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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 223 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://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/crunchbase/alternatives/

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

- AlphaSense: 23
- ZoomInfo: 22
- Apollo.io: 17
- Semrush: 11
- Klue: 10
- Crayon: 9

## Market intelligence platforms

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Crunchbase (Crunchbase is #8 of 16 at 2%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Semrush: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Kompyte: first choice in 6 of those 68
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Visualping: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Ahrefs: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Awario: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Google Trends: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Crunchbase (Crunchbase is #5 of 12 at 3%).

- Apollo.io: first choice in 6 of those 73
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 6 of those 73
- AlphaSense: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Crayon: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Klue: first choice in 4 of those 73
- CB Insights: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Google Trends: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Kompyte: first choice in 3 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Crunchbase.

- AlphaSense: first choice in 19 of those 82
- ZoomInfo: first choice in 16 of those 82
- Klue: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Crayon: first choice in 5 of those 82
- HG Insights: first choice in 4 of those 82
- CB Insights: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Contify: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Cognism: first choice in 2 of those 82

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