A Cognism alternative with published credit pricing and built-in outreach
FUNEL is a B2B sales-intelligence workspace that is GDPR, UK GDPR and CCPA aware, with a signed DPA available. It finds verified contacts, enriches them with AI and runs email and LinkedIn outreach, and it publishes credit pricing instead of custom quotes.
Who each tool fits
Cognism
Cognism is widely used by EMEA teams that prioritise compliance and phone data and are comfortable with a sales-led, custom-priced contract.
FUNEL
FUNEL fits lean teams that want compliance documentation, published pricing and discovery plus outreach in one workspace. Teams that depend on mobile numbers should test coverage on their own list.
FUNEL vs Cognism
Reviewed October 5, 2026.
| Feature | FUNEL | Cognism |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR / UK GDPR / CCPA aware, DPA available | Yes | Confirm with Cognism |
| Published pricing | Yes, on funel.to/pricing | Confirm with Cognism |
| Contact and company discovery | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in email outreach | Yes | Confirm with Cognism |
| Automated LinkedIn invites and messages | Yes | Confirm with Cognism |
| Start free without a card | Yes, bonus credits | Confirm with Cognism |
This is a desk-research summary of public information, not a live paid benchmark. Features, plans and prices change, and no equal-results claim is made. Verify current details with each vendor. Sources: Cognism.
Why teams choose FUNEL
Compliance you can read
Privacy policy, DPA, security page and acceptable-use policy are public, with an opt-out for people in the data.
Price before the sales call
Credit costs per action are published so you can model a campaign yourself.
Discovery plus outreach
Find contacts, enrich them and send outreach without leaving the workspace.
Frequently asked questions
- What is an alternative to Cognism?
- FUNEL is an alternative for teams that want GDPR-aware B2B data with published credit pricing and built-in outreach. Teams that rely on mobile-number coverage should compare both on a sample of their own target list.
- Is FUNEL GDPR compliant?
- FUNEL is built to be GDPR, UK GDPR and CCPA/CPRA aware, with a signed DPA available, encryption in transit and at rest, and an opt-out process. See the security and privacy pages for details.
- How does FUNEL pricing work?
- FUNEL is credit-based. You buy credits yearly (about 15% off), monthly (about 11% off) or pay-as-you-go, and pay-as-you-go credits never expire. Pricing starts from about $2.25 per 500 credits, with roughly 1 credit per basic contact and about 8 credits per fully email-verified lead. New accounts get bonus credits with no credit card required.