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A Cognism alternative. Or a complement.
Cognism is a B2B contact database focused on Europe, best known for mobile phone numbers that it checks by calling. Atlas does a different part of the job: it builds the list of companies from the official company register, then looks for the website, phone, email and decision-maker. Here is when each one fits.
What Cognism does well
If your team lives on the phone and sells to larger European companies, verified mobile numbers are a real strength.
Where it falls short
It is a stored database. New and small companies, and companies with little online presence, are thinner there. In June 2026 we measured that 83 % of 10.3 million operating companies had no website, so tools that start from online presence see a minority of many markets.
Side by side
| Cognism | Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | a B2B contact database focused on Europe | The official company register |
| New companies | When they become visible online | Soon after registration, newest first |
| Closed companies | Depends on the source | Removed by a nightly register check in seven countries |
| Source of each data point | Varies | Shown next to the data |
| Price | See Cognism's own pricing page | 600 euros for two months plus VAT, no credits |
We describe Cognism by its publicly known product type. We did not test its data, so we make no claim about its coverage. Check its current features and price on its own website.
Using both
Many teams combine the two: Atlas to find the companies, including new and small ones, and Cognism for the part it is good at. Atlas exports CSV and sends hot leads to your own CRM.