Owler vs. UpLead

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Owler
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Owler is a sales intelligence app developed by the company of the same name San Mateo and acquired by Meltwater June 2021, providing competitive insights, company information, and other sales relevant information.
$99
per year
UpLead
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
UpLead is a B2B data provider and technology company based in Southern California providing access to verified B2B contacts with direct email addresses. Search by industry, location, sales volume, number of employees, public vs private, contact title, job function, management level, technologies used and more to find customers. API and CRM integrations available.
$99
per month
Pricing
OwlerUpLead
Editions & Modules
Plus (personal use)
$99
per year
Pro
$420
per year
Teams
Contact Sales
Basic
$99.00
per month
Plus
$199.00
per month
Professional
$399.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OwlerUpLead
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
OwlerUpLead
Considered Both Products
Owler
Chose Owler
Apollo is more of a complete system for things like sequences, tracking sales, meetings, recording meetings. It has a very strong search capability for individual contacts that can be broken down in many ways. Like job status, titles, geogrpahy. It also gives insights into …
Chose Owler
Both Owler & Pitchbook are both sales and Business Intelligence application providing latest update and information regards to specifically company and products. Owler provide less details information compared with Pitchbook as the latter provide more insights and details. …
Chose Owler
I believe Lead411 and Owler go hand in hand, rather than one over the other. I believe Lead411's contact generation is far stronger based on the cost, but Owler allows you to broaden your horizon for prospecting whereas Lead411 is more of a user-driven search rather than an …
Chose Owler
Even though Owler is a great tool but when it comes to pay and use it may not be able to deliver more than its competitors in the market. Owler is used a lot to gather company information but along with other tools as its shortcomings are also known to people. Owler needs to …
Chose Owler
Buzzfile, Manta. Buzzfile, while not perfect, is 10 times more accurate and resourceful.
Chose Owler
Owler is comparable to both Crunchbase and PitchBook when looking to gather information on companies. Owler, however, is superior in areas of providing top competitors and insight into very small companies. I use S&P Capital IQ in tandem with Owler as it augments Owler well and …
Chose Owler
If Owler seems lacking in background info, I have to Google search company information on a general level. Contact info can be obtained through ZoomInfo, but revenue info is not. Owler is the site I go to first.
Chose Owler
Over the last few months and products updates, I've noticed that Owler, Crunchbase, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and many other platforms are starting to be more and more competitive with each other. I have yet to find a real major differentiation between them. I guess I trust the …
Chose Owler
We opted to use both ZoomInfo and Owler together instead of DiscoverOrg.

The reason Owler was chosen was: it's easy of use, streamlined information display, accurate and up to date articles.
Chose Owler
Other platforms like ZoomInfo are fantastic, but they are much pricier than Owler. From a budget standpoint, Owler offers a pretty good bang for your buck.
Chose Owler
The only service somewhat similar to Owler that I have used is Sales Navigator. I like Owler better because it provides more information about prospective partners. The two tools are different but have some similarities, so I typically use them both. I think the notifications …
Chose Owler
Owler is free and this is its major strength. Other tools I mentioned have much more capabilities and more accurate and powerful data, but as a small business company, we do not need much data at this point. From Owler, we do not get a lot of data, but we get just enough data …
Chose Owler
Both Insightly and DIscoverOrg are not like direct alternatives to Owler. We use Owler as it provides lots of information for free and we have been using it for a while and I do not know any other products that provide the same information, so I do not know real direct Owler …
Chose Owler
For prospecting, I tend to use Owler and Sales Navigator. Sales Navigator is better on an individual basiI'mbut i'm more focused on getting company wide initiatives and bringing that down to the individual level.
Chose Owler

Owler is a free service so its primary direct competitors would be Google Alerts (it has much higher precision and a unified daily alert), and the freemium InsideView which supports three alerts.

I view it as a complement to fully featured subscription sales intelligence …

UpLead
Chose UpLead
UpLead costs a bit more, but I found the data on UpLead to be well worth it in comparison and it was easier to transfer to our CRM (HubSpot). I like how they also provide useful API integration into UpLead and I hope they begin to offer more automation in the future.
Chose UpLead
UpLead provides an easier user interface, a better overall experience, and a much better value versus its competitors. The leads don't bounce, they work every time, and I couldn't be happier or more pleased with the results that I've achieved as a salesperson using UpLead!! I …
Chose UpLead
Winmo is great but is very expensive. Apollo.io is not as user friendly and didn't provide the content in an easy manner. Also didn't have as many mobile numbers.
Chose UpLead
While ZoomInfo has a larger database and offers more of the technologies that we are interested in, UpLead has been a good supplement to ZoomInfo to find leads that we couldn't find in ZoomInfo.
Chose UpLead
UpLead has many similar solutions to ZoomInfo but not quite as extensive and expensive. I find sourcing contact info on UpLead more accurate with the email validation feature provided and if an email gets bounced, I am not charged.
Chose UpLead
I think ZoomInfo is a better lead generation tool. But I think UpLead is the better value for the money. I used ZoomInfo every day for 2 years so right now it's not a fair comparison. So it's possible that UpLead may catch up. I have not been using UpLead every day yet.
Chose UpLead
I like UpLead because it offers a better price point compared to other tools and verifies the potential lead's email by pinging it before I download my list. This ensures that the contact information is accurate and up-to-date, saving time and improving the efficiency of my …
Chose UpLead
As mentioned before, UpLead enables me to verify email addresses as well as browse through different employees of the same company, thus enabling me to pick and choose my correct target audience.
Chose UpLead
UpLead is beginner-friendly and much easy and comfortable for me to use and navigate all the icons.
Chose UpLead
These both software are the lead bases but both have differences, and UpLead is a better database than ZoomInfo. The major difference that I encountered while using ZoomInfo was that a lot of my emails bounced back. On the other hand, UpLead has real-time email verification. …
Chose UpLead
High-quality, targeted and verified lead generation was a challenge for us but UpLead has made this a very easy task with even better quality results than we anticipated. Uplead is very straightforward to use. It allows you to create a filtered view of leads based on the …
Chose UpLead
UpLead is ranked higher because I get genuine data 100% upgraded features filters are awesome in means of searching. Customer service is so friendly and cooperative that keeps me so cool and satisfied with my business workload that has been now being covered in a professional …
Chose UpLead
I wanted to discontinue uplead as I got better results from using crunchbase and Linkedin SalesNav.
Chose UpLead
I have used Crunchbase but UpLead is more authentic and reliable and also it gives better features than the previous one. This helps users to contact the right person to save time for the business. Making a list of companies, industries and location is a breeze with its layout.
Chose UpLead
We tried ZoomInfo before, but, this time, UpLead draws our full attention with its service.
Chose UpLead
Lusha and UpLead are very similar and trusted. But, we choose UpLead because it allows unlimited users in the professional plan.
Chose UpLead
I have used ZoomInfo in the past. While it gives out good information, it costs a fortune and is not as user friendly. I prefer UpLead all the way.
Chose UpLead
Uplead competes well, but Zoominfo lists cell phone numbers. However, Uplead is more affordable and offers almost every feature its competitors offer.
Features
OwlerUpLead
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Owler
7.1
Ratings
8% below category average
UpLead
9.2
Ratings
17% above category average
Advanced search8.70 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Identification of new leads6.20 Ratings9.10 Ratings
List quality6.20 Ratings9.50 Ratings
List upload/download6.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting7.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Load time/data access8.70 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Owler
7.8
Ratings
1% above category average
UpLead
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
Contact information7.80 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Company information7.80 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Industry information7.80 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Owler
6.2
Ratings
18% below category average
UpLead
8.9
Ratings
18% above category average
Lead qualification process5.30 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations5.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Salesforce integration5.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Company/business profiles5.30 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Alerts and reminders7.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Data hygiene7.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Automatic data refresh7.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Tags7.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Filters and segmentation7.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Owler
7.9
Ratings
6% above category average
UpLead
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
Sales email templates7.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Append emails to records8.80 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Best Alternatives
OwlerUpLead
Small Businesses
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
TechTarget Priority Engine
TechTarget Priority Engine
Score 9.8 out of 10
TechTarget Priority Engine
TechTarget Priority Engine
Score 9.8 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
OwlerUpLead
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Configurability
4.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
1.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OwlerUpLead
Likelihood to Recommend
Owler is best used as a supplemental asset, as it allows you to get very granular on specific prospects. I believe its limitations lie in the fact that while you can see the competitive companies, it's difficult to get any prospecting information out of them ie., contacts, without going for the highest level plan.
Read full review
This is a highly recommended product. The
platform is compiled of all the good features to be a part of any organization
of any masses. The
account-based product marketing which is one of the best features in UpLead
which allows users to target the audience which is the best for the product and
help in increasing conversion. It provides data of different companies and
contacts with the picture, email addresses, and social media accounts.
Read full review
Pros
  • Great industry info.
  • Really good industry- or company-specific rss feed.
  • Love the funding/merger/acquisition alerts that we get on companies and portfolios that we follow. Often even more timely than Crunchbase since it's based on press releases rather than Crunchbase's data team reaching out to VCs to get their portfolio updates.
  • Pretty good firmographic data on companies (# of employees, ann. revenue, website, c-suite members, etc.).
  • We get all these great benefits for free!
Read full review
  • UpLead is the best lead database in terms of price per lead and provided the most accurate and valid emails.
  • It constantly updates their list and adding new people, companies and removes bad leads. However, you need to very careful when you are filtering and sorting data, and any wrong selection can cause tons of garbage leads/ emails.
  • It allows us to send the information directly to our CRM, saving me time and keeping us organized.
  • We especially appreciate the real-time email verification feature of UpLead.
Read full review
Cons
  • The information provided is useful but at times the variation with other websites and tools is substantial which makes it difficult to rely solely on owler
  • Information only about bigger companies is available not for smaller and research on smaller ones are important as there are not many tools that do that
  • There are few companies that appear as defunct or do not exist but in the actual market there is a lot going on with them and being in market intelligence industry owler needs to capture that
  • It would be great if they provide revenue or growth of the in the past three years or so. As it would save our time and efforts to some extent
  • They need to maintain the database in aperiodic manner with precise information
Read full review
  • I would like to see an easier way to enter a contacts name to get immediate information
  • I would like to see more access to comparable competitors to the company I am searching
  • It would be great if UpLead would suggest targets based upon criteria I can load
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Not really an applicable question as this is a free service, but if they charged $100 / year (GageIn's price) I would still license the service.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Usability
I think it's well designed but always room for improvement. Maybe more customization in layout or information presented. Maybe even a layout that allows comparison and ranking of companies in a similar industry or vertical, or company size, and geography
Read full review
The tool is robust, it's powerful, it's accurate, and it's extremely helpful and pivotal in my current banking sales role. I could not succeed without UpLead's accurate data and contact information. I'm thankful that such an incredible service exists at such a fair and reasonable price, thank you for the value that you provide your customers and thank you for making me a very successful salesman and wealthier man
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
I have yet to see the platform down or running slowly, but there have been multiple instances recently (Q2 2015) when the user links to a news story and Owler gives an Oops message. Users simply click on the story a second time and the story is displayed. This is a nuisance bug. I also have a sense that the system is not processing alerts as quickly as before, but I haven't tracked this closely, so I could be wrong about it.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Performance
The news precision, which is the most important feature for me, is very accurate. They have editors review the news to ensure it is properly tagged by company and event type.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Problems have been closed quickly and professionally.
Read full review
i like their support bot.
Read full review
Implementation Rating
Focus on setting up companies that have limited news coverage first. Public companies are well covered and it is easy to track them. Furthermore, the surfeit of news around public companies can crowd out smaller companies with less news. It is smaller companies where you are most likely to see a benefit in their tracking of news, blogs, press releases, and videos.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Apollo is more of a complete system for things like sequences, tracking sales, meetings, recording meetings. It has a very strong search capability for individual contacts that can be broken down in many ways. Like job status, titles, geogrpahy. It also gives insights into technology in use and intent
Read full review
These both software are the lead bases but both have differences, and UpLead is a better database than ZoomInfo. The major difference that I encountered while using ZoomInfo was that a lot of my emails bounced back. On the other hand, UpLead has real-time email verification. So, there was a high chance when using ZoomInfo that a large number of my emails were bounced back as the email ids were either fake or didn't even exist in the first place.
Read full review
Return on Investment
  • Owler has enabled those in my organization to demonstrate their knowledge on companies to clients without spending too much time working to procure information from various sources.
  • Owler contributes to a more comprehensive analysis of companies when making investment decisions.
  • Owler can be frustrating to use and inefficient as a result of a lack of robust data quality measures.
Read full review
  • We use the data to conduct highly targeted email campaigns, on average we're seeing open rates anywhere from 35% to 60% which is very good.
  • We have been able to reduce our cost per lead (CPL) by 20% using UpLead.
  • Using their intent data we can now actively market to warm leads.
Read full review
ScreenShots