Factual side-by-side: what each tool does, where each is strong, and where each is thin. Cognism is positioned as gdpr-compliant b2b contact data and sales intelligence. Distrolens is positioned as named distributor intelligence for 21 emerging markets (Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kenya, and 17 more), sourced from regulator registries.
Cognism positions as GDPR-/CCPA-compliant B2B contact data for European markets. Diamond tier includes phone-verified mobile contacts. Strong in EMEA tech-vertical prospecting; recently expanded to North America.
Pharma distribution intelligence: named distributors across 21 emerging markets, sourced from regulator registries (NAFDAC, SFDA, MOHAP, SAHPRA, EudraGMDP, TED). Verified contact emails, supply-chain edges, sanctions screening (14-day half-life), and live Chao1 coverage published per country including where we are weak.
4 dimensions. Claims are factual and citable — sourced from Cognism’s own public materials and Distrolens production data. No marketing puffery either way.
Cross-industry B2B — tech, SaaS, financial services, pharma all in one schema. Pharma-specific signals (regulator licenses, drug registrations) absent
Pharma + medtech only. Every record carries regulator-license metadata; you can filter by 'has active NAFDAC license, expiring within 90 days'
EMEA strong (UK, DACH, Nordics), expanding US — emerging markets (Sub-Saharan Africa, GCC pharma, South Asia) are thin
21 emerging markets are the primary scope, 8 sales-ready
Contact-data aggregation methodology summarised but not per-record source-traced
Every company shows which regulators or open-data sources confirm it, with last-verified timestamp. Sales call narrative material
GDPR/CCPA compliance posture is the primary differentiator vs ZoomInfo
We screen against OpenSanctions live (14-day half-life) and surface sanctions flags per company. Cognism doesn't offer integrated sanctions screening
Tiered annual subscriptions — typical £15K-30K/yr for Diamond plan including phone-verified contacts
Contract: Annual contracts, seat-based.
Source: Public Cognism positioning + analyst comparisons (G2, TrustRadius), exact figures under NDA
$500/country/month List · $1,200/country/month Intel · bundle discounts −15% / −25% / −30% at 3 / 6 / 10+ countries.
Contract: month-to-month, no minimum, cancel any month.
20-minute discovery call required before CSV + REST API access.
You're an EMEA-focused B2B SaaS team needing GDPR-compliant outbound contacts in tech-vertical accounts.
You're targeting pharma distributors in emerging markets and need regulator-license + sanctions-screen context that generic B2B contact tools don't provide.