The Cognism alternative that gets your reps to 15+ human connects an hour.
We know who'll pick up and when, then give you the whole platform free to help your team book more meetings.
No per-seat fees, no seat minimums, no multi-year contracts.
15+ human connects per rep-hour.Teams can convert that into 3+ meetings an hour.
* A REAL connect means a live human answering your rep. Not a voicemail, not a machine, not an AI Screener.
Trusted by B2B Brands:
Our AI predicts who picks up the phone before you call them.
We score who picks up
Every contact goes through our proprietary process to give us a score on their likelihood to pick up the phone.
The AI works the queue
Based on that score, our AI optimises the order of your prospects and the number of parallel dials per prospect, per minute of the day.
Maximum human connects
We get your rep into the maximum number of human connects per hour, across exactly the prospects you want to target.
Cognism sells you the numbers.Nobody answers a number.
If you typed "Cognism alternative", you already know the data was never the finish line. Here is what sends teams looking, drawn from public reviews and 2026 pricing analyses. Paraphrased themes, not quotes.
The data was never the finish line
Cognism sells verified numbers, then hands the dialing to a separate tool you buy and run yourself. Teams realise the meetings were never going to book themselves. A number that is right still rings out, hits a screener or dies on a flagged caller ID.
Cognism has no calling layer (cognism.com, checked Jul 2026)
The platform fee dominates the bill
A fixed platform fee, estimated at $15K to $25K a year, applies regardless of team size, so small teams pay disproportionately. A solo user on the lower tier is estimated at around $16,500 a year before add-ons.
Seen across G2, Reddit and 2026 pricing analyses
Locked in by auto-renewal
Annual contracts are prepaid up front with no monthly option and auto-renew unless written notice lands roughly 60 days before expiry. Customers report renewal emails caught in spam and no self-serve control over billing.
Seen across Trustpilot, Reddit and review roundups
Unlimited is not unlimited
Bulk exports and API use burn credits, and a roughly 2,000 records per user per month fair-use cap sits behind the unlimited-access marketing. Exporting a list larger than about 25 contacts spends credits.
Seen across Reddit and third-party pricing reviews
Data accuracy gaps
A recurring share of phone numbers and contact records are reported as outdated or wrong. Coverage skews EMEA, with reviews flagging thinner, lower-accuracy data for US mid-market and especially APAC contacts.
Seen across G2 and Capterra, 2024 to 2026
The best features hide on the top tier
Premium mobile filter, on-demand mobile verification, job-change signals and intent data all require the Pro tier, and intent data costs an estimated $75 to $400 per topic on top.
cognism.com/pricing tier lists (checked Jul 2026); factors.ai, Jul 2026
After the switch to Sentrama
Switchers' reps go from rationed credits to 15+ human connects an hour, with the platform included when you buy the data.
If you need GDPR-compliant, phone-verified European data at enterprise scale, use Cognism. If you want results over the phone, use Sentrama.
Sentrama versus Cognism.
Cognism sells the data and leaves the dialing to your stack. Sentrama sells the leads with the entire calling system included.
| Category | ||
|---|---|---|
| Leads included | ||
| Pickup-propensity queue | ||
| AI-screener pre-dial removal | ||
| Parallel dialer | ||
| Voicemail auto-skip | ||
| Caller-ID health rotation | ||
| Coaching | ||
| CRM + reporting | ||
| Pricing model |
* Estimated. Competitor details from public documentation and third-party analyses, July 2026.
The phone got harder. Here's the maths.
Cold-call connect rates halved in a year... 4.82% to 2.3%. 11% of prospects now screen calls with AI, and iOS 26 turns it on by default. A rep dialling a flat list gets two live conversations an hour. Here's what changes on Sentrama:
Dial-to-connect rate
Live human conversations per Sales Rep-hour
Booked meetings per hour
What Cognism costs, as best as anyone can tell.
Cognism's own pricing page lists two tiers with 5 seats included and a credit system, but no prices: every dollar figure is demo-gated. The numbers below are the best available third-party estimates, attributed inline.
Here is their pricing. Straight answers, no demo wall.
See the full Cognism price list
| Plan | Price | Basis | The details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (formerly Platinum / Grow) | ~$15,000/yr platform fee + ~$1,500 per user/yr; ~$22,500/yr for a 5-seat team (est., per salesmotion.io, 11 Jun 2026, and factors.ai, 2 Jul 2026) | Annual contract, prepaid; 5 seats included in the base subscription | The feature list is published on cognism.com/pricing; every dollar figure is demo-gated behind talk-to-sales |
| Pro (formerly Diamond / Elevate) | ~$25,000/yr platform fee + ~$2,500 per user/yr; ~$37,500+/yr for a 5-seat team (est., per salesmotion.io, Jun 2026, and derrick-app.com, 2026) | Annual contract, prepaid; 5 seats included in the base subscription | Premium mobile filter, mobile verification on demand, job-change signals and intent data sit on this tier only |
| CRM Enrichment / Data-as-a-Service | Quote only; no prices listed (per cognism.com/pricing, checked Jul 2026) | Add-on or standalone; API or bulk delivery | Listed on their own pricing page with no prices attached |
That buys verified numbers. Verified is not answered.
A number that is right still rings out, hits a screener, or dies on a flagged caller ID. Sentrama validates who picks up and points everything at the number below.
Our platform optimises one number
A connect means a live human answering your rep. Counted on a dashboard you will watch during the demo.
Prices checked 5 July 2026. Spotted a change? Tell us and we will correct it.
You do not have to rip anything out.
Keep your Cognism subscription, run both, or start with a 30-day proof of concept.
Bring your Cognism exports
Keep the Cognism subscription you already pay for. Bring the exports and we run them through any step of our pipeline per record: qualification, reachability scoring, pickup validation. The dialer, coaching, CRM and reporting come with the work.
Prove it side by side
Run Sentrama alongside your current stack on the same market. The dashboard shows the connects and meetings from each, and you decide with the numbers in front of you rather than at renewal.
The 30-day proof of concept
Pickup-scored leads and full platform access with dial seats included, at a fixed price. No subscription, no platform fee, no contract to break. Watch the human connects land during the demo.
Built UK-first. Compliant in every market we operate in.
No synthetic voice. Anywhere. Every word your prospect hears comes from a real rep. Compliance is built into every dial... which is why legal signs off fast and your brand stays protected.
TPS & CTPS screening
GDPR-compliant data
Full audit trail
CCPA
No sales deck. A straight product walkthrough.
See the Cognism alternative on your own list
See the platform on your target market. Bring your Cognism exports if you have them.
- See exactly how the platform gets reps to 15+ human connects an hour
- Your exact per-lead and per-action prices, sized to your market.
- No per-seat fees, no seat minimums, no multi-year contracts
Book a demo now to claim the 30-day proof of concept offer*
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The questions Cognism switchers ask.
- What is the best alternative to Cognism for cold calling?
- It depends what you are missing. Cognism is a data platform: it sells verified contacts, then leaves the dialing to a separate tool. If your reps have the numbers but still are not booking meetings, the gap is the calling system, not more data. Sentrama supplies pickup-scored leads and the whole calling machine together: a parallel dialer, AI-screener removal, coaching and reporting, with teams running 15+ human connects an hour on the queue it builds.
- Do I have to cancel Cognism to switch to Sentrama?
- No. Keep your Cognism subscription running and test Sentrama side by side during the 30-day proof of concept, or bring your Cognism exports and we run them through our pipeline per record. Nothing to rip out, no contract to break, and you let the dashboard pick the winner before you decide anything.
- How is Sentrama cheaper than Cognism for a small team?
- Cognism charges a fixed platform fee, estimated at $15K to $25K a year by third-party analyses, regardless of team size, plus per-seat charges on annual prepay, so small teams pay disproportionately. Sentrama charges per record, pay as you go, with no platform fee, no per-seat fees, no seat minimums and no multi-year contracts. You buy the leads or the data work, and the platform is included with it.
- Is Sentrama's data GDPR and TPS compliant for calling into the UK and EU?
- Yes. We supply pickup-scored UK, EU and US B2B data, sourced and verified through our own pipeline. UK numbers are screened against TPS before any dial, and dialing is designed for PECR in the UK and TCPA in the US. Real human reps make every call, with no AI voices, ever.
- Can I bring the Cognism data I already paid for?
- Yes. Bring your Cognism exports and we run them through any step of our pipeline per record: qualification, reachability scoring, pickup validation, and AI-screener removal. Full platform access, including the dialer, coaching and reporting, comes with the work, so your existing data spend is not wasted.
Cognism is a trademark of its respective owner. Sentrama is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cognism. Comparison information is drawn from public sources as of 5 July 2026 and may change; contact us for corrections.