# Cognism alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 525 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Cognism 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/cognism/alternatives

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

- Apollo.io: 190
- Bombora: 49
- 6sense: 31
- ZoomInfo: 16
- Dealfront: 11
- Demandbase: 10

## B2B intent data providers

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 44 of those 76
- Dealfront: first choice in 9 of those 76
- RB2B: first choice in 5 of those 76
- G2 Buyer Intent: first choice in 4 of those 76
- 6sense: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Apollo.io intent add-on: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Clari Copilot: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Diginius Insight: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #8 of 12 at 2%).

- Bombora: first choice in 26 of those 76
- Apollo.io: first choice in 15 of those 76
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Dealfront: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Factors.ai: first choice in 2 of those 76
- G2 Buyer Intent: first choice in 2 of those 76
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 2 of those 76
- RB2B: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #5 of 9 at 4%).

- 6sense: first choice in 28 of those 79
- Bombora: first choice in 23 of those 79
- Demandbase: first choice in 7 of those 79
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Abmatic AI: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Apollo.io: first choice in 1 of those 79
- G2 Buyer Intent: first choice in 1 of those 79

## Sales intelligence and contact data

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 38 of those 58
- Lusha: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Hunter: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Origami: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #3 of 13 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 18 of those 42
- Hunter: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Enterprise**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #3 of 12 at 5%).

- ZoomInfo SalesOS: first choice in 10 of those 38
- Apollo.io: first choice in 3 of those 38
- 6sense Sales Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Amplemarket: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Demandbase: first choice in 1 of those 38
- UserGems: first choice in 1 of those 38

## Data enrichment

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 53 of those 71
- Clay: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Snov.io: first choice in 3 of those 71
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Lusha: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Hunter: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Knock: first choice in 1 of those 71
- UpLead: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 18 of those 47
- Clay: first choice in 3 of those 47
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 3 of those 47
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Leadspace: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Reverse Contact: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Snov.io: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Enterprise**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Cognism (Cognism is #2 of 10 at 7%).

- ZoomInfo: first choice in 7 of those 38
- FullEnrich: first choice in 4 of those 38
- 6sense: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Clay: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Demandbase: first choice in 2 of those 38
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Leadspace: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Lusha: first choice in 1 of those 38

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