Sales teams switch from Cognism to Dealmayker when they need more than contact databases. Get semantic ICP matching, instant qualification, and real-time intent signals that tell you not just who to reach, but why they'll care and when they're ready to buy.
| What You Need | Cognism | Dealmayker |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | B2B contact database with phone-verified mobile numbers | Sales intelligence - understanding who fits your ICP and why |
| Lead discovery | Search 400M+ contacts with demographic filters | AI automatically finds leads matching >70% of your ICP semantically |
| ICP matching | Filter by job title, company size, industry, location | Semantic understanding of pain points, value props, and buying context |
| Intent signals | Intent data from website visits and technographic changes | Real-time monitoring of hiring, funding, launches, competitive moves, pain signals |
| Lead qualification | Export contacts and manually qualify | 2 minutes to qualify 100 leads with fit scores, buying signals, and approach angles |
| Personalization | Static firmographic and technographic data | AI conversation starters based on why each lead matches your ICP |
| Data compliance | GDPR & CCPA compliant contact data | Uses publicly available data, no personal data storage |
| Best for | European teams needing compliant B2B contact data | Teams who want intelligent targeting without database costs |
"Cognism gave us 400M contacts but no way to know who fits. Dealmayker's semantic matching finds the right 400 leads for our ICP. Quality over quantity changed everything."— Lars N., Sales Director, Copenhagen
"Cognism's filters are rigid - if someone has a non-standard title, you miss them. Dealmayker understands context and finds leads we'd never discover with traditional search."— Sophie M., Head of Growth, Paris
"Cognism showed website visits. Dealmayker shows when companies are hiring for pain points we solve, just raised funding, or launched products. That's actual intent."— Andreas K., VP Sales, Berlin
Cognism is a B2B contact database with 400M+ profiles focused on providing phone-verified mobile numbers and GDPR-compliant data. Dealmayker is a sales intelligence engine that understands your ICP semantically and automatically finds, qualifies, and monitors the right leads with context. Cognism gives you data; Dealmayker gives you intelligence about who's ready to buy.
Yes! Many teams use Dealmayker to intelligently discover and qualify leads, then use Cognism to get verified contact details for those qualified leads. This ensures you only spend Cognism credits on leads that actually fit your ICP and are showing buying signals, saving significant money on data costs.
Dealmayker isn't a contact database - we focus on finding the right leads, not the most leads. We use semantic matching to discover highly relevant prospects that traditional demographic filters miss, then provide rich context about why they fit and when to reach out. Quality over quantity.
Yes. Dealmayker uses publicly available data and doesn't store personal contact information. We focus on intelligence (ICP fit, buying signals, conversation starters) rather than data collection. For actual contact details, you can use Cognism or other compliant data providers on the leads we qualify.
Cognism uses rigid demographic filters (job title, company size, industry, location). Dealmayker understands meaning and context - if you're looking for 'companies scaling their sales team,' we find leads even if they say 'expanding revenue operations' or 'hiring SDRs.' You discover opportunities Cognism's filters miss.
Cognism charges premium prices ($1,000+/month) for maintaining a massive proprietary contact database with phone verification. Dealmayker focuses on intelligence and qualification rather than data collection, allowing us to offer powerful sales intelligence starting at $29/month with no annual commitments or minimums.
It depends on your needs. If you need phone-verified mobile numbers at scale, keep Cognism for data but add Dealmayker for intelligence. Many European teams use Dealmayker to qualify leads, then get contact details only for qualified prospects, dramatically reducing their Cognism spend while improving targeting.
Cognism's intent data focuses on website visits and technographic changes. Dealmayker monitors hiring patterns, funding announcements, product launches, competitive moves, and pain point signals from multiple sources. This gives you deeper context about when leads are actually ready to engage, not just when they visited a website.
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