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How Atlas finds companies the databases do not have. It starts from the register.
A contact database can only sell what it has already stored. A company that is new, small or quiet online is often missing, so nobody who buys that database sees it. Atlas starts from the official company register instead, where every company has to be recorded before it can trade.
Why the big databases miss them
Databases such as Apollo and ZoomInfo are built largely from websites, profiles and data partners. A company with no website, no LinkedIn page and a few months of history leaves very little trace there. In Finland, a large share of active companies have no website at all. We measured it: see Finnish companies without a website and the no-website blind spot study.
Four steps from a market to a list
- Read the register. You pick a country, an industry, a region and a registration date. Atlas takes the companies from the official register. The newest ones come first, often days after registration.
- Open the website. For each company, Atlas looks for the company's own website and checks that the page really belongs to that company: the business ID or a distinguishing name on the page. Parked domains and pages that redirect to another company are rejected.
- Find the way in. Phone, email and the person who decides, from the website, the register and public sources. If nothing is found, the field stays empty. Atlas does not guess.
- Score and sort. Every company gets two scores and the reasons behind them. Read how Atlas scores a lead.
What runs where
The search and the enrichment run in the program on your computer, over your own connection. Your lists, notes and CRM markings are stored on your computer.
The company rows the program finds are also sent to our server and merged into a shared company bank, which every Atlas user benefits from. Decision-maker names your program found and addresses at free email services are not shown to other users. The details are in the privacy policy.
Signals from public sources
A company in the register is a fact. A signal tells you why now is a good moment to get in touch. Atlas places these on the same row as the company:
- a new registration, or a change of industry, address or status in the register
- a won public tender (TED, EU procurement notices)
- purchases in municipalities' open purchase invoice data
Questions
Is this scraping?
Atlas reads public company registers and companies' own public websites, and shows the source next to every piece of data. It does not resell a private contact database.
Do I need API keys or credits?
No. Atlas has one fixed price, 600 euros for two months plus VAT, with no credits and no per-contact fees.
Which countries?
Company search covers 92 countries. Coverage varies a lot by country, and we publish what we have measured on the coverage page.