I spent 2 weeks testing every major B2B lead platform. Here's what actually works in 2025:

Most sales teams waste money on bad data.

Their competitors get better leads.

๐€.๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐  ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

1.Apollo - Does everything. Data, automation, and CRM connection. Great value.
2.ZoomInfo - Huge database. Tons of contacts. Expensive but powerful.
3.6sense - Uses AI to show who's ready to buy. Perfect timing.
4.Clay - Smart lead enrichment and outreach automation tool.

๐.๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ

1.Clearbit - Makes website visitors into leads automatically. Works in real-time.
2.Lusha - Fast, verified contact info. Great for quick work.
3.Cognism - Clean data. Follows privacy rules. Reliable and safe.

๐‚.๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ-๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

1.Kaspr - Chrome extension. 200M+ contacts. Simple and cheap.
2.UpLead - Pay only for what you use. High accuracy rates.

๐ƒ.๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ

1.Slintel, a 6sense company - Shows what tech companies use. Shows when they're buying.
2.Bright Data - 1 billion records from everywhere. Complete but costly.
3.Datarade - Marketplace with 150+ data sources. Lots of choices.

--> ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐:

Using the right database gets you 35% more conversions (Forrester Research).

But here's the truth: Good data beats lots of data. Every time.

I've seen teams with 10,000 leads fail. Teams with 2,000 good leads win big.

--> ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š:

๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š + ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  + ๐€๐ˆ = ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก

Stop jumping between tools. Pick one. Learn it well. Then grow.

What B2B database do you use? Tell me in the comments

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