D&B Hoovers vs Orbis

D&B Hoovers9.2Visit OOrbis9.0Visit

Higher score D&B Hoovers #2 in Company Databases 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit D&B Hoovers

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O Orbis #3 in Company Databases 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Orbis

• D&B Hoovers fits best

  Broad, mature B2B prospecting databases

• Orbis fits best

  Global due diligence and ownership analysis

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Side by side

Feature	D&B Hoovers 9.2/10 Visit ↗	OOrbis 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Company Databases	#3 in Company Databases
Best for	Broad, mature B2B prospecting databases	Global due diligence and ownership analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$529/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features D&B Hoovers 1/4 · Orbis 2/4
Advanced filters	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Technographic data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Intent signals	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Company records	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monthly export limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	520M-company database with direct dials and contact data Buyer intent, technographics, alerts, and AI prospect scoring Web, API, CRM integration, and dynamic SmartLists	Standardized cross-country company search with hundreds of criteria Corporate trees and beneficial-ownership data support ownership analysis APIs, connectors, bulk feeds, cloud, and real-time delivery options
Cons	No free plan; access is paid Entry plans use limited company and contact credits The Essentials plans are credit-based rather than unlimited	Contact-sales pricing makes costs harder to compare The broad feature set may exceed narrower research needs Access spans web and API rather than a lightweight single-purpose workflow
Our verdict	D&B Hoovers is a B2B sales intelligence platform from Dun & Bradstreet for sales and marketing teams that need company and contact research, targeted list building, and prospect prioritization. Its published category specifications… Read the review →	Orbis is a global company database from Moody’s Analytics for researching, comparing, and analyzing public and private businesses. It brings together standardized firmographic, financial, ownership, corporate hierarchy, M&A, supplier-risk,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• D&B Hoovers — where it wins

  • 520M-company database with direct dials and contact data
  • Buyer intent, technographics, alerts, and AI prospect scoring
  • Web, API, CRM integration, and dynamic SmartLists

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; access is paid
  • Entry plans use limited company and contact credits
  • The Essentials plans are credit-based rather than unlimited

• Orbis — where it wins

  • Standardized cross-country company search with hundreds of criteria
  • Corporate trees and beneficial-ownership data support ownership analysis
  • APIs, connectors, bulk feeds, cloud, and real-time delivery options

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing makes costs harder to compare
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrower research needs
  • Access spans web and API rather than a lightweight single-purpose workflow

• D&B Hoovers9.2/10 · Paid

  A mature B2B database combining company data, intent signals, and AI prospecting tools.

  Visit D&B HooversFull verdict →
• OOrbis9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad company intelligence database for ownership, risk, finance, and due diligence.

  Visit OrbisFull verdict →