Cognism vs Apollo for EU prospect data. Which is better?
jenoutbound · 2026-02-10 · 1,560 views
I sell to EU companies and need accurate B2B contact data for European markets.
Apollo is great for US data but their EU coverage has gaps. I have been testing Cognism and their European data is significantly better — more complete company records, better phone number coverage, and GDPR-compliant data sourcing.
Cognism is expensive (enterprise pricing). But if your ICP is primarily EU-based, the data quality justifies the cost. For mixed US/EU targeting, I use Apollo for US prospects and Cognism for EU. Both feed into my PuzzleInbox + Instantly cold email stack.
Comments (2)
dataderek · DataCo · 2026-02-11
can confirm Cognism EU data is way better than Apollo for DACH region especially. we sell to German mid-market and Apollo had maybe 40% coverage there. Cognism was closer to 75%. expensive but worth it if EU is your ICP
sdrgirl · 2026-02-12
We use Apollo for US + UK and Cognism for continental Europe! The combo works great. Just make sure you dedupe between the two because there is overlap on UK contacts.