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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 205 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Crunchbase 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/crunchbase/alternatives

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

- AlphaSense: 28
- Apollo.io: 21
- ZoomInfo: 15
- Crayon: 8
- Similarweb: 8
- HG Insights: 6

## Market intelligence platforms

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Crunchbase (Crunchbase is #4 of 20 at 5%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 11 of those 56
- Similarweb: first choice in 6 of those 56
- Semrush .Trends: first choice in 5 of those 56
- ClientCues: first choice in 2 of those 56
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Klue: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Prospeo: first choice in 2 of those 56
- SpyFu: first choice in 2 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Crunchbase (Crunchbase is #4 of 13 at 6%).

- AlphaSense: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Apollo.io: first choice in 8 of those 69
- Crayon: first choice in 5 of those 69
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Klue: first choice in 3 of those 69
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 3 of those 69
- HG Insights: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Similarweb: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Crunchbase.

- AlphaSense: first choice in 19 of those 80
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Contify: first choice in 5 of those 80
- HG Insights: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Northern Light SinglePoint: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Crayon: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Valona Intelligence: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 80

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