OpenCorporates vs Webz.io

OpenCorporates7.5Visit Webz.io6.9Visit

Higher score OpenCorporates #3 in Web Data Providers Software 7.5/10 From £2,250/yr ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit OpenCorporates

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Webz.io #8 in Web Data Providers Software 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Webz.io

• OpenCorporates fits best

  Teams verifying companies and ownership across jurisdictions

• Webz.io fits best

  Historical news, forum and threat-intelligence feeds

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Side by side

Feature	OpenCorporates 7.5/10 Visit ↗	Webz.io 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	6.9
Ranking	#3 in Web Data Providers Software	#8 in Web Data Providers Software
Best for	Teams verifying companies and ownership across jurisdictions	Historical news, forum and threat-intelligence feeds
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenCorporates 0/2 · Webz.io 2/2
Historical data	Not published	✓ (best)
Custom datasets	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Data delivery	Not published	Both
Refresh frequency	Not published	Varies
Geographic coverage	Not published	Global
Data categories	Not published	News, blogs, forums and discussions, reviews, deep and dark web, cyber threat intelligence, and compromised-data records
Our review
Pros	Company and officer searches with filters across jurisdictions and other fields Records include filings, officers, beneficial owners and corporate relationships Source-registry links and API or SFTP delivery support data workflows	Searches news, blogs, forums and reviews with query and field filters Offers historical archives, including up to 10 years on High Volume Provides dedicated dark web and compromised-data APIs
Cons	Essentials starts at £2,250 per year Essentials allows up to 500 API calls per month and 200 per day Support is listed through documentation	API delivery may require developer resources Free plan has limited historical access High Volume and specialist API pricing is not specified here
Our verdict	OpenCorporates provides searchable legal-entity information collected from official sources across more than 140 jurisdictions. Company and officer searches, filings, ownership details and corporate relationships make it relevant to teams… Read the review →	Webz.io collects and enriches data from open, deep and dark web sources, delivering structured records through APIs, data feeds and downloadable historical datasets. Its catalog spans news, blogs, forums, reviews, cyber threat intelligence… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenCorporates — where it wins

  • Company and officer searches with filters across jurisdictions and other fields
  • Records include filings, officers, beneficial owners and corporate relationships
  • Source-registry links and API or SFTP delivery support data workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Essentials starts at £2,250 per year
  • Essentials allows up to 500 API calls per month and 200 per day
  • Support is listed through documentation

• Webz.io — where it wins

  • Searches news, blogs, forums and reviews with query and field filters
  • Offers historical archives, including up to 10 years on High Volume
  • Provides dedicated dark web and compromised-data APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • API delivery may require developer resources
  • Free plan has limited historical access
  • High Volume and specialist API pricing is not specified here

• OpenCorporates7.5/10 · From £2,250/yr

  A global company-data service with registry provenance, filters and API access.

  Visit OpenCorporatesFull verdict →
• Webz.io6.9/10 · Free plan

  A broad API and feed catalog for teams seeking current or historical web data.

  Visit Webz.ioFull verdict →