The short answer
Cognism is billed annual platform contract + search tokens/credits. It has no free tier (None (sales-gated; no public free tier)). The paid plans we list start at None (Free).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | None | No public free tier or self-serve API. |
| Platform plans | Custom (third-party: about $15k-$25k/yr entry) | Annual contract; API access must be included and enabled; Vendr median about $36k/yr. |
| Enterprise / Diamond data | Custom (third-party: $40k-$100k+/yr) | Higher volume and Diamond-verified phones add 30-50% per third-party estimates. |
How Cognism bills you
The pricing model is annual platform contract + search tokens/credits. EMEA-focused sales-intelligence platform with a well-structured OAuth 2.0 API and MCP server, but API access requires an enterprise-style subscription entitlement and there is no public free tier or price list. Best suited to: gdpr-compliant emea contact data for sales teams.
What to watch for on the bill
- No public pricing or free tier; contracts commonly $15k-$100k+/yr per third-party estimates
The pricing page we read
Source: https://www.zeliq.com/blog/cognism-pricing. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare Cognism with alternatives
Other data enrichment apis: Crustdata, People Data Labs, Bright Data, Apollo.io, Hunter.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the Cognism score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: Cognism pricing.