains a global database covering over 400 million business profiles across EMEA, NAM, and APAC regions, with particularly strong coverage in European markets where competitors like ZoomInfo have historically underperformed. Cognism's database includes direct dials, verified mobile numbers, business emails, firmographic data, technographic insights, and intent data powered by Bombora.

Key capabilities include a browser extension that works across LinkedIn and Sales Navigator for real-time prospect enrichment, CRM integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, Pipedrive, and Outreach, plus a prospecting platform for building targeted account lists using over 25 filtering criteria including industry, revenue, employee count, technology stack, and hiring signals.

Cognism differentiates itself through GDPR and CCPA compliance built into the platform, with Do-Not-Call list checking across multiple countries including the US, UK, Germany, France, Ireland, and Australia. This compliance-first approach makes it particularly suitable for European-headquartered companies or those selling into regulated markets where data privacy violations carry significant fines.

The platform also offers intent data integration showing which accounts are actively researching topics relevant to your solution, enabling teams to prioritize outreach to buyers already in-market. Combined with sales trigger events such as job changes, funding rounds, and new hires, Cognism enables timely and relevant outreach that converts at higher rates than cold prospecting.

As of 2025, Cognism serves over 3,000 companies globally including Drift, Seismic, and LeadForensics, and has been recognized as a G2 Leader in Sales Intelligence for multiple consecutive quarters.