CIENCE vs Cognism (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cognism grades higher than CIENCE: 2.0 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cognism grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CIENCE
Outsourced SDR teams and B2B data for booking sales meetings
From $1,750/mo
Which one is for you
Pick CIENCE if
- Fits if you want meetings booked and have budget to pay people to do it
- Works for sales leaders who prefer a monthly agreement over hiring SDRs
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team, as one SDR costs about $4,249 a month all in
- Skip it if you want software to run yourself, as this is a service
- Watch out: a performance bonus is paid on top once an SDR reaches 60% or more of their meeting target
- Watch out: the one-time setup fee is not shown on the pricing page
Pick Cognism if
- Fits if you sell into Europe and your team cold calls mobile numbers
- Works for sales teams of five or more reps
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try before you buy, as there's no free plan or trial
- Skip it if you're on your own, since both packages come with 5 seats
- Watch out: no prices are published, so packages, CRM Enrichment and data feeds are all quoted by sales
- Pricey if you want intent data or CRM Enrichment, which need Pro and an add-on
- Tight if you reveal a lot of contacts, since each seat gets a set number of credits and more are bought separately
How we grade them
| 1.4GPACIENCEWeak | 2.0GPACognismFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$1,750 per offshore SDR plus a $2,000 campaign team fee and $499 for the platform is about $4,249 a month for one SDR. Set against other outsourced SDR options, that is the dearer end. | CNo prices are published: Standard and Pro are quoted by sales, so it sits at the ordinary grade. Both include 5 seats, so the quote is your five-person figure, and each seat comes with a set number of credits, one per contact revealed. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed. Terms are month to month, which is not the same thing. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, and both packages are sold through its sales team. |
| Features | CSupplies SDRs, verified data, a platform and campaign management. It does the job end to end, with a human doing the work. | BEmails and phone-checked mobiles, hiring, funding and job-change signals, AI search and research, a browser extension, CRM enrichment, an API and MCP. It covers the whole job, and intent data comes with Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You do not learn software, but you brief a team, and the setup fee amount is not shown. | CNo App Store rating on record. It's a sales platform for teams of five or more, with filters, signals and CRM syncing to set up, so expect some onboarding. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web platform, with no integrations listed. The work is done for you, so the reach is the vendor's own system. | BWeb and a browser extension, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Bullhorn, Salesloft, Outreach and Zapier, plus an API and MCP. |
| Best for | hiring an outsourced SDR team | phone-checked mobile numbers for selling into Europe |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CIENCE and Cognism. How we grade
Where they differ
- CIENCE also covers workflow automation and research.
In commonWebAI features
At a glance
| CIENCE | Cognism | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $1,750 per offshore SDR / month, plus $2,000 campaign team and $499 platform | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CIENCE | Cognism Ltd |
| Price read from | cience.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CIENCE
- This is an agency service: a typical program costs thousands of dollars a month, and the page's five-SDR offshore example comes to $11,249 a month before bonus.
- A performance bonus is paid on top of each SDR's fee when they reach 60% or more of their meeting target.
- The setup fee is one-time, but its amount is not shown on the pricing page.
- Terms are month to month with no long contract, according to the pricing page.
Cognism
- No prices are published: the Standard and Pro packages, CRM Enrichment and data feeds are all quoted by sales.
- Both packages include 5 seats, and Cognism says teams of at least 5 salespeople get the most from it.
- Each seat gets a set number of credits, one per revealed contact; more credits are bought separately.
- Intent data and on-demand mobile verification need Pro, and CRM Enrichment is an extra add-on.
Key features
CIENCE
- Outbound SDR teams
- Dedicated SDRs call, email and message your buyers on LinkedIn each working day, and qualified meetings are booked onto your sales calendar.
- Verified B2B data
- The site lists B2B data, audience data and local data, described as verified contacts and accounts checked by humans.
- graph8 platform
- Contact data, email, calls and workflows sit in one system, which the page says is also offered for teams to run themselves.
- Campaign management
- A campaign team writes and adjusts campaigns across email, phone and LinkedIn and reports held meetings each month.
- One-time setup
- Setup builds your target list and four campaigns and prepares email, phone and LinkedIn infrastructure. The page says it goes live in under 14 days.
Cognism
- Contact and company data
- Emails, mobile numbers, job titles and work history for people, and revenue, headcount, headquarters and technology use for companies.
- Phone-verified mobiles
- Mobile numbers that pass extra manual and automated checks. Pro adds on-demand verification of chosen prospects and a premium mobile filter.
- Signals and intent data
- Hiring, funding, M&A and job-change signals on every package; Pro adds Bombora intent data with up to 12 topics chosen from over 11,000.
- AI search and research
- AI search, an AI persona builder and AI company research help find accounts and refine lists built with firmographic and technographic filters.
- Browser extension
- Shows contact data and buying signals on LinkedIn and company websites, and pushes contacts into a CRM.
- CRM Enrichment, MCP and API
- An add-on or standalone product enriches CRM records and keeps them current. MCP and API access come with both prospecting packages.
Plans
CIENCE
Campaign team$2,000
per month
Flat fee for the team that runs and adjusts campaigns, reviews SDR work and reports held meetings, whether you run one SDR or ten.
graph8 platform$499
per month
The system the SDRs work in: contact data, email, calls and workflows, with 75,000 credits a month included.
Offshore SDR$1,750
per SDR / month and up
English-speaking SDRs outside the US and Europe. A performance bonus is paid on top when an SDR hits their meeting target.
US and Europe SDR$3,500
per SDR / month and up
SDRs based in the United States or Europe, in your time zone. The same performance bonus applies.
Cognism
Pricing could not be confirmed. See cognism.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CIENCE or Cognism?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CIENCE starts at $1,750 per offshore SDR / month, plus $2,000 campaign team and $499 platform, and Cognism has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, CIENCE or Cognism?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither CIENCE nor Cognism has a free plan.
Which platforms do CIENCE and Cognism run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cognism lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.