# Cognism: how AI models rank it, October 2026 GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 144 judge labels across 11 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/cognism/ ## Standing by category | Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | |---|---|---|---|---| | Data enrichment | 2% | 5 | 6% | 48 | | Sales intelligence and contact data | 2% | 5 | 13% | 52 | | B2B intent data providers | 0% | 12 | 9% | 22 | | CRM data quality and deduplication | 0% | 19 | 0% | 7 | | Market intelligence platforms | 0% | 30 | 0% | 7 | | Account-based marketing platforms | 0% | 29 | 0% | 2 | | Audience and consumer insights platforms | 0% | 43 | 0% | 2 | | Customer data platforms | 0% | 47 | 0% | 1 | | Customer intelligence and data science | 0% | 88 | 0% | 1 | | Field sales tools | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 | | Value selling tools | 0% | 75 | 0% | 1 | ## What the models said for it - "Cognism is particularly known for GDPR/CCPA compliance-first design and Diamond Data phone verification, making it a strong candidate if European markets are a priority." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Sales intel) - "use European compliance-first data providers like Cognism or Dropcontact, which strictly adhere to GDPR" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Enrichment) - "Cognism: Highly rated for EMEA/UK mobile data (GDPR-compliant, human-verified "Diamond Data")" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Sales intel) - "Cognism | GDPR/CCPA certified, human-verified mobile numbers" (Kimi K2, Enrichment) ## And against it - "and Cognism (expensive, EU-focused) if budget is your primary constraint" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Sales intel) - "often Cognism — both are generally positioned as enterprise tools" (GPT-5.4 mini, Enrichment) - "Avoid ZoomInfo and Cognism for now" (Kimi K2, Sales intel) - "Many platforms (Cognism, SalesIntel, some smaller tools) layer Bombora or ZoomInfo intent data into their product. You may already be paying for the same signals twice" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Intent data) ## Movement since September 2026 Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise. - B2B intent data providers: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 12 of 60. - Data enrichment: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 5 of 50. - Sales intelligence and contact data: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 4 → 5 of 52. - CRM data quality and deduplication: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 19 of 99. - Market intelligence platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 30 of 172. - Account-based marketing platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 44 → 29 of 71. - Audience and consumer insights platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 43 of 155. - Customer data platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 47 of 61. - Customer intelligence and data science: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 88 of 142. - Field sales tools: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 35 of 94. - Value selling tools: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 75 of 116. ## In its own words What Cognism's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index. - Positioning: leader in premium sales intelligence (https://cognism.com/) - For: Enterprise and mid-market sales, marketing and revenue operations teams working in B2B markets. Teams with at least 5 salespeople often see the most value, especially those prospecting into Europe. (https://cognism.com/) - Price stated: Cognism pricing is based on your business needs. Cognism costs do differ depending on the package you choose, but we have no hidden cost associated with access to the platform, keeping your outgoings predictable. (https://cognism.com/) - Free plan or trial: Free data sample (https://cognism.com/) - Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, CCPA - Customers named: Mollie, DinMo, Zick Learn, BearingPoint, AVEVA, Openprise, Sparta Global, SaleCycle ## What it publishes Every page cognism.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1113 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days: - blog: 403 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23 - case study: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated - webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-24 - report or ebook: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-11-28 - comparison: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-16 - template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated - glossary or explainer: 16 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21 - podcast or video: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-19 - news or press: 43 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16 - Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Mcp server defined https://www.cognism.com/blog/mcp-server-defined - Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Choose mcp software gtm https://www.cognism.com/blog/choose-mcp-software-gtm - Recent: 2026-09-21 glossary or explainer: What is mcp in ai https://www.cognism.com/blog/what-is-mcp-in-ai - Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Ai confidently wrong about your market https://www.cognism.com/blog/ai-confidently-wrong-about-your-market - Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: B2b data api https://www.cognism.com/blog/b2b-data-api - Recent: 2026-09-16 news or press: Ukas accredited iso 27001 and 27701 certification https://www.cognism.com/newsroom/ukas-accredited-iso-27001-and-27701-certification ## Record - Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/ - Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/ - License: CC BY 4.0. 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