Cognism vs People Data Labs

Cognism8.7Visit People Data Labs8.6Visit

Higher score Cognism #6 in B2B Contact Data Providers 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Cognism

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People Data Labs #7 in B2B Contact Data Providers 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Try People Data Labs

• Cognism fits best

  Enterprise teams needing rich signals

• People Data Labs fits best

  API-first data enrichment

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Side by side

Feature	Cognism 8.7/10 Visit ↗	People Data Labs 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#6 in B2B Contact Data Providers	#7 in B2B Contact Data Providers
Best for	Enterprise teams needing rich signals	API-first data enrichment
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Live chat, Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	8 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cognism 4/4 · People Data Labs 3/4
Direct-dial data	✓	✓
Intent data	✓	✓
Technographic filters	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Contact database size	Not checked yet	3e+09 contacts
Monthly export limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	440 million-contact database with verified email and mobile data Over 20,000 technographic filters plus Bombora intent signals CRM, sales-engagement, browser extension, and API access	Person, company, IP, and job-posting data APIs Bulk enrichment plus Snowflake and Databricks delivery Free plan with up to 100 monthly records
Cons	No free plan for smaller teams to evaluate independently Pricing is sales-led rather than published numerically Advanced capabilities require the Pro package	Less focused on direct, user-facing prospecting workflows AI features are not listed in the product offering Pro pricing starts at $98/month for Person data
Our verdict	Cognism is a B2B contact data and sales intelligence platform for sales, marketing, and revenue operations teams. It combines searchable company and contact profiles with verified email and mobile data, firmographic and demographic… Read the review →	People Data Labs provides person, company, IP address, and job-posting data through APIs, data-license feeds, and data-sharing services. It is aimed primarily at developers, data teams, product teams, and organizations building… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cognism — where it wins

  • 440 million-contact database with verified email and mobile data
  • Over 20,000 technographic filters plus Bombora intent signals
  • CRM, sales-engagement, browser extension, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for smaller teams to evaluate independently
  • Pricing is sales-led rather than published numerically
  • Advanced capabilities require the Pro package

• People Data Labs — where it wins

  • Person, company, IP, and job-posting data APIs
  • Bulk enrichment plus Snowflake and Databricks delivery
  • Free plan with up to 100 monthly records

  Where it doesn't

  • Less focused on direct, user-facing prospecting workflows
  • AI features are not listed in the product offering
  • Pro pricing starts at $98/month for Person data

• Cognism8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A signal-rich prospecting platform for enterprise teams that can justify sales-led pricing.

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• People Data Labs8.6/10 · Free plan

  A strong API-first choice for teams building enrichment and data pipelines.

  Try People Data LabsFull verdict →