Overview
D&B Hoovers sits on top of Dun and Bradstreet's global business registry, including DUNS numbers, corporate family trees and financial risk.
It is used for territory planning, account research and credit aware prospecting.
Best for
- Enterprise sales and finance
- Territory planning
- Corporate hierarchy research
Strengths
- Authoritative company records
- Global coverage of legal entities
- Family tree linkage
Limitations
- Contact data is secondary to company data
- Expensive and contract based
- Dated interface
Pricing
Quote based annual contracts.
For selling to international shippers
Great for knowing a company exists and how big it is. Not for knowing it imports from Asia every quarter.
Verdict
Trusted company data, heavy for frontline prospecting.
Where SimilarContact is different
Quality, not volume
You get one to three verified contacts per lookup, not a list of thousands to clean up.
Similar to what you want
Matches are picked by industry, company size and location against the prospect you already like.
Built for engagement and intent
Contacts come from companies with real international freight, so the odds of a reply are much higher.