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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 229 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://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/cb-insights/alternatives/

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

- Apollo.io: 28
- ZoomInfo: 18
- Semrush: 13
- AlphaSense: 11
- Crayon: 10
- Klue: 10

## Market intelligence platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name CB Insights (CB Insights is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 19 of those 83
- Semrush: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Kompyte: first choice in 7 of those 83
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Visualping: first choice in 4 of those 83
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator: first choice in 3 of those 83
- 6sense: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Ahrefs: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name CB Insights (CB Insights is #9 of 12 at 2%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 9 of those 76
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Crayon: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Klue: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Google Trends: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Kompyte: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Crunchbase: first choice in 2 of those 76
- HG Insights: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name CB Insights (CB Insights is #7 of 14 at 3%).

- AlphaSense: first choice in 11 of those 70
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Crayon: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Klue: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Contify: first choice in 3 of those 70
- HG Insights: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Cognism: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Gartner: first choice in 2 of those 70

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