# CB Insights alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 233 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CB Insights holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/cb-insights/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Apollo.io: 34
- ZoomInfo: 21
- AlphaSense: 19
- Similarweb: 15
- Semrush .Trends: 9
- Crayon: 7

## Market intelligence platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name CB Insights (CB Insights is #18 of 20 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 21 of those 83
- Similarweb: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Semrush .Trends: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Crunchbase: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Prospeo: first choice in 4 of those 83
- ClientCues: first choice in 2 of those 83
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Klue: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name CB Insights (CB Insights is #11 of 13 at 2%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 11 of those 77
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 9 of those 77
- AlphaSense: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Crayon: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Crunchbase: first choice in 3 of those 77
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Klue: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Similarweb: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name CB Insights (CB Insights is #13 of 18 at 0%).

- AlphaSense: first choice in 14 of those 73
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Contify: first choice in 4 of those 73
- HG Insights: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Crayon: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Northern Light SinglePoint: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Valona Intelligence: first choice in 2 of those 73

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