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Cognism vs Affinity

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Cognism compared with Affinity
Detail Cognism Affinity
What it doesEurope's most trusted B2B data for growing pipeline The AI-First CRM for Private Capital
StageNot given Not given
Founded2015 Not given
Based inGB Not given
Pricing modelPaid Paid
PricingCognism offers Standard and Pro packages for Sales Prospecting, with both including 5 seats. Pro includes advanced targeting, intent data, and on-demand mobile verification. CRM Enrichment and Data-as-a-Service are priced based on subscription, usage, and delivery requirements. Credits are used to r Four pricing tiers: Essential at $2,000 per user per year, Scale at $2,300, Advanced at $2,700, and Enterprise with custom pricing.
Key features
  • Phone-verified mobile numbers
  • Decision-maker data refreshed every 30 days
  • Contact and company data with firmographic and technographic filters
  • Intent data signals
  • CRM enrichment at scale
  • AI company research
  • API and MCP access
  • CRM integrations
  • On-demand mobile verification
  • GDPR and CCPA compliance
  • Relationship strength scoring
  • Meeting briefs and pipeline updates
  • Data enrichment from 40+ sources
  • AI agents for deal workflows
  • MCP server integration
  • Fund-level permissions and privacy controls
  • Warm introduction paths to decision-makers
What makes it different
  • European data expertise built for EMEA markets
  • Up to 3x higher connect rates with phone-verified data
  • Compliance-first approach with extensive Do-Not-Call coverage
  • Data fusion engine combining hundreds of sources
  • Average 20-40% pipeline increase for customers
  • Purpose-built for private capital workflows instead of adapted from sales software
  • Relationship intelligence compounded across decade of data from 3,300+ firms
  • No manual CRM hygiene required
  • Handles PE multi-fund complexity and VC high-velocity dealflow without configuration
  • Teams live in under 60 days with automatic network mapping in first 24 hours
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)79 no change since last check72 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3540
Citation Flow (Majestic)5347
Referring domains (Majestic)53912268

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